May, 1987

Volume 6, Number 5
Second Clau Pa.tage Paid

Inside this issue:

Uno, Dos, Cuatro
by Havana Moon

DXing 1ke Vlos of L.s

by Theodore Brunner

Review: Panasonic R11=860

by Larry Magne

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Buyer's Guide to
Used Receivers
Following the Soviet
Space Tracking Ships

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Will Canadians Consider Scanner Regulation?

Fresh on the keels of the passage of the U.S.
Privacy Act, authorities in Canada appear to be considering action to regulate scanning receivers.
On February 2, 1987, veteran police officer Larry
Thomas Young, a member of the Vancouver Emergency
Response Team, was killed and his partner injured as
they entered the apahment of a known cocaine
dealer...who was laying in wait, his scanner tuned to the
police frequencies.
Understandably upset by the tragedy, officials
wonder openly whether the availability of scanners
should be restricted or licensed. But these solutions are
too simplistic.
Arguably, Young might be alive today if the
suspect had not been prepared for the confrontation;
just as arguably, tlie confrontation would not have
occurred if the suspect hadn't been dealing in illicit

drugs. Would licensing of scanners have prevented the

drug dealer from acquiring one? Just about as well as
outlawing cocaine kept him from dealing.
The criminal had already spent ten years behind
bars, 20 years leaving a trail of assaults and drug trafficking. Last year he bought a .38 calibre pistol and in
January he used it to shoot a buyer. How could a
convicted felon buy a handgun? The same way he
would buy a scanner.
Better radio security, improved tactical procedures,
the use of scramblers, tear gaf!-would any of these have
prevented the shooting? We don't propose to know the
solution. We only know that licensing scanners will not
work any better than the licensing of guns.
It was a bullet the ended the life of Larry Young,
not a scanner.
Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

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Forbidden Frequencies

by Robert Jesse

1987 IEEE. Reprinted, with pennission, from IEEE SPECTRUM. Vol 24, No.

It has long been the Commission's

view that the initial responsibility for
signal protection should be on the
s,ignal originator, who is in the best
position to protect the signal against
unauthorized reception and use Federal Communications Commission, 89
FCC 2d 455 (1982)

~-

The right of unrestricted access to the

radio airwaves enjoyed in the United
States since the birth of radio has been
struck a death blow. by the passage of
the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986. Under previous U.S. policy,
fi(st codified in the Radio Act of 1912
and affirmed many times since, it was
lawful to receive any radio signal so
long as the contents of private communications were not divulged or used
beneficially for commercial profit, for
example.
As of Jan. 19, the new Privacy Act
makes mere reception of specified radio
signals illegal, shifting the responsibility
for a radio communication away from
the one person who transmits it to the
millions of people who might receive it.
This arrangement is unworkable, and
serves mostly to promote a few special
commercial interests.
The Privacy Act is not without merit In
some other respects. The legal privacy
of digital video, electronic mail, and
other new forms of communication was
left uncertain under the 1968 Federal
Wiretap Act, which governed the "aural
acquisition " or "oral or wire communications." The new law fills the gap by
prohibiting the interception of "wire,
oral, or electronic communications,"
terms broadly defined to cover any
conceivable modulation technique
applied to any communications medium.
The law then exempts from penalty the
reception or Interception of electronic
communications that are "readily accessible to the general public."
This would appear to be a reasonable
-policy formulation. Wire and similar
point-to-point communications are inherently private; that is, they are hard to
get at except by physical intrusion. Not
being "readily accessible to the general
public," they warrant Federal protection
from interception. Other media, notably
radio signals, behave differently. Withou.t
special technology, radio emissions
blanket wide geographic areas and they
can be received using commonplace,
unsophisticated equipment. What could
be more "readily accessible" than

signals that enter our homes and pass

through, our bodies?
It might be supposed that since radio
waves are readily accessible, there
should be no expectation of privacy
when using them , and the Government
should not attempt to assure it. But the
Privacy Act circumvents this straightforward conclusion by including definitions that abrogate the ordinary meanings of the terms defined. Cellular radiotelephone calls, for example, are

declared by legislative fiat to be "wire

communications" and thus no,t readily
accessible.
The statute also contains a complex,
five-part definition of "readily accessible"
that has little basis in physical reality.
Without regard to band, power, modulation technique, or other engineering
criteria, it ordains that certain radio
services are not readily accessible to
the public - though in fact most are and makes unauthorized reception of
them a criminal act. The Jaw mysteriously permits reception of technically
similar services a few megahertz away.
The same logic, w~re it applied to print
media, might grant to. certain newspaper
pages the same legal privacy given to .
first-class mail, while allowing the
general public unrestricted access to
the other pages. The classification of a
newspaper page as private or public
would -depend simple on whether a
readership of one or of many was
wished. This "logic" Is plainly absurd
and contrary to decades of reasonable
legislative and judicial precedent.
Instead, the law should contain a technically sound and relevant definition of
"readily accessible," and protect only
communications that are inherently
private. The 1968 law achieved nearly
the same effect for oral communications
using a slightly different test it
protected only oral commun ications
"uttered by a person exhibiting an
expectation that such communication is
not subject to interception under circumstances justifying such expectation."
To illustrate, a quiet chat in one's parlor
would likely be protected. Substitute for
the parlor a crowded restaurant or the
stage of a packed auditorium, and the
expectation of privacy is no longer justified. The law would not grant it. Too
bad the Privacy Act prescribes neither a
realistic "accessibility" test nor a "justifiable expectation" test for electronic
communications.

MONITORING TIMES

2. page 17, Feb 1987.

How can a law of the U.S. Congress

declare that some forms of radio are
inaccessible and private, when the laws
of physics dictate otherwise? It would
be charitable to answer that this
misguidance is a product of technological ignorance of wishful thinking in
Washington, D.C. However, internal inconsistencies in the Privacy Act suggest
that it is more a sham than an honest,
if puerile, effort to deal with new technology.
One example is the protection extended
to cellular radiotel~phony under the law.
This profits cellular service companies
by stemming the loss of revenue from
customers who might use the service
less if they understood its vulnerability.
On the other hand, there is no
interdiction whatsoever against the inter
ception of "cordless" telephone
conversations, even though the
distinction between cellular and ,"cordless" cannot be supported on techn ical
grounds.
Protection or no, people will not be
stopped from receiving radio siQnals.
Even U.S. Representative Robert W.
Kastenmeier (D-Wis) who championed
the Privacy Act as a bill in the House,
acknowledges that its radio provisions
are essentially unenforceable. They will
thus have no deterrent effect, and they
will not increase the actual privacy of
cellular radio calls or other broadcasts.
All they will do is engender and perpe. tuate an illusion of privacy where none
exists.
Life in the United States is no safer on
account of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, but it is considerably
less free - the act gives us nothing for
something. Congress ought to scrap the
notion of "forbidden frequencies" and
begin anew, basing the use and regulation of technology on an accurate
assessment of its true properties. Are
those properties judged inadequate or
unsavory? If so, relief will come only
from research and advances in technology - not from wishful legislation.

Robert Jesse, a consultant living in

Baltimore, Md., is interested in operating systems, telecom, and security.
He received a BES-EE from the
Johns Hopkins University in 1981,
and was a member of the senior
staff there through April 1984.

Tuning in the Tugs

Monitoring on the Mississippi by I
Seymour
Uno, Dos, Cuatro
We tantalize you with an excerpt fl
Havana Moon's numbers book
DXing Like Most of Us
Theodore Brunner watches
QSL's fly out with the hash!

poter

The FCC Listens In

A photoplay of the Powder Springs,
monitoring station by Bob Grove

Special Report WARC

A condensation of the results f1
ANARC's Robert Horvitz
Martin Williams

Donald Dickerson recounts the caree

this broadcasting 'pioneer
Soviet Space Tracking Ships
Follow these elusive ships with sc
clues from John Biro
DEPARTMENTS
Communications Report
Radioactivity
World Frequencies
Getting Started-Ike Kerschner
Helpful Hints
Making Waves-Paul Swearingen
Outer Limits-Scott McClellan
John Santosuosso
Utility Intrigue-Don Schimmel
Listener's Log
'
FAX Facts-G.P. Mengell
Reading R1TY
High Seas-James R. Hay
Signals from Space-L.Van Hom
On the Ham Bands-M.Mitchell
Mailbag
Stock Exchange
TOOLS FOR LISTENING
What's New?
Receiver Review-Larry Magne
Panasonic RF-B60
Behind the Dials
Sherwood Signal Monitor
JABCO Voicegate
Antenna Topics-Clem Small
Computer Corner-C.W.Ellis
Technical Topics-Terry Staudt
"Ask Bob"
Experimenters Workshop

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Cover Design by
Owassa Graphics, Murphy, NC

May 1987

Communications Report

FCC Destroys
CB Linears
A record seizure of over 400 illegal
linear amplifiers, rated from 50 to
2000 watts and valued at $140,000,
was shredded into a pile of scrap
metal by Southern Metals Company
in Charlotte, North Carolina, on
March 9 at the direction of the
Norfolk office of. the Federal
Communications Commission.
The contraband boosters were
confiscated from Douglas . Gilman
Brown of D&D Incorporated of
Shelby, North Carolina, who plea
bargained by admitting to three of 23
counts in Federal Court and received
a one year suspended prison
sentence, two year probationary
period and a $10,000 fine.

Terrorist Network
Very Real
A major federal law enforcement
monitoring station has revealed to
MT that a terrorist network in Latin
America remains quite active just
above the amateur 20 meter band.
Using Arabic and Spanish languages,
the net utilizes upper sideband on
14399, 14400, 14495, and 14499.5
kHz with a callup at 2100 UTC.
It might be interesting to accumulate

a master log of outlaw networks here

at MT. Listeners with information to
contribute are invited to send in
their intercepts to Bob Grove at MT
for possible expansion into a comprehensive list.

FCC Proposes
Intrusion
Detection Band
Presently operating only on 40.68
MHz, perimeter detection systems
may soon be allowed anywhere in the
54-72 and 76-88 MHz range if the
FCC's Docket 85-231 is approved.
Systems operating between 30 and
100 MHz are the most sensitive to
human movement; below 30 MHz
sensitivity to humans decreases and
above 100 MHz smaller animals
trigger the system.
The system utilizes a "leaky cable"
technique whereby a speciallydesigned coaxial cable deliberately
allows a limited amount of its
confined RF energy to be radiated
into a defined area. It is common in
intrusion-protected
environments
like prisons and nuclear installations.
4

May 1987

Armed Forces Day Monitoring

Each year in commemoration of
Armed Forces Day, US hams are
authorized to work crossband (hams
in the amateur spectrum, military on
their frequencies) with MARS
(Military Affiliate Radio System)
stations around the country. Modes
include single sideband, radioteletype and Morse code.

All entries must include time,

frequency and call sign of the military
station copied as well as his own
name, call sign (if licensed) and
address on the same sheet. Entries
must be postmarked no later than
May 23, 1987 and mailed to the
appropriate command:
Station Copied:

This year the activities begin at 1300

UTC Saturday, May 16, and end at
0245 UTC Sunday. An official
message will be sent by the Secretary
of Defense. Shortwave listeners who
receive, copy accurately and send
their CW or RTTY transcriptions
(complete with originated errors) to
the appropriate transmitting station
as listed below will receive a special
commemorative certificate. Licensed
hams will receive a QSL card.
A 10 minute tuning call will precede
the special message which will be
transmitted at 25 WPM CW at 0300
UTC on May 17 and on 60 WPM/170
Hz shift at 0345 UTC by the
following stations on the listed
frequencies.

Transmitting Stations

AAE
HF/MARS Radio Facility
Fort Sam Houston, TX
4018.5, 6988.0, 9990.0
AAG
HF/MARS Radio Facility
Presidio of San Francisco, CA
4021.5, 7309.5, 13994.5

AIR
,
204th Information Systems Group
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, DC
6995.5, 13997.5
NAM
.
Naval Communication Area
Master Station LANT
Norfolk, VA
4005.0, 7393.0, 14400.0
NAV
.
HQ Navy-Marine Corps MARS
Radio Station
Cheltenham, MD
7372.5, 14389.5
NPG

Naval Communication Station

Stockton, CA
4010.0, 76365.0, 13975.5
WAR
HQ Army MARS Radio Station
Fort Meade, MD
4028.5, 6997.5, 14403.5

AIR

14881i.O
14389.5
14400.0
14-408.5
108.0
140.0
14480.0
20987.6
20992.6
20994.5

Armed Forces Day Test

2045ISG/DOJM
Andrews AFB, DC
20331-6345
AAE, AAG, WAR

Armed Forces Day Test

Commander, USAISC
ATTN:AS-OPS-OA
Ft. Huachuca, AZ
85613-5000

20998.5
21460.0

Military stations participating in the

crossband event will be:
AIR
NMH .
*6th Info. Systems Coast Guard .Radio
Group
$A.
Andren AFB
AJeundria, V.A

'

WAR .
HQ Anr1:r MARS
-Radio Sta.
Fort M.S., MD .

AAE
RF/MAltS bdio
FllCility
.

Forts.m Routon.

TX

NZJ .
Marine Corpe A.if Sta.
ElToro, CA
NPG

NAM

Naval CcJmm. Sta.

Stocktoa, CA

Naval Comm. & .

M.._Statioa

LANT

NAV
HQ Navy,Marine

Norfolk. VA

Corpe

MARS Radio Station

CbeltMhm, ~

Frequencies on which the military

stations will be operating follow.
They will announce on their
frequencies which amateur frequencies they will be monitoring.
Freq. (kHz)
4001.5
4010.0
4015.0
4018.5
4021.5
4026.0
6970.0
6996.6

~mission

LSB

cw
cw

LSB
LSB
LSB

CW
. CW

6~7.6

cw

7301.6
.7306.6
: 7309,5

RTrY

7311i.O

.LSB

LSB.
LSlt

MONITORING

LSB

-NM:E
"NP<i

RTI'Y

NA\
NZJ
NPI
NMJ
AA:E
NP<
NP<
NP<
All

.cw

R'M'Y
R'M'Y
Varied
R'M'Y/CW

cw

R'M'Y

cw

R'M'Y
R'M'Y/CW
CW.

USB
USB
USB

Varied

USB
USB

R'M'Y

USB
USB
USB
USB

cw

USB

WAJ
Ail

NP<
NPJ
NAi
NAl

WAl

AD

NMl
NZ

NMI
AAl
WAl
N.PC
N.PC

Special Event Station

NAM, NAV, NPG

Armed Forces Day Test
Naval Communications Unit
Washington, DC 20397-5161

Wubh:lgton, n.C.

73-46.6
7366.Q
.lfs72.6
7876.0
7882.5
7898.0
9990.0
10259.5
18927.5
13975.5
13986.5
13992.5
13997.6
14876.0

TIME~

.Station
NPG

NPG

NMH
WAR
~
AIR
NPG

AIR
WAR
NPG

AIR
AAE
AIR

As part of the 38th annual Arme1

Forces Day celebration, Naval Ai
Station Memphis in Millington
Tennessee, will be on the ai
Saturday, May 16, from 1300-23002
Manned by sailors and Marine~
operations will be heard on or nea
7230 kHz (LSB), 14280 kHz (USB;
21370 kHz (USB), 21145 kHz (CW;
and 28145 kHz (CW) using the cal
sign W40DR.
The Navy M~mphis complex is th
largest inland naval base in the wort.
and is located 13 miles north c
Memphis, Tennessee, approximate!
seven miles east of the MississipI
River. Over 16,000 military an
civilian personnel make it the largei
employer in Memphis.
Special red, white and blu
certificates will be issued to amatet
stations working "whiskey four ol
dusty rebel" by mailing QSL cards t
Military Club Station W40DR, Pl
Box 54278, Naval Air Statio
Memphis, Millington, TN 38054.

Kenwood
Expands Facilities
Kenwood Electronics is consol
dating its two major divisions whic
include consumer electronics an
communications
(Tri-Kenwoc
amateur and land mobile). The ne
facility will spread over some te
acres in Carson, California, repr
senting 232,000 square feet of floe
space.
A brand new test equipment grot
has been announced and will l
located a 2201 E. Dominguez Stre
in Carson.

World Radio . News

Austria
According to the Vienna newspaper,
Volkstimme, Paul Lendvi "in the face
of massive opposition within the Austrian Radio Service" will be appointed
head of the Austrian Radio Service.
The article drums that the ORF
"Eastern expert" intends to restructure
the shortwave service into a kind of
"Radio Free Austria," complete with
broadcasts in Russian, Czech and
Hungarian. Austria currently broadcasts in English, German, French and
Spanish. (BBCMS) World Radio Report
inquiries to Radio Austria International regarding the report were

unanswered.

Brasil
After apparently losing the VOA as .a
customer, Radio Bras is once again
stepping up its efforts to rent transmitter time to other stations.
According to station officials, however,
there are no strong prospects at the
moment.

Burma
The Burma Broadcasting Service in
Rangoon has English scheduled from
0200 to 0230 on 7185, 0700 to 0730 on
9730 and 1430 to 1600 on 5985 kHz.
Meanwhile, the Union of Asian DXers
reports that Burma has contracted
-wi.th the British fion... .incomtel, to
mstall a shortwave network fu
RangoQn for the Burma Broadcasting
Service. Two new 100 kW transmitters
will provide the BBS with "border to
border" radio communications. The
new System is supposedly being
installed at this time.

Canada
Gerald Kaplan, the author of a government report on broadcasting in
Canada, says Ottawa's. attitude toward
the CBC [Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation]
is
"dreadful
and
dismaying." Earlier this month, the
government awarded the CBC Canadian $880 million for the fiscal year
beginning April 1 -- an increase of 13
percent over the previous year.
However, pQints out Kaplan, inflation
in Canada runs between four and five
percent so the award is really a net
loss. As a result, the CBC has
announced the elimination of some
325 jobs and plans further reduction in
programming.
Kaplan called the CBC "the most
significant single source of culture in
Canada" and said that the government's refusal to grant the CBC more
money shows that his report is being
ignored. The CBC is the parent
organization of Radio Canada International, which has already been rocked
by serious budget cuts in recent years.
CHNX -- an old favorite returns! Since
the first week in February, CHNX has

been back on the air with a vastly

improved signal. According to one of
their engineers, the new transmitter is
actually a 500-watt military unit that
has been on standby sinc:e the 1950s. It
was revamped and put into service
. when the previous 500-watter obviously could no longer do the job. The
station now puts. a fine signal into this
area on 6130 kHz during the midday
hours. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)

Clandestine
Something's up at the anti-Chadian
clandestine Radio Bardai and it may
mean better reception for you. In early
the
station
began
February,
announcing its "inaugural broadcast" .
even though it had been on the air for
some time. Now, however, signal
strength and audio quality have
improved.
What has apparently happened is that
the transmitter location has moved
from Sabha .in Libya to the main
Libyan transmitter site west of Tripoli.
Radio Bardai broadcasts in support of
the Transitional National Union
Government (GUNT), which is hostile
to Hissein H~"bre's government in
Njamena Listen for any one of several
.station IDs including "Radio Chad"
and "Chadian National Radio." It
descn"bes itself as the "voice of liberation" and can be heard on the
foltowing sehedwe. All transmissions
are oh 6009 .kHzand all are directed to
Africa
1100-1130
1130-1200
1200-1315
1800-1830
1830-1900
1900-2030

UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC

in
in
in
in
in
in

French
Arabic
Sarah/Korah
French
Arabic
Sarah/Korah

On Saturdays and Sundays, the 1200 to

1315 UTC transmission is extended to
1415 uTC. (BBCMS)
Output
by
clandestine
Radio
Venceremos is up -- on the air with up
to five parallel frequencies: at 1200
.UTC it's been heard operating simultaneously on 6610, 6360, 3833, 3787 and
3180 and at 1800 UTC on 6834, 6610
and 6383 kHz. The 0000 . and 0200
UTC transmission remain on only one
or two frequencies in the 40 and/or 75
qteter bands.
The Voice of the Liberation of Iran has .
apparently dropped its the frequency
of 7300 kHz and returned to 7080 kHz
for . its 1630 to 1830 UTC broadcast.
The station has also been heard on
9027 kHz.
The Voice of the Crusader, also known
as the Voice of the Mojahedin-e
Khalq, which broadcasts programs
hostile to the government" of Iran, has
been heard on a large number of
frequencies as it attempts to escape
Iranian jammers. Look for the station
from 1400 to around 1530 UTC, and
again from 1700 to 2000 UTC on or
MONITORING TIMES

around 3515, 3930 and 4220 kHz.

Frequencies can vary by as much as 5
kHz.
.

heard daily between 0430 and 0455

UTC on 11755 kHz.

Cuba

Other English programs to Nortt

America are beamed to the east coas1
and heard on the following schedule

Radio Havana Cuba correspondent

Francisco Luna passed away late last
year. Cause Qf death is unknown. His
replacement is Rolando Pelaez.

Czechoslovakia
The English Service of Radio Prague
will be introducing, starting May 3, a
prime-titne, hour-long English transmission to the British Isles and
Western Europe. The new program,
which will be heard between 1900 and
2000 UTC on 5930 and 7345 kHz,
takes the place of two earlier half-hour
programs and is, according to Wanda
Krygielova of .the English Service,
designed to "devote more air time to
programs based on listeners questions,
requests and comments."
Other transmissions to the British-Isles
and Western Europe will be heard
from 1800 to 1830 on 5930 and 7345
kHz and from 2200 to 2230 UTC on
6055 shortwave and 1287 mediumwave. The schedule for North America
remains the sam~:
0100-0157 UTC 5930, 6055,
7345, 9740,
0300-0357 UTC 5930, 6055,
7345, 9740,

6015,
11990 .
6015,
11990

Every last Sunday of the month, Radio

Prague is now broadcasting a concert
of serious music based on listeners'
requests. If it proves successful, the
concert may be extended to other
Sundays as well, and to other type of
music.
Be sure to let Radio Prague know how
you feel about the new broadcasts and
programs. You can write to them at
Radio Prague, 12099 Praha 2,
Vinohradska 12 or call dial your
international access number, 42-2260008. Be sure to mention you read
about it in World Radio Report.

Ecuador
HCJB has made some changes to their
program schedule. New to the line-up
is Reading Room. Produced by
WMHK in Columbia, South Carolina,
and hosted by Rob Gregory, the
program offers some of the best books
available from the Christian publishing
houses. The program is also broadcast
UTC Wednesdays at 0930 to the South
Pacific and is expected to be included
in the European transmission starting
in June.

Finland
For the first time since 1982, Radio
Finland has begun a regular evening
transmission to North America. Specifically beamed to the west coast, it is

1100-1125
1200-1225
1300-1325
1325-1355
1400-1425

11945,
11945,
11945,
11945,
15400

Mon-Fri
Mon-Sat
Daily
Sunday
Daily

15400
15400
15400
15400

Radio Finland has also begun broad

casting in French again. The half hoUJ
Saturday news and feature prograrr
was first heard in early February and i:
beamed to Canada Finland has no1
broadcast in French since the 1960s
The schedule is:
1330-1355 Sat
1530-1555 Sat

11945 and 1540(

15400

And, as if that isn't enough good new:

from the Finns, Radio Fmland has alsc
introduced a new way to keep toucl
with the station. Begjnning this month
you can call them toll-free in the U.S
at
1-800-221-9539
(outside
o:
Connecticut). You'll hear a tapec
message with information on th<
current schedule and have 60 secondi
in which to leave a message. Tapes ol
the answering service will then b<
mailed to Finland. According tc
stati9n officials, Radio Finland .hru
concluded that it is economically mor<
viable to maintain a toll-free telephom
in the U.S. than to update printed leaf
lets at regular ~tervals.

in

When calling Radio Finland's new toll

free number, please mention that you
read about it in Monitoring Times.

Germany, West
The American-financed Radio Liberty
has complained of a considerable
increase in Soviet jamming. Gene Pell,
president of Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty, says that the Soviets are now
using at least eight jamming transmit
ters (previously directed against the
BBC) and that the act was "illegal and
violated international agreements
which the USSR has signed." Despite
the jamming, says Pell, the radio
station was reaching an estimated
weekly audience of 52 million adults in
the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and
.the Baltic States. Radio Liberty broadcasts in Russian and eleven othei:
languages. (BBCMS)

Ghana
Ghana, after a period of some 20 years,
has officially restarted its external
service. The inaugural broadcast wru
on March 6 at 0645 UTC and began
with the announcement, "This is the
External Service of the Ghana Broad
casting Corporation. We are radiating
on 6130."

Please tum to page 58

May 1987

TUNING . IN . THOSE TUGS!

ver have the feeling you were DXing yourE
self to death when all you had to do was
stick your head out the window? Many times I
would sit down at the old radio and try tuning in
those far off signals when all I really had to do
was get acquainted with local traffic -- where to
tune, what to listen on (equipment) and when to
listen.
Yep, you guessed it! The 3 W's of all pro
monitoring: what, where and when! In other
words, why strain your eardrums hoping for
something, when all you really have to do is open
your eyes (and ears) for interests which are far
easier catches.
For instance, my home town is a bona fide river
city -- St. Louis. For a Jong time I knew full well
that this city was a gold mine of river traffic -historically, commercially or any other way you
want to look at it.
As an American history and government
teacher, I was well aware that St. Louis
abounded in marine interests. But, like so many
of us, I though the radio pasture was always
greener somewhere else! When I purchased my
scanner, I only intended to monitor the usual
police, fire and medical frequencies.

6
. . ~ -1J

May 1987

Finally, I happened upon some articles relating

to marine communications; fired up the scanner
.for Coast Guard, navigational and ~ommercial
traffic and ... POW! Virtually continuous 24 hour
communications relating to commercial shipping

interests jumped out of my scanner!

Tugs in Action
Most of the river traffic you will hear in your
area, if you are fortunate enough to reside in or
visit a river town, is taking place between
tugboats, their crews, the Coast Guard, or barge
terminal offices on shore. Sometimes you can
even find a,good vantage point on shore toactually see tugs in action as they try to maneuver
huge barges up and down the river to various
docking facilities.
Matching up communications on board these
tugs with actual sightings can be quite a challenge, especially if you can't see the names of the
tugs as they communicate with each other. All is
not lost, however; the more you listen to tug
operators the more you will eventually unravel
their approximate location on the river itself.

by Ron Seymour

Mile Markers?
For all you land lovers and water phobic types, a
few "explanations are in order before you rush
out for sea sick pills and life jackets! The rivers
that cater to commercial traffic are well defined
as to location points on their shores.
"Mile markers" are often referred to in the
Coast Guard communications known as "Notice
to Mariners." Transmitted on 157.100 MHz,
these daily broadcasts by the Guard keep all
river traffic posted as to dangers and general
information connected with the waterways.
One of the first times I heard the "Notice to
Mariners" broadcast, I was taken aback by a
rather sad bulletin. Occasionally, but certainly
not frequently, someone associated with barge
crews falls into the river of "fails" to answer roll
call.

One such victim of the deep was included in a

river update along with a description and
tugboat operated from. Two days later another
Notice to Mariners broadcast gave a scant oneline reference saying, "subject's body recovered."

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Typical Conversations

"Mile markers," as referenced earlier, simply

pace off the river in miles and tenths of a mile
from the river's mouth. Larger rivers like the
Mississippi are divided into upper and lower
portions. For instanle, the Mississippi starts its
zero mile marker at the delta in the Gulf of
Mexico and continues upstream to a point at
Wickliffe, Kentucky (Wickliffe Barge Point), at
the 951.4 mile marker. The stretch in between is
known as the Lower Mississippi River.

Listening to everyday conversation is everything

from boring to humorous as the crews exchange
views on operating technique, equipment
repairs, taking on water ("got a bucket?") or just
plain crabbing! You'll hear both sides of the
conversation on 156.300 (safety related),
156.350 MHz, and in 50 MHz increments up to
and including 157.000 MHz. Specifically, try
156:875, 156.975, 157.025; and 157.425 MHz.

A few miles downstream from Birds Point,

Missouri, at the 2.1 mile marker, the Upper
Mississippi River begins and continues
northward through St. Louis (167-188 mile
marker) and further until no longer navigable.

The nationally-recognized frequency for distress

announcements is channel 16, 156.800 MHz.
The Coast Guard constantly monitors this
frequency for trouble on the river. This channel
is also reserved for callup -- one boat asking
another to make contact on a certain stated
channel. If you've programmed your scanner to
include all the frequencies listed, you'll instantly
know when contact has been made because the
vessels will identify themselves by name.

Most rivers, like the Illinois and Missouri,

though definitely huge rivers, simply start their
mile markers at zero at their mouths. A few
rivers, like the Ohio, are marked in reverse! So
in these cases the largest mile marker begins at
the mouth and the smallest at the source.

The best teacher of all in such monitoring is

your own personal effort and persistence. A visit
to a well-stocked city library will help you find
reference materials relating to river terminal
operations and owners of tugs and barge lines.
Don't forget the most rewarding trip of all:
finding an area on your river infested with tugs!

Some care will have to be exercised to learn the

direction of the mile ma,~kers on your river so as
to precisely place hazardous warnings or other
reference mentioned by the Coast Guard or
other mariners.
A good state or regional map is of tremendous
assistance. You will know your map is good for
your listening junkets if it has bridge names and
lock and dam numbers identified. Many
everyday navigational references to bridges, .
streets, parks, or other ~andmarks are made by
boat operators to locate their whereabouts to
others. Routine announcements such as these
are brief and can be heard from time to time on
the navigational frequency 156.650 MHz.

Armed with your handheld scanner and a good

visual vantage point to see up and down your
river, you will start to pick up on the names of
some tugboats. Bring along a .camera. and some
binoculars, too! You'll want to record those tugs
on film along with their names, if possible, so as
to build up a file on your area operations. Oh,
and one more thing -- save me a seat dockside,
OK?
I

Chan

f'8'Jency (MHz)

Points of Cormulication

I eoast

Distress, Safety and Cdng

EPIRB, lntership and ship to
coast

156.8

16

156.8

06

156.300

a. lntershlp
b. For SAR; ship and aircraft of
the U.S. Coast Guard

Liaison, U.S. Coast Guard

22

157.100

157.100

Ship, aircraft, and coast stations

of the U.S. Coast Guard and, at
Lake Mead, NV, ship and coast
stations of the National Park
Service

Port Operations

01
03
05
65
66
12
73
14

20

156.050
156.175
156.250
156.275
156.325
156.600
j56.675
156.700
156.875
157.000

156.050
lntership and ship to coast
Same
156.175
156.250 - Same
Same
156.275
156.325 Same
Same
156.600
Same
156.675
Same
156.700
Inters hip
Same
161.600

Navigational
13

67

156.650
156.375

lntership and ship to coast

Same

156.650
156.375

Environmental & Class C EPIRB's

15

1156.750

'

Coast to ship and EPIRB

State Control

17

156.850

156.850

lntership and ship to coast

CommeiciBI
01
63
07
67
08
09
10
11
18
19
79
80
88

156.050
156.075
156.350
156.375
156.400
156.450
156.500
156.550
156.900
156.950
156.975
157.025
157.425

156.050
156.175
156.350
156.450
156.500
156.550
156.900
156.950
156.975
157.025

lntership and ship to coast

Same
Same
Inters hip
Same
lntership and ship to coast
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
lntership .

Noncommen:ial
68
09
70
71
72
78

156.425
156.475
156.525
156.575
156.625
156.925

156.425
156.475
156.575
156.925

lntership and ship to coast

Same
lntership
lntership and ship to coast
Inters hip
lntership and ship to coast

Pubic Correspondence
24
84
25
85
26
86
27
87
28
88

157.200
157.225
151.250
157.275
157.300
157.325
157.350
157.375
157.400
157.425

161 .800
161 .825
161 .850
' 161 .875
161 .900
161.925
161.975
161.975
162.000
162.025

Ship to public coast

Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same

St. Louis Coast Guard; See "High Seas" for more Mississippi monitoring

MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

Uno, Dos, Cuatro:

A Guide to the Numbers Stations

From the book by Havana Moon

Spanish Lady's Ciphers Tracked by
Hams to CIA read the frontheadline on the Los Angeles Herald
Examiner. The date was April 22,
1984, and it was very likely the first
time a numbers station made the
front page of a major daily newspaper.
. .. At least one 'Spanish lady' is
believed to reside, not in Havana or
Managua, but in a concrete block
building at Warrenton, VA -- just
over 32 miles as the crow flies, from
the headquarters of the CIA.
The heavily guarded installation, bristling with towers and
antennae, is identified on signs as
the ''Army Training Warrenton
Training Center, Station D." The
pentagon says its mission is classified ...

Chances are you've heard a

numbers transmission... Sure you
have. Lurking just a few kilohertz
up- or down-frequency. Prowling
the post-prime time hours where
confirmed insomniacs earn their
stripes and over- as well as underthe counter sleep remedies are field
tested. They are the damnable
numbers.
"Dos, Cero, Cinco, Cero, Cinco"
the female with the slightly
mechanical
sounding
voice
continues hour-after-hour and
night-after-night on a myriad of
frequencies. The latest count
indicates that well over 250
different frequeIJcies have been
utilized for five-digit numbers
transmissions since the early '60s. I
would say that for one not to hear
this semi-bionic femme on the
shortwave bands is just about next
to impossible. She is just about
everywhere. And she has been at it
for at least a quarter of a century!

"Quot homines,
tot sententiae"l
The who, where and most
importantly, the why aspects of
numbers transmissions are, for the
most part, unknown. Most refer to
these broadcasts that occur on the
hour and the half hour as "spy"
transmissions.
The spy theory has been somewhat
enhanced over the years by our very
own FCC with their strange and
inconsistent answers to inquiries
1 There are as many opinions as
there are people.
--Terrance

May 1987

from the shortwave listening and

amateur radio community. It was
the FCC that stated some years
back that the 3060 and 3090 kHz
five-digit Spanish numbers transmissions were originating from a
site near ~avana Cuba. It was the
same FCC that shortly afterwards
denied the statement. ... And then
once again said they were coming
from Havana! Curious how they
continue to change their stories.
Some years later, the FCC
complicated matters further by
saying that the Commission did not
deal in intelligence matters and
therefore had no interest in
numbers transmissions. They've
also stated l9ts of other things over
the years, many of them laughable.
But "spys" isn't the only reason
proposed for these mysterious
numbers transmissions ov.er the
years. There are those who believe
that they're World Bank transactions. Coffee bean prices. Bolita
scores: Messages to freedom
fighters. The suggestions -- like the
transmissions. themselves -- are
almost endless.
Whatever they are, most .are made
in the full-carrier mode with some
SSB (single ,sideband) transmissions being reported. And it was
learned a few years ago that some -not all -- .of the four digit Spanish
and English transmissions were
indeed, as the Los Angeles Herald
Examiner stated, from sites near
Remington and Warrenton, Virginia. Now that's a lot of miles from
Havana! But there is, however, a
very definite . Havana numbers
connection. Some numbers transmissions do come from various
Cuban sites.
..

A . government source that must

remain anonymous tells me that the
Sunday, 1500 UTC transmission on
3690 kHz comes from an embassy
in downtown Havana. The embas~y
was not identified. The repeat
broadcast is on 4030 "k.Iiz at 1530
UTC the same day. But the
numbers stations that use 3690 and
4030 kHz at other times and days
may or may not be Havana-based.
And what about my earlier -refe rences to "semi-bionic"? Well, it
would appear that most numbers
transmissions are produced by a
system similar to that used by the
telephone company to inform
callers of changed or discontinued
phone numbers. It appears that

MONITORING TIMES

these numbers are then transferr<

to a tape for transmission at lat
times.
One thing is certain: a fema
announcer reading numbers grou
in Spanish, German, English a1
other languages, is familiar to a
listener
who
h
shortwave
advanced beyond HCJB and Rad
Canada International. And it's
subject that never fails to arou
lengthy discussion and controve1
whenever SWLs congregate.

Five-Digit Numbers
The five-digit Spanish numb<
transmissions are the most co
monly encountered type. What y
might hear is something like th
#Atencion 975 20#
(repeated
for
minutes)

seve

(each "x" represents a sin:

number)
"Final"
(repeated twice)
The meaning of the first thi
digits remains unknown. M
monitors, however, refer to them
an "identifier" of some type. 1
other two letters are thought
indicate the "group count" of I
message.
It should be noted that the majo1
of five-digit Spanish stations rep
their transmissions at 30 past
hour rather than at 15 minu
past. I know of no five digit Span
statfons that begin or repea1
transmission at 45 past the ho

Bleeps and Blunders

Overly modulated and ha
distorted signals are the ru1ew1
it comes to five-digit Spanish tra
of
m1ss1ons.
Transmissions
abruptly cease and resume a
short -- and at times, length~
delays. "On-air" tape rewinds
common as are false starts. Tt.
are even times when one or tw1
the groups will consist of six cl
acters rather than five. This ma~
a machine error or intentiona
The audio level is often so lov.
some transmissions that it woul
next to impossible for those at
receiving end to copy anything
a small portion of the transmiss
If I were in the spy business, I'
damned if I would depend on ti

How to Hear Them

Use the chart at the right. These
are the most common frequencies
for the five digit Spanish frequencies. Then sit back, listen, and let
your imagination run wild.
Why not tape record one of these
transmissions and play it back?
How about a long-play recorder?
They are very useful -- despite their
many drawbacks, notably the price.
I would definitely not be without
my "extended play." It sure beats
sitting up all night in front of the
rig to ascertain just what happens
on
any
particular
numbers
frequency over an extended period
of time. And it's a relatively simple
matter to chart the counter readings of . the recorder to time
segments.
Computers? Very definitely! A
computer database is a musl if you
are a serious numbers monitor.
transmissions for my instructions!
Another line of work would be
found if my case officer could
provide no better means of communications.
Harmonics (2nd and 3rd) are often
reported
from
Florida
and
Virginia. I was under the
impression that sound engineering
practices
would
dictate
no
harmonics. California also reports
harmonics on some 9 MHz frequencies. And spurs -- well, they're
numerous up-and-down frequency
for many kHz.
Often times, too, you'll hear one or
two very faint numbers transmissions underneath the primary
transmissions. There are even times
when Radio Havana Cuba and
Voice of America mixes with
numbers transmissions. Of course,
there is also the possibility that this
apparent technical ineptness is
nothing more than theatrics! Such
things have been known to happen!
And the four-digit crowd? They
are, without question, the "ne plus
ultra" of the numbers world. They
are, most of the time, thoroughly
professional.

Where?
My Florida sources tell me that a
4825 kHz transmission at 1330
UTC and at 0500 UTC has determined to be coming from a site
near Palm Beach International

Airport in Florida. There's also the

possibility that the 0200, 0230,
0300, 0330, and 0400 UTC
(Wednesdays only) transmissions
on 3090, 3445, 4445 and 4052 kHz
transmissions are coming from sites
in Broward or Palm Beach County
in the same state.
Signals with levels of over S9 were
monitored in the Spring of 1985 in
this area of Florida using a Sony
2001 with no external antenna.
Transmissions at 1500, 1530, 1600,
1630, 1700, 1730, 1900, 1930, 2000
and 2030 UTC were all about the
same signal level. It is believed that
these ones originate from a site
near the Kennedy Space Center or
Patrick Air Force Base.
But the "U.S. Site Theory" does
have its opponents. Said one
government
communications
expert: "Don't overlook the fact
that many of the 1030 kHz transmission towers on Cuba would
'load' very well on 3090 kHz ... "
Even more bizarre is the slight
possibility of some
German
numbers transmissions originating
from i sinister Nazi enclave and
transmitter complex hidden deep in
the foothills of the Chilean Andes
just south of Santiago. One source
told me that our very own FCC
once stated that some numbers
transmissions (language no't identified) originated from this part of
South America!

Does anyone know what the

numbers are really all about? There
are those who know the purpose .of
the numbers stations. And you can
rest assured that those responsible
for this ongoing mystery don't
frequent
"fern
bars"
where
decorator color drinks with sillysounding names are served. My
guess is that they might well prefer
Tecate or perhaps bourbon. I'll
even guess that they hav~. or will,
read this book! That's almost a sure
bet. Will they respond? If they do,
it will be with disinformation. I
would expect nothing less. I would
do the same thing if I were in their
situation.
The numbers. They are a mystery!
They are "dead drops" off a lonely
Virginia country road. They are
dipole antennas with white coax
leading through a broken window
of a decaying building on a remote
section of a major international
airport. They are white unmarked
troop transport aircraft loading
dark skinned men with uzis in the
wee hours of the morning. They are
a call from a higher authority. They
are things you do not want to know
but desire to know. They are the
numbers.
Time now for a Tecate and ...
Adios
Havana Moon y Amigas
60088
Copyright 1987 Tiare Publications. Reprinted by permission. Uno. Do~
Cuatro is available from both Miller Publishing and Grove Enterprise
for $13.95 plus shipping. Consult the advertisements in this issue.

MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

In search of the elusive QSL !

DX.ING L1KE

February 1987 issue for comparison;

Miller's article starts on p. 14.

0100 UTC

9005 kHz: More faint Spanish voices.

And some music. Not enough here
for an ID.

Miller's results (apart from some

thirty other stations): "As you can
see, we've made some pretty decent
discoveries--a Chinese regional, tw9
spy stations, Radio Free Europe,
Radio Station Peace and Progress."

9015 kHz: An English speaking

voice, partially covered by someone
singing in Spanish. Again, too much
hash to make any sense of it.
9020 kHz: Here's where Miller heard
a weak Chinese transmission, and an
ID for the Central People's Broadcasting System. I hear nothing but
hash.

The wire extends in a straight line

from the receiver to the garage wall;
from there it' angles off a. tree; next it
jogs back to the house and from
there it runs to a nail in another tree.
All in all, the antenna (I guess you
could call it a "horizontal M") is
probably 55 feet long.
The wire has red insulation around
it, a fact which bothers me no end:
could it possibly be that all those
fancy radio waves which people like
Miller get are stopped by the insulation? Then there is that nail in the
tree: might it be that it sucks all those
exotic radio signals into the tree?
One of these days, I'll have to do
something about both the wire and
.the nail. On the other hand. I live on .
top of a hill In Laguna Beach;
California. Surely, living on top of a
hill ought to help.

10

May 1987

heard WWV broadcasting on 9115

kHz! Must be a problem with my
DX-302!

9239.5 kHz: Here, Miller encountered an Armed Forces Radio and

Television (AFRTS) feeder broadcasting from Barford, England, not a
bad catch according to him. Maybe
so. Especially if you have a receiver
that gives you .5 frequency readouts.
My DX-302 doesn't. And there
certainly isn't anything at either 9239
or 9240 kHz!
9360 kHz: Spanish transmission.
Excellent reception. Must be Radio
Exterior de Espana, if Miller can be
trusted.
9595 kHz: Miller heard Greece here.
I hear absolutely nothing. Except lots
of hash, of course.

down to South America here.

9510 kHz: Aha! An SSB transmission! Must be, because it sounds like
a duck. The problem is that it
continues to sound like a duck even
after valiant attempts to fiddle with
the BFO and sundry other switches
and dials. Miller heard Radio
Bucharest here. Could it be that
people in Bucharest talk like ducks?
9515 kHz: BBC, loud and clear. Big
deal!
9525 kHz: Miller gets hash. I get a
Spanish transmission, loud and clear.
It is now 0129 UTC (I'm rapidly
falling behind Miller). Let's wait for
an ID. No ID by 0133. Let's move on.
9535 kHz: Another Spanish voice.
BUT: this one has middle-eastern
music in the background.
9542 kHz: The Deutsche Welle. In
English. Pretty fair reception.

9420 kHz: There is Greece! Faii:it, to

be sure, but I recognize the language.
0145 UTC
According to Miller, 9420 is much
~~ stronger than 9595. right on, Larry!
9550 kHz: Spanish transmission,
4":.e / ~
clear, but no ID after several
4
9435 kHz: "No real surprise here,"
minutes. I'm falling even further
.11.
\S
says Miller. "It's Kol Israel broadbehind Miller.
n .
casting from Jerusalem in English. A
l.'e~
very strong signal." Well, surpris~, ~I
Larry: all I get is very strong has~_
'\..
.
~
9445 kHz: Accordmg to the MT
9030 kHz: Again, Miller heard a
frequency section, I should be
Central
People's
broadcasting
hearing the Deutsche Welle here.
station. And again, I hear nothing
You guessed it: nothing but hash.
but hash. Why can't I hear the
Chinese?
9450 kHz: Nothing. Miller thought
9575 kHz: "An easy one," accordini
he heard what might have been
to Miller. "Italy in Italian." Oh yeah'
Radio Moscow here.
9056 kHz: Take that, Larry! You
I
get hash.
heard nothing here, but I hear what
9465 kHz: Very strong Spanish transseems to be a VOA broadcast! After
9580 kHz: English conversation. No
all, where else would they be talking
mission. Miller suspects the VOA on
clear enough to understand all of il
about insulin pumps developed at the
this frequency.
but somebody is talking abou
University of California?
"following your Doctor's advice.
9470 kHz: Here's where Miller heard
Must be the VOA again.
Andean-style music. Andean-style
"l ._ music? All I hear is Andean-style 9590 kHz: BBC again (same as 951
S
~hash.
kHz). Loud and clear.
9480 kHz: Here, Miller heard what
It is now 0200 UTC, and I made i
he thinks may have been a Soviet
Barely.
Covering 590 kHz in on
domestic station. I'm green with
hour isn't easy. I don't know ho1
Soviet
.
domestic
station!
I'm
envy.
9074 kHz: Here's where Miller heard
Miller did it. The bottom line: N
having trouble receiving Radio Mosone of those so-called "numbers" or
Chinese regionals. No spy station:
cow! Relayed from Havana, that is!
spy stations. I have never heard one
No
Radio Free Europe. No Radi
And I certainly don't hear anything
of those so-called "numbers" or spy
Station Peace and Progress. Lots c
on 9480 kHz!
stations. I'd sure love to hear one of
hash, to be sure. And lots of Spanisl
them once. Nothing on 9074 kHz, to
A bit of middle-eastern music o
be sure.
9535 kHz. In the backgrounc
unfortunately.
9085 kHz: Ditto.
I'll try again next Sunday.
9110 kHz: Spanish transmission
(voice). Can't make any sense out of
Maybe I'll do something about th;
it.
red insulation on my antem1
9490 kHz: A man's voice, very faintly.
between now and then. And th;
9115 kHz: More Spanish voices,
Portuguese? Who knows. Miller
nail's got to go! In fact, I might eve
partially covered by WWV. WWV?
heard Radio Peace and Progress
replace that DX-302. After al
My God, how can this be? I've never
from the Soviet Union on its way
WWV on 9115 kHz? !

r---=:
._
C""in.ese

J/\

My equipment, too, is not very "hot":

it consists of a Radio Shack receiver
(it says "Realistic DX 302 QuartzSynthesized
Communication
Receiver" on the front, but I have no
idea what "Quartz-Synthesized"
means), and a length of wire
stretched from the back of the DX302 through a hole in the living room
wall.

by Theodore F. Brunner

9169 kHz: Very slim pickings until

now. Some very faint Spanish here.

9000 kHz: Auspicious start! Lots of

hash, to be sure, but I can also hear
at least three separate voices. Can't
make sense out of any of them,
though. One sounds Spanish. In fact,
after a minute or so, they all sound
Spanish. In any event, Miller didn't
encounter anything but hash until he
reached 9020 kHz.

MT.

In any case, here is how my bandscan

went. Those of you who (as I do
religiously) save your back issues of

Us .

OF

MT may want to pull out the

Larry Miller's article, "DXING with

the Eck-spurts" in the February 1987
issue of MT hurt to the quick. Miller
reports on a bandscan stfirted at 0100
UTC and lasting until OZOO UTC; the
frequency covered was 9000 kHz9600 kHz; and .the equipment used
("pretty hot," according to Miller)
was a Drake RL7 and a 250 foot
inverted L antenna. Miller's ground
rules: "We would move up the band,
logging everything that we heard in
one hour, using th~ ~pectrum occupancy chart printed in last month's

Green with envy at his results, I

decided to duplicate Miller's experiment. From the onset, I should note
that I am anything but an "Eckspurt": I happen to be one of those (I
suspect thousands of) dilettante
DXers who, for years, have been
spending Sunday afternoons and
evening~ trying to check, once again,
whether the shortwave bands might
(apart from Radio Netherlands, the
' :SBC, the VOA, and sundry radio
preachers) possibly contain something other than crackles, rattles and
squeals.

MosT

oion.a

ltaJy

Numb

.ers
tations

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Soviet
Domestics .

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by Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

The FCC Listens In.

A forest of antennas and wall to wall
receivers--a radio hobbyist's dream!
The Federal Communic.ations Commission field offices are well
equipped to monitor just about
anything in the spectrum.

is geared up for fixed operation, a

special mobile truck is used to
resolve problems involving FM, TV,
microwave, and cable broadcast
complaints which require on-site
inspection.

Recently, MT was privileged to get a

peek inside the nerve center of the
Powder Springs, Georgia, monitoring
station as shown in the accompanying photographs..While much of
the equipment shown in the racks is
commercial,
the
FCC's
own
Equipment Construction and Installation Branch (ECIB) is headquartered here as well.

For land mobile services, a special

bubble-top van (which houses the
patented RDF gear) is dispatched
when VHF/UHF complaints are
received.

ECIB's primary responsibility is to

research and develop specialized
equipment for the Commission, such
as the recently-patented series of
mobile radio direction finding
(RDF) equipment (those patent
rights have been sold, incidentally, to
a Fort Lauderdale commercial firm).

The Antenna Farm

The Powder Springs site doesn't
want for antennas; at the present
time, the following directional and
non-directional arrays are in /use:
0

0
0

Wullenweber
RDF
which
provides 200 kHz-30 MHz
coverage with a two-degree
accuracy;
HyGain log periodic dipole
array (LPDA) for 100-1300
MHz continous coverage;
six rhombics with switchable
direction;
4 Beverages with switchable
direction;
two conical monopofes (2-8, 530 MHz).

Mobile Equipment
Since the Powder Springs installation
'!$

12

May 1987

Complaints and Protocol

Since the Powder Springs office is
encharged primarily with HF (3-30
MHz) fixed service monitoring
efforts, their assignments are not
always what you and I would expect
(CB, ham radio, computers, etc.).
Interestingly
enough,
although
complaints do run the entire gamut,
a considerable number involve
military operations.

Above and facing page show the antenna field and exterior FCC installation at
Powder Springs.

The U.S. military agencies are

authorized to operate anywhere they
wish in the spectrum on a noninterference basis. If a frequency
appears to be vacant, they may just
latch on to it. Thus, complaints from
marine, coastal, amateur, and other
fixed services frequently arise.

Those Numbers Stations

We asked our hosts whether the
notorious "spy numbers stations"
give rise to many complaints (see our
expose on these in the April, 1984,
issue of MT). "Not now that
everyone knows what they are" was
the reply!
We would like to thank FCC
engineers Don Taylor and Jim
Crowell for their help in preparing
1
this MT exclusive.

"Inside the FCC" - Two monitoring stations the envy of any hobbyist! (Photos
courtesy of FCC)

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 by Robert Horvitz.

SPECIAL REPORT

Government Affairs Liaison

Association of North American Radio Clu~s

WARC - HFBC(2)
For five "H!eeks ending March 8, 1987,
delegates from some 120 nations met in
Geneva, Switzerland, to try to improve
the overcrowded, interference-plagued
condition of the shortwave' broadcasting
bands.

sharing of frequency bands by the

Amateur and Broadcasting_Services is
undesirable and should be avoided."
Broadcasters in the 7000-7100 kHz
ham band were told to stop transmitting immediately.

Known formally as the Second Session

of the World Administrative Radio
Conference for the Planning of the
High Frequency Bands Allocated to
the Broadcasting Service, WARCHFBC(2), the conferees aired their
differences, made some far-reaching
decisions, but left the most difficult
issues for another conference about 5
years from now. Shortwave listeners
aren't likely to notice any immediate
change resulting from this meeting, but
over the longer term, WARCHFBC(2) will probably have a significant impact on shortwave broadcasting.

While this must come as welcome news

for hams, another shoe may drop at a
future WARC. Amateurs in North,
Central and South America now share
the 7100-7300 kHz bahd with broadcasters. The statement that such
sharing is undesirable suggests that a
future conference may allot this band
exclusively for broadcasting.

The conference also marked an

important milestone for the Association of North American Radio Clubs:
it was the first time that ANARC - or
any _ other international listeners
organization, for that matter - participated in a WARC. The US delegation, he~ded by Ambassador Leonard .
H. Marks, must be thanked for recognizing the importance of the listener's
perspective, for accrediting me as an
observer for the final 'Week, and for
supporting
the
distribution
of
ANARC's Woodpecker Project report
at the conference.

USB Broadcasting
Probably the most important decision
reached by the conference was to end
the use of double-sideband (DSB)
modulation for shortwave broadcasting by December 31, 2015, and to
encourage a transition to uppersideband (USB) instead. Transmitters installed after 1991 are to be USBcapable.
Switching to USB will eventually
double the number of channels available, thus reducing overcrowding.
But it will also make existing DSB-only
equipment obsolete, and may raise the
minimum shortwave receiver price.
The long transition period is intended
to ease the economic and technological adjustments.
The conferees noted that "incentives
clearly need to be provided to industry
to manufacture receivers with sjnchronous demodulation" (such as the Sony
ICF-2010 has) so that tuning in singlesideband signals will be as easy as
tuning in DSB signals is now.
They also recommend that "future
low-cost broadcast receivers [be]
equipped to cover all HF broadcasting
bands and, if possible, to provide
digital frequency display."

Band-Sharing with Hams

The deleg..;tes decided

14

May 1987

that "the

Central Planning
WARC-HFBC(2) was supposed to
decide on implementing a computerized system for the International
Frequency Registration Board (IFRB)
to select frequencies for each HF
broadcasting station "on the basis of
the principles of equality and equitable
access." This would be a radical
departure from the present "coordinated" system in which each country
picks its own broadcasting frequencies.
A few months before WARCHFBC(2) began, the IFRB puJ?lished
some trial runs of its proposed planning system. The results disappointed
even the most ardent supporters of
planning. Not only could the plan not
accommodate the large number of
transmissions that nations want to air,
but broadcasters would have to change
frequency as often as every half hour to
ensure maximum spectrum utilization.
Aside from being impractical for many
older transmitters, this would make it
hard for listeners to locate and stay
with a service as it moves from channel
to channel.
Since the plan was judged unacceptable in its present form, the conference
instructed the IFRB to try to improve
it for possible implementation in part
of the broadcasting spectrum.
Meanwhile, the IFRB is to develop a
new frequency coordination process as
an alternative to planning in the rest of
the broadcasting spectrum. A future
WARC, foreseen as taking place
around 1992, will decide whether to
implement the plan, or the improved
coordination procedures, or both.
Until then, the existing coordination
procedures will continue to be used.

Out-of-Band Broadcasting?
Postponing the implementation of.
planning created a problem: an additional 725 had been promised to the
HF Broadcasting Service starting in
July 1989, on condition that use of the
added channels be planned. With the
decision on planning delayed to 1992
at the earliest -- and possibly rejected
even then -- what will happen to the
"band extensions" available in 1989
(11650-11700, 11975-12050, 13600-

13800, 15450-15600, 17550-17700 and

21750-21850 kHz)?
In a .decision that upset many delegations, the conference extended the
deadline for transferring the Fixed
Service stations out of the promised
spectrum above 10 MHz, and agreed
to delay form!il reallocation of these
bands to the Broadcasting Service
pending the outcome of the next HF
WARC.
However, since the band extensions
- are mostly adjacent to overcrowded
broadcasting bands, and most of the
Fixed Service stations have already
been reassigned, we're likely to see
broadcasters (continue) moving into
tts under-used spectrum anyway,
citing Radio Regulation No. 342,
which permits out-of-band operation
so long as no harmful interference is
caused to stations following ITU rules.
Since the combined benefits of
switching to USB and improveg coordination and planning may still nQt be
enough to meet the needs of the HF
Broadcasting Service, the conferees
recommend that WARC-92 consider
allocating additional spectrum for
-broadcasting. Since this would niean
taking channels "away from other HF
services, it could become an HF reallocation conference, or even a General
WARC like the one in 1979.

Woodpecker Report
During the second week of WARCHFBC(2), . Ambassador Marks met
with W. H. Bellchambers, chairman of
the IFRB, and gave him a copy of "The
Woodpecker Project: A Preliminary
Report." I had a chance to speak
with him later. The IFRB is well
aware of the problem - not just interference caused by the Woodpeckers,
but the proliferation of powerful,
frequency-hopping HF radars of all
types. While promising that the
IFRB would study our report after the
conference,
Mr.
Bell chambers
admitted that there wasn't much that
the International Telecommunication
Union could do without the cooperation of the nations sponsoring such
systems.
Soon after the Woodpecker report was
released at the conference, the US
delegation introduced a resolution
directing the IFRB to monitor the HF
broadcasting bands to identify and
report on sources of harmful interference. Worded broadly enough to
include om radar 'signals as well as
jamming, this proposal was quickly
approved by the conference. Hopefully it will increase awareness of the
problem of interference, maybe even
inspire offenders to change their
behavior.

Final Thoughts
WARC-HFBC(2) had moments of

MONITORING TIMES

Photos, top to bottom: (1) The U.S.

delegation's desk-mark; (2) the room
where WARC plenary sessions were
held; (3) the entrance to the
International Conference Center (4)
Dep uty Director of the Statt
Department's Office of Intemationa.
Radio Wa"en Richards (left), confer.
with David Cohen (right), Spectru"
Division, National Telecommunication~
and Information Administration, durini
a conference break.

high drama, not to mention hours o!

tedium. Although the subject matte1
was ostensibly technical, ideology hac'
a lot to do with how problems wen
defined and proposals were supported
Politics was never far from the surface
Given the wide range of opinion:
represented, it is probably significan
that the conference reached any agree
ment at all. For a long time it looke<
like it wouldn't. But one of its mos
interesting aspects was that countrie
usually antagonistic to each othe
worked closely together in Geneva: th
U.S. and the USSR, India am
Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. The airwave
may not always be friendly, bu
international broadcasting does seer
to bring the peoples of the world close
together -- without eliminating thei
differences.

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encouraged to let us know what they've been hearing.

We welcome your loggings and will present a selection from them

each month in this column.

Send your loggings to:

Gayle Van Horn
160 Lester Drive
Orange Park, FL 32073

Algeria

La Voz de Upano at 0155 UTC in

Spanish on 5040 kHz. Symphony music.
"La Voz de Upano, Macas, Republica de
Ecuadora." Also gave frequencies during
ID for medium and shortwave.
Radio Quito at 0135 UTC in Spanish
on 4920 kHz. Slow Spanish ballads. Music
up to 0200 JD of "Radio Quito, La voz de
Capital, Quito, Republic de Ecuadora."
Radio Zaracay at 0025 UTC in
Spanish on 3395 kHz. News briefs and
Radio Zaracay.10 after brassy introduction.
"Canned" promotional announcements for
the station's news.

Kalaalit Nunaata Radioa from 1111 tc

11 35 UTC on 3999 kHz with brief talks anc
religious music. (John Santosuosso, Oal
Hill, FL)

French Guiana

India

Radio
France
International via
Montsinery relay, at 0445 UTC in English
on 9800 UTC. International news primarily
relating to France. Station ID with frequen cies and upcoming Spanish programming.
Brief in strumental music and into Spansh
programming at 0500 UTC. Parallel
frequency on 6055 kHz. (Mike Hardester,
N. Versailles! PA)

Radio Station Macedonia from

Thessalonkiki is currently relaying its
domestic service in Greek on shortwave. The schedule is from 0600-1000 UTC
(Sun days only) on 9935 and 11595 kHz,
1000-1600 UTC on 9935 and 11595 kHz
and from 1625-2215 UTC on 7000 and 9935
kHz. (BBCMS)
Radio Station Makedonias -- 9550 is
the latest new frequency to be found for
this one, which has become something of a
gypsy in recent months. The station ID is in
Gre.ek at 19001ollowing a time check. (Bob
Hill, Sharon, MA) .

All ln<fia Radio, Lucknow, on 320!

kHz with "Song of India" from 0023 unti
0025, when it seemed to go into <
subcontinental vocal. Announcement a
0026, then some kind of flute music. Audie
seemed to change at 0030 and again a
0035 (the latter probably for a relay of new:
in English from Delhi). Followed with grea
difficulty until around 0120 UTC when i
faded below readability.
Seemed parallel to 3365 (Delhi)
which would be logical because boll
outlets carry the Northern Regiona
Service. After 0100 UTC an even weake
signal on 3223 kHz might well have bee1
Simla! Watch for unusually poor receptio1
of Latin American stations as a tipoff t<
possibly enhanced subcontinental signal:
'(or, of course, to wretched condition:
overall). (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)
All ln<faa Radio: External Servic
found on new 4990 kHz carrying the 0000
0045 Tamil language transmission. It':
parallel to 3905 and 7260 kHz. Prett:
decent level, although another statio1
occasionally provides bothersome co
channel QRM. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)
All India Radio at 2225 UTC in Englisl
on 9910 kHz. Heard only five minutes bu
enough to hear female announcer givin!
frequency schedule and JD. My first A
India Radio reception in 4 years but no
enough info for a report. (Carl Volz
Valparaiso , IN)

Guatemala

Japan

Radio Chortis at 0035 UTC in

Spanish on 3380 kHz. Chortls ID, religious
sermon or text followed by rellgious choral
music.
Radio Cultural at 0632 UTC in
Spanish on 3300 kHz. Weak signal, but
announcer coming through with station ID
and two muical instrumentals of "What the
Heck" and "Honey, I Love You" (Carl Volz Valparaiso, IN)
La Voz de Nahuala at 0030 UTC in
Spanish on 3360 kHz. Solo flute music,
local time check, easy listening music and
into Spanish religious music.
Radio Tezulutlan at 0015 UTC in
Spanish on 3370 kHz. Local steel drum
marimba music. Announcements and
mention of city "Caban" with station ID.

Radio Japan at 1552 UTC on 1778

kHz. Report on Japanese man kidnappe
in the Phillipines and a talk about Chim
(Dave Kammler, Keflavik, Iceland)

Radio<flfusion-T elevision Algerienne

on 14492 kHz, the 2nd harmonic of 7246
kHz. Observed around 1740 UTC with
chanting and a woman and man in
presumed Kabyle. 7246 kHz also heard
through severe ham interference and
jamming. The 3rd harmonic, 21738 kHz,
occasionally makes it here when conditions permit. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)

Benin
ORT du Benin at 051 O UTC in French
on 4870 kHz. Several selections of African
native music. Male announcer with Benin
ID and announcements.

Botswana
Radio Botswana from 0348 to 0432
UTC on 4820 kHz. Interval signal and
detailed sign on announcement with many
AM and FM frequencies, then into program
of religious music in Setswana. (John
Santosuosso, Oak Hill, FL)

Brasil
Radio Brasil Central at 0140 UTC in
Portuguese on 4985 kHz. continuous
by
rapid-fire
sports
commentary
announcer.
Radio Club do Para at 0135 UTC in
Portuguese on 4885 kHz. Heard under
Morse code. Station announcements, time
check and a lively Saturday night music
program of Brasilian samba music
Radio Cultura do Para at 0155 UTC in
Portuguese on 5045 kHz. Easy listening
and pop music. Station ID and "hallo" to
listeners at 0200. More pop music.
Radio Nacional da Amazonia at 1930
UTC in Portuguese on 11780 kHz. Easy
listening instrumentals, Amazonia station
promotions and pop music.
Radio Nacion~us at 0220 UTC
in Portuguese on 4845 kHz. Music titles of
Portuguese pop, easy listening, and rock
music. Local time check for Manaus, talk
and more pops.
Radio Poti at 0150 UTC in Portuguese
on 4965 kHz. More sports commentary by
male announcer. One brief singing ad
during a break.

Burkina Faso
1V Burtin& at 0635 UTC in French on
4815 kHz. U.S. rhythm and blues music, DJ
type format with music intros. Reggae
music followed.

China
CPBS-1 (Central People's Broadcasting Station) The 3220 channel noted
from 2205 UTC with woman in Standard
Chinese; presumably news. High-side het
QRM, otherwise fair; better on dual 4460
kHz. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)
Fuflllll Front Station (Voice of the
Strait) from 1222 to 1243 UTC on 3200 kHz.
Commentary in Chinese by woman
by instrumental
announcer followed
Chinese music. (John Santosuosso, Oak
Hill, FL)

Clandestine
A Voz de Resistencia do Galo Negro
from 0330 to 0344 UTC on 4973 kHz.
Rooster interval signal, anthem, and into
program in Portuguese with several
mentions of Angola. (John Santosuosso,
Oak Hill, FL)
Radio Freedom (via Africa No. 1) at
1915 to 2013 UTC on 15475 kHz in French.
Program sponsored by the African National
Congress with news and comment<1ry,
references to "African Solidarity." (John
Santosuosso, Oak Hill, FL)
Radio Halgan (via Ethiopia) from 1725
to 1757 UTC on 9590 kHz. Somali commentary and local music. Logging submitted as
tentative. (John Santosuosso, Oak Hill, FL)
Radio Iran Toilers (probably via
USSR) . at 1530 UTC on 10870 kHz with
commentary but gone by 1535 UTC. (John
Santosuosso, Oak Hill, FL)

Colombia
Ondas Orteguaza at 2330 UTC in
Spanish on 4975 kHz. Tone signal with
station ID at 2230 UTC, local news and
announcements. Weak signal.
Radio Sutatenza at 2240 UTC in
Spanish
on
5095
kHz.
"Canned"
promotional for station with ID. News about
Bogata.

Costa Rica
Radio Reio] at 0623 UTC in Spanish
on 4832 kHz. Popular Spanish music with
DJ type announcer and station ID. (C. Volz
- Valparaiso, IN)

Dominican Republic

Cameroon
Radio Garoua at 0535 UTC in French
at 501 o kHz. Native African music to 0558
UTC, announcements, ID at 0600 into
English newscast. A good time to get a
report for this one is during this Englishnewscast.

Central African Republic

Radio Centrafrique at 0445 UTC in
French on 5035 kHz. Local station
announcements, native African music,
station ID and news reporting format at
0530.

Chad
Radiodiffusion Nacionale Tchadienne
at 2150 to 2205 UTC on 4898 kHz. Hilife
music and station identification at 2205
UTC. Probably trying to escape Libyan
jammer on 4920 kHz. (John Santosuosso,
Oak Hill, FL)

16

Radio Moundou at 0533 UTC in

French on 5288 kHz. Native African music.
Brief mention of Moundou at 0540 UTC.
More African music followed. Lots of noise
but fair programming audible.

May 1987

Radio Clarin at 2257 to 2303 UTC on

11700 kHz in Spanish. News and commentary on the Communist threat to the
Dominican Republic . Radio Clarin station
identification at 2303 but no CID ID heard.
(John Santosuosso, Lakeland, FL) [CID is
the initials for "Cuba Independent and
Democratic", the organization which. a few
months ago purchased virtually all of
Clarin's airtime. -- ed.]

Ecuador
La Voz de los Caras at 0205 UTC in
Spanish on 4795 kHz. Spanish ballads and
classical music. Announcements and ID
between music.
Radio Centinela del Sur at 0330 UTC
in Spanish on 4890 kHz. Very lengthy
sports commentary.
Radio Iris at 0225 UTC in Spanish on
3381 kHz. Local announcements with talk
on city of Esmeraldas. Ecuadorian folk
music. [Known locally as "pasillo ", the soft
like bolero music is played on a guitar. -ed.)

Germany, East
Radio Berlin International at 1311
UTC on 15240 kHz. Africa Service programming. (Dave Kammler, Keflavik, Iceland)

Greece

Guinea
Radio Diffusion National at 0625 UTC
in French on 4900 kHz. Two male
announcers with news reporting format and
"chit-chat. "

Honduras
La Voz Evangefica at 0115 UTC in
'Spanish on 4820 kHz. Beautiful instrumental guitar ballads, station promotions,
program schedule for Sunday followed by
more guitar music.
San Radio, HRRI, at 0017 UTC in
Spanish on 4755 kHz. Political-sounding
discussion on "el presidente de la
republica Honduras." Local commercials

MONITORING TIMES

Station news (See "World Radio

News", this issue) should be
forwarded to:
Larry Miller
3 Lisa Drive
Thorndale, PA 19372
for Banco-Central Americana and the
Nacional Cafe. Brief march music at 0033
UTC and apparent ID as "en Sani Radio
informo. " Programming switched to the
Moskito language. Fading a defiinite
problem. (Mike Hardester - N. Versaille, PA)

Iceland

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait at 1820 UTC in Englis
on 11675 kHz. U.S. rock music by Ro
Stewart and David Bowie.

Lesotho
Radio Lesotho at 0300 UTC i
Lesotho on 4800 kHz. Station sign-on wit
the Lesotho national anthem and J[
Chorus with religious music and a sermo
text by male announcer. Looks like thi
station is active again. (J. Bonet - Lafayette
LA)

Libya
Radio Jamahiriya at 2038 UTC i
English on 7245 kHz. Two monoton
announcers blasting the U.S. and its nav1
strategy. Also warned listeners that th
U.S. was about to invade Asia. (Carl Volz
Valparaiso, IN) [And Latin America, Europc
the Middle East, Canada, Australia an
New Zealand, etc., etc. Now that's ente
tainment. -ed.]

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~

The Malawi Broaddasting Corporation (MSC) Blantyre, has reactived

3381 kHz. as observed several evenings in
February. Rapid drums from 0251 UTC,
rooster crowing thrice at 0253, then signon announcements (including "MSC")
followed by music. Returned at 0407 UTC
to find hilife-type music and ad or ads in
presumed Chichewa. ORM? If you enjoy it,
you'll have a wonderful time trying to copy
this .one! (Bob _Hill, Sharon, MA)

Malta

Nicaragua
Radio Zinica at 1545 UTC on 6120
kHz in Spanish. Excited male announcer
with selection of Spanish and English pop
mu sic. (Thompson - FL ASWLC)

Niger
R1V Niger at 0540 UTC
5020 kHz. Repetitive African
Two male announcers with
(Larry Pe~erson - Oklahoma

in French on
drum music.
talk and ID.
City, OK)

Radio Nigeria at 0440 UTC in English

on 4770 kHz. Schedule of upcoming
programs for the day and Lagos time check
for "quarter to six" followed by national
news . of Nigeria. (Peter Crawford - Lake
Marmoset, WI)
Voice of Nigeria on 0815 UTC in
English on 7255 kHz. Program Focus then
drum beat interval signal with station ID.
Excessive static on frequency. (Carl Volz Valparaiso, IN)

North Korea
~

Radio Pyongyang at 1200 UTC in

English on 9715 kHz. Station ID at top of
the hour followed by news, including a
pledge of loyalty to "the great leader, President Kim II Sung." Final report on "golden
largescale construction." Monitored up to
1248 UTC. (James Kline, Santa Monica
CA)
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South Africa

2302 to 2311 UTC in Upper Side-band

with "Papa Juliette" ID and bagpipes. At
2305 UTC into 5-digit German-language
numbers. (J. Santosuosso, Lakeland, FL)
2207+ with 5-digit German-language
numbers in xxx xx format. Interesting how
some numbers transmissions use frequencies In the middle of the broadcast bands.
(J. Santosuosso, Lakeland, FL)

Radio 5 at o4oo UTC on 4880 kHz.

Breakfast Show of light pop music, greetings to ~ listen ers and advertisements.
Good,
strong
signal.
(Larry Miller,
Thorndale, PA)

Sweden
Racio SWeden International at 1606
UTC on 6065 kHz. Report on Sweden's
plan to cut aid to non-democratic countries

MONITORING TIMES

and bureaucracy in government. (Dave

Kammler, Keflavik, Iceland)

Tahiti
Radio Tahiti at 0416 UTC on 11825
kHz in Tahitian. Male and female announcer
with island music. (Harold Frodge, Midland,
Ml - ASWLC)

Tunisia

from 0510 to 0530 UTC on 7525 kHz. Arabi

music and announcements in Frenct
(John Santosuosso, Lakeland, FL)

Unidentified
On 6230 kHz, a station can be faint
heard at 2030 to 2056 UTC in what sounc
like one of the Roman ce languages. So fa
it's been too weak for any definite progra
details. Occasionally, there is no audio .
all. (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)

Raciodiffusion Television Tunisienne

May 1987

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requencyL

1
Gre,Q.. Jprda"' NC Rich Foerster,
. : Gayl~ Van Horn, FL
.

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..

;nonorary :Monitors
Terry M: Moore, WPX6USA, El Toro, C
Richard.Tanger, Jr., Pl'!asantvill e, NJ

Frequency updates from readers are also welcome

and should be sent to:
Larry Miller, Frequency Coordinator
Monitoring Times
P.O. Box 691
Thorndale, PA 19372
Anyone whose material is used will receive a
certificate of appreciation from Monitoring Times.
All frequencies on this list in bold have been heard
by one or more MT monitors during the previous
month.
0030-0100 W ,A

Radio Budapest Hungary......

6025, 6110
9520,

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0045-0100
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0000-0015
0000-0025
0000-0030

[8:00

PM

EDT/5:00 PM PD1]

Voice of People of Kampuchea 9693, 11938

Kol Israel..................
7410, 7465
9435
BBC, England .............. ..
5975, 6005

6120, 6175

7325,
9590 ,
15280

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0000-0045

'l<GEl."California...........
Radio 'Berlin International..
Radio Canada International..
Radio Norway International..
WYFR, Florida............. ..

0000-0050
OOQ0-0100

15440
Radio' Pyongyang.North Korea 15140, 15160
~d F'orces Radio and TV .. 6030, 11790

0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
OOOQ-0100
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0000-0100
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CBC Northern Quebec Svce....
CFCX, Montreal, Canada .... ..
CFRX, Toronto, Canada ...... .
CFVP, Calg~ry. Canada...... .
CHNX, Halifax, Canada..... ..
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.... .
KCBI, Texas .............. ..
KSDA, Guam (AWR) .......... .
KVOH, California .......... .
KYOI, Saip~ ............ ..
Radio Australia .......... ..

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9730

9680, 15170

15345, 17755
9910, 11715
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15115
17775
15405
15320, 15395

17750, 17795
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Bei1ing,China ...... ..
Discovery.Domin. Rep.
Dublin International..
Havana Cuba ......... ..
Korea (South) ...... ..
Moscow .............. ..

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Radio Thailand............ ..

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Radio Veritas, Philippines ..

Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...

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RTL Luxembourg ............. .

Spanish Forei!;jn Radio, Spain
Voice of Amenca .......... ..

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0030-0100

Voice of Nicaragua ......... .

WCSN, Boston, MA ........... .
WINB, Pennsylvania........ .
WHRI , Indiana .............. .
WRNO Worldwide............ ..
AWR, Costa Rica .......... ..
BBC, England .............. ..

11735
9550

15045
6910

6090, . 9740
15575

5915,
5940,
7150,
7310
11880
9650,
11905
9740
11780,
17705
6090
9630,
5995,
6130,

5920
7115
7215
7440
13665
9665
15150

11880
6125
9455

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15145
9680
7355

15460
5975, 6005
6075, 67325120
6175,

HCJB, Ecuador............. ..

9870, 11910
15155

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KTWR, Guam ............... ..

Radio Belize.............. ..

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0100-0200
0100-0200
0115-0200
0130-0200
0130-0140

6120, 6175
7325, 9515 0200-0230 T-A
9590, 9915 0200-0250
CBC Northern Quebec Srvc.... 6195, 9625
11920

CFCX, Montreal, Canada ..... .

CFRX, Toronto, Canada ...... .
CFVP, Calgary, Canada...... .
CHNX, Hallfax, Canada...... .
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.... .
FEBC, Manila, Philippines ..
KCB I, Texas ............... .
KSDA, Guam (AWR) .......... .
KVOH, California ......... ..
KYOI, Saipan .............. .
Radio Australia.......... ..

0100-0200
0100-0200v
0100-0200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01 00-0200

Radio Belize .............. ..

Radio Canada International..
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

Cultural, Guatemala ...

Dublin International..
Havana Cuba .......... .
Moscow ............... .

6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
15315, 21475
11910
15115

9495
15405
15320, 15395
17715, 17750

Brownlee;: Jr:, Laurens, SC

WCSN, Boston, Mass ......... .

WHRI, Indiana ...............
WINS, Pennsylvania........ .
WRNO Worldwide ............. .
WYFR, Florida ............ ..
Radio Berlin International..
KNLS, Alaska ...............
Voice ol Greece........... ..

7365
9852.5
15145

7355
9555
6080,
11905
7430,

3285

9755, 11845
11940
5955
6910

6090,
5915,
6000,
7115,
7215,

9740
5940
6070
7150
7320
7315
11845
6055
9540

71 30,
11720,
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930,
7345,
9740
9665, 11905
Radio Thailand ............ ..
9690, 11710
RAE, Argentina ..............
11940
SBC Radio 1, Singapore .....
9630, 11880
Spanish Foreign Radio, Spain
6005 , 9720
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
15425
5995, 61 30
Voice of America.......... ..

7205,
9650,
9815,
11740,

0100-0200
Voice of Indonesia........ ..
0100-0200v T-A Voice of Nicaragua ......... .

9725,

0200-0300 T-A
0200-0300 T-S
0200-0300

6015
6035,
9650,
11945
6010,
Radio RSA, South Africa .....
9615
ABC Perth, Australia.......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195,
GBC, Guyana.................
5950
HCJB, Ecuador...............
6230,
15115
KSDA, Guam (AWR)...........
KYO I, Saipan ...............
15405
Radio Au~tralia.. .. ........
15240,
'
15395,
Radio Belize................
3285
11745
Radio Bras, Brazil.........
Radio Bucharest, Romania....
5990,
9510,
9835,
11940
9475,
Radio Cairo, Egypt... .......
9900
5960,
Radio Canada International..
6910
Radio Dublin International..
5965,
Radio Havana Cuba.......... .

0200-0300

Radio Japan ................

0200-0300
0200-0300

Radio Korea, South ....... ..

Radio Moscow, U.S.S.R...... .

0200-0256

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

5960, . 9535

Radio Moscow World Service..

9515, 9590
9915, 11750
0030-0100

9720

17795

11680 11740
11770, 15205
6015
7365

9680

6005,
15425
3300,
Radio Cultural, Guatemala...
Radio Korea World New s Svc.. 7275
Vatican Radio...............
6030,
11845

Nick:Oollobitz; st.Lduis, MO .
. Le()riard/ JaSiliii(:ls, concqrd; CA

9420
HCJB, Ecuador.............. .
9870, 1
0130-0200
0130-0200
Radio Austria International.
6155
Radio
Veritas
Asia.Philipp.
15135,
1
--------------------~ 0130-0200
WINS, Pennsylvania.........
15145
0100 UTC
[9:00 PM EDT/6:00 PM PDl]
0130-0200
6125,
Radio Berlin International ..
--------------------~ 0145-0200
Radio Korea.. ............. ..
6480,
6035, 7215 0145-0200
0100-0115
All India Radio.............
9595
6030, 9605
Vatican Radio ............ ..
0100-0115
11845
6010, 9575 0200 UTC
[8:00 PM EDT/7:00 PM PDl]
RAI, Italy ................ ..
0100-0120
Kol Israel.. .............. ..
0100-0124
7410, 7465 -------------------~
6025,
Radio Budapest, Hungary .....
0200-0215
9435
9520,
9870, 11910
HCJB, Ecuador............. ..
0100-0130
6145,
Vatican Radio .............. .
0200-0215
15155
9650
6025, 6110
0100-0130 T-A Radio Budapest, Hungary .....
5975,
BBC, England............... .
9520, 9835 0200-0230
6120,
Radio Japan General Service.
7140, 9675
0100-0130
7325,
15235, 17810
9590,
Radio Vientiane, Laos.......
7112v
0100-0130
7185
Burma Broadcasting Corp.....
WINS, Pennsylvania.........
15145
0200-0230
-0100-0130
15145
Radio New Zealand lnt'I....
15150, 17705 0200-0230 S,M WINB, Pennsylvania.........
0100-0145
6125,
Radio Berlin International..
Deutsche Welle, West Germany 6040, 6085 0200-0230
0100-0150
9560,
Radio Bertin International..
61...45, 9545 0200-0245
5960,
Canada
International..
Radio
9565; 11785 I 0200-0230 M-F
7165, 1
Radio Kiev, Ukraine SSR.: ...
ABC, Perth, Australia...... . - 15425
0200-0230
01po-0200
13645
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 11790
0100-0200
7275, 1
Radio Korea World .......... .
15355
0200-0230
6135,
Swiss Radio International...
5975, 6005 0200-0230
BBC, England ........ ...... ..
0100-0200

0100-0200

15160, 15240

Radio Portugal... .......... .

SLBC, Sri Lanka ........... ..

9835

Nicholas Peter Adams, 'Newark, NJ

Frartklln :P;' Trumpy, Aines, IA

0200-0300

0200-0300
0200-0300

9455
9775
11580
15205

9680, 11790
6015v

MONITORING TIMES

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

Voice of Nicaragua..........
Deutsche Welle, W . Germany..

Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...

Radio Polonia, Poland .......

Radio Thailand ..............

Radio Verltas, Philippines.
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.....
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.

6090,
6140,
9740
1187Q-,
151 95,
1181 ()
5915,
6000,
7115,
7320,
13665,
15150
6095,
7145,
9525,
15120
9665,
9740,
11940
6005,
15425

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7205, 9455 0300-0400

0300-0400
9650
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......
7285
Voice of Free China, Taiwan.
5985, 9555 0300-0400
0300-0400
11740
0300-0400
WCSN, Boston, Mass..........
9815
0300-0400
WHRI, Indiana ...............
9852..5
Wor1d Music Radio ...........
6910
0300-0400
WRNO Worldwide..............
7355
0300-0400
Radio Nepal... ..............
5005
0305-0400
5975, 6005
BBC, Engla11d ................
6120, 6175 0310-0330
7325, 9515 0313-0400
9915
6020, 6165
Radio Netherland ............
9590, 9895
5905, 7315 0330-0400
Radio Pakistan ..............
11745, 15115 0330-0400
15580, 17660
9695,
Radio Sweden International..
0330-0400
17840 SSB
7060, 7120 0330-0400
Radio Tirana Albania ........
9760
0330-0400
SLBC, Sri Lanka.............
9720
All India Radio .............
6110, 9545 0330-0400
9610
0330-0400
Radio Yerevan, Armenian SSR 11790, 13645 0330-0400
15180
0330-0400
'0330-0400

0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 M
0200-0300
0215-0220
0230-0300

0230-0300
0230-0245
0230-0300
0230-0300
0230-0300
0240-0250
0250-0259

0335-0340

0300 UTC

[11:00 PM B>T/8:00 PM PDT]

0300-0310
0300-0315

CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195,

Radio Budapest... ...........
6025,

0300-0325

R~dio

0300-0330

BBC, England ................

0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330

Radio Cairo, Efnpt.. ........

Radio Canada nternational ..
Radio Japan General Service

0300-0330

Radio Kiev, Ukrainian SSA ...

0300-0330 T-S
0300-0330 T-A
0300-0350

Radio Canada, Montreal.. ....

9755
Radio Portv.J!al...... .. ......
9705
Deutsche elle, West Germany 6045. 6185
9565
Voice of Turkey.............
9560
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 11730
11790, 12060
15345, 17765

0300-0350
0300-0400

Netherland............

0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 M
0300-0400

CFCX, Montreal, Canada......

CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
CFVP, Cal~ary, Canada.. :....
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada....... .
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
HCJB, Ecuador...............
KNLS, Alaska ................
KSDA, Guam (AWR) ...........
KYOI, Saipan ...............
La Voz Eva~elica, Honduras
Radio Austr 1a............

0300-0400

Radio Beijing, China .......

0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 T-S
0300-0400 T-S
0300-0400

Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

0300-0400

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

Voice of America ............

Voice of Free China, Taiwan.

Voice of America............

0200-0300

'

Belize ................
Cultural, Guatemala...
Dublin International..
Earth .................
Havana Cuba ...........

9520,
6020,
9590,
5975,
6120,
7185,
9515,
9475,
5960,
5960.
15350.
17845
6200.
9765.
13645
5960,

6005
6175
7325
9600
9675
9755
15280
17810

9670
17840
15190
4820
15160.
15320.
17715,
17795,
9645,
11970,

15240
15395
17750
11750
11980
15445

3285
5955
6910

9535

0340-0400

Vatican Radio ...............

Radio France International..

S,M

9575
9680

7355
9455

6910
6185
5945,
6155
6150

6005.
6175,
7280.
9535,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195,
3955,
BBC, England................
6120,
9410.
Radio Austria International.
6155
Radio Benin International..
9560.
6090,
Radio Havana Cuba...........
6140,
5960
Radio Japan, Tokyo ........ ..
11705
Radio Sweden International.
5985
Radio Tanzania............ ..
6200,
Radio Tirana Albania....... .
9640,
UAE Radio, Dubai.......... ..
15435
3905,
All India Radio .............
7105.
9610.
11895.
7430,
Voice of Greece............ .

0345-0400

Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ....

0400 lJTC

[12:00 PM EDT/9:00 PM PDT]

0400-0405

RAI, Italy..................
Voice of Kenya............ ..
Kol Israel ..................

0400-0410
6055 0400-0415

Radio Cultural, Guatemala ...

Radio Netherlands ...........
Radio RSA, South Africa .... .

0400-0415
6055 0400-0425
7135 0400-0425
7175
9600 0400-0430

BBC, London, England...... ..

9625

5975
6175

9600
KNLS, Alaska................
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....

0400-0430
9620 0400-0430
6100
9740
0400-0430

Radio Finland, Helsinki.. ...

0400-0430 M
7065 0400-0430
11940
0400-0430
4860 0400-0430 S,M
9545 0400-0500
11830 0400-0500
11940
9420

Radio Norway International..

Swiss Radio International ...

9620,
11705

9645

9710,
15330
6090
7464.
9815.
3300
7175.
3230,
7270,
3955.
6005.
6155.
7160.

11910

9435
11585

9895
4990
9585
5975
6120
6175
7320

9580
9670
5990, 9510
9570, 11810
11940
6120. 11715
11755
9650

6135. 9725
9885. 12035

Trans Wor1d Radio, Bonaire..

9535
Trans Wor1d Radio, Bonaire..
4835, 7295
ABC, Perth, Australia......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 12060
11730, 11790
1n65

r ;TORM SEASON

7165
11790

21570
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
6230. 9870

7355
6000.
6140.
7400
Radio Moscow ................
6130.
7320.
11790.
12050.
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
11780,
Radio Polonia, Poland .......
6095,
7270,
11815
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930.
7345
Radio RSA, South Africa.....
3230.
7Zl0.
Radio Sofia Bulgaria ........
7115
Radio Thailand ..............
9560,
SLBC, Sri Lanka.............
6005,
15425
Trans Wor1d Radio, Bonaire..

9625
6110
9835
6165
9895

M
S-F
M

Voz Evengelica, Honduras ....

WCSN, Boston, Mass..........
WHRI, Indiana ...............
WMLK, PennsAlvania ..........
Wor1d Music adio...........
WRNO Worldwide..............
Radio Austria International.

7280.
5985,
11745
4820
9815

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11770
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13665
15150
6135
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0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
. 0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500

0400-0500
0400'-()500
0400-0500 T-S
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500

0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500v M
0400-0500
0400-0500
0415-0430

6035,
7280,
9575,

0500-0600

Radio Japan General Service.

0500-0600

Radio Moscow.:..............

0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600

R. New Zealand, Wellington.

Radio Canada lnt'l,Montreal

0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
7200 0545-0600 M-F

BBC, London .................

Radio Cameroon ..............
Radio Netherland ............
WSZO , Marshal Island ........
Radio Canada lnt'l,Montreal

9550
9670

11835,
9640

WCNS, Boston, Mass ..........

WHRI, Indiana ...............
World Music Radio ...........
WRNO Worldwide..............
WYFR, Okeechobee, Fla.......
Radio France International..

7355

0600 UTC

3285
4800
11725, 15190

5950, 5975

6005, 6195
7160, 7185
9510, 9580
9600
0500-0530
Capital Radio, S. Africa ....
39'Zl.5
0500-0530 M
Radio Norway International.
11860
0500-0530 S,M Trans World Radio, Bonaire..
9535
0500-0550
Deutsche Welle..............
5960, 6120
6130, 9635
0500-0600
ABC, Melbourne, Australia..
15330
0500-0600
ABC, Perth, Australia......
15425
0500-0600
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 11790
15330, 17765
0500-0600
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 9625
0500-0600
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
6005
0500-0600
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
0500-0600
6030
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada .......
0500-0600
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
0500-0600
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
0500-0600
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
6230, 9670
11910
15190
0500-0600
KYOI, Saipan ...............
0500-0600
- Radio Australia............
15160, 15240
15320, 15395
17715, 17750
17795, 17795
0500-0600
Radio Be~ng , China ........
9565
0500-0600v
Radio Du tin International..
6910
0500-0600
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
5965, 6035
6090, 9740

~ .,..-.... ~,, "' -

11880
11940
5020
6125,
7210
15230
15425

9630

CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......

CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
CFVP, Calgary, Canada.......
CKfX, Vancouver, Canada.....
CHNX, Halifax, Canada .......
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana .........
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
Kin8 of Horce, Lebanon .......
KV H, Cali omia............
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska ..
KYOI, Saipan ...............
Radio Australia............

Radio Cook Islands.........

Radio Havana Cuba...........
Radio Korea, South ..........
Radio Moscow ................
Radio New Zealand lnt'I ....
Radio Pyon!]yang, N. Korea ..
Radio Zambia...............
SBC Radio 1, Sin~apore.....
Soloman Islands castin~ Co.
VLQ 9, Brisbane, Australia..
VLW 15, Lyn'dhurst,Australia
VLW 15, Waneroo, Australia.
Voice of America............

Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......

Voice of Free China.Taiwan ..
Voice of M alaysia...........

0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
. 0600-0700
0600-0700
0615-0655 A,S
0625-0700
0630-0655

s
s

WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........

WHRI, Indiana ...............
WRNO Worldwide..............
WSZO, Marsall Island........
World Music Radio ...........
BRT, Belgium................
TWR, Monaco .................
Radio Finland...............
Radio Polonia... :...........

0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700

Radio Sofia, Bulgaria.......

Radio Tirana ................
Swiss Radio International...

0645-0700 M -F

HCJB, Qui~o. Ecuador........

6035,
7280,

7200

...

~,

_,,_

. ..
~

uic

9700, .

. 7065
3985,
9535,
12030,
6205

[3:00 AM EDT/12.-00 AM POl]

0700-0712

Radio Bucharest, Romania ...

0700-0715 A
0700-0730
0700-0730

Radio Finland ...............

Burma Broadcasting Corp .....
BBC, London .................

9575

9760
6015
7255
9640

5980,

9585

0700

11940, 1
15335, 1
17805, ~
11755
9730

5950,
6195,
7150,

7355

9600,

6910
6185

6050,
7295,

0700-0730 A,S
0700-0730v
0700-0735
0700-0745
0700-0750

TWR, Bonaire................
Radio Zambia...............
TWR Swaziland ...............
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
Radio Pyongyang ............

4915

0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 A,S
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800

AB C Brisbane................
9660
ABC Lyndwurst... ............
9680
Armed Forces Radio and TV .. 15400
CFCX, M ontreal, Canada......
6005
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6030
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada .......
61 30
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada.......
CKFX, Van couver, Canada .....
6080
ELWA, Liberia ..............
11830
FEBC, M anila ...............
11850, 1
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana.........
3366
6130,
HCJB........................
9745,
9860
Kine of Hope, Lebanon .......
6280
KN S, Anchor Point, Alaska.
5960
15190
KYOI, Saipan...............
NBC, Papua New Guinea.......
4890
Radio Australia ............
5995,
11720
Radio Earth (via Milano) ....
7295
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
9525
Radio Japan General Service.
9675, 1
15235, 1
17855
Radio Kuwait... .............
9560
Radio Thailand..............
9655, 1
5010, 1
SBC Radio 1, Sin~apore......
Soloman Islands casting Svc 5020
VLM4 Brisbane, Australia....
4920
3990,
Voice of America ............

6065,

7355

6140
9750
11640, 15180
5975, 9510
4850
6165, 9715
4970
6050, 6140
7295, 9750
11640, 15180

4808,

6090

6185,
6165,

9645

6065,

7355

9680
6030
3975,

5900

9715

5950, 5975
6050, 6195

0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700

0630-0700

Armed Forces Radio and TV ...

BBC, London .................

Radio RSA, South Africa.....

7105, 7115
7150, 7120
7185, 9600
9640, 9915
6005
6070
6030
6080
6130
3366
6230, 9670
6280
6005
9555
15190
11910, 11945
15160, 15240
15315, 17715
17750, 17795
11760
9525

9570,

0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 .
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800

0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800

9535
11880v
6070
11780, 1
11930, 1
15340

6035,
6125,

9530,
9550,
11640
0700-0800
0700-0800

Voice of Free China.........

Voice of Malaysia ...........

0700-0800

Voice of

0700-0800

7Zl5 0700-0800

s
s

~igeria ...........

WHRI, Indiana...............
World Music Radio ...........
WRNO Worldwide..............
WSZO, Marsall Island........
Vatican Radio ..............
FEBA Radio, Seychelles .....
KTWR Guam ..................
TWR Monte Carlo.............
All India Radio .............

7165
0700-0800
11780
0700-0800
13650, 13680 0715-0730 M-A
11880
0715-0800
11940
0715-0800
5020
0725-0800
. 9660
0730-0735
15230
15425
3990, 5995
6080, 6125
7170, 7200 0730-0800
BBC, London .................
7325, 9530
9550, 9670
7285
0730-0800
CPBS, China................
5985
0735-0800 M -H KTWR, Guam.................
6175, 9750 0730-0800
Radio Netherlands...........
15295
0730-0800
Swiss Radio Int'!. ..........
7365
6100
6185
[4:00 AM EDT/1:00 AM PDT]
4970
0800 UTC
6910
GBC, Accra, Ghana ...........
9880, 21810 0800-0805
0800-0825 M-F BRT, Belgium................
7105
Radio Netherlands ...........
6120, 9560 0800-0825
Voice of Malaysia ...........
0800-0825
11755
6135, 7270
Voice of Islam.Bangladesh ..
0800-0830
9675

MONITORING TIMES

May 1987
....

0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700

Ghana Radio .................

Voice of Kenya ..............
Vatican Radio ...............
Radio Netherland ............
WYFR, Florida...............

0630-0700

4976, 5026

[2.-00 AM EST/11:00 PM PST]

6910
6185
9680

Radio Belize ................

Radio Lesotho ...............
Vatican Radio ..............
BBC, London .................

0430:0500
0430-0500
0445-0500

Voice of Nicaragua..........
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos .....
WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........
WHRI, Indiana...............
World Mu sic Radio...........
WRNO Worldwide ..............
WYFR , Okeechobee, Florida ...

0515-0530

0500-0505
0500-0510
0500-0515
0500-0530

0430-0500

Radio Uganda................

Radio Zambia ...............

SBC Radio 1, Sin~apore.....
Soloman Islands casting Co
Spanish fioreign Radio.......
TWR , Swaziland ..............
VLW 15, Lyndhurst.Australia
VLW 15, Waneroo, Australia.
Voice of America ............

9675, 15235
17810
7150, 7165
7175, 7320
11780

9680

0500 UTC

0430-0455
0430-0500

0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600v M
0500-0600
0500-0600

0600-0610
0600-0610
6055, 6175 0600-0620
7135, 7175 0600-0625
~
7280, 9535 0600-0645
9550, 9790
0600-0700
9600
5980 , 7Zl5 0600-0700
RAI. Italy..................
5975, 6175
BBC, London, England ........
9510
9480, 11835
Radio TiranaJIJbania........
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany .. 7150, 7225
9565, 9765
5945, 6155
Radio Austria International.
0600-0700
9755
0600-0700
Radio Truth, S. Africa......
5015
0600-0700
TWR, Swaziland.:............
7210
6055, 6175 0600-0700
Radio France International..
7135, 7175 0600-0700
7280, 9535 0600-0700
9550, 9790 0600-0700
0600-0700
9600
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
[1:00 AM EDT/10:00 PM PDT]

0425-0440
0430-0500

,.

39Zl, 3930
7149
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
6030
CFVP, Calrrary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha lfax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
6230, 9670
HCJB, Ecuador...............
9852.5
KVOH, California............
9755, 11945
Radi9 Australia............
15160, 15240
15320, 15395
17715, 17795
9645, 11960
Rad!o Beijing ..............
3285
Radio Belize ................
6910
Radio Dublin International..
6035, 6090
Radio Havana Cuba...........
6140, 9740
9525, 9675
Radio Japan ................
5940, 7150
Radio Moscow................
7165, 7320
Radio Moscow World Service. 6000, 7150
Radio New Zealand..........
9620, 11780
Radio Pyongyang, N.Korea...
15140, 15160
15180
4976, 5026
Radio Uganda ................
9690, 11710
RAE, Argentina ..............
15230 '
VLW 15, Lyndhurst.Australia
VLW 15, Waneroom, Australia 15425
3990, 5995
Voice of America ............
Capital Radio, South Africa.

s
s

5985
6175,
15295
15120, 1
17800

7355
6910
6185
4970
11725,
151 20,
11715
7105
5990,
6020,
7110,
9610,
11850,
9510,
9600,
11860
11330
11715

1
1

1
1

9630,
3985,
9535

3366
9880, 1

9630,

6175, :
15295
11645, 1

c:r.I

requencyL
0800-0830

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........

0800-0845
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900

0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900

0800-0900
0800-0900 S,A
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900 M-H
0800-0900
0800-0900

0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900

0800-0900

FEBA, Seychelles ...........

AFAN, Antarctica ...........
AFRTS Far East Network.....
BBC, London .................
BBS, Bhutan .................
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
CFVP, Ca~ary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada.......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
FEBC, Manila ...............
FEN, Tokyo ..................
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana.........
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
King of Hope, Lebanon .......
KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska.
KTWR, Guam .................
KYOI, Saipan ...............
Radio Australia.............

Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

Korea World News Svc ..

Kuwait.. ..............
Moscow ................
Prague................

Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea ..

3910, 6155
3366

6130,

15190

5995,
9580,
9710,
11720

RTE Portugal ................

SBC Radio 1, Singapore ......
TWR Monte Carto .............
Voice of Indonesia.........
Voice of Nigeria ............
WHRI, Indiana...............
WANO Worldwide ..............
WSZO, Marsall Island ........
All India Radio.............

0830-0840

Voice of America, Washington

0900-1000
6080 0900-1000
9655 0900-1000
9760 0915-1000

0830-0855
0830-0855 M -A
0830-0900
0830-0900

Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

0830-0900

Radio Prague,Czechoslovakia

Finland, Helsinki. ....

Netherlands ...........
Austria lnt'I. ........
Beijing ...............

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........

0830-0900
0830-0900

Radio Netherlands ..........

Swiss Radio International ...

0840-0900

Radio Australia .............

0847-0852 A

R. Pacific Ocean, Vladivost.

0900 UTC

[5:00 AM BJT/2:00 AM POl]

0900-0905
0900-0915

Africa Number One, Gabon ....

BBC, London .................

Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ....

Radio Tanzania ..............
Radio Prague ................

WHRI, Indiana ...............

WANO Worldwide..............
WSZO, Marsall Island ........
BBC, London .................

9795

0930-1000

Radio Budapest Hungary......

0950-1000 M-F

Radio Budapest Hungary......

1000 UTC

[6:00 AM EDTfJ:OO AM POl]

6055, 9505
11990 .
9530, 13680

7105

Radio Australia............

11790, 15150
7255, 15185 1000-1010
7355
1000-1025 M-A
6185
1000-1030

4970

5960,
5990,
6020,
6f00,
7125

7175,

5970 1000-1030
6010
6050 1000-1030
7110
1000-1030

9575

1000-1030

6120, 15245 1000-1030

9630

7210, 11840 1000-1030

9700,
15440
11855,
21705
6130,
11925
17575,
9560,
11905,
6045,

11755

17840

1000-1100

9745 1000-1100
21485

9885 1000-1100

15570
6060

9580, 15395
9500,
9635,
9810,
11815,
12010,
15295,
17815,

9620
9795
11710
11910
15260
17765
17850

7200, 15200
5975, 6045

7150,
11750

9410
21485
13725
15650
17685

1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100
1000-1100

Radio Australia.............

9580, 9655 1000-1100

9710, 11720 1000-1100
15415
1000-1100

ABC, Brisbane, Australia....

Adventist World Radio .......
AFRTS.......................
Deutsche Welle.............
FEBC, Manila...............
FEN, Tokyo ..................
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
King of Hoee, Lebanon .......
KNLS, Alas a ...............
KSDA, Guam .................

1100-1125
1100-1130

Radio Netherland ............

Radio Australia .............

9750

1100-1130 M -A
1100-1130
1100-1130
1100-1130
1100-11 30

9655

1100-1130

Radio Finland........... , ..
11945, 15400
Radio Japan .................
6120
Radio Maputo, Mozambique .... 9525, 11815
Radio Sweden lnt'I. .........
9630, 15115
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp 11835, 15120
17850
9665, 9870
Swiss Radio International ..
11795, 15570
6110, 9760
Voice of America ............
15160, 15210
15425
9755, 9765
Voice of Vietnam ............
12035
Radio RSA, South Africa....
11900, 15220
17780
4VEH, Haiti .... .............
4930
ABC, Brisbane, Australia....
4920
ABC, Perth , Australia.......
9610
6030, 9590
AFRTS.......................
9700, 15430
5965, 6195
BBC, London .................
9410, 9510
11775, 15070
S.S. Kin~dom Saudi Arabia ..
11855v
6005
CFCX,
ontreal, Canada......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
6030
CFVP, ca1Wary, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
Deutsche Welle, W.Germany.. 17765, 17800
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
11740, 15115

9795
13665
13705
15140
15225
15490
17645
17775
11780
9505

11940

7105
15120, 15185
17800

7355
6185
4970
9760,
11750
9580,
9835,
15160,
17710,
9585,
11910,
17710

11910 1100-1 130

15220
21665
9835 ' 1100-1130
15160
1100-1156

9670
5010, 11940

0900-0930

Radio Pakistan .............

Radio France lnt'I, Paris ...

9600,
13645,
13680,
15110,
15155,
15265,
17625,
17665,
9600,
9685v
6055,
11990
5010,

9710

17575,
11700,
15640,
17565,
17815

0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000,
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000

1100-1115
1100-1125

Radio Moscow................

0930-1000

Radio Netherlands..........
Kol Israel. ................

Radio Korea.................
Radio Pyongyang N . Korea ....

[7:00 AM BJT/4:00 AM PDT)

9675, 11875
11955, 15235
11810

7275
9750

0900-0925
1000-1030

0900-0930
0900-0950

1100 UTC

Radio Japan .................

SBC Radio 1, Singapore ......

TWR Monte Calio .............
Voice of Nigeria...........

0900-1000
0900-1000

9750

0830-0900

9745 0900-1000

6280

5960
11715

0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000

Voice of Greece ............

Radio Nepal.. ...............
Radio Budapest Hungary......

6085, 9590
15255, 17655

6070
6030
6130
6080
6030, 11890
21475

1040-1050
1045-1000
1050-1100 M -F

Radio Afghanistan ...........

11830, 15160
15180

0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900 .
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0830-0840

6205 0900-1000
9860
15120, 17795 0900-1000
6012
11750
5975, 7150 0900-1000
9600, 9640
6035
6005
6130,

9745,

1000-1100
1000-1100

1005-1010
1030-1040
1030-1100

5960
15440

9665

15515, 17595

6085, 9590 1100-1200

15255, 17655
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany.. 7225, 9735
17765, 21600 1100-1200
11585, 11655 1100-1200
Kol Israel. ................
12080, 13715 1100-1200
9580, 9655 1100-1200
Radio Australia.............
1100-1200
9770
15180, 15230 1100-1200
Radio Norway International.
Swiss Radio lnt'I. ..........
9560, 9885 1100-1200
11905, 15570 1100-1200
9755, 9765
Voice of Vietnam ............
1100-1200
12035
6030, 6125 1100-1200
AFRTS .......................
9530, 9590
9700, 11805 1100-1200
All India Radio ............
11705, 11810 1100-1200
15320, 15335 1100-1200
17387, 17875 1100-1200
BBC, London ................
6195, 9410
9740, 9760 1100-1200
11750, 12095 1100-1200
15070, 15280 1100-1200
1100-1200
21660
1100-1200
11855v
S.S. Kin~dom Saudi Arabia..
1100-1200
CFCX,
ontreal, Canada ......
6005
1100-1200
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
6030
CFVP, CalPiary, Canada .......
1115-1200
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
1115-1130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
FEN, J an ..................
39~ 6155 1115-1200
HCJB, uito, Ecuador........
61 ' 11925 1130-1200
Radio Dubai, UAE ...........
1m5
Radio Honaire, Soloman lls..
5020
9600, 9795
Radio Moscow................
11675, 13665
13680, 13705 1130-1200
15135, 15150 1130-1200
15475, 15550 1130-1200
9600, 11780
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ....
6055, 9505
Radio Prague ................
1130-1200
11990
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5052, 11940 1130-1200
Voice of Nigeria............
7255, 15120 1130-1200
1145-1200
WHRI , Indiana ...............
5995
WANO Worldwide..............
6185
Radio Pakistan .............
15605, 17660
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......
5980
Radio Austria International.
9625, 12025

Radio Beijing ...............

Radio Japan General Service.
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

s
s

15270
1030-1100
1030-1100
1030-1000
1030-1100

Radio Australia .............

Radio Netherland ............
Radio New Zealand ...........
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp

1030-1100

UAE Radio, Dubai ...........

1040-1050

Vatican Radio ...............

MONITORING TIMES

Korea .................
Malaysia, Sarawak.....
New Zealand ...........
Pyongyang, N. Korea ...

SBC Radio 1, Singa~ore ......

Trans World Radio onaire..
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......
Voice of Nigeria............
WHRI , Indiana ...............
WANO Worldwide ..............
WYFR , Florida ...............
Radio Berlin International.
Vatican Radio ..............
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran.
Radio Australia.............

88

1000-1100

7275
9765, 11830
13650
4920, 9660
9670
6030, 9530
6160, 9690
11890, 21475
6155
6130, 9745
6280

Voice of Kenya ..............

BRT, Belgium ...............
Afghanistan .................

1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200
1100-1200

15630, 17565
5005, 9590
6025, 9585
9835, 11910
15160, 17710

15605, 17660

9790, 11670
11845,15155
15195, 15300
15315, 15365
15365, 17620
17720 6020, 9650
5995, 6080
7215, 9580
9710, 9770

17890
9535, 9645
6120, 9675
11815
7275, 15575

4950
6100,

9600

7300, 9750

ggn

5052, 11940

11815
5980, 7445
7255, 15120

5995
9715

5985,

9680
11875
21465, 21540
17840, 21485
11790, 15084
5995, 606Cl

6080, 7215
9580, 9645
9710, 977(1
11800

R. Berlin lntl,E.Germany
Radio Japan .................
Radio Netherland............
Radio Thailand ..............
TWR Bonaire................
WYFR, Florida ...............
Radio Berlin Intl..........

15240
6120
5955, 971e
15560, 1757E
17605, 2148(
9655, 11 90~

11815
9680

15240

[8:00 AM EDT/5:00 AM PDT)

1200 UTC

9580

9650 1200-1210
6100, 9620 1200-1215
11835, 15120 1200-1215 M -A
17850
1m5, 17865 1200-1215
21605, 21700 1200-1215
6250, 9645 1200-1225
11740
6020,

Voice of ls.Rep.of Iran ....

Radio New Zealand...........
Vatican Radio ..............

15064
6100,

15190,
17865,
17840,
Vatican Radio ..............
Voice of People of Kampuchea 9693,
9530,
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
15345

May 1987

962(

1784(
2148~
2148~

1193E
1174(

2:

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requencyL'=i
I

1200-1225

Radio Nether1and ............

1200-1225
1200-1230
1200-1230
1200-1230 M -A
1200-1230

Radio Polonia ...............

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
Radio Ber1in Intl ..........
Radio Finland..............
Radio Tashkent.. ............

1200-1235

All India Radio .............

1200-1235
1200-1242
1200-1250
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia..

Trans Worfd Radio Bonaire..
Radio ~ongyang, N. Korea ...
4VEH, aiti.................
ABC, Wanneroo, Australia ....
ABC, Brisbane...............
AFRTS.......................

1200-1300

1200-1300
1200-1 300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-130Q

f260-1300
- 1200-1200

9715
17575
21480
7285
11740
15400
9600
15460
4800
7280
9615
15245

9610

4920
6030, 6125

9700, 15330
15430, 21670
BBC, London .................
5965, 6195
9510, 9740
9750, 11710
11750, 11775
12095, 15070
17790, 21710
11855v
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia..
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625
f CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
CFVP, Calp,ary, Canada .......
6030
C HNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
FEN, Tokyo ..................
3910, 6155
GBC, Accra, Ghana...........
7295
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
11740, 11745
15115, 17890
11 900
KYOI, Saipan...............
Pt Moresby.Papua New Guinea 4890
Radio Australia .............
5995, 6060
6080, 7205
7215, 9580
9770
Radio Beijing...............
9535, 9645
15280
Radio Moscow ...............
9754, 11750
'
13625, 13790
15475, 17655
17820
Radio Tanzania ..._,..... ........
9685
RAE, Argentina............ .'
15345
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5010, 5052
11940
Voice of America............
6110, 9760
11715, 15430
17790
WHRI, Indiana ..............
11790
WANO Worldwide..............
9715
WYFR, USA...................
6105, 9680
11830, 11675
15170
Voice of Nigeria ............'
7255, 15120
Radio Cairo ................
17675
Radio Japan Regional Serv ..
11875, 15300
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran.
11695, 15085
Radio Austria International
15320
Radio Australia ............
9560, 15320
17655, 17800
Radio Banglades h ...........
15525, 17653

1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300

5955,
15560,
17605,
6095,
6075,
15240
11945,
7325,
9715,
3905,
4920,
9565,
11620,
12015
11815
9715
4930
6140,

1210-1300
1215-1300
1215-1245
1215-1230
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300

21630
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300

Radio Berlin lnt'I. ........

Radio Jordan ................
Radio Polonia..............
Radio Sweden lnt'I. .........
TES Radio Veritas,Philippns.
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.

1230-1300
1230-1300
1235-1245

Voice of Turkey............
WYFR, Florida..............
Voice of Greece ............

1255-1300 M-A

Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia...

1255-1330 A-S

TWA, Bonaire...............

21465
9560
15190,
9565,
6160
6075,
15425
15255
15055
11 645,
15630,
7235,
15305
11815

15430
11735
9720

1300-1330
1300-1330

Radio Korea .................

Radio Norway International.

1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500

6135

6040,

9590
15310, 17840
21700
1300-1330
Swiss Radio lnt'I, B erne...
15570, 17830
1300-1337 A-S TWA , Bonaire............... 11815
1300-1330
WANO, Wor1dwide.............
9715
1300-1350
Radio !)'ongyang, N. Korea ...
9345, 11665
1330-1355
Radio Finland ..............
11945, 15400
1300-1400
4VEH, Haiti .................
4930
ABC Waneroo, Australia ......
1300-1 400
6140, 9610
AFRTS.......................
, 1300-1400
9700, 15330
15430
11855v
1300-1400
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia..
1300-1400
CBC Northern Quebec Service 9625
1300-1400
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
6005
1300-1400
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
1300-1400
CFVP, Calp,ary, Canada .......
6030
1300-1400
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
1300-1400
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
1300-1400
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada.....
6160
1300-1400
FEBC, Manila...............
11850
1300-1400
FEN, Tokyo..................
6155
1300-1400
GBC, Accra, Ghana...........
7295
1300-1400
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
11740, 15115
1300-1400
NBC, Port Moresby, Papua
New Guinea ..................
4890
1300-1400
Radio Australia .............
5995, 6060
6080, 9580
1300-1400
Radio Beijing ...............
4460, 5320
5860, 5880
1300-1400
Radio Canada lnt'I. ........
11720, 11955
15440, 17820
1300-1400
Radib Jordan ................
9560
Radio Moscow...............
11840, 15360
1300-1400
15475, 15585
1300-1400
Radio RSA, South Africa ....
15220, 21535
21590
1300-1400 TES Radio Veritas,Philippines ...
6160
1300-1400
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5010, 5052
11 940
1300-1400
6075, 9720
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
15425
1300-1400
Voice of America ............
6110, 7230
9660, 9750
15205
1300-1400
Voice of Nigeria............
7255, 15120
1300-1400
WHRI , Indianapolis .........
11790
1300-1400
WYFR, USA...................
9680, 11830
11675
1315-1400
Radio Ber1in lnt'I. ........
. 11795, 15445
1noo
1330-1400
All India Radio ............
11810, 15335
1330-1400
Laotian National Radio......
7113v
1330-1400
BBC, London ...............
9750, 9760
12095, 15070
17865, 21710
1330-1400 M-A BBS, Bhutan .................
6035
1330-1445
BBS, Burma ..................
4725
1330-1355 M -A BAT, Belgium...............
15515, 15590
1330-1400 M -A Radio Budapest Hungary......
9835, 11910
15160, 15220
1n10. 21665
1330-1400
Radio Finland ..............
11945, 15400
1330-1400
Radio Tashkent.. ............
7325, 9715
15460
1330-1400
Radio Yugoslavia ............
9620, 15240
1330-1 400
Swiss Radio International ..
9730, 9885
11905, 11955
12030
1330-1400
U.A.E. Radio...............
9640, 11940
,
15320, 17775
1330-1400
Voice of Vietnam...........
9755, 9840
12020, 12035
1330-1400
WANO, Worldwide............
11965
1337-1400 A
TWA, Bonaire...............
11815
7250, 9645
1345-1400
Vatican Radio ...............
11740

s
s

1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1 500

urc

[9:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM POT]

1300-1315
1300-1330

Radio Ber1in International.

BBC, London .................

1300-1330

Radio Australia.............

1300-1330
1300-1330

Radio Bucharest, Romania...

Radio Finland..............

22

May 1987

1400-1500

Radio Moscow ...............

1400-1500

Radio Pyongyang,N .Korea.....

1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500

Radio RSA, South Africa .....

Radio Veritas, Philippines
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......

1400-1500

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.

1400-1500

Voice of America ............

1400-1430
21465
1400-1430
9510, 11775 1400-1500
15070, 17705
1n90
1400-1500
5995, 6060 1400-1500
6080, 9560
11940, 15250
15400, 11945 1400-1500

1181 5
11660,
15300,
Radio Sweden International.
11785,
9700,
AFRTS.......................
15330,
All India Radio ............
11810,
12095,
BBC, London ................
15275,
17790,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625,
Radio Norway International.

608(
~

WHRI, Indiana ..............

WANO Wor1dwide .............
KTWR. Guam ..................
Radio Benin lnt'I. ........
Radio Nepal. ................
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana .........
KTWR Guam ...................
Radio Australia .............

1511~

495(

1172C
1544C

956C

957(
1557!
1177{
1536(

730C
975C
215!:
616C
501C
1194C
6075
15425
611(1
976(1
151~

11965

987tl
1524()
~

3366
9870
5995
6080
958(]

1430-1500 M-A
1430-1500
1430-1500
1430-1500
1430-1500
1448-1455
1445-1500

1S90

urc

Radio Budapest Hu~ary.....

11910
Radio Korea Worfd ews Svc.. 7275
Radio Nether1and ............
5955
13nO
17575
Radio Yusoslavia ............
9620
1183()
WYFR, U A ..................
Radio Vatican ..............
15090
Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia ..
9575
(11:00 AM EDT/8:00 AM -POT]

1500-1505 M -F
1500-1520
1500-1530
1500-1530

Africa #1, Gabon ...........

Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia ...
BBS, Burma ..................
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......

1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1530
1500-1550
1500-1556
1500-1600
1500-1600

Radio Berlin lnt'I. ........

Radio Netherland ...........
Radio Veritas, Philippines ..
TWA, Guam...................
Voice of N~eria ............
Deutsche
elle .............
Radio RSA, South Africa.....
AFRTS.......................
BBC, London .................

15200
9615,
4725
11740,
17890
15255
13770,

9565,

9870
7255,
15135,
2159C
9700,
9515,
15260,
17865
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625,
CFCX. Montreal, Canada ......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
CFVP, Calgary, Canada.......
6030
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
C HNX, Halifax, Canada .......
6130
FEBC, Manila................
9670,
KTWR Guam ...................
9870
Radio Australia .............
5995,

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

6060,
6035,

Radio Canada International.

1500-1600

Radio Japan General Service.

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

Radio Jordan ................

Radio M oscow...............
RTM, Sarawak, Malaysia ......
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......

1500-1600

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.

1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1513-1600 F-S
1530-1600
1530-1545

Voice of America...........
Voice of Ni~eria ............
Voice of In onesia.........
V. Revolutionary Ethiopia ..
WHRI, Indiana..............
WANO Worldwide .............
WYFR, Florida..............
FEBC, Seychelles ...........
KNLS, Alaska...............
Radio Bangladesh ............

7140
15250
15310
15345
11805
15430
15335
15070
17705
17885
11720

600~

607(
603(
613(

606()

9675, 9695
1300

Radio Jordan ................

Radio Korea, South ..........

1400-1500
1400-1500
1415-1430 A,S
1415-1500
1415-1430
1415-1500 S,A
1430-1500
1430-1500

(10:00 AM EDT/7:00 AM POT]

7295
9560
15400
5990,

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......

Kuchin~ Sarawak, Malaysia
Radio anada International.

1400-1500
1400-1500

1500-1600

GBC-2, Accra, Ghana.........

Radio Australia.............
Radio Finland..............
Radio Japan Gen eral Service.

Montreal, Canada ......

Toronto, Canada .......
Calp,ary, Canada .......
Ha 1fax, Canada .......
Vancouver, Canada.....
Manila................

1185<

15360 1400 urc

17565
9575 1400-1415
1400-1430
1400-1430
1400-1430

CFCX,
CFRX,
CFVP,
C HNX,
CKFX,
FEBC,

MONITORING TIMES

....

9560
11720,
15440
5990,
21700
9560
11840
4950
5010,
11940
6075,
15425
15205
7255,
11790,
9560
15105
15420
11830
11820

7355
7195

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1530-1600

R. Prague, Czechoslovakia ..

Swiss Radio International ..

1530-1600

9735,
11990,
1nos.
21505
9735,
15430

11690 1700-1730
13715 1700-1730
17840 1700-1730

Radio Bertin lnt'I. .........

Radio Japan .................
Radio Noiway International.

11690 1700-1745

BBC, England ...............

5980, 7445
11645, 15630 1700-1800
17565
1545-1 600
Vatican Radio ..............
11810, 15090
17730
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1600 urc
[12:00 PM EDTft):OO AM POl]
1700-1800
1700-1800
1600-1605
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.....
11940
1700-1800
1600-1615
Radio Pakistan ..............
9645, 11615 1700-1800
11675, 11735 1700-1800
11925, 15515 1700-1800
15595, 17660 1700-1800
Radio Noiway International..
9660, 11870 1700.-1800
1600-1630
11925, 15310 1700-1800
1600-1630 M-F Radio Portugal .............
15105
1600-1630
Radio Sweden lnt'I. ........
11705
1700-1800 MWF
1600-1630
Voice of Vietnam...........
9755, 9640 1700-1800
12020, 12035
1600-1645
TWA, Swaziland..............
3200
1700-1800
1600-1700
AFRTS.......................
9700, 15330
15430
1600-1700
BBC, London ................
11775, 12095
15070, 15260 1700-1800
15275, 15400 1700-1800
17705, 17880 1700-1800
1600-1700 A
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11720 1700-1800
1600-1700
CFCX. Montreal, Canada......
6005
1700-1800
1600-1700 .
CHNX, Halifax, Canada .......
6130
1600-1700
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
1600-1700
CFVP, Calgary, Canada.......
6030
1600-1700
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
1700-1800
1600-1700
KCBI, Texas ................
11735
1700-1800
1600-1700
KNLS, Alaska...............
1700-1800
7355
1600-1700
KYOI, Saipan ................
1700-1800
9665
Radio Australia.............
1600-1700
6035, 6060 1700-1800
6080, 9550 1700-1800
9580, 15320 1700-1800
1600-1700
Radio Beijing ...............
9570. 11600
1600-1700
Radio France International.
11705. 17620 1715-1800
1600-1700
Radio Jordan ................
1730-1755
9560
1600-1700
Radio Korea.................
5975, 9870 1730-1800
1600-1700
Radio Malawi.. ..............
3380, 5995 1730-1800
1600-1700
Radio Moscow................
9470, 9490
11770, 11840 1730-1800
11950
1730-1800
1600-1700
Radio Prague, Czech ........
11990, 13715 1730-1800
15110, 17705 1745-1800
1600-1700
Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ..
9720v
1600-1700
Radio Tanzania ..............
6105
1600-1700
Radio Zambia ................
9505
1600-1700
UAE Radio ..................
9640, 11940 1745-1800
11955, 15320
1600-1700
Voice of America............
9575, 15205
15410, 15445 1800 urc
15580, 15600
17785, 17800 1800-1810
1800-1830
17870
1600-1700
Voice of Nigeria ............
7255, 11no 1800-1830
1600-1700
1800-1830
WCSN, Boston, Mass .........
15270
1600-1700
WHRI, Indiana ..............
15105
1800-1830
1800-1830
WINS, Pennsylvania .........
15295
1600-1700
1800-1900
1600-1700 TEST WMLK, Pennsylvania .........
9455
1800-1830
1600-1700
WRNO Worldwide.............
11965
1600-1700
WYFR, Florida..............
11580, 11830
15170, 15575 1800-1900
1610-1620 M -F Radio Botswana..............
4820, 7255
1610-1645
1800-1850
3205
Radio Belem .................
1630-1655 M-A BAT Bel!;1ium ................
1800-1900
17595
1630-1700
1800-1900
ELWA, Liberia ..............
11830
1630-1700
Radio Nacional Angola.......
7245, 9535
1800-1900
11955
1630-1700
Radio Netherland ............
6020._ 9515
1630-1700
Radio Polonia...............
7125, 9525 1800-1900
1630-1700
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria......
11735, 11840
15310
1630-1700
Voice of Africa, Egypt... ..
15255
1645-1700
1800-1900
Radio Berlin lnt'I. .........
.9730
1645-1700
Radio Pakistan ..............
6205, 7100 1800-1900
9560, 9465 1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
[1:00 PM EDT/10:00 AM POl]
1700 UTC
1800-1900
1800-1900 M -F
1700-1710
Voice of Lebanon ............
6548
Kol Israel. ................
1700-1715
9385, 9460 1800-1900
11585, 11655 1800-1900
1700-1720
Radio Netherland............
6020, 9515
1700-1730
Radio Australia.............
6035, 6060
7205
1530-1600
1540-1550

Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......

Voice of Greece............

AFRTS.......................
CBC, N. 9uebec, Canada....
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
CFVP, CalPrary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha ifax, Canada .......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
CKZU , Vancouver, Canada .....
KCBI , Dallas ...............
KNLS, Alaska...............
KYOI, Saiean ................
Radio Beijing ...............
Radio Korea, South ..........
Radio Moscow ................
Radio Nacional, Eq.Guinea
Radio Nacional Angola.......
Radio Pyonyang, N. Korea....

9730
5990,
15220
15310
11775,
15260,
15400
9700,
15330,
15430
9625,
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
6160
11735

Riyadh , Saudi Arabia..

Tanzania ..............
Zambia................
of Africa, Egypt. ....
of America...........

Voice of Nigeria ...........

WCSN, Boston, Mass .........
WHAi, Indiana ..............
WINB, Pennsylvania.........
WMLK, Bethel, Pa ...........
WANO Worldwide .............
WYFR, Florida..............
Radio Bertin International..
BAT, Belgium ................
Radio Australia .............
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
Radio
Radio
Radio
BBC,

Polonia ...............
Portugal... ..........
Surinam..............
London .................

SLBC, Sri Lanka ............

15070
15275
11805
15345
11720

7355
9665 9570, 11600
5975, 15575
7115, 7150
.9825, 11840
9535
7245i 9535
11955
7105, 7205
7305, 9325

9960.
Radio
Radio
Radio
Voice
Voice

11815

11665
9720v
6105
9505
15255
15410,
15580,
17785.
17870
11770
15270
15105
15400
9455
15420
11580,
11 875,
6080,
5910,
6035,
7145,
9690,
6135,
11915,
17755
9410,
12095,
15260,
15400
11800

oon

15445
15600
17800

Canada International.
15260, 17820
Jamahiriya, Libya ....
15450v
Korea .................
5975, 15575
Maputo, Mozambique.... 9620
Moscow ...............
9735, 9765
11840
11675
Radio Kuwait.. .............
1800-1900
1800-1900 MWF Radio Nacional, Eq.Guinea ...
9553
11780, 151 50
1800-1900
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
9720v
Radio Riyadh , Saudi Arabia..
1800-1900
6105
1800-1900
Radio Tanzania ..............
9505
1800-1900
Radio Zambia ................
15435
1800-1900
RAE, Argentina.............
9550
TWA, Swaziland..............
1800-1900
11760, 15580
1800-1900
Voice of America ...........
15410, 17785
17870, 17800
1800-1900
WCSN, Boston, Mass .........
21640
11705
1800-1900
WHAi, Indiana..............
15400
1800-1900
W INS, Pennsylvania .........
WANO Worldwide.............
15420
1800-1900
9652.5
1800-1900
WYFR. ......................
Radio Austria lnt'I. .......
9725. 12015
1805-1830 A,S
1814-1817
Radio Suriname lnt'I. .... :.
17755
1815-1900
Radio Bangladesh ............
6240, 7295
7505
1830-1855 M -A BAT Brussels, Belgium.......
5910, 9905
1830-1855
Radio Finland...............
\
6120. 9610
11755
1830-1900
Radio Polonia ...............
5995, 6135
7125 , 7285
9525, 9675
11840
1830-1900
Radio Sweden lnt'I. .........
9755
1830-1900
Radio Tirana................
7065, 9480
1830-1900
Swiss Radio International...
6165, 9535
9885, 11955
1830-1900
Radio Netherlands ...........
6020, 954(l
17605, 21685
9700, 1172(1
1830-1900
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria.......
7Z15, 9765
1830-1900
Spanish Foreign Radio ......
11840, 15375
1030-1900 .
11940
Radio Abidjan , Ivory Coast.
11795
1830-1900
Radio Havana Cuba ..........
11780, 1515(
Radio New Zealand ..........
1830-1900
11645, 1210E
1840-1900
Voice of Greece............
15630
7412, 11 62C
All India Radio .............
1845-1900
1800-1900 A,S
1800-1800v
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900

Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio

11830
15170
611 5
11985
9580
9640
11830 1soo urc
9540
13250 1900-1915

Radio Bangladesh ............

9750 1900-1925

Radio Netherland ............

[3:00 PM EDT/12.-00 PM P01]

9855, 11555
6020, 9540
17605, 21685
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930, 7345
Kol Israel ..................
7465, 9010
9435, 9815

15070
15275 1900-1925
1900-1930
1900-1 930

Radio Budapest Hungary......

[2:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM POl]

Voice of Kenya..............
Radio Canada International.
Radio Japan .................
Radio Mozambi~ue ............
Swiss Radio Int' ...........
TWR, Monte Carlo ...........
Voice of Africa, Egypt.. ...
Voice of Vietnam ...........
Deutsche Welle..............
Radio Nacional do Brasil. ..
4VEH , Haiti. ................
AFRTS......................
All India Radio............
BBC, London .................

CBC, N. Quebec Service.....

CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
CFVP, Calgary, Canada .......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
CKZU, Vancouver.............
KCBI, Texas ................
KNLS, Alaska ................
KVOH, California...........
KYOI, Saipan ................
Radio Australia .............

MONITORING TIMES

6240, 7295

1900-1930 M-F
6135
15260, 17820
7250, 9675
3340, 9620
1900-1930
9535
1900-1930
11965
15255
9755, 9640 1900-1930
12020, 12035
7285, 9700 1900-1930
9745, 11785
1900-1930
15265
1900-1930
4930
15330, 15345
15430, 17765 1900-2000
11620, 11940 1900-2000
15280
6180, 6195
9410, 11820 1900-2000
12095, 15070
15275, 15400
9625. 11720 1900-2000
6005
6070
1900-2000
6030
1900-2000
6080
1900-2000
6160
1900-2000
11735
1900-2000
7355
1900-2000
1n75
1900-2000
9665
5995, 6045 1900-2000
6060, 6035 1900-2000
6080, 7215 1900-2000
1900-2000
9580

Radio Canada International..

9855
6025, 7220
9585, 9635
11910, 12000

5995, 7285
15260, 15325
17820, 17875

21695
Radio Japan ................
Radio Kiev, Ukrainian SSA. ..
Radio Noiway lnt'I. ........
Radio Yugoslavia............
Spanish Foreign Radio ......
Voice of Vietnam ...........
4VEH, Haiti .................
AFRTS......................
All India Radio ..... :.......
BBC, London .................

11705
7230, 601 0
6090, 6165
9590, 1187(1
15310
6100, 724(1
9620
15375

9755.

984(

12020,
4930
15330,
15430,
21620
7150,
11620,
15265

1203::
1~

1776f
966E
1184E

3955, 732!

9410, 1182(
15070, 1540<
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia ..
9720
CBC Northern Quebec Serv .... 9625
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
CFVP, Calgary, Canada .......
6030
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada.....
6160
HCJB, Ecuador..............
15270, 17791
KCBI, Texas ................
11735
KNLS, Alaska................
7355
KVOH, California...........
1n75

May 1987

2:

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Radio 1Australia .............

1900-2000

1900-2000
1900-2000 TES
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000

Radio Beijing ...............

R. Discovery, Dominican Rep
Radio Havana Cuba..........
Radio Kuwait... ............
Radio Moscow...............

1900-2000 MWF Radio Nacional,Eq.Guinea....

1900-2000
Voice of America...........

1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000 S,A
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000

Voice of Nigeria ............

WCSN, Boston, Mass.........
WHR I, Indiana ..............
WINS, Red Lion , Penna ......
WMLK, Bethel, PA. ...........
WRNO Worldwide .............
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida ..

1910-1920
1920-1930 M-A

Radio Botswana ..............

Voice of Greece .............

\ 930-2000

Radio Beijing, China ........

1 93~2000

Radio Bucharest, Romania....

1930-2000'>
1930-2000
1935-1955
1940-2000
1950-2000

Radio Finland ...............

Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran ..
RAI, lt'&i'...................
Radio Ian Bator Mongolia ...
Vatican Radio...............

....__

urc

[4:00 PM EDT/1:00 PM PDl]

2000-2005
2000-2005
2000-2010

Radio Ghana .................

Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia...
Vatican Radio ...............

2000-2010
2000-2015 M -F
2000-2015
2000-2025

Voice
Radio
Radio
Radio

2000

of Kenya ..............
Cotonou, Benin ........
To90, Lome............
Be1iing, China ........

5995, 6045
6060, 6035
6080, 7205
9580
9860, 11500
15045
11795
11675
9685, 9735
9Tl5, 11840

9553
9760, 15410
15445, 15580
11760, 17785
17800, 17870
7255, 11770
21640
11980
15185
9455
15420
9852.5,11830
11875
3355, 4820
7430, 9395
9420
9440, 11515
11905
7145, 9690
9750,. 11940
6120, 11755
9022
7'ZT5, 9710
7235, 15305
6190, 7250
9645

2000-2100

Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea ...

2000-2100
2000-2100

Radio Zambia ................

Voice of America ...........

2000-2199
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2005-2100
2015-2100
2015-2100
2025-2045

WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........

WHRI , Indiana ...............
WRNO. Worldwide ............
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida ..
Radio Damascus Syria ........
ELWA, Liberia..............
Radio Cairo, Egypt... .......
RAI, Italy ..................

2030-2100
2030-2100
2030-2100

Falkland Islands Beast Svc..

IBRA Radio ..................
Radio Australia .............

2030-2100

Radio Beijing ...............

2030-2100

Radio Netherland ............

2030-2100 M -F
2030-2100
2030-2100

Radio Portugal. .............

Voice of Nigeria ...........
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria......

2030-2100

Voice of Vietnam ...........

2045-2100

All India Radio .............

2045-2100
2050-2025

Radio Berlin International.

Voice of Islamic Rep.,lran ..

2100
4915
9575, 15305
6250, 7250

9645

4808
4870
3220, 5047
9440, 11515
11905
2000-2025
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
7145, 9690
9750, 11940
2000-2025 M-H Radio Polonia ...............
7125, 7145
I
9525, 9695
2000-2030 'Radio Australia.............
6060, 6035
6045, 6080
7250, 9580
9620
2000-2030
Radio Algiers, Algeria ......
17745
2000-2030
Radio Budapest, Hungary.....
9585, 9835
11910
2000-2030 M -F Radio Canada International..
5995, 9670
11945, 11
17820, 17875
2000-2030
Radio Norway International..
7125, 9525
2000-2030
Radio Polonia ...............
7125, 7145
9525, 9675
2000-2030
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930, 7345
2000-2030
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran ..
9022, 11930
2000-2030
7255, 11770
Voice of N~eria ............
2000-2030
WRNO Wo dwide.............
15420
2000-2045
All India Radio .............
7160, 9665
9755, 991 0
11620, 11865
20000-2050
Voice ofTurkey..............
7125
2000-2100
AFRTS......................
11805, 15330
15345, 15430
17765
2000-2100
BBC, London .................
6175, 6190
6195, 7325
9410, 9765
15260
2000-2100
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11 720
2000-2100
6005
CFCX, M ontreal, Canada......
2000-2100
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
2000-2100
C FVP, CalWary, Canada.......
6030
2000-2100
C HNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
2000-2100
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
2000-2100
CKZV, Canada................
6160
2000-2100
Kine of Hope, Lebanon ......
6280
2000-2100
KN S, Alska.................
7355
2000-2100
KVOH, California ...........
17775
2000-2100
KYOI, Saipan ................
9670
2000-2100
Radio Baghdad, Iraq.:.......
7170
2000-2100
Radio . Kuwait ...............
11675
2000-2100
Radio Moscow ...............
9735, 9Tl5

urc

11840
R. Nacional, Equator Guinea
Radio New Zealand ..........

24

May 1987

15106v
11 780, 15150

9465
9770
11705
11830, 15170
12085
11830

9655

9022

[5:00 PM EDTf!:OO PM PDl]

6'2oo. 7250

Vatican Radio ...............

2100-2115
2100-21 15
2100-2220
2100-2125
2100-2125 S-F
2100-2125
2100-2125

2100-2200

9655
Radio Cairo, E~ypt. .........
11780,
Radio New Zea and lnt'I. ...
ELWA, Liberia ..............
11 830
BRT, Belgium................
5910,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625,
Radio Beijing ...............
9440,
9540,
Radio Netherland ............
9895
Radio Finland ...............
6120,
15400
Radio Australia.............
9580
Radio Berlin International..
6125
Radio Canada lnt'I.. .......
11790,
Radio Japan General Service.
7140,
11815
Radio Sweden International.
11845,
Swiss Radio International..
11955,
Radio Havana Cuba ..........
15230
15185
WINS, Red Lion , Penna ......
Deutsche Welle, West Germany 6010,
9675,
11815
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea...
6575,
11660
11500
Radio Be~ng..............
7270,
Radio RS South Africa .....
AFRTS ......................
15330,
15435
7412,
All India Radio .............
9910,
6005,
BBC, London .................

2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200v

CFCX, Montreal, Canada......

CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
CFVP, CalWary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada.......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
Falkland Islands Beast Svc ..
FEN, To~o .................
Kina of ope, Lebanon .......
KS A, Guam ..................
KVOH, California...........
KYOI, Saipan ................
Radio Baghdad, lra]l) ........
Radio Jamahiriya, Li ya .....

2100-2200

Radio Moscow ................

2100-2200 M -A
2100-2200
21 00-2200 F,A
2100-2200
2100-2200

Radio Nacional Angola .......

R. Nacional, Equat. Guinea.
Radio Zambia ................
RTL, Luxembour[c ..
Voice of Africa Cairo) ....

9645

2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2130
2100-2140
2100-2145
2100-2150
2100-2150
2100-2155
2100-2156
2100-2200
2100-2200

15150

Voice of America ...........

2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2100-2200
2105-2200
2115-2120

Voice of Asia...............
9465
WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........
9770
WHRI, Indiana ...............
11705
WRNO , Louisiana ............
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida .. 11830,
Radio Damascus, Syria.......
9950
Radio Free Europe,W.Germany 3970,

11760,
15445,
17785,
17870
7445,

2130-2200 T,F
2130-2200 S-F
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200
2130-2200

9755, 9840
12020, 12035
7160, 9550
9665, 9910
11620, 11 870
6125

2130-2200
21{30-2200
2130-2200

2200

urc

7200,
11855
6100,
Radio Yugoslavia ............
9620
9915,
BBC Falklands Service.......
12040,
CBC Northern Quebec Service 11720
11740,
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
17790
15280
KGEI, San Francisco, CA. ...
Kol Israel... .............. .
7410,
9010,
9815
5945,
Radio Austria International.
9870
15150,
Radio Australia ............
15395
17795
Radio Canada International.
11945,
Radio Prague ................
6055
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria ......
6070,
[6:00 PM EDTfJ:OO PM POT]

2200-2205
2200-2207

Radio Damascus, Syria.......

Voice of America ...........

2200-2210
2200-2215
2200-2225

Radio Sierra Leone..........

Vatican Radio ...............
RAI , Italy..................
All India Radio........ .....

2200-2230

9675
11720 2200-2230 S-F
11515 2200-2240
9715 2200-2245
2200-2230
11945 2200-2230
2200-2230
2200-2300

CBC Northern Quebec Service

Radio Jamahiriya, Libya .....
Radio Berlin lnt'I. .........
Radio Canada International..
Radio Norwa~ International..
Radio Sofia, ulgaria......
AFRTS ......................

15325
9675 2200-2300

BBC, London .................

11955
12035

2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
9360 2200-2300
2200-2300
2200-2300
9585 2200-2300
15345 2200-2300
2200-2300
9665 2200-2300
11620 2200-2300
6175 2200-2300
7325, 9410 2200-2300
12095, 15260
6005
6070

CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......

CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
CFVP, CalWary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
CKZU, Vancouver.............
Falkland Islands Beast Svc ..
Kina of Hope, Lebanon .......
KS A, Guam..................
KVOH, California...........
KYOI, Saipan ...............
Radio Australia ............
Radio Baghdad, Iraq .........
Radio Moscow................

7130
9765

6030
6130
6080
2380, 3958
15260
6280
7160, 11965
17775
9670
9875

6045,

2100-2200

21 15-2230

7235, 5990
11800
2380 I 3958
6110
6035, 6045
6080, 7215
9580, 9620
6955, 7480
9440, 11515
9540, 9715
9895, 11740
6170, 9740
11770
6070, 7115
9700

2100-2110 .

2000-2100
2000-2100

6575, 7105
9345, 9960
9977
9505
9760, 11760
11980, 17800
17870

2200-2300
2200-2300

Radio PyonQvang, N.Korea...

R. Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR..

9950
11 740, .
17730, .
5980
9615

5990,
11800
7160,
9665,
11620, .

9625, i
7245
6070,
5960,

9590,
11720

6030, .

15330, .
15435
5975,

6120,
7325,
9515,
12095
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
6160
2380 I

6280
7160
17775
15405
15320, 1
9875
5915,
7115,
7215,
9520, 1

11735

6200,
11790, 1
13645

2200-2300

Voice of Free China, Taiwan.

2200-2300

Voice of Turlkey.............

2200-2300
2200-2300
9635, 11815 2200-2300
6200, 7115 2200-2300
7310, 9490 2205-2230
ST(15, 11840
2230-2300
13665
9535, 7245 2230-2300
2245-2300
15106v
9505
6090
2245-2300
15375

17760
WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........
WHRI, Indiana ..............
WRNO Worldwide.............
WYFR, Florida..............
Vatican Radio ...............

7245

MONITORING TIMES

7355,
9955
7225,

7365

11770
11705
11830, 1
6015, !
11830
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 1
SWiss Radio International...
6190
All India Radio .............
6035,
9595,
11765
GBC1 Ghana ..................
4915

req
2300

urc

2300-2330

2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2330
2300-2345
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000 A,S
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300--0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000 .
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000

2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000

2300--0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2300-0000
2330-2355
2330-0000

2330-0000 S-F
2330--0000
2330-0000 TES
2330-0000
2330-0000
2330-0000
2345-0030
2345--0000

[1:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT)

BBC, London .................

5975, 6005
61 20, 61 75
7325, 9590
9915, 9515
KGEI .......................
15280
Kol Israel ..................
7410, 7465
9435
Radio Canada International ..
9755, 11710
Radio Sweden International..
9695, 11705
Radio Berlin International ..
6080
9730
4VEH, Haiti .................
4930
AFRTS ......................
6030, 11720
15345
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 9625
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
6070
CFVP, CalPiary, Canada .......
6030
CHNX, Ha 1fax, Canada .......
6130
C KFX, Vancouver, Canada .....
6080
C KZU , Vancouver .............
6160
Falkland Islands Beast Svc..
2380 I 3958
15320
FEBC, Manila ...............
KCBI, Texas ................
11910
KVOH, California ...........
17775
KYOI, Saipan ...............
15405
Radio Australia ............
15320, 1'1795
Radio Baghdad ..............
11735
Radio Japan ................
11800
Radio Korea, South .........
15575
Radio M oscow, U.S.S.R .......
5915, 5940
7115, 7150
7185, 7215
7320, 13665
Radio Sofia Bulgaria........
6070, 11720
Radio ~o n gyang , N. Korea .. 11735, 13650
Radio T ailan d ..............
9650, 11905
RTL, Luxembourg.............
6090
Spanish Forei!jn Radio .......
6020
Voice of Amenca............
9640, 11740
15160, 15185
15290, 17730
17740, 17820
W CSN, Boston, M ass..........
7365
WHRI, Indiana..............
11770
WRNO Worldwide ..............
9615
WYFR, Florida ..............
9680, 15170
15440
BRT Belgium .................
9675, 9925
BBC, Lon don .................
5975, 6005
6120, 61 75
7325, 9515
9590, 9915
12095
Radio Canada International..
5960, 9755
Radio Kiev, Ukrainian SSR ...
6200, 7165
11790, 11860
13645
Radio Veritas,Philippines ...
9740
Voice of Vietnam............
9765, 9840
12020, 12035
Voice of Nicaragua..........
6015
15145
W INS, Pennsrrlvania .........
Radio Berlin ntl...........
6080, 9730
Radio Korea, South ..........
7275, 15575

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Bugs in the Forest

by Bob ~rove

E lectronics plays a vital role in many unusual

environments. For example, during the war in Viet
Nam, miniature transmitters, camouflaged to
resemble lumps of peat or other jungle floor debris,
would detect vibrations and send short radio bursts
to nearby mo nitoring receivers.
Used to detect troop movements (and, as some
wags observed, "They even look like troop
movements!"), the tiny transmitters were
comprised of a transistor oscill ator on 150 Mhz
connected to an inertia switch. Power was provided
by three mercury cells.
The devices carried the official nomenclature
"Transmitter, Radio T-1151 (V) I USO, Forked
Stick, Peat Moss" and were distributed in cartons of
ten where they would be scattered near known
footpaths and roadways, blending easily into the
natural terrain.
Several different configurations were made (see
accompanying illustrations), one of which was
stripped with methyl ethyl ketone by the surplus
dealer who sold them. A recent telephone call
reveals that the supply is now exhausted as these
interesting devices have disappeared for posterity
into the hands of collectors.

MONITORING TIMES

Removal of a plastic arming pin (A) would

activate the mercury cells (B); frequency was
factory adjusted by coil (C) and seismic switch
(D), containing a free-floating spring, would be
activated by vibrations which would cause the
spring to touch the side of the switch casing.

May 1987

'

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GETTIN(; STARTED

Ike Kerschm
RD 1 Box 181
Kunkletown, PA 18l

Complete assembly instructions on how to build...

A Simple Directional Antenna for the HF Bands

In response to the many requests I '
have received for a better shortwave
antenna, this montq's column will
describe the famous W8JK flat top
beam, an antenna which is an excellent choice for the SWL or new radio
amateur.
It is easy and inexpensive to
construct, is not too large for the
average lot, has a 4 dB gain both
transmitting and . receiving when
compared to an ordinary dipole
antenna, and it is bi-directional; that
is, it sends or receives signals best in
two directions (broadside to the flat
top).

The flat top beam can be mounted

either horizontal or vertical to the
ground. If mounted horizontally, try
to keep both ends elevated at least 25
feet. Vertical mounting has the
advantage of requiring only one
support and it can be rotated to take
advantage of the directive characteristics . .

As an example let's assume you want

to receive . signals on a- frequency of
20 MHz. '.fhe length of the dipoles
would be 468/20 MHz or 23.4 feet
(23'5"). The spacing between dipoles
is 117/20 MHz or 5.85 feet or (5 '10").
Dimensions are not extremely critical--plus or minus a few inches will
not hurt anything.
Using an antenna tuner the 20 MHz
antenna will produce good gain and
directivity up to 40 MHz; it will also
work fine on frequencies lower than
20 MHz but will not produce gain or
directivity
below
that
design
frequency.
A GOOD MULTIBAND DESIGN
An excellent multiband flat top can
be constructed for 10-30 MHz, using
a length of 46 feet and spacing of
11.5 feet. (NOTE: you must use an
antenna tuner designed to tune
balanced feeders with this antenna.)
MATERIAL

quality spruce, or heavy 3/4-inchdiameter

bamboo
for
beams
designed for frequencies above 12
MHz. Lower frequency beams should
use l" x 2" pine or l" diameter
bamboo.

If you antenna is cut for 10 MHz y

will need two lengths of wire 49 f1
long. Cut one. length in half (24feet) and attach an insulator to e<
end; take up the excess wire throu
the insulator (9 inches on each er
and wrap several turns around 1
long portion of the wire and sol<
carefully. Repeat for the other
foot length of wire.

If you are-.fortunate enough to find

bamboo wrap each of the sections
with fiber strapping tape. Whatever
material you use give it two coats of
spar varnish or shellac. NOTE: Do
not use metal of any type for the
spacers! PVC is OK for spacings of
less than six feet but will not stand up
to stresses of larger spacing.

You now should have four lengths

wire 23 feet long with an insulator
each end. Set them aside for no
CENTER INSULATOR
Figure 2 illustrates construction
the center feed line insulator. The
are four holes in the wide part; t
upper hole on each side shoulCI
large enough to clear the wire us
for the cross-over lines. One of the
holes must be about one-half in
higher than the other so the wi1
will clear each other.

If the antenna is to be used only for

receiving use whatever you have on
hand for insulators. If you are an
amateur and want to transmit it is
imperative that high quality ceramic
insulators be used!

The center insulator will require a

piece of insulating material such as
plastic or varnished wood at least
1/4" thick and 4-1/2" x 3" (figure 2);

The holes beneath these upper hol

are for machine screws--3/16" ~
clear number 10 hardware. If Y'
choose smaller screws make t
holes an appropriate diameter.

DIRECTMTY AND AIMING

Usually
we
assume
directive
.antennas must be pointed very
..- .. __precisely at the station to be worked;
' That is not the case with the W8JK
, beam as the lobe of maximum gain is
at least 45 deg~ees wide.
If a station on the east coast of the
U.S.- aims the antenna northeast,
most of Europe and a good part of
North Africa will be within the lobe
of maximum gain on one side of the

The W8JK is considerably heavier

than the usual dipole or long wire
and requires strong wire for the
element; use 14 or 12 gauge copperclad steel wire. The phasing section
(crossed wires that connect to feedline) can be made of lighter wire if
you wish.
Spacers should be one inch square.
straight-grained pine, redwood_, hi~h

A length of good quality 300 ohm TV

twinlead is used to feed the a11tenna.
BUILD IT

Cut a hole at the marked locati

large enough to clear the width
the spacer you are using. Now, c
the slots in the lower part of the im
lator; these slots are a strain rel
for the feedline .. and they must
large enough to just clear the W.
you will use to feed the antenna

A flat top beam -consists of two one~

half-wavelength dipoles spaced oneeighth wavelength apart. Calculate
the dipole length from the formula,
allow three additional feet of wire for
connecting to the insulators and cut
two lengths of wire.
'

)>earn.
The other side of the beam will cover
the western U.S., Central America
and much of the Pat ific. Erecting a
second array at right .angles to our
northeast antenna
cover the
balance of the earth.
1

will

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ltlSJJl.. fdOR

(8)

r_~r
I

PHYSICAL LAYOUT
Figure 1 shows a view of the W8JK
beam from the top. As you can see,
the antenna is made up of two dipoles spaced a specific distance apart
and connected to each other by two
wires that cross over each other to
establish proper phase relationships
between the dipoles so their signals
will enhance each other, providing
gain and directivity.

1.s.-_

HOL TO FIT
SPACER

'~ "3f,~ DIA

4t..

1,NSULATOR

LEHG TH

I .

HOLE ( 4-)
'- - -%il-l1G l:-l x

l t~:. j _

26

May 1987

(4)
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. _tt<..- 32 ':1CRl:."W}NUI AND

SPACER

Figure 18

\,./ASHER

117
FMHZ

PLASTIC

i"\" LBRACKE.T

Figure 1A

The W8JK can be designed for any

frequency using the following
formulas: The length in feet =
468/frequency in MHz; and the
spacing in feet = 117/frequency in
MHz.
=

Yz. LONG (2)

INSULA\OR - WOO[) OR

Figure 2. .

SOME SIMPLE COMPUTATIONS

S_tt

--- ~

Figure 1

300.JL
CABLE.

MONITORING TIMES

Figure .a_

"G,- 32. SCR E.'vJS

W}MU"T AND
\NAS\-\ER

Cut the insulator to the indicated

shape or leave it rectangular if you
like.
Place the insulator on your center
spacer and slide it 4 or 5 inches from
the center and secure it with the L
brackets. You can also .use pieces of
wood screwed and glued in front and
back of the insulator to hold it in
place.

Jugs from the feedline with a machine

screw (fig. 3).
Loop the feedline from the bottom
of the insulator to the center of the
wooden center spacer and tape it
securely in place keeping the strain
off the fragile insulator. The feedline
should hang down from the center of
the antenna.
ERECTING

SPACERS

Begin by preparing the center spacer.

If you are building the 10 MHz
version this spacer should bel2 feet
long. Measure in three inches from
each end and drill a hole large
enough to pass the wire used for the
~lements (see fig. 4).
Measure three inches in from the
end of the two end spacers and mark
the wood; do not drill any holes.
ASSEMBLY

Lay the components together on the

ground so they look like figure 1.
Run a piece of wire one foot long
through the holes you drilled in the
center spacer; use this wire to
connect the insulators at the center
of each dipole together and draw the
insulators up against the wood
spacer.
Wrap the wire around the insulator
just as you did on the dipole sections
and solder. The spacer should be
snug between the insulators (fig. 4).
Repeat for the other dipole.
Wrap and solder a one-foot-length of
\vire to reach end insulator. Now
wrap the wire around an end spacer
tightly where you made the mark
three inches from one end (solder
the ends).

Make a rope yoke at each end spacer

as shown in figure 1. Secure the rope
by wrapping it around the spacer and
tying it tightly. Use epoxy glue to
prevent slippage.
Tie a rope to the center of each yoke
at the balance point; use this rope to
secure the array to the towers or
supports. It may be ne!=essary to use
light ropes from the ends of the
spacers to ensure the antenna
remains horizontal (spacers parallel
to the earth).
Figure 5 illustrates other feed
methods. The method on the left is
good for only one band of frequencies whiie the other will allow operation over a wide range of frequencies
similar to the center fed method. Use
one of these end feeds if the antenna
is used vertically.
There is a great deal more to the
W8JK story and the following two
books will provide information on
other W8JK arrays that produce
even higher gain:

ARRL Antenna Handbook, available

from ARRL (225 Main St.,
Newington, CT 0611), or

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Repeat this procedure on the other

side of the spacer. Be sure the dipoles are even and do the other
spacer the same way.

Good luck with your flat top; I know

it will do a find job for you. Keep the.
1
letters and cards coming.

LENGTH

FEED SYSTEM ASSEMBLY

Run a wire from the one side of center of a dipole through the insulator and to the opposite wire of the
dipole on the other side (see fig. lA),
solder these wires at the dipole as
you connect them. Repeat for the
other half.

LNG1H

Lt~-l.I

R IBBON
FE ~ D

Prepare the 300 ohm twinlead by

splitting it back about two inches
from one end and inserting this end
through the slots (figs. lB & 3); strip
the end wires and mount solder lugs
on them.
Solder two wires two inches Jong to
each of the wires that pass through
the center insulator, mount solder
lugs on these wires and secure the
lugs from the crossover wires and the

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MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

2i

HELPFUL HINTS

Pricing Used Receivers,

Scanners and Accessories
Often the prospective shopper
becomes bewildered by ads and
prices in his eternal q\lest to upgrade
his monitoring post. Even more at
the mercy of Madison Avenue hype
is the newcomer who wants to break
into radio but doesn't have any
notion as to the price he should pay
for that introductory receiver or
scanner.

head, inspection, reconditioning,

shipping costs, a 15-day unconditional return-for-refund privilege,
and a 90-day warranty.
The last column shows the used
resale price, computed to be
attractively competitive with prices
for similar new equipment.
A blank space simply means that
accurate pricing information was not
(we would appreciate any information to fill in the blanks so that we
can maintain an up- to-date list!).

A letter just received from Donnie

Pardue of Sanford; North Carolina,
accented the dilemma. He had a
wonderful time at the Charlotte
Hamfest but had no idea which were
good prices and which were not.

The Variables

While Grove Enterprises was still

taking tra*ins (they no longer are
due to th high cost of advertising
single pieces for resale), they
composed a practical pricing guide to
new and used equipment which we
have updated and reproduced here.

There is no steadfast rule in pricing

used (or new) equipment. The
appraisal below assumes that the
equipment is in excellent condition,
is not missing any original
accessories and includes an operating
manual..

Interpreting the Price Guide

There is considerable disparity

between original prices of some
equipment and appraisal value used.
The explanation is simple: Some
older equipment was excellent and
remains in high demand; some was
absolutely awful--and certainly got
no better with time!

The first column lists in alphabetical

order the manufacturer and model
lnumber of the receiver, scanner or
accessory. Manufacturer's suggested
retail is not shown since it is
u9realistically high to allow dealers
to offer discounts.
The second column shows the lowest
retail price that the article was advertised for, often considerably lower
than the typical advertised price
because .~ers (low markups to
attract s~~gg~~, closeouts and the
contin"uh1g rise of the yen.
The third column lists Grove's tradein appraisal, leaving a reasonable
p;:ofit margin after advertising, over-

Finally, the more recent a used piece

is, the more likely it is that replacement parts will be available. This has
a substantial bearing on the val9.e.
The list is not intended to be the
consummate guide to pricing, but
should give the prospective buyer
some ammunition when he ventures
into a dealer's booth or a fleamarket
at the next hamfest!

Used Equipment Pricing Guide

28

Product

Retail

Ace AR-33
AEA CP-1 Computer Patch
AEA CP-1OO/C64
AEA MBA/ RO reader
Ambassador 2020
Ameco Active Antennas
Arcom AP4 Active Antenna
Autek QF-1A
Barlow Wadley XCR-30
Bearcat 100
Bearcat 1OOXL
Bearcat 101
Bearcat 140
Bearcat 145XL
Bearcat 150
Bearcat 151
Bearcat 160
Bearcat 170
Bearcat 175XL
Bearcat 180
Bearcat 20/20
Bearcat 200
Bearcat 201
Bearcat 210
Bearcat 21 OXL
Bearcat 21 OXW
Bearcat 211
Bearcat 220
Bearcat 250
Bearcat 260

$
$
$
$
$

May 1987

$
$

$
$
$

229
269
378
289
199
74
129
49
239
269

$ 179
$ 299
$ 92

$ 99
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

132
179
143
149
154
159
199
172
189
299
159
174
249
249
269
219

Trade
$ 100
$ 120
$ 175
$ 100
$ 80
$ 40
$ 35
$ 20
$ 60
$ 50
$ 100
$ 30
$ 40
$ 50
$ 50
$ 60
$ 50
$ 60
$ 90
$ 60
$ 80
$ 70
$ 70
$ 60
$ 80
$ 90
$ 70
$ 70
$ 100
$ 100

Resale
$
$
$
$

$
$
$
$
$
$
$

149
189
249
149
129
59
69
39
99
89
149
59
79
89
89

$
$
$
$
$ 99
$ 89
$ 99

$ 129
$ 99
$ 129
$ 119
$ 119

$
$
$
$

99
129
139

99

$ 119
$ 149
$ 149

Bearcat 300
Bearcat 350
Bearcat 50XL
Bearcat 800XLT
Bearcat Alert
Bearcat BC15
Bearcat BC5
Bearcat BC70XL
Bearcat BC210XLT
Bearcat DX1000
Capri Descrambler
Cobra SR 900
Cobra SR 925
Cobra SR 10
Cobra SR 12
Collins 51S1
Collins 75S3
Datang FL-2
Drake 4245
Drake DSR-1
Drake DSR-2
Drake R-7
Drake R4B
Drake R4C
Drake R7A
Drake SPR4
Drake SSR-1
Drake SW4A
Drake TR7/DR7 w/AC
Eye-Com 1000 Fiche Reader
Fanon M8HLU
Fanon Slim-6HLU
Fox BMP-10/60
Galaxy R-1530
Galaxy R-530
GE World Monitor II .
Grove Minituner (fUN3)
Grove Power Ant (ANT4C)
Grove Scanner Filter (FTR3)
Grundig BR1140
Grundig Satellit 300
Grundig Satellit 600
Grundig Satellite 3400
Grun dig Yacht Boy 100
Grundig Yacht Boy 700
Heathkit SB313
Heathkit SW7800
lcom IC720A
lcom IC751
lcom R70
lcom R7000
lcom R71A
lnfotech M200F
lnfotech M600
lnfotech M600A
lnfotech M6000
JIL SX100
JIL SX200
JIL SX400
JRC NCM51 5 controller
JRC NDH515 memory
JRC NRD 505
JRC NRD 525
JRC NRD-92
JRC NRD-93
JRC NRD515
Kenwood QR666/R300
Kenwood R1000
Kenwood R11
Kenwood R2000
Kenwood R600
Kenwood R5000
Kenwood TS430S
Kenwood TS440S
Kenwood TS930S
Kenwood TS940S
Kenwood VC10 converter
Kenwood VC20 converter
Lafayette BCR-101
McKay Dymek DA-100
McKay Dymek DR100
McKay Dymek DR22
McKay Dymek DR33C
McKay Dymek DR44
McKay Dymek DR55
MFJ 1020A
Mizuho SX-3
National HRO 500
National HR0-600
Palomar Loop Antenna preamp
Palomar Loop Antenna
Panasonic RF 2200
Panason~ RF 2600
Panasonic RF 2800
Panasonic RF 2900

MONITORING TIMES

$ 239

$ 388
$ 108
$ 269
$ 39
$ 99
$ 86
$ 174
$ 219
$ 284
$ 49
$ 109
$ 164
$ 129
$ 199
$1500
$ 620
$ 295
$2695
$2195
$2750
$ 950
$ 430
$ 450
$1150
$ 500
$ 200
$ 295
$ 950
$ 140
$ 99
$ 98
$ 129
$ 700
$ 795
$ 169
$ 39
$ 39
$ 19
$ 930
$ 388
$ 890
$1000
$ 150
$ 279
$
$ 299
$ 689
$ 989
$ .639
$ 839
$ 599
$ 449
$ 699
$ 699
$ 849
$ 149
$ 149
$ 359
$ 145
$ 175
$1200
$ 995
$3600
$5900
$ 899
$ 200
$ 359
$ 69
$ 449
$ 134
$ 749
$ 689
$ 849
$1249
$1549
$ 134
$ 169
$ 249
$ 149
$1150
$ 500
$1950
$ 800
$ 800
$ 79
$ 90
$1200

$
$ 62
$ 62
$ 112

$ 179
$ 179
$ 178

$ 100
$ 120
$ 50
$ 150
$ 20
$ 30
$ 20
$ 90
$ 100
$ 150
$ 20
$ 50
$ 80
$ 60
$ 100
$ 500
$ 150
$ 50
$1000
$ 500
$ 600
$ 300
$ 100
$ 100
$ 400
$ 200
$ 50
$ 100
$ 600
$ 50
$ 30
$ 30
$ 50
$ 300
$ 200
$ 60
$ 15
$ 10
$
5
$ 200
$ 100
$ 300
$ 300
$ 50
$ 80
$ 100
$ 100
$ 300
$ 400
$ 300
$ 600
$ 500
$ 150
$ 300
$ 400
$ 500
$ 50
$ 60
$ 200
$ 60
$ 80
$ 500
$ 800
$2000
$4000
$ 500
$ 30
$ 200
$ 30
$ 300
$ 80
$ 500
$ 300
$ 500
$ 700
$1000
$ 60
$ 80
$ 50
$ 50
$ 400
$ 100
$ 500
$ 300
$ 300
$ 30
$ 40
$ 300
$ 400
$ 20
$ 20
$ 30
$ 40
$ 50
$ 60

$ 159
$ 179
$ 89
$ 199
$ 29
$ 59
$ 49
$ 129
$ 149
$ 199
$ 29
$ 79
$ 129
$ 89
$ 149
$ 699
$ 199
$ 89
$1499
$ 799
$ 899
$ 399
$ 149
$ 149
$ 499
$ 299
$ 89
$ 149
$ 795
$ 99
$ 59
$ 59 .
$ 89
$ 399
$ 299
$ 99
$ 29
$ 19
$ 10
$ 249
$ 149
$ 399
$ 399
$ 89
$ 129
$ 149
$ 149
$ 399
$ 599
$ 399
$ 799
$ 599
$ 199
$ 399
$ 499
$ 599
$ 89
$ 99
$ 279
$ 99
$ 129
$ 599
$ 949
$2500
$4500
$ 599
$ 59
$ 249
$ 59
$ 379
$ 129
$ 599
$ 499
$ 699
$ 899
$1299
$ 99
$ 129
$ 89
$ 79
$ 499
$ 199
$ 699
$ 399
$ 399
$ 59
$ 69
$ 399
$ 599
$ 49
$ 49
$ 59
$ 69
$ 79

$ 99

Panasonic RF 3100
Panasonic RF 799
Panasonic RF-4900
Panasonic RF08S '
Panasonic RF4800
Panasonic RF6300
Panasonic RF9
Panasonic RF9000
Panasonic RFB300
Panasonic RFBSO
Panasonic RFB600
Philip s/ Magnavox 2999
Radio Shack OX100
Radio Shack OX1 SO/A/B
Radio Shack OX160
Radio Shack OX200
Radio Shack OX300
Radio Shack OX302
Radio Shack OX360
Radio Shack OX400
Radio Shack OXSS
Radio Shack OX66
Radio Shack PR0200.1
Radio Shack PR02002
Radio Shack PR02003
Radio Shack PR02004
Radio Shack PR02008
Radio Shack PR02009
Radio Shack PR02010
Radio Shack PR02011
Radio Shack PR02020
Radio Shack PR02021
Radio Shack PR032
Radio Shack PR024
Radio Shack PR02S
Radio Shack PR026
Radio Shack PR030
Radio Shack PR031
Radio Shack PR048
Radio Shack PROSS
Radio Shack SX190
Regency ACT-R-1
Regency ACT-R-106
Regency ACT-T-16K
Regency C403
Regency 0100
Regency 0300
Regency 0 310
Regency 0610
Regency OX3000
Regency HX1000
Regency HX1200
Regency HX1 SOO
Regency HX2000
Regency HX2200
Regency HXSO
Regency HX7SO
Regency INF-1
Reg ency INF-2
Regency K100
Regency KSOO
Regency M1 00
Regency M400
Regency MX1000
Regency MX3000
Regency MX4000
Regency MX4200
Regency MX5000
Regency MXS500
Regency MX7000
Regency RH2S6B
Regency RH600B
Regency R1040
Regency R1 050
Reg ency R1060
Regency R1070
Regency R107S
Regency R1060
Regency R1 090
Regency R606
Regency RCO-MRP1
Regency TS-1
Regency TS-2
, Regen cy UC102
Regency XL1 56
Regency XL56
Regency Z10
Regency Z30
Regency Z4S
Regency Z60
Sangean ATS601
Sangean ATS603
Sangean SG769
Sanyo RP6660
Signal One

$ 266
$ 169
$
$ . 79
$
$ 469
$ 79
$2800
$ 179
$ 119
$ 427
$ 299
$ 284
$ 1S9
$ 1S9
$ 229
$ 299
$ 299
$ 79
$ 149
$ 49
$ 66
$ 399
$ 399
$ 349
$ 399
$ 269
$ 199
$ 199
$ 1S9
$ 279
$ 299
$ 299
$ 99
$ 99
$ 99
$ 199
$ 199
$ 159
$ 119
$ 249
$ 7S
$ 96
$ 249
$ S9
$ 164
$ 189
$ 129
$ 176
$ 179
$ 204
$ 209
$ 219
$ 1S9
$ 176
$ 109
$ 79

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

144
270
197
224
196
196
179
186
329
329
399
399
499
136
139
67
99
104
129
149
69
36
239
319
124
114
129
146
129
149
164
99
179
S9
279

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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100
40
1SO
30
100
200
30
soo
70
40
1SO
1SO
100
so
so
70
30
so
30
so
20
30
40
90
100
2SO
60
60
100
60
100
150
150
20
40
40
60
90
30
30
50
20
30
30
20
60
60
60
60
60
90
100
1SO
60
60
30
30

$
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$
$
$
$
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so
70
60
100
90
90
60
60
150
170
2SO
200
300
50
so
50
so
60
70
60
40
1S
140
200
60
40
30
so
so
80
90
40
60
30
90
600

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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149
79
199
S9
149
269
49
699
129
69
199
199
149
89
89
99
69
89
49
99
39
49
79
139
149
299
99
99
139
99
149
199
199
39
S9
59
99
129
49
49
99
39
59
69
49
99
139
99
139
139
139
149
199
99
129
S9
S9
69
129
129
149
139
139
99
99
199
229
299
299
399
69
69
69
69
99
99
11 9
69
29
179
249
99
69
s9
69
69
129
139
69
129
39
139
999

MONITORING TIMES

Sony AIR-8
Sony AN-1
Sony CRF 330K
Sony CRF-1
Sony CRF320
Sony ICF 6800W
Sony ICF2001
Sony ICF2002
Sony ICF2010
Sony IGF4910
Sony ICFS900W
Sony ICF6SOOW
Sony ICF6700W
Sony ICF7600A
Sony ICF76000
Sony WASOOO
Sony WA8000
Swan 600R with 330 tuner
Ten Tee RX32S
Tos hiba RPF11
Uniden CR2021
Yaes u FIF232C interface
Yaesu FRA7700 active antenna
Yaesu FRG7
Yaesu FRG7000
Yaesu FRG7700
Yaesu FRG8800
Yaesu FRG9600
Yaesu FRT7700 tuner
Yaesu FRV7700 converter
Yaesu FT-1
Yaesu FT-980
Yaesu FT7S7GX
Yaesu MU7700 memory

$ 269
$ 79
$2200
$1300
$1200
$ S31
$ 199
$ 199
$ 279
$ 89
$ 119
$ 99
$ 2SO
$ 120
$ 199
$ 10S
$ 199
$
$ S49
$ 79
$ 9S
$ 69
$ 49
$ 279
$
$ 399
$ 499
$ 469
$ S1
$ 131
$1699
$1300
$ 729
$ 131

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
$
$
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$
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$
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$
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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1SO
20
300
400
200
2SO
so
100
1SO
30
so
40
100
40
100
30
40
200
300
30
so
20
20
80
100
1SO
3SO
230
20
40
800
700
400
40

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$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
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$
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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199
49
499
499
299
299
89
149
199
S9
89
69
149
69
149
S9
69
299
399
S9
89
49
39
129
1SO
199
399
299
39
79
999
899
599
179

SCAN AMERICA'S
TRAVELER'S
FREQUENCY
DIRECTORY
a&OOMD &DITION

SCAN AMER I CA prese nts thei r second edition of

the TRAVELER ' S FREQUENCY DIRECTORY . The TFD
includes hu n dreds of updates from the f ir~t
edition as we ll as additional data to assist
the highway trave l e r. Information on state
pol i ce , including all toll roads, turnpikes
and state h i ghway maintenance units are
inclu d ed fo r a l l fifty states . The data is
presented state by state , including radio
district maps and codes for most states .
The TFD , Second Edition is available for
$8 . 00 , p p d . f r om :
SCAN AMERICA
430 GARNER DRIVE
SU FFIELD, OHIO 44 260 -1557
available: Mid wes t Fed eral Frequen cy
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in detail, ALL a gencies .
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~....,.,,,.,,...........JY'J'tl'tl'.......

May 1987...

Martin Williams

Copyright 19i
Donald E Dickers1

The early days of radio through the life of one radio pioneer
Our story begins in Cambridge City,
Indiana, at the tum of the century.
This rural community in east central
lndfana is the birth "lace of Martin
R. Williams, a man of humble beginnings an~ simpler times who likens
his life to that of a character in a
- .. Horatio Alger novel.

on completion of High School,

Martin enrolled in Dodges' Radio
School at Valparaiso, Indiana, now
Val po-Tech.
Martin points out .t hat even though
the vacuum tube had been invented
several years earlier, they were still
almost totally unheard of except in
textbooks like the one studied at the
Dodge school. It covered everything
known about vacuum tubes in its day
-- it took only one page!

Martin's memorable radio career

began in 1914 when, at the age of 9
he would sweep the floor of the railroad station across the street from
his house. The railroad telegrapher
befriended young Martin and taught
him the continental code, then used
by wire telegraph services. This event
"sparked" Martin's interest in
communications and radio which set
him on a path he would follow the
rest of his life.

After graduating from rad_io school,

Martin made a trip to Chicago to
take the commercial radiotelegrapher's test offered by the newlyformed Bureau of Navigation of the
Department of Commerce. It would
be some time before the Federal
Communications Commission would
appear on the scene.

At the age of 14 Martin Williams was

introduced to spark-gap radio transmitters by Fred Rowe, one of the
High . Seas Radio
first amateur radio operators in the
~ area. Martin built his own equipment
Martin left Chicago with a First class
and within two years was making - Commercial Radio Telegraph license
local headlines with his new wireless
in hand. The Radio Corporation of
station.
America successfully recruited him
for a position as telegrapher onboard
Martin chose the callsign KKA -the "F.B. Squires," a freighter plying
Yes, I said chose, as all that was the Great Lakes. In less than a year
required to operate an amateur radio
Martin_ was promoted to Station
station in those days was the knowManager of the Cleveland RCA
how.
Marine facility. During this stay in
Cleveland, he equipped several ships
In 1922 Martin worked for both
with radio equipment and direction
Western Union and the postal
finding gear.
teleg~aph office. The following year,

.. .

In 1924 and 1925 Martin spent much

of his time in New York. All the
RCA-owned ships' radio equipment
and those of Henry Ford were to be
converted to vacuum tube. Before
the conversion, the standard equipment on board ships was a Marconi
QMS (qJJenc_hed multiple spark)
radio transmitter and a Marconi
106B crystal receiver.
Ford owned a fleet of ships h~ was
sending into the rain forest of South
America in order to set up his own
rubber plantations; Martin equipped
them with the needed radio gear on
an RCA contract.
Martin reports that Henry Ford was
very particular about his radio equipment. As far as it was practical, all
knobs, trim and controls on all his
ships had to be silver; cost was not
important. Mr. Ford asked Martin to
be Chief Radio Officer on the voyage
to South America, but he declined,
sending instead his friend and associate at RCA, Ralph Humes.
It was during his stay in new York

that Martin met the famed

Guglielmo Marconi, whose office was
across the hall from Martin's. RCA
was formed in 1919 and bought
Marconi Wireless thai same year,
giving RCA a monopoly on communications gear.

WGO Marine Radio. \

In 1926 RCA promoted Martin
District Manager of the Great La~
region. He was responsible for
radio communications in the distr
and worked out of RCA's mari
station WOO north of Chicai
Martin had over 60 radio operate
and 32 ships under his manageme
On all of his voyages across t
Great Lakes, Martin had only o
close call. While traveling on La
Michigan the ship became lost in
violent storm. The engines were c
and the station lost all power a
could not send an SOS. Man
recollects that the crew gave up
hope of being saved and fell on th
knees begging God to save the
Someone's prayers apparently g
through -- the ship and all its cr1
survived the storm to sail again!

NBC Radio
It was not long before Martin was

receive another promotion, this tir

to RCA's broadcasting divisic
NBC. He accepted a position as en1
neer of radio station WTAM
Cleveland, where he earned 1
reputation as an expert in broadca
ing. He would use this expertise
establish several TV and rac
stations in the years that followe
It was during his stay at WTAM tll

Martin engineerea two radio firs

In 1929 RCA had Martin design a
install the first two-way rac
communications equipment in
private (non-military) aircraft,
RCA corporate Fokker airer<
Later this same year he installed t
first two-way radio equipment in t
Goodyear blimp at Wingfoot La
near Akron, Ohio.

. . ..

.~

::~-.:~~~.

FM Indianapolis
By 1930 'Martin Williams had spt
several years away from home and
decided it was time to return to t
land of his youth. When a loca
perhaps the local--radio station
Indianapolis at this time, WFB
offered him position of Chief En
neer, it did not take him long
make up his mind.
Between i930 and 1936 Martin :
up the first remote radio broadc;
and the first mobile news unit w:
two-way capabilities in Indianapol
During World War II Man
contributed significantly to t
American effort by providing t
government with well-trained rac
engineers and operators. He was
instructor for the Army Signal Cor
and the Roscoe Turner Aeronauti<
Corporation, both located
Indianapolis at that time.

Martin Williams' mobile news wagon for WFBM in the early thirties.

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May 1987

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1942 saw Indianapolis's first FM

radio station thanks to Martin's
efforts.
He
was
granted
a
construction permit fior an FM
station in the old FM band on a
frequency of 47.3 MHz -- WABW.
He was also gran ted an AM station,
WBBW on 1550 kHz, now WXLW
on 1590 kHz.

The Mexico Connection

The war years were very busy for
Martin. Under the auspices of the
Mexican government, he helped the
Indianapolis-based
Electronic
Laboratories of Canada to establish
Mexico's first radio manufacturing
plant.
Martin worked directly with the
University of Mexico's best students
and graduate students to establish a
competent staff. Before the end of
the. war and in spite of shortages of
wire and vacuum tubes, Electrica
General was founded and operational.
From the end of the war to the mid
50's Martin worked largely in local
broadcastin_g. It was during this time
that he put several midwest radio
and TV stations on the air.

Cable TV
It was 1944 when the first cable TV

system was designed and engineered.

Martin R. Williams produced a
complete report to several prospective corporate partners for his cable
TV/radio system, but with little
success. He had begun his studies on
cable broadcasting in the 1930's and
designed a simple interface system
for the distribution of radio signals
into individual homes from broadcasting stations.

Martin R. Williams
The telephone company had developed a complicated and expensive
system for transmitting video over
their cables but it was for short
distances and was cost-prohibitive.
Martin's system was economical. He
proposed a small radio-size unit
which wo'uld be plugged into a wall
outlet; he was well ahead of his time
on this one! .

Not-so-foreign
Broadcasting
Though Martin was not directly
connected to any of the early foreign
broadcasters, he did operate an
international domestic station. In
1956 he applied for a construction
permit for a 100,000 watt FM station
and was granted the next year a
permit for a 25,000 watt FM station
on 95.5 MHz (WFMS -- "Williams
FM S.ervices"). WFMS was a call sign
previously used by the U.S. Treasury
Department which they agreed to
relinquish!
WFMS began broadcasting a variety
of semi-classical and ethnic music in
1957.

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Early in the history . of WFMS,
Martin was approached by the wife of
a former Ambassador to Germany
about starting a German language
program. Martin agreed to the idea
and the program details were worked
out. The German language program
became very popular and before
the end of the first year on the air
several other ethnic groups had
approached Williams about having
their own programs.
By the mid-60's WFMS was broadcasting in Spanish, French, Gallic,
Slavic, and two German programs,

Above: Martin Williams of RCA installed the first two-way radio

telephone communication in a private commercial aircraft, shown
here during the 1929 Cleveland Air Races. (Right) One of the ships
Williams outfitted with radio and dir~iof?.-finding equipment.

.--

t:!f

giving the station a shortwave

"flavor." Another program, "Travel
the World in Song," was narrated by
Willis Conover of the Voice of
America'.s Jazz Program. This
program was distributed by the
department of the Navy, taking its
listeners to ports of call around the
world in music.
In the 1930's Martin was on the
Indiana State Police communicatiom
committee which established tha1
state's first law enforcement radio
network. Retirement has never
quenched the interest of thi~
energetic radio pioneer and, more
recently, he has been working witr
local consumer groups to ensure tha1
their right to listen is protected. 1

Donald Dickerson holds an Advance.

Class Amateur Radio license and t
Commercial Radiotelephone license
He has worked in broadcasting am
currently is a communication operato
with a protective service jockyini
computer security systems, teletype
surveillance equipment and a VHl
radio network. His amateur interest.
are in monitoring the U.S. and Sovie
satellite and space programs.
May 1987

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MAKING WAVES

Paul Swearingen

John Santosuoss1
Scott McC/e//a

OUTER LIMITS

Dr. John Santosuos~

P.0.Box 11;
Highland City, FL 338~

P.O. Box 4812

Panorama City, ('A 91412

HiFi AM --

A Boon to DXers

Like anyone else willing to stick

his neck out, I've made predictions
concerning the future of AM broadcasting. I've said tpat the band
would not fade away to a handful of
utility stations, as some have
predicted, and that the current
decline in listenership is part of a
normal transition phase. I've stated
that AM stereo is not the savior of
AM broadcasting. And again and
again I've stated that the key to AM
or any medium's ~uccess is in . its
programming to the audience; not qt
it. DX'ers who understand the
changing strategies of broadcasting
will have a better chance of bagging
once-elusive DX through "smart"
listening techniques.
Interestingly, the National
Association of Broadcasters has
come to the aid of DX'ers in
new
standards for
proposing
high-fidelity AM. For years, broadcasters have (preemphasized) high
fre'quencies to overcome poor
response of radios, which have been
manufactured with narrower bandwidths to reQuce co-channel interference. As broadcasters boost, more
interference is the result, and the
narrower the receiver bandwidths
become . . . you get the picture.
The NAB wants statiqns to reduce
audio bandwidth to 10 kHz and
offer
more
manufacturers to
wideband
receivers,
enabling
consumers to hear the higher fidelity
available on AM. The plan is voluntary, but if broadcasters do reduce
the bandwidth (and perhaps also
modulation to 100% or lower) less
co-channel interference will result,
opening up new DX channels.
Bonneville International has raised a
valid objection to the plan, saying
that to reduce audio bandwidth from .
15 kHz to 10 kHz is going to degrade
the sound of AM, and that the wider
bandwidth is necessary to AM
stereo's development and competitiveness to FM stereo, which also
15
kHz bandwidth.
uses
a
Bonneville calls for removal of
narrow-band receivers, instead.
I've been listening to the band on a
neat little wideband AM stereo
receiver, Sony's discontinued SRF
A-100. Frankly, I'm a little disappointed, but not surprised in the
wide range of quality available.
Some AM stereo stations just don't
sound much better in stereo than in
mono, and two locals, KALI-1430
and KWNK-670, sound better than
most stations broadcasting either in
FM or AM. And they're still both
mono!
KDAY-1580 sounds terrific, but its
rap and urban contemporary music
splatters from 1560 to 1600. At

32

May 1987

night, KBOI-670 and KOMA-1520

are the most pleasing to my ears in
stereo, and although both are using
the C-QUAM system, according to
my latest lists, neither exhibits "platform" motion, or the swaying of the
sound from one channel to the other
common to C-QUAM but not
exhibited by the other stereo system,
Kahn.
KDA Y-1580, which I receive mostly
by skywave here at the west end of
the San Fernando Valley, wanders
back and forth atop KNIX-1580,
which is a Kahn station, for a most
unique listening experience. Not all
C-QUAM stations seem to wander,
but if you do hear platform motion in
a stereo station, you're sure to have a
C-QUAM
broadcaster. Don't
assume that a steady signal is a Kahn
station, however.
To my knowledge, two countries
(Austr<Jlia and Brazil) have already
adopted C-QUAM as their national
AM stereo standard, and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters has
recommended Canada do the same.
But in the U.S., the Commerce
Department is favoring the encouragement of manufacturers to market
multi-system receivers, and the
National Telecommunications and
is
Information
Administration
calling for the marketplace to
produce a multi-system decoder chip,
and for government and industry to .
recognize that AM sho,ld be allowed
to develop into a medium similar to
FM, with less interference and better
sound and signal quality.
I once had questioned the FCC's
wisdom in not choosing an AM
stereo standard in the beginning, but
this course to me now seems more
sensible, with the public the big
winner if high-fidelity sound and
wideband receivers become available.
Of course, tlie FCC's recent freeze
on daytime-only applications for AM
stations means that the nighttime
bands could become even more
the
movement
crowded. But
towards better sound fidelity and
talk shows would be more significant
for the DX'er who takes advantage
of the numerous pauses in conversation to DX under a local station's
signal!
The pre-eminence of talk stations on
the AM band has already enabled
DX'ers to DX on adjacent channels
to their locals, as most speech sounds
do not tend to splatter across the
audio bandwidth. More religious
interests have been purchasing
stations, and although some program
Christian or gospel music, many just
sell time, or "broker" allotments for
instant profit. And believe me, a
non-professional announcer will

Scott McClellan
P.0.Box 982
Battle Creek, MI 49016

The "Walking Man": Although

the technique is not used widely now
as in the past, it once. was common
fdr some numbers stations to come
on the air with only a carrier and
then .a sound similar to a man
walking. Now Pennsylvania's John
Demmitt has solved the mystery as to
what the '.'walking man" is and why.
According to Demmitt, the purpose
of the sound is to enable the listener
to zero in on the precise or best
frequency. The sound is produced
inside the transmitter itself and also
is useful for conducting tests of the
transmitter. Demmitt believes that it
is a beat frequency oscillator in the
transmitter that actually makes the
sound. And there you have one more
provide his listening audience of
DX'ers with many 'dead-air opportunities, as well as shows which run
over or under the normal hourly
break time conventionally used by
other stations to give legal ID's.
Oddly enough, CBS and Westinghouse o&o's, many of which are
news/talk stations, have been
converted to stereo in the interests
of better sound quality. Locally, allnews KNX-1070 has been broadcasting in C-QUAM for over a year,
but I honestly cannot say that the
sound is markedly better than
before, as KNX's sound quality has
always been quite good, as have
KABC-790 and KFWB-980, both
news and talk. Other stations
around the country have reported
calls from delighted listeners after
converting to stereo, with KDKA1020 averaging a call an hour for the
first few days after the conversion to
stereo.

Station Letters Deregulated?

An amusing proposal from the FCC
has been to eliminate limiting
stations west of the Mississippi River
to K- call designations, and those
east of the Big Muddy with W- calls,
as it has done since 1932. Befuddled industry officials tend to see this
move as a last gasp effort of outgoing
FCC chairman Mark Fowler to
further . deregulate the FCC, but I
say, "So what?"
And while you're a t it, Mr. Fowler,
let H. Dickson Norman have his
NDXE call for his shortwave operation, bring back three-letter calls,
and why not allow five-letter calls, as
Mexico does now? This way, local
KIQQ-100.3 could convert its nonID "K-Lite 100" to KLITE. Better
yet, let's throw in the hyphen; after
all, six letter calls are allowed by TV
stations: WCBS-TV is a legal, sixletter call plus hyphen.
Please tum to page 37

MONITORING TIMES

piece to the mysterious puzzle of

numbers.
Speaking of numbers, the new bo
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Strange Happenings on 1
Medium Waves: Those of m
Florida have monitored an un
plained heterodyne which f
turned up in late February. He
only during darkness, it origin.
appeared on 1230 kHz. This wri
could hear it quite distinctly beh
WONN Lakeland.
A reliable source indicates t
another station suffered so mi
interference that some of its lo
listeners complained it was aim
inaudible. When the station in ti
complained to the FCC, it '
advised . that the FCC was 1
concerned about the matter and '
not intend to do anything about
Early in March the heterodyne '
no longer audible on 1230. Howev
it is now being monitored nightly
1340 kHz! Interestingly enough, be
frequencies are so-called "graveya1
w
medium
wave
channels
hundreds of local, low-pov
stations.

The

WIBS-FM Bust: E
Arenella sends an item from the N
York /Daily News. In February,
the second time, the FCC shut am
WIBS-FM, located in Brooklyn a
operating on 107.9 MHz. The stati
specialized in providing music a
news from Haiti, Trinidad, Guya1
and other Caribbean countries 1
immigrants to the New York meh
politan area. Unfortunately, it "
also causing interference for WEB
FM, a licensed broadcaster
Westport,
Connecticut.
Abo
twenty volunteers were involved
the WIBS operation.
Last month we reported the closi
of KSOS in Fresno, California, whi
primarily served the black comm
nity. Both . WIBS and . KSOS we
pirates. Both rendered real co1
munity service. Neither would ha
any chance of raising the tar
amount of capital needed to put
licensed station on the air. Are we
believe that the airwaves shou
belong only to the rich and powerft
On a happier note, it is time to he
from our pirate expert, Sec
McClellan.

The McClellan Report: Ma

Twigg checks in with his latest d.
coveries. He nabbed his first mediu

NEW!

Mace also logged Radio North Coast

International on 7447 kHz from 2345
to 2351 UTC. They played "Oh,
Canada" and then gave an announcement of their new mailing address.
They indicated that they had some
problems with their previous
address, so if you wrote to RNCI and
did not receive a reply, you might
want to try again via their new
address: P.O. Box 5074, Hilo, Hawaii
96720.
KNBS has been heard again after
quite an absence, on 7445 kHz
between 2303 and 2325 UTC. They
played various rock music, gave some
phoney public service annoncements, and some information on the
neutron bomb. Phil Muzik gave their
address as via P.O. Box 982, Battle
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Herman T. Adams reports hearing a
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by a female, on 5242 between/0403
and 0410 UTC. After it signed off, he
found the same three numbers, then
a count through ten, on 5080 kHz
until 0412 UTC. Herman says he
would like to correspond with other
MT readers with a similar interest in
numbers stations. His address is 343
8th Street NE G2, Atlanta, Georgia
30309. Please enclose a SASE.
That's it for this time around. If you
hear a broadcast from a pirate
station, please share your catch with
your fellow MT readers! I am also
considering having
a
regular
question and answer session, so if
you have any questions, please send
them along. Thanks! See you again
next month.

Other News: Florida's David

Crawford informs us .that the European offshore commercial medium
wave pirate Laser is active again.
This time it is apparently using the
frequency of 576 kHz, as fellow
pirate Radio Caroline took over its
former frequency of 558. Are any of
our European readers hearing
Laser? On very rare occasions, Radio
Caroline has been audible in North
America on 963 kHz.
A source with "impeccable credentials
and excellent contacts in the Middle
East informs us that none of the antiKhomeni broadcasters have the
power to seriously threaten the
Iranian government. They can be an
irritation but little more.
If you want to tune in one of these
broadcasters, probably the easiest
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Try for the station sign on around

0300 to 0315 UTC. The frequency is
normally about 4420 kHz but is
sometimes higher or lower.
You may also have to put up with the
notorious Iranian bubble jammers,
but sometimes the signal is reasonably good. All programs are in the
Farsi language. Now, if you want a
tougher challenge, try for clandestine

MONITORING TIMES

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Call800-USASCAN or outside U.S.A. 313-9738888

Radio Iran Toilers on 10870 kHz

with sign on at 1~30 UTC. That one
will not be easy.

disclose its name, but, as the c

cliche goes, sometimes truth
stranger than fiction. I

Finally, since we are on the subject of

the Middle East, there is one local
organization with clandestine broadcasts in that part of the world which
gets support from both Israel and a
powerful Arab Muslim group. Unfortunately, we have been asked not to

Dr. John Santosuosso will be on val

tion in June. Scott McClellan will
filling in for him.

May 1987

UTILITY INTRIGUE

Don Schimmel
516 Kingsley Road SW
Vienna, VA 22180

Tactical Cal/signs
To lead off the fOlumn this
month here is a list of tactical callsigns furnished by a rea~er in
Michigan who wishes to remain
anonymous.
Bobcat

T-43 Navigation Trainers,

ANG, Colo.rado Springs, CO
Big Daddy 815 WRS CP, Keesler AFB
a.k.a. "Teal Ops "
Dragnet
Controller on AWACS
aircraft on operational
mission
Dusty
C-141 aircraft, McGuire AFB
Fury
C-130 ANG , Bradley, CT
Gator
T-43 Nav Trainers, 454th
TFS, Mather AFB
Glass Eye USAF NC on NUDET visual
observation mission
Headdancer TAC EC-135 Tactical
Deployment ABNCP
'HiFi
45th AD KC-135
Hunt
KC-135 NC McGuire AFB
Idaho
FBI Aircraft
Mop Up
USN C-130 . NG, Whiting
Field, CA
Music
USMC C-130 NC
Nalo
USMC C-9 Transport
Nighthawk USMC HMX-1 VIP helo
Omaha
U.S. Customs NC (E-2C?)
Pacom 01 NC with CINCPAC aboard
Parrot
USN T-39 Radar intercept
trainer
Peapod
USAF AC-130
Rat
USNR transport;A/C
Rod
A-10 Thunderbolt, Westover
AFB
Silmp
USAF NC on Air Sampling
Mission
Shark
USCG/DEA Aircraft
SWing
USN C-9 Ajrcraft
1

ID d by Mistake
Greg Wilson, New Jersey, desgibed
11-recent identification he was able to
{llake as follows:
"As a utility buff, you 1cnow
that one of life's greatest pleasures is
to be able to identify an activity
through witnessing some form of
compromise on the part of an operator. I want to share with you just
such a case for it illustrates how a
mistake can work to the listener's
advantage.
"On 8 Feb 1987 at 0350 UTC, I
rolled upon an extremely chirpy
station calling CO on 6860.5 kHz.
After a long string of CO's he ID' d as
FRL. He continued his calling until
0359 when the operator began a
period of nonsense--I'm sure out of
boredom. Finally, he began very
methodically calling CO DX and
signed C02JS (a Cuban Amateur
allocation). A classic mistake for now
I knew with little doubt that FRL
was probably a Cuban station.
"For the next five minutes,the
operator carried on what appeared to
be an imaginary ham OSO during
which he identified himself as
Fernando with a OTH in Havana,
Cuba!! (Note that 6860 is some 140
kHz below the 40 meter ham band-too far to be considered a mistaken
out of band operation.) At 0405 he
~opped and sent WSL WSL WSL
vE FRL FRL OSV V's.
"I hope this will help shed some

light for those who may have copied

FRL in the past, as I have."
Thanks so much, Greg, for your very
interesting report. Several months
ago I experienced a similar
happening when a station, again
apparently due to boredom, carried
on a one-sided contact. He seemed
to be sending equipment control
names such ~s RF gain, AF gain,
standby, tuning, etc. He then went
into 5L groups and after several lines
of these switched to sending 5F
groups
and
then just plain
nonsensical key play.

OK Net
MT reader Williams, South Carolina,
forwarded some comments on two
activities he has been following. On
6565 kHz he heard conversations
with mixed English/Spanish with lots
of X-rated four-letter words as well
as some 4F groups. He noted all
communications ended with the
word "OK" and thus has named the
net the OK Net. In the past he says
he has found it on several frequencies between 5 and 7 MHz.
0

His next logging was of a DEA net on

11288 kHz at 1400. He heard Hotel
One, Swordfish 09/ 104 and 109,
Foxtrot Four Mike, Omaha 19 and
59, Slingshot, Ambush, Shrimpboat,
Bobcat, Ulysses (USCG Sta), Cougar
(Eglin AFB), Almighty and Domino.
All tracking boats and aircraft in the
Gulf of Mexico all day.

On the Numbers
After reading about the "numbers"
stations for several years, Jack Smith,
VA, advises he finally intercepted
one. Here are the details:

May 1987

Mn.

"As an aside, I found the

choice of a 14 MHz frequency at that
hour to be a bit strange. The 14 MHz
band has been opening up to the
Caribbean and Central America at
about l 130-1200Z. In fact, a few
minutes after.the 1145Z sign off of
the numbers station, the 14901 kHz
Cuban/Tass press RTT'( station was
printable, although it did not reach
normal strength until about 1230 or
1300Z.
"Given these propagation facts
of life, the 14421 kHz signal couldn't
have been heard other than in the
Washington, DC, area. (I assume
that if the government is running
Spanish-speaking agents in Washington, that there are easier methods of
communication!)
"The 11532 kHz signal was
somewhat weaker than the 14421
signal, although I suspect at least
part of the difference is the antenna I
was using is resonate on ham bands
and suffers some degradation as .you
go outside those bands.
"The transmission mode was
AM, but only the upper side band
was transmitted. This is the likely
result of using a transmitter chiefly
used for SSB/FSK/MUX for circuit.
Also, the signal carried a very
distinct RTTY tone in the background.
"I have recently read in either
MT or PopCom speculation that the
RTTY tone was the result of crossmod with other transmitters at the
site. That is certainly possible.
"It is also possible that there is
some audio cross-talk in the telephone or microwave circuits that
feed the transmitter plant and that
the RTTY represents signals that are
either received or transmitted by the
.;;-....11 .:. .

"15 Feb 1987 at 1100-1145Z.

14421/11532 kHz. From 1100-lllOZ
callup signal with SS/YL repeating
count 1-0 alternated with "833." At
11 lOZ several (4-5) one-second
audio tones of about 600 Hz with the
YL stating "Grupo 211" followed by
text of 4F groups. At about 1128Z
the numbers were repeated and at
1145Z the transmission closed with a
"fin" sign off.
"I found several things interesting about the transmission. At
llOOZ the 14 MHz band was totally
dead (6 AM EST) and no "skip"
stations could be heard above about
12 MHz, and indeed even at 12 MHz,
signals were generally very weak. The
14421 MHz signal stayed at S-8 on
my receiver (Drake R-7) for the
entire transmission, with no fades
whatsoever.
"Clearly this was not sky wave
reception and my location must be
within 20 to 30 miles of the transmitter. This correlates very nicely
with a Culpepper/Remington, Virginia transmitter site (first teported
;,

34

in

.H

KHZ

DTOI

245
353
362
391
394
404
404
417
3026.5

280453
200332
200334
200339
200341
200343
200352
200354
270112

3422
3485

260022
170138

4665
6243
6244.3
6519.8

280059
281427
181300
201453

6586

280014

6675
6940
6976.8
13178.2
13370.6
13572

120015
212309
201506
181410
201524
181725

13743.7
14445

201757
181717

14503.4
14556

181713
181242

Jack, we thank you for sharing your

observations with MT readers.

Special Interest Items

3073.4

FEB

170135Z CW

--The callsigns on this net have been

seen on other frequencies previously
indicated in the column . ABA appears to be
the Control Station with other members of
the net being: CAB, DAR, ELE, FOG, GAL.
HUM, IDE, plus one other call I couldn't get
due to ORM/ORN. The traffic consisted of
five different messages, each one being
exactly 30 groups in length.
The characters noted were the letters
A-Z plus the Spanish Nyeh (MW) and the
digits 2, 3, and 8. A typical heading would
be preceded by the abbreviation PBL
(possible 'preambulo ' - preamble) followed
by the message number and group count
as in this example: PBL PBL NR 002 GR 30
AAA. '
Upon completion of the transmission
of the text, Control would call the stations,
generally in alphabetic order. an d request
the OSL.

FEBRUARY 1987 LOGGINGS

MODE/IDENTIFICATION/COMMENTS
MCW/YZE Beacon, Gore Bay (Manitoulin) Ontario, Canada
MCW/OG Beacon, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
MCW/SB Beacon, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
MCW/DDP Beacon, San Juan (Dorado). PR
MCW/YB Beacon, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
MCW/YSL Beacon, St. Leonard.NB, Canada
MCW/YXL Beacon, Sous Lookout, Ontario, Canada
MCW/HHG Beacon, Huntington, IN
CW/DE MLD2 ~ritish alloc) NR2 -P-2701002 FEB 87 -ZEU BT UNCLAS
GR18 DRILL text of 5L groups)
CW/ADO DE D L (unid) OSA5 QTR 1920 K. Other end replied with EE.
USB/New York Radio giving Aviation WX for various Canadian & U.S.
locations
CW/WAP DE MZK,AUH DE WAP, LKI DE MZK/ (all unid)/ QSA requests
CW/Unid stn calls KMG. MJK, MDA & ZDK
CW/ASA DE DEL (unid) QSA IMI K
USS/Barge traffic. Control telling unid sin to drop various barges
at Baton Rouge and other locations.
USB/unid aricraft calls Accra, Ghana ATC for course and altitude
clearance. Also heard ACCRA DE ABIDJAN
AM/ Czech-YL with 5F groups
t.
USB/To OM-SS/sounds like fishing ops
CW/WX in Spanish for various Mexican locations
USB/Two OM conversing in Italian
RTTY 75-425/NBA (US Navy, Balboa, Panama) testing with RY tape.
CWNW DE CTP (Oeiras Naval Radio, Portugal) QSX 4 8 12 16 MHz/
His signal very weak and chirpy for past few days.
RTTY 75-170/MARS traffic
CWNW DE LFU/6467 LFN/8527.5 LCJ/9980 LHG/14445 (Ro9fland,
Norway)
LSB/Two OM in conversation in Spanish
CW/Automatic sent/5L grps with spec charac IM AA OE OT.

.
-

..... /.: .,. .. _::...:_.:..

\

:-.

..;
.;.

plant. In any case, the RTTY was a

very noticeable component of the
transmission.
"I
concur
with
Robert
Dyquetta's
conclusion
in
the
February MT that the audio is
computer controlled and voice
synthesized ; no person could read
211 series of four-digit groups (twice,
yet) without making an error or with
exactly the same cadence and
pronunciation! (The pace was exactly
one group every five seconds--about
2.5 seconds to read the group and 2.5
seconds pause, presumably for the
recipient to write down the message.)
Further, the synthesizer seemed to
have a slight problem with the
number '3' or ' tres.' The final syllable
was
prematurely
terminated
throughout the transmission, both in
the call-up and in the groups transmitted."

: .~,(.

\:

MO~~TORING

TIMES

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

LISTENERS LOG
Scanning from New Hampshire
Contributed by "Bill"
Later during the schedule I heard
station JAR calling and this may have been
the callsign I missed copying earlier.
Several of the net stations have
signals that sound lil<te a raspy peanut
whistle. Possibly a rig powered by
batteries??

3088.2

FEB 180010Z CW

A SL group message was in progress.

After the last group, AFBNA, there was a
pause and then Bl' JGC8, another pause
and then SXGZ SXGZ SXGZ DE JGC8
JGC8 OTC 7SO 18 0108 BT 993 SXGL BT
and into SL groups. The characters were
sent at medium speed and auto sent.

3262

FEB 18008Z CW

Auto sent at slow speed, SL groups.

Must have been a long message because I
stayed with It for several minutes but the
message had not been completed. Not
same message as on 3290.

3290

FEB 180006Z CW.

Another auto sent at slow speed, SL

groups. Pause after ten groups then into
next ten groups. Not the same message as
on 3262.

6212.6

FEB 162212Z CW

This traffic was SF groups, automatic

sent, zero cut as letter T.

6911

FEB 212310Z CW

--Message of SL groups with message

repeated every few minutes. Missed
heading because I was checking back and
forth on other targets. There was a pause
after every ten groups of text. Message
ended with BT AR.

FEB 271536Z CW

The letter W repeated over and over,

hand sent. After many minutes of this a
callup of OT7F OT7F OT7F DE YAAX YAAX
K. After a s hort pause he went back to the
WWW W etc. At 1SS6z'he sent DE YAAX
OK SK SK. The other end was never heard.
This frequency has been identified as being
a Soviet military frequency.

13971.9

214S
2000

12/20

0024

12/22

1S10

12/23
12/31

13S3
21SS

1/1

001S

1/2
1/2
1/3

1940
22S8
0127

1/3
1/S
1/7

02S4
2318
1742

1/12
1/13

1712
2320

FEB 231707Z

--=rhe callsigns were copied several

times and printed out as U7AS4 and U7AS9.
It is suspected these were garbled and
should have been Y7AS4/Y7AS9 which are
assigned to Berlin, GDR. The traffic was SL
groups and the headings contained many
trigraphic addressee indicators such as:
AAB ALG DAM DAR KAI MEX PEK PHO TRI
ISL JAK KAB MAD MAN NIK TIR and WAS.
The heading was brief containing
some addressee indicators, a message
number and the date and time. This latter
was given as 230217S2 where 23 was the
day, 02 the month and 17S2 being the time.
A SL group appeared on the next line by
itself and the text commenced on the next
line.
I

FREQ MODE TRAFFIC

6693
USB Halifax mil in comms w/60UR re TWA flt 741 (747 acrft) enrt
Goose Bay w/fire in cargo bay. SOUR advises change to
callsign Rescue 01 by Halifax
S696
USB CG Helo 148S In comms w/COMSTA San Francisco
S696
USB CG Helo & CGC Sanibel in comms w/NY Rescue re vessel
in distress
8822
USB Voyager 1 in comms w/Mission Cntrl re Mr. Reagan
catching hell about Iran thing want him at Edwards on
Tues when you land to help him out
4428.7 USB COMSTA Portsmth in comrns w/CGC Sanibel w/msg
welcoming 1st Dist Rear Adm Johanson Sands to new Port
of Rockland (ME)
USB MAS70014 Merry Christmas comms w/MacDill AFB
11176
S696
USB Fr. of Trc. Norfolk Rescue Dlsp. C-130 #1 S03 to
search/attempt to find origin of trfc
2182
USB CGC Point Highland w/grp Port Macon on SAR; freq
switch to 267S kHz
67S7
USB Air Force 1 to Andy for signal check
S697
USB Uniform 4 Sierra req signal check 3 times/no resp
4428.7 USB COMSTA Portsmth in com ms w/VSL re medical emerg on
board; medical treatment instructions relayed
194
AM
Aircraft wx continuous for Maine
2670
USB CGC Spenser in comms w/grp Cape May
S696
USB CG 01 in phone patch w/Washington Air Sta. via COMSTA
Portsmouth
S696
USB COMSTA Portsmouth & CGC Chilula in comms
S696
USB COMSTA Boston in comms w/CG helo 1472 re flare
sightings near Metinicus Rock,ME. This helo also hrd
on 164.SS VHF in comms w/Cape Cod Air Sta re same
incident at this time.

Massachusetts Scanner Frequencies

Contributed by Mark Simari
Bridgewater, MA
There are so many frequencies in
Massachusetts, I have chosen only the
critical freqs of interest. Enjoy.

Mass. State Police

42.340
42.400
42.420

42.440
42.460
42.500
42.540
44.740
1S6.090
1S9.030
158.970

FEB 181420Z CW

Speed key sent SF groups. All figures

sent full except zero which was cut as the
letter T. Very good fist, weak signal, some
fading. This was a very long message.

14616.4
50-425

12/12
12/20

FEB 180015Z CW

I cut in on this message of SL groups.

The BT was sent followed by OWWS AR.
Shortly afterwards the station sent GUG8
GUG8 etc. The call was set approximately
ever five seconds.

3228.8

DATI: TIME
12/12 161SZ

39.760
39:000
462.972
39.580
39.660

Andover area "A" troop Ch 2

Concord "C" troop Ch 1
Radar "SS" team;also road
blocks
Spare (useq) also for road
blocks
Car-car (E.Mass.) west of
Worster used as base
Yarmouth area Cape Cod
Spare (used);also for road
blocks
Boston SPD Hdqtrs heard
everywhere; also SPD helicopter
SPD, Logan Airport, stn "L"
SPD, Mass Pike (rptr) stn "M"
SPD intercity; used in most cities
and towns in E.Mass. when a
major APB is called. Once this
freq is turned on, about 45 towns
hear the AOB at once (rptr)
the APB at once (rptr)
Registry of motor vehicle police,
main ch .
.. ' lfTac II ..
Boston City Ambulance
Metro District Comm. Police
main ch.
'', "Tac II"

Boston Police DepL (rptrs)

460.12S Capitol Police (Gov's police)
460.300 Tow, license check, info, NCIC,
Leaps
460.400 West Roxbury
460.42S Dorchester area
460.4SO N. Boston
460.475 Expressway area, N.Stn
460.500 S.Boston Hyde Park
4S3.800 Special events chan .
Boston Fire DepL (rptr)
33.740
Old freq still used for fire calls
4S3.700 Administrative msgs
483.162 Main fire call at boxes, houses
483.262 Rptr, fire scene
483.662 Rptr, fire scene
483.762 Rptr, fire scene

MONITORING TIMES

Bapem Boston Area Po6ce Enforcement

Regional Network
These freqs go to repeaters that all towns
and police cars monitor when car chases are
from town to town.
470.487
470.562
470.462
470.S87

North District
West District
East District
South District

Selected Cities and Towns

Billerica (repeater)
482.662 Main Chan.
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
33.660 Fire
Chelmsford (repeater)
482.S12 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
33.660 Fire
Dracut (Repeater)
482.462 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
154.32S Fire
Lawrence
482.562
482.637
482.687
1S4.315

(repeater)
Main Chan
Tac Ill
Tac II
Fire

Lowell (repeater)
482.412 Main chan.
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
1S4.010 Lowell Fire
33.660 Mutual Aid Fire
1S5.26S Lowell area medic ambulance
(covers about 10 towns)
Methuen
482.462
482.637
482.687
1S4.32S

(repeater)
Main Chan
Tac Ill
Tac II
Fire

Nashua Police
460.100 Chan I
460.200 Chan II
1 S4.32S Fire
Springfield Police (rptr)
460.100
All chans
460.12S
are changed
460.300
every week
460.400
460.42S
460.4SO
Tewksbury (repeater)
482.662 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
33.660 Fire
Tyngsboro (repeater)
482.S12 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
33.660 Fire

'

Wilmington (repeater
482.4d7 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
1S4.72S FJre

Woburn (repeater)
482.612 Main Chan
482.637 Tac Ill
482.687 Tac II
154.72S Fire
Worchester Police (rptr)
460.100
460.150
460.17S
460.200
460.4SO Fire Ch.II
460.SOO Fire Ch.I

New Hampshire State PD

44.820 Car-car, Helicopter
44.940 Main Ch. Concord.NH
4S.300 Exeter NH
1S6.090 S.NH SPD Ch for APB's ,etc

Mass State Police Codes

-..__

Code
1 Emergency any type
Ql Usedfor "special" files on kno
offenders riding highways or r
areas
2 Go to Hdqtrs (Boston)
barracks
3 Going to court
4 Busy at location
5 Received message
6 Where is your location?
7 Unit off air atlocation
8 Unit involved in accident
9 License check SS No;in Mass
10 Vehicle ID check still or movi
11 NCIC check U.S. wide
14 M&W (missing & wanted)
Mass
15 LEAPS check
16 Vehicle crash or accident
A=Cars troop Andover area
C=Cars troop Concord area
L=Cars troop Logan airport
M=Cars troop Mass Pike
X=Cars unmarked, spec invest
K=Cars K-9 dog unit
"55"=Team speed chasers

May 1987

''

.-> FAX FACTS

G. P. Menge/J
2685 Ellenbrook Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

-G.O.E.S.
(Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
Nine of these orbiting space meteorological platforms, launched by
NASA under the auspiGes of NOAA,
represent the finest example of
advanced weather predicting space
platforms.

the equator. Their orbit speed at that

distance was designed so the satellite
will always appear to hover at its
fixed position above the equator due
to its synchronous relation to the
speed of the earth's rotation.

There is some ambiguity over these

systems--often they are ruled by
separate agencies and their prelaunch names are often changed
_ once they are in or.bit. Not all of
them are fulfilling their original
mission because of policy changes,
equipment failure or even direct
interference by a non-subscriber.

The advantage of GOES over the

polar orbiters like Tiros-N is the
sweeping panorama of the entire
globe. Storms can be tracked with
greater accuracy and increased lead
time can be given to public officials
to either brace for storms or evacuate populations to areas of safety.
The classic comparison is of the great ,
Galveston, Texas, hurricane of the
last century which claimed 5,000 lives
and Hurricane Alicia of 1983, whose
death toll was under 100 due largely
to early hurricane warnings made
possible by the GOES weather satellite system.

The early GOES prototypes were

called Synchronous Meteorological
Satellites (SMS), the first being
launch~d in May 1974. After some
initial problem with its UHF downlink;, it' has performed satisfactorily
to date. Listed below are the nine
GOES . satellites and their launch
dates:

'

SMS 1
SMS 2
GOES I
GOES II
GOES III
GOES IV
GOES V
GOES VI
GOES VII

May 5, 1974
Feb 6, 1975
Oct 16, 1975
Jun 16, 1977
Jun 16, 1978
Sep 9, 1980
May 22, 1981
Aug
1983
.Feb 24, 1987

Storm warning, although critical, is

not the GOES system's only function; it provides daily data on the
state of the atmosphere and its water
vapor content, oceanographic data
and weather facsimile.

GOES Imagery
The heart of the weather
system

Unfortunately, not all these satellites

are in working order; presently, the
three units are pre-positioned at
135 and 75 West. After initial
failure as an imager, GOES II
became GOES Central at 107 W. Its
primary function is to relay nondirect ima~s and wefax (meteorological data) to ground station operators.

For the past decade we have become

accustomed to the familiar weather
maps seen daily on TV weather
reports. One might see "color satellite three" or "eye in the sky." But
under all of this razzle-dazzle is the
GOES satellite, continuously generating black and white images and
sending them back to earth where
they are picked up by subscriber television services.

All GOES satellites orbit at approximately 22,930 miles from earth and
are positioned as to be directly over

Cloud and temperature imagery in

both the visible and infrared modes
is accomplished by a "Visible

36

May 1987

Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer

Atmospheric Sounder" (VAS) . Data
collected by an optical (reflecting)
telescope is downlinked to Earth
where it is processed and then
retransmitted back to GOES for
users to receive on 1690. l MHz.
VAS day and night cloud and earth
mapping imagery has a resolution of
about half a nautical mile in the
visible mode and 3.7 nautical miles in
the infrared mode; additionally, VAS
also monitors the earth's atmospheric carbon monoxide absorption
bands, providing a method to determine a three dimensional structure
of atmospheric temperature and
water vapor distribution.
The VAS can be programmed for a
limited coverage mode; selected latitudinal bands of varying NorthSouth dimensions can be imaged to
calculate a vertical profile of atmospheric temperature and water vapor.

Special Assignments
Occasionally the GOES system will
be called on for additional imagery,
usually requested by the National
Weather Service office in Kansas
City, Missouri. This station's main
responsibility is the forecast of severe
weather warnings and it has the
authority to activate GOES E in the
RISOP (Rapid Interval Scan) mode.
In this mode, the VISSAR-VAS is
commanded to scan the target area
for severe weather every 15 minutes
and transmit the results back to
Wallops Island, Virginia.
RRSD (Research Rapid Scan Days)
are activated by subscribers in the
research community and allows, for
example,
researchers
to
use
stereographic techniques for viewing
imagery. This is done by combining
the VISSR (VAS) on GOES West

MONITORING TIMES

with that of GOES East. This results

in additional imagery for GOES East
users at 15 and 45 minutes past the
hour and for GOES West subscribers
between on the hour and the half
hour.
Another program supported by the
GOES system is the hurricane
research support (HRS), usually implemented about mid-June through
the end of October and rewritten at
the end of each hurricane season.
There is no limit to the amount of
HRS during this season. The HRS is
usually broken down into three
separate modes of operation:
The Hurricane Research Day (HRD)
consists of a partial earth disc scan of
approximately 1200 lines every 15
minutes for three one-hour periods a
day, generating a series of five
pictures. A 1200 line scan terminates
the imagery at about 15 South.
HRD (10) is a partial earth scan of
800 lines every ten minutes for three
one-hour periods a day, generating a
series of six pictures. This program
may be implemented for any storm
west of 50 West longitude. An 800
line scan terminates the imagery at
about 12 North latitude.
HRD (7-1/2) consists of partial earth
scans of 1200 lines every 15 minutes
with three additional series of six
images of 600 scan Jines. The interval
between 600 lines imagery is roughly
7-1/2 minutes. The line scan terminates roughly 25 North latitude.
This mode is restricted to tropical
storms which threaten the United
States and this particular plan i!
limited to ten days a season.
NEXT MONTH: GOES WEFAX-
getting the signal down to earth I

READING RTTY
MAKING WAVES
cont'd from p. 33

Contributed by Patrick Sullivan, CA

Report : Dec Loqg i ngs
Freq Mode Shift

GMT

Call

Service

cit 'I

Countr y Remar ks

CHATHAM RADIO

CHATHAM MA

USA

wx

2000 CKN

CF VA NCOU VER

VANCOU VER

B.C.

SEA SURFACE TEMP

6946.0 CW

1936 CKN

CF VA NCOUVE R

VANCOUVER

BC

NEWS

69 79.8 RTTY 50 / 850

0228 CCS

CN SANTIAGO

SANTIAGO

CHILE

RY / 5 LTR GRPS

I'm not being facetious. Catchy c

letters, better sound fidelity, A
stereo, and technical innovatio
such as receivers which tune contin
ously from AM to FM may all 1
necessary techniques (added, I hop
to innovative, narrowcast prograr
ming to listeners) in an all-out effo
to woo listeners back to the trac
tional AM band. I don't like
improve my DX records at ti
expense of bankrupt stations whic
go off the air and leave local cha:
nets open to DX, but if more effort
not forthcoming, the AM band m;
indeed become a wasteland of ut:
ities and time-brokered outlets.

8077. 8 FA X 120/576

2200 SMA 8

NORR KOEPING MET NORRKOEPING

SWEDEN

SURFACE MAPS

Recycling

8617 .1 FAX

60 / 576

0801 JJC

KY ODO NEWS

TO KY O

JAPAN

JAPANESE TEXT

9712.0 ARQ

100/170

060 0 WLO

PRESS

MOBILE

USA

FINANCIAL NEWS

9395.B FAX

120 / 576

0143 NPM

USN METEO

PEARL HARBOUR

USA

PACIFIC WX MAP

94 38. 0 FAA

120/ 576

0939 JMJ 3

TOKYO METEO

TOYKO

JAPAN

WX MAPS

94 38 .0 FAX

120/ 576

08~3

TO K~ O

TOKYO

JAPAN

WX MAPS

ARG

2692. 0 RTT Y 75 / 85R

0616 DHJ 51

GRENGLE METED

KOLN

FRG

WX

5765.5 FAX

120/ 576

0727 JBK 3

METEO

TOYKO

JAPAN

DAT A CHARTS

5768.8 FAX

120/5 76

0730 JBK 3

KEM IGAWA

TOY KO

JAPAN

JAP ANESE TEXT

6328. 1 FAX

120 / 576

0800 CFH

CANADIAN FORCES HALIFAX

N.S.

OCEAN FEATURE ANALYS

6330.4 RTT Y 75/ 950

0757 CFH

CF HALIFAX

HALIFAX

NS

WX

6498.9 AR Q 100 / 170

0522 WLO

MOBILE RADIO

MOB ILE AL

USA

TELEGRAMS

65 00.5 ARO

0649 KPH

SHIP TFC

SAN FRANCISC O

USA

MSG TO STAR DENVER

100/ 170

65 04.6 ARQ

100/ 170

0100

6944.0 FAX

120 / 57 6

wee

JMJ 3

METED

'

10805. 3 RTTY 50/950

0130 NA

PRESS

BUENOS AIRES

10979.8 RTTY 75 / 170

0815 -

VOA FEEDER

GREENVILLE N.C. USA

NEWS

11 070 .0 RTTY 75/170

0500 LOR

AN

PUERTO BELGRANO ARG

RY/ CODED TFC

13097.9 ARO

2325 WLO

MOBILE RADIO

MOBILE

SPORTS

100/170

USA

135 40. 1 RTT Y 50/ 850R 00 12 -

NEWS

1354 0.2 RTTY 50/ 85 0

AN

PUERTO BELGRANO ARG

RY TEST

13579.9 RTTY 50 / 170/R 2122 HMS 32

KCNA

PYONGYANG

RY TEST

13751.2 FAX

0000 -

REUTERS

17021.6 cw

1621 WLO

MOBILE RADIO

MOBILE AL.

USA

TELEGRAMS

1739 7.7 RTTY 50/425

2226 BBE 52

PTT

SHANGHAI

CHINA

RY TEST WITH CLN565

17450.3 RTT Y 50/425

223 4 CLN 565 PTT

HAVANA

CUBA

RY TEST WITH BBE 52

18130 .1 FA X 120 / 576

0145 JMJ 5

TOKYO HETEO

TOKYO

JAPAN

WX MAPS

19200.6 RTTY 50/ 425

2215 -

PRE NS A

HAVANA

CUBA

18433.0 FAX

2100 -

REUTERS

BUENOS AIRES

BRAZIL

1900 LOR

AN

PUERTO BELGRANO ARG

ME TEO

PEARL HARBOUR

PACIFIC WX HAP

288/576

60/288

192 15.2 TDM2 192/850

00 18 LOR

SPANNISH TXT

19448. l RTTY 50/425/R 2015

CUBAN PRESS

21036.7 FA X 120 / 576

USN METED

2130 NPM

KOREA

PRESS PHOTOS

USA

PRESS PHOTO

1. The Eastern P acific basin: a band

Pictured: Three examples of GOES

imagery in the NW Quadrant mode,

all taken on the same day. They show

(left to right):

MONITORING TIMES

Your

WRTI-

Several years ago, I "adoptec

Argentina's Asociacion DX d
Litoral after finding ou't th
galloping inflation in that count
prevented many hobbyists fro
purchasing decent DX rigs, let al01
extras such as the WRTH. Fe
several years I've been sending the
my surplus bulletins and WRTH's 1'1
found or had sent to me by oth1
charitable DX'ers.
ADXL's Emilio Pedro Povrzen
recently wrote me and requested th;
I not send bull~tins, as he had to pi
customs duty on them; I'm still pla.i
ning to continue sending WRTH's(;
he and other ADXL members ha1
distributed them as. far afield as Pei
during DXpeditions.
I would suggest that readers chec
the current WRTif for the addressc
of third-world DX clubs and forwa1
their unused WRTH's, RDI's, ar
other reference material, rather th<
trying to flog them at flea market
You have little to lose,~ept tl
cost of postage, and you'll probab
receive some nice letters as I hav
You might also consider joining tl
club to receive their bulletin, and tl
best way to avoid high mon<
conversion rates is to offer the club
subscription to a U.S. club in retm
for a sub fro m the foreign club. 'It
a great way to practice your foreig
language proficiency, and you'll ga1
insights into how DX'ers feel ab01
world affairs.

of significant weather approaches

the British Columbia Pacific
Northwest coast.
2. The water vapor imagery for the
same area indicates the potential
for serious precipitation.
infrared
image
shows
3. An
"splotchy"
areas of heavy
weather. Thus, by infrared
enhancement, we can separate
precipitation from more violent
weather.

I appreciate your letters to me, to,

How about letting me know if one c
your local stations provides uniqi.:
programming to its audience? I d
swap tapes; write for details. Unt
the next time, 73.

A typical example of the I.R. gray

scale may be as follows:
-100 to _750C
White
Black .
-64C to -69C
Light gray
-54C
Dark gray
-3ooc to 41oc
Off-white
2c to -29oc

To find out how,

please turn to
page 61

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May 1987

,
HIGH SEAS

James R. Hay
141 St. John's Blvd.
Pointe Claire, P.Q.
Canada, H9S 4Z2

The Mississippi River

This month the Mississippi River is the subject of
discussion. !he mighty Mississippi is a busy ri~er,
and New Orleans is a busy port. The following
stations are among the offerings of New Orleans to
those interested in maritime radio.
156.500
156.425
156.275
156.975
156.450
156.350
156.725
156.950
156.900
156.900
156.425
156.650
156.350
156.675
156.900
156.450
156.950
156.350
156.900
156.250
156.975
156.900
156.275
157.025
156.450
156.725
156.900 .
157.025
156.675
156.950
156.450
156.650
156.650 156.500
156.725
156.500
156.725
156.900
156.450
156.900
156.450
156.650
156.900
156.350
156.450
156.500
156.-275
156.950
156.975
156.175
156.450
156.475
156.350
156.450
156.725
156.356
156.925
156.500
156.500
156.450
156.500
156.275
156.500
156.900
156.250
157.025
156.975
156.175
156.950
156.450
156.350
156.900
156.725
156.725
156.450
156.950
157.025

WAB 974
KBK 470
KEB 551
KEB 551
KGA 332
KGA 526
KGA 526
KGW 406
KID . 465
KIL 917
KJA 306
KJA 549
KKW 601
KKW 601
KKW 601
KLI 759
KLU 759
KPB 694
KQU 515
KTD 465
KTD 542
KTD 572
KTR 901
KTR 901
KVL 852
KVL 858
KVL 858
KVL 858
KVR 408
KVR 408
KXR 958
KYX 723
KYY 723
KZA 964
KZA 964
KZA 969
KZV 752
KZV 752
KZX 956
KZX 956
WOT 552
WDT 574
WHO 543
WHO 600
WHO 749
WHO 785
WHO 817
WHO. 817
WHO 839
WHG 616
WHG 871
WHG 974
WHH 204
WHH 316
WHH316
WHU 386
WHY 459
WHU 672
WHY 709
WIW
WQA 307
WQA 310
WQA 310
WQA 314
WQA 349
WQA 349
WQB 529
WQZ 374
WQZ 374
WQZ 446
WRD 510
WRS 016
WRS 916
WRY 417
WRY 617 .
wxz 287
wxz 516

Interocea
Tally Ho Club
Puerto Rico Marine M?
Puerto Rico Marine M?
Mid Gulf Shipping
Atlantic and Gulf Stevedoring
Atlantic and Gulf Stevedoring
Louisiana Materials
Compass Marine Service
Equitable Shipyards
New Orleans Yacht Club
State of Louisiana
Harbor Towing
Harbor Towing
Harbor Towing
E.H. Bisso & Son
E.N. Bisso & Son
Racal Decca Marine
Marmac Corp.
Compass Marine Services
Radcliff Materials
Union Mechling Corp.
Federal Barge Lines
Federal Barge Lines
J.S. Sareussen Marine
Joseph C. Domino Inc.
Joseph C. Domino Inc.
Joseph C. Domino Inc.
Crescent Towing & Salvage
Crescent Towing & Salvage
Marine Chartering Co.
State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Dundee Communications
Dundee Communications
Cargo Ship Service
Compass Marine Service
Compass Marine Service
Waterfront Transport
Waterfront Transportation
Oceanic Marine Supply
State of Louisiana
Public Service Co.
Sunrise Shipping
Neptune Supplies Inc.
Electro Nav
Compass Dockside Inc.
Compass Dockside Inc ..
Lomasney Boat Co. Inc.
New Orleans Ship Supply
Norwegian Seamans Church
Southem Yacht Club
Intermare Agency Services
Bisso Marine Inc.
Bisso Marir. ~ Inc.
Canal Barge Company
Tocon Inc.
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Moran Shipping Agency
Indian Towing Co.
All Ships Supply
Point Landing Inc.
Point Landing Inc.
Fleur de Lis International
Adams Barge Crafts
Adams Barge Crafts
Energy Transport
Compass Marine Services
Compass Marine Services
Delta Steamship Line
Golden Gulf Marine
Compass Dockside Inc.
Compass Dockside Inc.
Central Gulf Lines
Central Gulf Lines
Oil Transport Co.
Orgulf Transport

For those living further away but who would like to

be able to hear something, New Orleans is alive and
well and living also on MF and HF (shortwave).
Here is a sampling of stations which you can try for
-- all upper sideband mode.

38

May 1987

kHz
2096.5
4123.6
4125.0

4143.6

4419.1
6218.6
6221.6
6521.9
8291.4
8294.2

12429. 2

12432.3
12434.0
12435.4
16585.7
16587.1

16590.2

16593.3
22122.6
22127.1
22130.2
22133.3

WQA 314
KVR 408
KEJ

KIY
KTR 901
KVR 408
WHO 785
WQA 314
WWT
KEO
WDI
WEl<
WIW
KEO
WOE
WEK
KEO
WDI
WIW
KEO
WHU 672
KIY
WOE
WEK
KEJ
KEO
KIY
WHU 672
WKZ 287
KEJ

KTR 901
KXR 958
WIW
KEO
KXJ 711
WRD 703
KVR 408
WHO 785
WRD 510
KVR 408
KEJ
KIY
KVR 408
KXR 958
WEK
KIY
WQB 529
WRD 703
WWT
KEO
KXJ 711
WHU 672
KVR 408
KIY
WIW
KXJ 711
KEJ

KEO

Fleur de Lis International

Crescent Towing & Salvage
Sea Land Services
Bulk Shipping
Federal Barge Lines
Crescent Towing & Salvage
Electro Nav
Fleur de Lis International
River Gulf Agencies
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Exxon Communications
Offshore Navigation
Indian Towing
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Exxon Communications
Offshore Navigation
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Exxon Communications
Indian Towing
Ocean Drilling & Exporation
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Bulk Shipping co.
Exxon Communications
Offshore Navigation
Sea Land Services Inc.
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Bulk Shipping Co.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Oil Transport Co.
Sea Land Services
Federal Barge Lines
Marine Chartering
Indian Towing Co.
Ocean Drilling. & Exploration
Gulf Oil Communications
Brondomar Agencies
Crescent Towing and Salvage
Electro Nav
Golden Gulf Marine
Crescent Towing and Salvage
Sea Land Services
Bulk Shipping Co.
Crescent Towing and Salvage
Marine Chartering
Offshore Navigation
Bulk Shipping Co.
Energy Transport
Bi:.endomar Agencies
River Gulf Agencies
Ocean Drilling & Exploration
Gulf Oil Communications
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Crescent Towing and Salvage
Bulk Shipping Co.
Ind ia n Towing Co.
Gulf Oil Communications
Sea Land Services
Ocean Drilling & Exploration

It must be noted that the above listing is only a

sampling of the various stations on these
frequencies; other services will be found on the
same frequencies, and there are a few other
frequencies carrying: marine traffic.

156.950
156.350
156.500
156.900
156.500
156.450
156.900

KCE 244
KJC 771
KJC 771
KJC 771
KSK 167
KSK 267
KBS

Valley Towing
Waterways Marine
Waterways Marine
Waterways Marine
Wepfer Marine Inc.
Wepfer Marine Inc.
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons Inc.

The following SSB listings may prove useful to

those with shortwave receivers, and living at greater
distance.
2086.0
2192.0
2782.0
4087.8
4123.6
4125.2

4143.6
6209.3
6217.2
6218.6
6221.6 .

6521.9
8701.2
8289.7
8291.1

8294.2
12333.l
12427.2
12435.4
16518.9

WJG Telephone Company

WJG
WJG
WJG Telephone Company
WJG
WJG Telephone Company
WJG
WJG Telephone Company
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
KBS
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons
KCE 244
Valley Towing
KKA
Central States Dredging
Davis Construction
WCF
WHH 301 Waxler Towing
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
WRE
McAllister Construction
KSK 267
Wepfer Marine
WBC
Southern Towing
WFL
Southern Towing
WJG
WJG Telephone Company
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
WHH 301 Waxler Towing
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
KBS
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons
KCE . 244
Valley Towing
KKA
Central States Dredging
WCF
Davis Construction
WRE
McAllister Construction
KSK 267
Wepfer Marine
WBC
Southern Towing
WFL
Southern Towing
WJG Telephone Company
WJG
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons
KBS
Central States Dredging
KKA
KSK 267
Wepfer Marine
Southern Towing
WBC
WCF
Davis Construction
, Southern Towing
WFL
WHH 301 Waxler Towing Co.
WHU 633 Spartan Transportation
WRE
McAllister Construction
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons
KBS
KCE 244
Valley Towing Service
WJG
WJG Telephone Company
KBS
Wm. C. Ellis & Sons
Valley Towing Service
KCE 244
WJG
WJG Telephone Company

The two cities which have been looked at have a

great deal to offer the listener, as has the entire
Mississippi River system. If you haven't already
tried, give them a go -- you might get a pleasant
surprise.

From the "MT Goof" department, Bri~n Paul

proved that it doesn't take long to catch an error. A
Following the river further north to Tennessee,
photo
published along with my last c?lu?In looked
Memphis has the following amongst its VHF-FM
like Florida; It didn't take long for Bnan s postcard
offerings:

to arrive pointing out that the picture is of Halifax,

Nova Scotia!!
Davis Construction .
156.450
WCF

156.950
156.450
156.925
156.950
156.550
156.975
156.350
156.975
156.450
156.550
156.450
156.950
156.350
156.950
156.450
156.500
156.450
156.450

WHG 866
WHG 886
KPB 639
KPB 639
KXE 302
KTD 493
WHN 230
WHU 223
KEB 477
KVL 911
WRD 771
wxz 530
KXE 294
WGL
WHU 633
KEB 477
WQZ 210
KCE 244

Delta Refining Company

Delta Refining Company
Dewart Marine Electronics
Dewart Marine Electronics
Economy Boat Store
Ergon Inc.
Fullen Dock and Warehouse
Gulf Oil Corporation
Kergh Communications
Memphis Harbor Services
Memphis Park Commission
Oakmont Marine Corp.
River city Harbor Services
Southern Towing Co.
Spartan Transportation
Tergh Communications
Treasure Island Fleet
Valley Towing

As always your comments and suggestions are

welcome to the address at the masthead. Until next

time -- Good listening.

(Don't miss this month'sfeatur~ "~uning in the Tugs"

for more on Mississippi monztonng!)
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Scanner Market Update

by Larry Wiland
Being a fanatical scanner enthusiast,
I have attempted to tompile a list of
most of the current Bearcat and
Regency programmable scanners
which are in production, have been
discontinued, or have been discontinued but are still available for sale
'through various distributors inIimited quantities.
AVAILABLE
Uniden/Bearcat:
BC-210XW; BC-lOOXL; BC-145;
BC-175; BC-800XLT; BC-50XL; BC70XL
Regency:
HX-1500; HX-2200; MX-3000; R806; R-1070; R-1075, INF-1/2, TS1/2
DISCONTINUED
Uniden/Bearcat:
BC-140; BC0170; BC-100; BC210XL; BC-210; BC-211; BC-220;
BC-20/20; BC-250; BC-260; BC-300;
.
BC-350; BC-10_1; CP-2100
Regency:
MX-5000; BX-5500; BX-7000; MX4000; .HX-2000; R-1060.; R-1050; Z-

10; Z-30; Z-45; Z-60; D-810; K-100;

K-500; M-100; M-400, HX-3000(proposed); MX-8000 (proposed)
The following scanners are now
"obsolete" in that repair parts are no
longer available, and the respective
manufacturer will no longer be able to
repair them for this reason (verified by
the factory ... ):
Bearcat(Uniden)
BC-101; BC-210; BC-250, BC-220
(some parts)
Some discontinued scanners are still
available from dealers still new in the
box; you may therefore be abie to get
a great "deal" on these, but be aware
that, if you have a problem at a later
date, you may be unable to get your
"bargain" repaired.

. Radio Shack Maintains

Cellular Privacy Stance
A recent call to Ed Ju~e; W5TOO,
Director of Market Planning for
Tandy Corporation, confirmed that
company's rigid posture concerning
monitoring cellular telephone conversations.. Juge feels that there is
enough similarity between a
cellular phone and a home
telephone that there is a reasonable
expectation of privacy by the user.
Questioned further about the
deletion of the cellular portion of
the 800 MHz band on their new
PR0-2004 scanner (which .can be
restored by cutting a diode; see
April issue of MT, p. 28), Juge
maintained that, while Tandy's

official position is that certa

frequencies should not be availab
for uninvited monitoring, tl
company
is
aware
of
tl
competition and could re-evalua
their position in the future .
Asked about the facts behind
rumor that future productic
models of the PR0-2004 may ha1
new circuitry which cannot l
m9dified
to
restore cellul.
coverage, Juge _said he could n1
comment. If such were the cas
there would. be no notification
prospective owners nor any obvio1
change in the serial numb1
sequence.

THOSE "OTHER" BRANDS

Radio Shack and other brand

scanners are not listed because thes~
makers frequently ~hange their lines
at will, often replacing them with
t
new, updated models.

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MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

SIGNALS FROM SPACE

Larry Van Horn

160 Lester Drive
Orange Park, FL 32073

Cuban Satellite TV

370.8

Cuban television has finally reached the satellite

age. A recent article for the Gramma by Gustavo
Robeno indicates that the Cuban TV network
ICRT is now broadcasting through the Gorizont 4
satellite at 14 west. Downlink frequency is 3825
MHz.
According to Mr. Robeno the broadcast will seek to
reflect Cuban reality in its different manifestations.
The theme song by Pablo Milanes was written especially for the broadcast. Initially there will be three
hours of programming three days a week (FridaySunday) from 2300-0200 UTC. Programs will
include news, entertainment, cultural events,

sports, and music.

Using the Gorizont 4, the broadcast on channel 11
should be visible from the eastern part of North
America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa,
and Europe. "Program material will be selected
mainly from current broadcast by Cuba's two TV
channels," Mr. Robteno said.
.,

TVRO equi~ped MT readers might want to check

out their reception of the Gorizont 4 utilizing
Cuban TV as a marker. Many thanks to our friend
at CNN for this information.

In the Ole Mailbag

VHF/UHF Satellites:
Lloyd Scott in Bartow, Florida, has been
hearing some satelli~es on his Yaesu FRG-9600.
Below is a summary of what he has been hearing.

UTC

Military A/C very active [I am very interested in this one, Mike. It is one of my
unknowns; how about some more
information, callsigns, etc.]
Nice list, Mike, and keep us posted on 370.8.

A reader in Illinois who would rather remain

anonymous sent along several loggings of telemetry
on 19.954 MHz. These transmissions come from the
Cosmos 1466 satellite, an add-on space module that
has been docked to the Salyut 7 space station. By
the time this reaches print there should be one of
these modules docked to the MIR space station, so
check 19.954 as a beacon for voice comms on
14'.>.625 MHz.
Bob Kelty has sent along some information to
fill in the holes I mentioned in the March MT in the
225-400 MHz band:
256.3
274.9
293.3
319.5
343.5
360.5

Air-to-air tactical (service not specified)

Clearance delivery, MCAS, Tustin, CA
Oakland center FAA
Air-to-air refueling, USAF
Air-to-air refueling chan.2, designator 21,
back-up to 396.2 USAF
Air-to-air refueling, USAF

Thanks a bunch, Bob. I recently received a

new AP-lB flip supplement and it shows some of
the aerial refueling channels in ther;e as well as
some other new channel allocations. I will send a
by-frequency list to Bob real soon for publication
and hope that is helps some of our other mil aircraft
listeners list to tanker operations.

Monitoring the _'Voyager

MHz

3/8/87
0520 137.500
0535 - 253.750
0545 262.505
3/11/87
2140 261.675
2150 261.900

Weather Fax
NOAA sat
Data
Flsatcom
Continuous Tone Fltsatcom

0100

150.000

Phone patch
"Fire control"
wkg aircraft-"Fox Tango"??
Data

0120

149.940

Data

Fltsatcom
Fltsatcom
Soviet
Cosmos
Navsat
Soviet
Cosmos
Navsat

Jack Sullivan recently dropped a note to say

that he did not see any advance press in MT
regarding the Voyager flight and the frequencies
they used. That's right, Jack; in this business of
satellite listening there are no schedules or constant
frequencies that a particular activity adheres to.
Satellite listening is just like 'utility listening-catch as catch can. The Voyager people were paranoid about handing out any frequencies due to
possible jamming from hams (their quote, not

mine!). As it turned out it didn't do them much

good on HF as I heard several idiots (my term)
jamming their comms. A real sad state of affairs,
too.
The best I can tell all of you abo ut monitoring
satellites is to monitor, monitor, and monitor some
more. The satellites are there--you have to be
patient. Next month I will start a series in MT for
the beginner on monitoring satellites. Be sure to
catch it.
Jack would like to correspond with others
who share his interests; these include military satellites of all types, federal government monitoring,
space, VHF/UHF military comms, propagation
(skip, etc.) and complex comm systems. You can
write to Jack Sullivan, P.O. Box 701, Franklin Park,
NJ 08875.
Speaking of the Voyager, Ken Bowles in
Union, Missouri, has gotten a Voyager QSL card.
Unfortunately, I did not receive an address for
reports. If Ken would be so kind as to drop me a
card, I'll print the address here in SFS for othen
that want to QSL this historic mission.
Zel Eaton also monitored the Voyager
mission. He reported that 8820, 6640, 6550, and
5469 .kHz were in use by the crew. He also indicate~
that they may have worked WOM (Maritimt
Coastal Statio'n) on channels 417 & 805 . Zel alsc
notes that they ran a comm check with Offutt or
262.550/296.150 through the Fltsatcom.
Zel has also included the following frequenC)
list for NE Missouri mil aircraft activity:
311.0
321 .0
255.4
381.j
342.5
383.2
235.1
319.9
252.1
269.3
260.2
370.9
248.2
340.0

Nice list, Zel, and I hope you can report som

TVRO transponder-by-transponder, satellite-by
satellite listing with that new dish very soon. ,

Congratulation, Lloyd, on finally hearing

some sats. I told you we all weren't' imagining
things!
Michael Rooksberry has been doing some
more UHF military aero listening in his area of
Michigan and presents the following list:
251.8
385.7
287.5
238.9
259.3
292.0
228.7
301.5

40

Military A/C very active

. Camp Graylin AAF, MI
MIANO-Selfridge
Mil A/C a'ctivity [Aerial Refueling Track
109H Pri - lvh]
KI Sawyer AFB [Approach/Departure
Control - lvh]
Unknown [Autovon wideband channel
AF - lvh]
NORAD [Incognito call sign? - lvh]
SAC Wurtsmith AFB

May 1987

SAC Airborne command post primary

" secondary
" [UHF Flight Service Stations - lvh]
" [USAF TAC 'Golden' - lvh]
Offutt Metro
Scott AFB Ops
Refueling [AR-16 refueling track-primary-lvh)
"Hawkeye 41 " [K.C. ARTCC-Ouincy sector-low alt
lvh)
Aerial refueling [Prob 442 TFW in KC, Mo-lvh]
Kansas City center (Kirksville sector-high alt-lvh
Refueling (AR-100 refueling track-primary-lvh)
Kansas City center [ Kirksville sector-low alt-lvh:
Simul with 120.0 in Columbia, MO; app/ dep centre
Offutt [What are you hearing here, Zel?-lvh)

MONITORING TIMES

The Search for Soviet Space Event

Support Ships
I would like to thank Spence
Taylor, Utility editor, ASWLC, for
the pictures of the Soviet spacecraft
on display at the Russian pavilion at
EXPO. Spence, don"t be surprised
where they will show up next--hi!

Tne Soviet Union operates a large

number of SESS (Space Event
Support Ships) which provide worldand- satellite
wide
spacecraft
tracking/recovery capability.
The Soviet policy of using sea-based
support tracking ships is in contract
with that of the U.S. policy of using
the ol.der ground tracking station
and the present satellite network
known as TDRS (Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite).

New Satellite
Frequencies
Some new satellite frequencies
have come to life in the last couple of
weeks. I have found what appears to
be a ne'w USAF channel on 138.375.
This satellite appears to be geostationary and has a tentative bearing
from John Biro in Massachusetts of
135 degree azimuth, 22 elevation.
John and I both heard what sounded
to be amplitude compandered sideband (ACSB) on this channel. There
are three new satellite assignments
here that do not appear in the
unclassified IRAC files:
138.350
138.360
138.375

The SESS ships are listed 'in Larry

Van Horn's Communications Satellites but, to date, I have not seen a
list of call signs for the ships nor
whether communications was only
via satellite of of HF is used. I had a
gut feeling that there had to be an
HF backup so the search for the
SESS started.

The Search Begins

Friday, 16 January 1987

USAF Space
USAF Space
USAF Space

The Progress-27 cargo ship carrying

expendable materials for the Soviet
Space Station MIR was launched. A .
mission was on its way, so I started
looking for the SESS. Rumor had it
that the Soviets had a TDRS-like
relay satellite ready and would not
need the SESS.

Any help by MT readers on

watching these would be appreciated.
Also what appears to be a new
downlink from what could be a new
constellation of Soviet EW satellites
(possible Volna link) has appeared
on 294.825 MHz. This one really
bears watching for those of us on the
east coast.
Another new interesting frequency is 142.975 MHz. This
frequency has only given up on/off
type keying in the NBFM mode. It
appears that it might be coming from
the MIR or al least from an orbiting
type spacecraft.
MT readers are invited to sen(J
in your loggings on these and any
other satellites (please include
pointing data on geostationary satellites) and mil aircraft frequencies to

Monday, 26 January 1987

A report was given that the
Kosmonavt Viktor Patsaev was seen
sailing out of the Black Sea, probably
for the coast of Gibraltar. This was
the only SESS that I had been able to
the address in the masthead. If you
would like a reply please include an
SASE. 'Ti! next month, best of 73s to
all.I
Omnibus JB80s .

VOYAGER

USA

'"The Last Plum'"

Heading For Home. December 23. 1986

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find out about, but it is .normal
procedure for a recovery ship to be in
this area in case of early deorbiting.
The NASA Orbital Element set
arrived and showed that the orbit of
MIR had been altered by about 16
km; this would make it possible for a
Saturday morning launch the 31st of
January.

Saturday, 31 January 1987

Radio Moscow announced that the
booster rocket that would launch two
cosmonauts on a flight to the
orbiting MIR. space station had been
fueled for liftoff. A news report from
British TV the previous evening said
that a Soviet Proton launch over the
weekend failed because the final
stage did not ignite. It was believed
that this was to be a TD RS type
comm sat for the MIR station.
A new satellite was required as
Cosmos 1700 had failed and was
drifting in qrbit; this would mean
that an SESS would have to set sail
for the North Atlantic. Radio
Mos.cow announced that the Cosmonauts were "praying" for the launch,
especially for help on non-standard
events, but there was no launch.

Thursday, S February 1987

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Ronald Romberger of Myerstown, PA, also received a QSL from Voyager, which he
had reproduced to share with us.

MONITORING TIMES

The launch .was covered "live" on

Moscow TV and as 21:38 UTC
Soyuz-TM2 was on its way to dock
with MIR late Saturday. During the
live coverage they showed FCC
(Flight Command Center, equal to
our Mission Control), revealing a
tracking map with the first orbit and
range circle of all the tracking
stations.

motion anp looked at the froz

picture. Horrors! There was
tracking circle near Sable.Jsland;
fact, there were no range circles tl
were sea-based. Would I get a char
to locate the -SESS?

Saturday, 07 February 198?

The link-up of the two Soviet cosrn
nauts was shown live on TV; a n
picture from the Freeze Frame Tri
still failed to display sea-base ran
circles around Sable Island. It look
as though the old SESS relay wot
not be used for this mission; wo1
yet, there would be no communic
tions easily monitored from the M
on 143.625 MHz.
Minutes ticked by, then the squel
of my radio broke with a Russi
voice! Ttie FCC map had not shm
the SESS, but they had to be the:
The search went on, and Iooki
over the RTTY data it was hard
tell because Russian words seem
be spelled differently, and I could n
be sure.
Then my first break. I received
listing of callsigns for several of t
SESS (see Table-1) and knew wt
callsigns to look for. Would comm
nications between FCC and the SE:
be on HF or satellites? I decided th
the SESS would at least use f
marine
frequencies
for
tel
messages, so this is where I start
the search.

Friday, 27 l}'ebruary 1987

At about 0400 UTC a RTI
message was intercepted on 83.
kHz (50/170/N) "UUYG DE UK
NIL SK. ...... + Z K + K SK. .. S SK..

I quickly put the videotape into stop

May 1987

I checked my list. Ye_s, it is the ruri

Gargarine calling an unknown ship! I
did not hear a rep~y and the
frequency went silent. I now knew
where to look.
Then a big break: a block
Kriptogramma
message
was
addressed to five of the SESS. I had
read that a typical mission had four
to five ships--there could be more
' but most likely 1 had the list (see
Table-1). The message started:
"KRIPTOGRAMMA=
USYY
UUVO UUYZ UUYG 4/+ UKFI=" ...

Thursday, 05 March 1987

RTTY was intercepted on 6267.28
kHz at 0330 UTC. Not all messages
use call signs -- in fact few do. I was
very lucky to catch these interceptions, but would I co.py the name of
the ship to confirm the name/call
sign list?
Then came another Kriptogramma,
this time to the Kosmonaw Vitor
Pacaev. I had seen these names
. before but, because of the strange
spelling,. I had passed it off as wishful
thinking.
"KRITOKAMMA NIS KROWI48
KOSMONAWT
4343+
NIS
WIKTOR PACAEW=" ... Russian
words are not spelled the same as in
English; in the name of the SESS
Kosmonavt Viktor Patsaev, note the
use of a "W" for the Jetter "V" and
the use of the letter "C" for "TS."

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Ship Assignments
The Kosmonavt Yuri Gargarin and
the Adakemik Sergey Korolev operate
in the Atlantic Ocean and most likely
the Nevel in the South Atlantic to
provide reliable communications
throughout the mission.
The Kosmonavt Vladimir Komarov
(UUVO) has an unusual hull and
massive radomes enclosing its
antenna arrays. The horn-like mastmounted devices . are actually
antennas. It has been reported to use
the Molniya 1 relay satellite which is
mutually visible between the ship and
the Soviet Union.
The Kosmonavt Yuri Gagarin (UKFI)
is one of the largest of the SESS. It .
was built in Leningrad iri 1970 and
was designed to operate away from
home base for up to six months. It is
equipped . with a library containing
about 10,000 books, a theater that
holds 300 people, nine elevators,
three swimming pools, and a sports
hall big enough for a football game!
It is very impressive looking and is

loaded down with radomes and from

100 to 130 antennas including several
big dishes. The first of the two
smaller dish antennas Uust behind
the bridge) is typically used for Molniya communications; the other one
of similar size was intended to make
traject<;>ry and orbital measurements.
The two larger dishes were originally
used for deep space work. Computer
control allows for automatic tracking
of satellites even during Force 7
storms.

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May 1987

Call Sign

uzzv
UKFI
UQBV
UTDX
UOMW
UZYY

uuvo

UIVZ
USJE
USRG
UISZ
UQRX
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UVAU
UKBH
UUYZ
UKHL
UUYG

Soviet support ship Yuri Gagarin

These ships are operated by the

Civilian Research Institute .

Monitoring the SESS

The SESS use HF RTTY (mostly
50/170/N) monitored around 6267
and 8356 kHz, with most of the
activity from 0000 to 0400 UTC. The
messages are varied in format
including simple telex,. ' cyrillic,
strange spellings, Kriptogramma, etc.
Once in a while without warning the
baud rate will be changed to
100/170/N.
The Russian ships are about the only
ones not using SITOR and ARQ
and, with the 170 Hz shift, they are
easy to find. Table-1 gives typical
spelling of the ship names and callsigns which will be recognized.
The Yourii Gagarine (yes, yet another
spelling!) is stationed off the coast of
Sable Island and the Kosmonavt
Viktor Patsaev is off the coast of
Gibraltar. The Nevel was seen in port
in Brazil in early January, so it is
probably off the coast of South
America. The Flag Ship Kosmonavt
Vladimir Komarov and UUYG positions are unknown at this time.
When you monitor one of these
vessels check out the time and
frequency, then compare it with
normal radio propagation (or with
computer programs like "MINMUF") to compute the possible
communications window with MIR
or for best band conditions for
communication from one SESS to
another.I

MONITORING TIMES

Good Reference Material:

Communications Satellites by Larry
Van Horn. Grove Enterprises.
Soviet Naval Developments, by The
Nautical and Aviation Publishing
Company.

From the Government Printing

Office [Part 1 and 2 are no
longer in print]
Soviet Space Program 1966-70,
Part 1.
Soviet Space Program 1976-80,
Part 2. Manned space program.
Soviet Space Program 1976-80,
Part 3.. Unmanned space activities

The a&.ompanying .Pl16to shows the

seal .. wpich js . ." pla<;~ci . . on r~d~os
desigjlated "secure''. !oi:-ihe Presi(ienf
of th~. :tJnited St~tes.''The system/ is
installeci" and maJrifained by : the
Nation.i i Security Agency (NSA)>.
~.

(P~o,(o _by, Anthony'':'frl>!Zop~: .LorUt1%>

Ontario) .

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ON THE HAM BANDS

Mike Mitchell, Jr., W7W

P.O. Box 2l
Seattle, WA 98102-j

THE HISTORY CONTINUES Developments in the late 1920s

As we mentioned in the March
installment, the '20s brought radio's
coming-of-age in terms of technical
achievement in gellfral and amateur
radio in particular. CW replaced
spark and the ideas of Deforest,
Armstrong and Reinartz became the
designs of choice in equipment.
Of course there were operating
triumphs, too. DX and regular
communications across the oceans
were possible . mostly due to
Armstrong's receiver designs. And
radio shorthand ("QST English")
became the international language of
amateurs (vy for very, the Q signals,
etc.). The world did not speak
English, but the amateurs were all
speaking the QST brand of radio
"pidgin English"!
In 1924, the U.S. authorized a few
amateurs to experiment with short
waves in the area of 80, 40, 20, and 5
meters (which soon were to become
the official ham bands). The result
was the greatest discovery in the
history of radio!

Why was it great? Because all the

electrical engineers and physicists
and knowledge at that time said it
wouldn't work!
This is a common phenomenon is
science and engineering, especially in
the academic world which often asks
"why?" instead of "why not?" But the
amateurs, stuck with frequencies
lower than 200 meters, had nothing
to Jose and, by perseverance,
continuing experimentation, and
maximizing equipment design (plus a
lot of help from the little understood
ionospheric layers), they succeeded
far beyond their hopes and expecta
tions.
It was hard to convince most
amateurs that short waves were
useful; they, too, had their doubts.
But the 100 meter transoceanic two
way QSOs of 1923 and 1924 were the
final proof and amateurs quickly
started the move "down the DX."

The next big discovery was that

transcontinental DX could be
worked on some of the new shortwave bands in daylight! Amazing!
Then they did it across the oceans,
too! Staggering! Within a very short
period, many amateurs were working
great DX 24 hours a day using 40 and
20 meters.
Some amateurs tried to figure . out
why this all worked. Several learned
academics and scientists advanced
good theories and were in the baH
park, but John Reinartz, an amateur,
came closest to describing what we
know today about the ionospheric
layers.

With all the international amateur

radio activity and DXing, the
International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) was formed in 1925 and has
been a force for amateurs ever since
in international radio lawmaking.
On the technical front, the second
half of the '20s was as prolific as the
first half. Many improvements were
made and experiments resulted in
designs still in use today.
Amateurs were given the 10 and 3/4
meter (420 MHz) bands and much
good work was done there. They
quickly learned that DX below 10
meters did not improve.
Tetrode tubes (with screen grids)
were developed as were "AC" tubes
which deleted the need for "A"
(filament) batteries. Using crystals
for transmitter frequency control
really improved signal stability.
Bandspread controls and AF selectivity improvements in receivers
improved reception.

Not all activities are directly c

related. Jn Seattle, there is a res
rant (open 24 hours a day, seven 1
a week) which has what is called
"W7" room (the state of Washini
is in the seventh amateur distr
There are over 15 clubs in the gre
Seattle area, but the W7 roor
open to all hams and on any g
day you can show up for lune!
noon and dine with 10 to 20 h
from all over the area! What a g
way to keep in touch with fe
hams.

No matter what your interest or

disposition, you can find a club to
suit your tastes. If you're out in the
"sticks," you can often join a club in
the nearest city, picking one with a
good newsletter and following along
by mail. If they have a special event
(contest, field day or hamfest) you
can make the trip and participate
directly. No matter how you do it, it's
usuaHy fun.
In areas of large population you will
often find many clubs to choose
from. In such cases, you should
spend a few months visiting aH of
their meetings. Most likely you will
find one that fits like the proverbial
"old shoe," join it, and pay dues
happily ever after!

The purpose of all this commeff

clubs is to get you interestec
joining a local club or, if there ar
any, in starting one! It's not all
hard. Both the ARRL and 73 m.
zine have information which is
helpful. Write to them and they
send it to you. (ARRL, Newing
CT 06111; 73 magazine, P.O.
931, Farmingdale, NY 11737 - as~
July 1986 issue #310.)

SWL's are welcome at most ham

clubs and many clubs allow anyone
who "has an interest in amateur
radio" to join. If you like to monitor
hams, you might consider checking
out the local club(s) and see if you're
welcome. It can be a lot of fun for
you, too!

Get with it and join in the- fun.

you at the club!

High frequency power tubes were

developed, modulated RF amplifiers
and buffer amplifiers became
accepted designs, and high quality
modulation (100%) was developed
for 'phone work. More efficient
antenna coupling and the directional
possibilities of antennas were
learned.
AH this technical advancement led to
much better operation and reduced
the band space requirements for each
signal. AH in all, it was a great period
of' learning and development.

Nat Month: The real radio laws

arrive.

AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS A Great Resource

If you have been regularly reading
the history segments you will have
noticed the impact of the social side
of hamming. This social trait really
shows up at ham clubs, a great place
for education and enlightenment.

For the beginner they are a fantastic

resource; it's very hard to have a
problem
that
hasn't
already
happened to someone else who will
be glad to tell you how he solved it.
Most clubs also have a broad enough
membership that the answer to any
technical or operational question can
be provided by someone present at
any meeting.
Clubs have personalities, too. Some
are people-oriented, some are
technicaHy-oriented and others are
project- or subject-oriented. And
some clubs are all these things and
more.

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BITS AND P/ECE,S

Trare Publicatiorts (P.O. Box
493, Lake Geneva, WI 53147)
recently announced the availability
of The World Ham Net Directory by
Mike Witowski (see review in this
month's "Library Shelf'). It lists 300
special interests ham nets world wide
covering a myriad of subjects. The
author also wrote the hamband
Shortwave
DXing
chapter _ ih
Listening with the E.xperts.
There is a net for every
interest, and if you are interested,
you should have this book ($9.95
plus $1.00 shipping in US, plus $2.00
elsewhere, available directly from the
publisher).
Speaking of books, Stu,
W2LX, VP of Radio Publications,
sent me a copy of the Interference
Handbook ($9.95 plus $1.00 shipping
from Radio Publications, Inc., P.O.
B'ox 149, Wilton, CT 06897) . This is a
"must have" book for anyone who

listens to or transmits on radio, TV,

etc., especially in the urban environment and for mobile operation.
Without a doubt, interference
. is the Murphy's law of hamming and
SWLing ("If it can happen, it will
happen!). Pick up a copy of this book
at your local ham or book store or
order it directly from the publisher.
You'll be happy with it and your
neighbors will love you for it!

I was watching Russian telev1s1on recently (Channel TV-1,

Moscow, February 20, 0835 Moscow
Time) and on the program "Youth
and the World," I saw V.A.
Shcherbakov, UA3ASL (RA3ASL?),
interviewed regarding the fun of
hamming in the USSR. His station
was located in a small room with a
window, and the walls were covered
with QSL cards and a world map (in
English and Russian). In fact, it
reminded. me of my own shack at age
15!
The QSL's included many from
the U.S. (W5s, O;, 3s, 2s, 7s, were

CONVENTION CALENDAR
Date

Location

44

Visalia, CA

Club/Contact Person

Cal State-lnt'I DX Convention/ Len Geraldi K6ANP

9705 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, CA 94951
Rochester, MN
Rochester ARC/ Bill McGurk WBOYEE
Apr 4
2253 Nordic Ct., NW Rochester, MN 55901
N.Little Rock.AR Delta Division Conv/ Wayne Mahnker WA5LUY
Apr 4-5
8 Canyon, N.Little Rock, AR 72116
Charleston, WV
Charleston ARC/ William Kibler Jr K8WMX
Apr 5
182 Monterey Dr, St. Albans, WV 25177
Willingboro.NJ
Willingboro ARG/ Jose Alvarez K2KMO
Apr 5
1343 Thornwood Dr, Mt Laurel, NJ 08054
Grosse Pointe.Ml SE Michigan ARA/ Richard Ward KC80H
Apr 5
22434 Melrose Ct, E.Detroit, Ml 48021
Apr 10-12 Kansas Cty, MO Missouri State/ Chuck Miller WAOKUH
7000 NE 120th St, Kansas City.MO 64166
Trenton State College ARC/ Allen Katz
Apr 11 -12 Trenton, NJ
Dept.Elect.Eng., Trenton State College ARC
Trenton, NJ 08650-4760
Central Los Angeles ARC/ Ed Crump KB5CX
Apr 11-12 Alexandria.LA
P.O. Box 31, Alexandria, LA 71309
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh ARS/ Chuck Littlewood K4HF
Apr 12
2005 Quail Ridge Rd, Raleigh , NC 27609
Marietta, GA
Kennehoochee ARC/ Dean Harris KD4BB
Apr 18
3478 Sabrina Ct, Marietta, GA 30066
Dayton Hamvention/ DARA
Apr 24-26 Dayton, OH
Box 44, Dayton, OH 45041
Spokane, WA
Inland Empire VHF Rad Am/ Robt Spencer
Apr 25
W. 3022 Francis, Spokane, WA 99205-7259
Fresno, CA
Fresno ARC/ Harry Billings WA6UOR
May 1-3
3912 N. Palm, Fresno, CA 93704
Owego, NY
STARC/ Mike Gruska, N2NW
May 2
3 Londonderry Lane, Owego, NY 13827
Cedarburg, WI
Ozaukee RC/ James Douglas Jr. KA9DDN
May 2
101 E. Clay St., Saukeville, WI 53080
Baton Rouge.LA LA State Convention/ Rick Pourciau NV5A
May 2-3
879 Castle Kirk Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Greenville,SC
Blue Ridge ARC/ John Chism
May 2-3
203 Lanewood Dr, Greenville, SC 29607
Drexel Hill,PA
Delaware Co ARC/ David Tatum
May 3
10 Green Tree Lane, Malvern, PA 19355
Sullivan, IL
Moultrie ARK/ Vernon Jack K9SWY
May 3
PO Box 143, Gays, IL 61928
May 3
Melville, NY
Suffolk Co RC/ David Potter W2GZD
51 Bayport Ave, Bayport, NY 11705
Duluth, MN
May 9
Arrowhead RAC/ Ron Carlson KOBR
5128 Wyoming St, Duluth, MN 55804
Flemington .NJ
Cherryville Rptr Assn/ Donald Mazak NR2H
May 9
2 Meadowrun Way, Flemington, NJ 08822
Medina, OH
Medina 2 Meter Gp/ Clarence Miller WA8JLA
May 10
620 Oak St, Medina, OH 44256
May 15-17 Broken Arrow.OK Broken Arrow ARC/ Dave Cox NB5N
1812 S. Umbrella Ct, Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Godfrey, IL
Lewis & Clark RC/ Harold Elmore KC9GL
May 16
5203 Dixon Dr, Godfrey, IL 62035
Atlanta Div/NY State/ Harold Smith K2HC
May 16-17 Rochester, NY
153 Mason Ave, Rochester.NY 14626
Birmingham ARC/ Dan Morgan KB4MDI
May 16-17 Birmingham, AL
632 Stonehaven Dr, Birmingham, AL 35226
Tamaqua Trans.Soc./ Allen Breiner W3TI
Tamaqua, PA
May 17
212 Race Si, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Apr 3-5

May 1987

noticed). OH0BEs picture QSL card

caught my eye and I would have
missed the rest of the show if they
had not panned away from it. I would
like to have an eyeball QSO with her!
(No, I don't speak Finnish, but I
would sure like to give it a try!)
The diss;ussion dealt with call
signs, QSL cards, rag chewing,
contests, and the fun of doing all
those things.
The interviewer managed to
insert one point about world peace
and the horrors of nuclear testing
(complete with a picture of a test
shot at Bikini), but otherwise it was a
very non-political interview. It was
obviously aimed at promoting
amateur radio for young people in
the USSR (TV-1 channel is seen all
over the country, not just in
Moscow).
The gear looked homebrewed
(except for one item) and looked
very well built. The transceiver
resembled an R-390, but there was
never a good enough closeup ta see
the details. I suspect it was a tube rig.
May 17

All in all it was a most interesting segment. It's too bad we can't
get similar spots about amateur radio
on TV here in the U.S. Of course, the
networks here have more choice as
to what they present!
COMING UP: In the next few
months we will be discussing the long
and short of DXing (June), a twopart piece on packet radio (July and
August) and in September we will
discuss contesting.
We have only five more
segments on the history of amateur
radio, including a wrap-up. After
that, the main subject section will
expand and we'll have more "Bits
and Pieces."
I really appreciate your letters;
as you have seen, I include them
when they contain good information
of interest ,to all or questions of
interest to others. I do want this.
column to contain dialog. So, to put
it simply, keep those cards and letters

coming!

Athens , OH

Athens Co ARN John Cornwell NC8V

101 Coventry Lane, Athens , OH 45701
May 17
Wabash, IN
Wabash Co ARC/ Donald Spangler
235 Southwood Dr, Wabash, IN
May 17
Old Brige Twp, NJ Old Bridge Radio Assn/ Chris Mohr N2DHN
50 Harrison Place, Parlin , NJ 08859
May 17
Randolph , OH
Portage ARC/ Joanne Solak KJ30
9971 Diagonal Rd, Mantua, OH 44255
Warminster ARC/ Frederick Reichert KA3BET
May 17
Wrightstown.PA
1062 Quarry Hall Rd, Norristown, PA 19403
May 17
Old Westbury.NY Long Is Moblle ARC/ Henry Wener WB2AW
53 Sherrard St, E Hills, NY 11577
Knoxville, IL
Knox Co ARC/ Ketih Watson WB9KHL
May 17
119 S. Cherry St. 3, Galesburg, IL 61403
May 17
Kankakee, IL
Kankakee ARS/ Frank DalCanton KA
Rte 1 Box 361, Chebanse, IL 60922
May 23
Columbia, MO
Central MO RA/ Joyce Maggi KAOKSL
Rte 10, 4 Bon Gor Ct, Columbia, MO 65202
May 23-24 Knoxville, TN
RAC of Knoxville/ George Nichols
12434 Buttermilk Rd, Knoxville, TN 37932
May 24
Ephrata, PA
Ephrata ARS/ Randy Maurer WA3HLP
1655 West Main St, Ephrata, PA 17522
May 24
Roanoke, VA
Roanoke Valley ARC/ Ronnie Bratton KA4Y UY
205 Wentworth Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 14012
May 29-31 Sioux City, NE
Siouxland ARN Dick Pitner
2931 Pierre, Sioux City, NE 51104
May 29-31 Seaside, OR
Oregon State Convention/ Randy Stimson KZ7T
9890 SW Inglewood, Portland, OR 97225
Newington, CT
Newington ARC/ Joel Kleinman N1 BKE
May 31
Newington, CT 0!)1'11
Jun 5-7
Arlington, TX
Texas State/ John Fleet WA50HG
Box 25028, Dallas, TX 75225
Central Kansas ARC/ Jim McKim
Jun 7
_ Salina, KS
1404 S. 10th St, Salina, KS 67401
Jun 7
Erlanger, KY
Northern KY ARC/ John Themes WM4T
60 Locust Ave , Covington, KY
Jun 7
Rome, NY
Rome Radio Club/ William Effland
Rte 233 Box 157, Westmoreland , NY 13490
Jun 7
Manassas, VA
Ole VA Hams ARC/ Art Whittum W1 CRO
12212 Woodlark Ct, Manassas, VA 22111
Jun 7
Muncie, IN
Muncie Area ARC/ Harvey McMath WB9SYL
PO Box 2283, Muncie, IN 47302
Jun 7
Pittsburgh.PA
The Breeze Shooters/ Wm Kristoff Jr N3BPB
205 Twin Oak Dr, Wexford, PA 15090
Jun 7
Akron , OH
Goodyear ARC/ D.R. Buckwalter KC3CL
Akron , OH 44316
Jun 13-14 Albany, GA
GA State Convention/ John Crosby K4XA
2506 Devon Dr, Albany, GA 31707
Jun 13-14 Hays, KS
Hays ARC/ Robert Pletcher NNON
1104-C East 17th St, Hays, KS 67601
Jun 14
New York, NY
Hall of Science ARC/ Stephen Greenbaum
85-10-34 Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Jun 14
Willow Spgs,IL
6 Meter Club of Chic/ Jim Novak WA9FIH
2337 So.6th Ave, No. Riverside, IL 60546
Jun 20
Cortland, NY
Skyline ARC/ Billy Williams N2AGF
Cortland, NY 13045

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May 1987

RECEIVER REVIEW

Lawrence Magne
Editor, Radio Database International

MAGNE TESTS ...

The Panasonic RF-B60 Portable

Back in the late 1970's and early
Eighties, Panasonic was (\name to be
reckoned with in world band radio.
Their pioneering RF-2800 was the
first digital portable to hit the
market, and it was so successful that
until early this year a variant of it -the GE World Monitor -- was still
being sold. Other Panasonic gems of
the period were the RF-2200, which
came with its own rotatable antenna, .
and the RF-2900 ... an improved
version of the '2800.
In fact, Panasonic's world radio
design team did so well that they got
promoted to another department to
design computer hardware. Unfortunately, the new team didn't do as well
as the first one did. So Panasonic
faded into the background while
firms, such as Sony, charged forward
to fill the gap.

Now, it seems as if Panasonic is back

with some really worthwhile shortwave products. We've looked at a
couple of these recently, the most
interesting being the compact model
RF-B60.
It's always been part of Panasonic's
"corporate culture" to avoid innovation and to concentrate, ins tead, on
doing a slightly bettj:!r job than the
guys who got there first. It's not a
very exciting philosophy, but it has
turned Panasonic into one of the
great names in electronics.

RF-B60 A Takeoff
On Sony's Popular ICF-2002
The 'B60 fits right into the Panasonic
mold. It's obviously a takeoff on
Sony's ICF-2002 -- also known as the
ICF-7600D -- which Sony came out
with in 1983. It's tuning is fully
synthesized, and the set's size, weight
and features combine to make it
ideal for traveling. But it does have a
number of improvements -- along
with some of drawbacks -- as
compared with Sony's popular
model.

So the Panasonic's advantage is more

apparent than real.
The Panasonic also has a little flip-up
chart where you can mark down what
stations are entered within each
memory channel. With the Sony, you
have to_mark these down on a separate slip of paper or keep them in
your head.
A signal strength indicator can be an
aid in tuning, and also is nice to have
for monitoring and logging. The
Panasonic has a digital indicator with
fifteen increments; the Sony has a
single little "glow light" that is all but
useless. On the other hand, the Panasonic indicator tends to overread,
which makes it less useful than it
could be.

Superior Audio Quality

Designers of portables try to keep

protrusions to a minimum, as these
tend to get hit and sometimes even
knocked off while the set is being
toted about. In this regard, the 'B60's
tuning knob is interesting for two
reasons. First, it appears as a
conventional -- yet almost flush -round knob on the front panel. But,
in addition, it operates as a knurled
control from the side of the set.
That's a clever approach to a very
traditional control, although it wo'Uld
have worked a heck of a lot bet'ter if
Panasonic had included a fast-tuning
dimple on the front of the knob. The
way it is now, you can't grip the side
of the knob. Because it's recessed,
you're stuck with having to turn it by
pressing down hard on the knob's
front surface -- hardly the ideal
arrangement, and tiring, too.

There are some other refinements,

too ... two clocks instead of one, for
example. Panasonic's warranty is two
years, too -- twice as long as Sony's.

The 1987 Radio Database International shows the Sony ICF-2002/ICF7600D as listing for .$~69.95 in the
US. Not surprisingly, the Panasoni~
RF-B60 lists at the same price, to the
penny.

May 1987

You can hear Larry Magne's equipment reviews and news, along with
reports from Radio Database
International's Don Jensen and Tony
Jones, the first Saturday night of
each month over Radio Canada
International's "SWL Digest" at 8:00
PM Eastern Time on 5960 and 9755
kHz.

RD! White Papers providing in-depth

"hands-on" and laboratory evaluatio.n of a variety of tabletop receivers,
plus a just-released 33-page report
evaluating popular outdoor antennas, are. now available for $4 each
postpaid in North America, or $6
airmail worldwide, from RD! dealers
worldwide, or direct from Radio
Database International, Box 300,
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complete list of all available RD!
White Papers may be obtained by
sending a self-addressed stamped
envelope to the same address.

The first and most notable improve- - Another small touch found on the
Sony, but not on the Panasonic, is a
ment is in the tuning. The Sony .has
separate clock display. You can read
up/down slewing buttons, but no
the time and frequency at the same
tuning knob. The Panasonic has
time, as the set has separate displays
both. The Sony tunes in 5 kHz increfor each. But the Panasonic displays
ments, whereas the Panasonic tunes
the clock or the frequency, but not
in either 5 or 1 kHz increments. The
both simultaneously.
Sony uses slewing to leap from one
band to the next, while the Panasonic
Otherwise, the two sets share much
has a more convenient pushbutton
in common. Both have only fair field
arrangement.
sensitivity with the built-in telescopic
antenna, and neither has adequate
Programmable channel memories
dynamic range to operate successcan be useful if you listen to certain
fully
with a serious outdoor antenna.
stations regularly. The Panasonic has
Also, neither has a dial light to aid in
36 of these, whereas the Sony has
nighttime operation, and the clocks
only ten. However, for shortwave the
both sets don't display seconds.
on
Panasonic has only nine, whereas all
Both read out frequencies to 1 kHz
ten of the Sony's work on shortwave.
on an LCD.
46

The bottom line is that Panasonic's

new offering is the better choice for
the typical shortwave listener. It's a
snap to operate and sounds darned
good. By the same token, the Sony's
tighter selectivity will continue to
make it preferable for DXing. Hams
and others tuning non-broadcasting
signals have no real choice, as the
Panasonic can't receive these sorts of
1
signals intelligibly.

Unusual Tuning Knob

But probably the biggest plus with

the Panasonic is its audio quality,
which is superior to that of the Sony.
Even though the Panasonic has only
a two-position switch for a tone
control, it sounds quite pleasant on
longwave, mediumwave AM, FM and
shortwave. In fact, this little set
sounds so good that you can but
wonder what a set of bass and treble
controls could have accomplished -especially on FM!

But there are some aspects of the

Sony that will continue to make it
preferable, especially for the DXer.
For one thing, the Panasonic won't
receive single-sideband signals, even
though a brochure that comes with
the set goes into some detail
explaining single sideband. The Sony
does receive single sideband. And
Sony's selectivity is a bit tighter, too,
although that on the Panasonic is
well-suited to reception of ordinary
international broadcasters.

The Bottom Line

For traveling, both have "Jock"

controls tcr prevent the sets from
going on accidentally in your suitcase
and running down the batteries. But
the Panasonic's lock slider switch is
right alongside the volume slider
control. So we found ourselves
switching that on and off accidentally
at times.

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MONITORING TIMES

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BEHIND THE DIALS

Sherwood Signal Monitor

JABCO Voicegate

It was only a matter of time J efore

enterprising manufacturers recognized the need for add-on spectrum
displays for high technology receivers
like the ICOM R7000. A CRT
(cathode ray tube) screen can visibly
show a wide swath ofradio spectrum,
revealing the presepce of signals
away from the frequency to which the
receiver is tuned (see illustration).

Listeners are always looking for a

"magic box" which will make a silkpurse receiver out of a sow's-ear
noisebox. .While the ultimate
accessory wiil never be found, the
new JABCO "Voicegate" is the most
flexible audio processor we've had
the pleasure ?f testing.

SCA-7000
is
The
Sherwood
exemplary as a spectrum display unit
(SDU)--low profile, easy to use and
accurate in its representation, but it's
expensive for the hobby ilstener,
costing considerably more than the
ICOM R7000 itself with which it is
designed to be used.
In limited supply, the SCA-7000 is
targeted at the countermeasures
profession. A three-inch round CRT
allows a 2-1/2" display which
represents one megahertz spectrum
bandwidth (reduceable to under one
kilohert~ with a front panel control).
Powered by either 115/230 VAC or
12.5-16 VDC,
the SCA-7000
measures 6"W x 4"H x ll.5"D and
weighs 4 pounds.
Front panel controls include sweep
rate,
center
frequency,
gain,
log/linear deflection, and center
marker. Recessed rear panel adjustments are provided for intensity and
focus.

Our Test
The SCA-7000 spectrum display unit
was connected to the 10.7 MHz IF
output of an off-the-shelf ICOM
R7000 receiver. A strong local signal
was tuned in and the SDU was
adjusted according to instructions.
Within seconds (the warmup period
for the filament of the CRT) a strong
"pip" or "spike" appeared, announcing the presence of the signal.

48

May 1987

The trace was sharp and linear, end

to end, and closely-spaced signals
were readily discernible as separate
spikes on the trace, even when
considerably different in amplitude-a definite plus when looking for .
"snugglers" (weak bugs purposely
placed close in frequency to strong
broadcast signals to avoid detection
by
broadband
countermeasures
tools). Signals up to one megahertz
apart remained on screen and
tracked smoothly as the receiver dial
was turned.
Signal-to-noise ratio of the SDU is
excellent; if a signal was strong
enough to break the squelch of the
receiver, it was visible above the
noise floor ("grass") on the display.
From turn-on until power-down,
even after several hours, the baseline
remained virtually driftless on the
screen with no touch-up adjustments
required.
Selectivity of the Sherwood was
outstanding; the dual-conversion
circuit features high-side injection
and showed no in-band images even
with the strongest signals p,resent. Its
compact size makes it an ideal
companion for the R 7000.
An SDU provides an enormous
VHF/UHF
advantage
to
the
monitor; regardless of the receiver I
setting, as soon as a signal comes on i'
the air within the sweep range of the ,
unit it will be spotted; the receiver is
quickly tuned to that frequency to
capture the elusive transmission.
(SCA-7000 signal monitor; $1600
from Sherwood Communications,
1310 Industrial Highway, Southampton, PA 19866; ph. 215-357-9065).

Connected between the speaker or

earphone jack of a receiver and your
external speaker, the_ Voicegate
needs 12-20 volts AC or DC power at
500 ma. (optional supply $9.95); an
internal voltage regulator smoothes
out the appropriate DC level.
Audio input (4-16 ohms nominal)
from the receiver is processed
selectively by two adjustable null
(notch) filters (400-4000 Hz approx.)
and one peak (bandpass) filter (4005000 Hz approx.).
An audio gate (squelch) separates
background noise from the desired
signal and also keys a relay which
may be used as a tape recorder
activator. As much as 2 watts of
audio is available from . the LM380
internal audio amplifier.

First Impressions
The Voicegate is housed in a
professional-looking, painted aluminum cabinet with wood-grain vinyl
panels. A removable top cover allows
access to internal adjustments (if
ever necessary) and reveals a clean,
well-laid-out printed circuit board.
Compact (6"W x 2-1/2"H x 6"D) and
lightweight (19 oz), the controls are
very tight on the front panel, somewhat awkward for fat fingers. The
null controls are extremely sharp
tuning, and the small knobs take
some patient tweaking.

Panel legends are bold black and, for

the most part, quite easy to read.
While the dial marks do not match
the rotational stops of the three
controls, tuning is done by ear and
the marks provide high/low directional information.

MONITORING TIMES

After pointing out these few

criticisms it is a pleasure to point o,ut
the performance perks of (he
Voicegate.

Our Lab Test

The Voicegate was connected to a
Kenwood TS440S transceiver for its
audio source; the main output was
connected to a Kenwood speaker
and the tape output was connected
to an InfoTech M600 RTIY/Morse
demodulator.
Null Performance
Two rotary null (notch) controls
permit the simultaneous reduction of
any two tones in the audio passband;
alternatively, both controls may be
adjusted to the same frequency to
provide even greater reduction of a
single offending tone.
One of the best applications of the
unusual dual notch feature is the
reduction of two-tone frequency shift
keying (FSK or RTIY) interference;
one control is set on the mark signal
and the other on the space signal,
permitting the desired signal to be
much more readable.
Peaking
A peak control permits selection of ll
single audio note (400 to 5000 Hz)
such as a CW signal to be copied
while reducing adjacent signal inter
ference. To test this function we
purposely chose a crowded CW band
and selected a weak signal in the
background . mire.
As the peak control was turned, one
at a time the various pitches of the
clustered signals were enhanced.

then suppressed. The effect was

sharp, yet not unduly harsh, and
definitely provided an extra measure
of audio selectivity.

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Stubborn residual intederence from

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easily attenuated or removed by the
null controls.

Threshold
An unusual feature is the threshold
control, really an audio squelch
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provide a level below which the noise
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distortion of abrupt threshold action
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further enhanced by calling in the
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An unintentional benefit of the

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Bypass
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volume on), there is hardly a percepthe
tible
difference
between
receiver's audio and that which
passes through the Voicegate
characteristic of a well-designed
accessory.
It is rare that an accessory which we
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49

AN I CNNA

UtJI\.,;~

Clem Small, KR6A/1, Cl

VHF-UHF Antennas VHF-UHF

antennas
may
be
categorized into two groups: beams
or
directional
antennas;
and
nondirectional or omnidirectional
antennas. When I sAy "beam," I am
referring to an antenna which has a
pronounced directional pattern in
the horizontal plane. A nondirectional antenna, of course, tends to
have a radiation pattern which is
essentially the same in all directions
(again, this refers to the horizontal
plane).

The Nondirectiona1s:
We'll start our discussion of
nondirectional antennas with the
groundplane, which is probably the
most widely
used
VHF-t:JHF
antenna ever devised. There are .
some very good reasons for its wide
usage: it provides nondirectional
coverage, it is easy to construct and
to erect, and it stays up well in high
winds. And, although it has low gain
(1.8 dB less than a dipole) it is sufficiently sensitive to provide good
coverage of local communications in
most situations.
But the groundplane does have its
limitations: it is essentially a oneband antenna and its gain is not
adequate for weak signal reception.
Within any one band its bandwidth
can be extended, as is true for most
antenna designs, by making the
elements "fatter" (Iaeger in diameter). Multiband groundplanes can
also be constructed by such means as
using individual elements for each
band to be covered, all mounted on
the same antenna frame.
But if we really want a broadbanded
nondirectional antenna, the discone
is hard to beat. Just as with the
groundplane, it is limited by low gain.
It also is somewhat unwieldy in physical design and is a bit more prone to
wind damage than a groundplane.
But this is more than made up for by
its 10 to 1 frequency coverage. That's
a very wide bandwidth, indeed,
allowing coverage from VHF into
UHF.
Probably the next most common
antenna in use for VHF-UHF work,
especially in monitoring, is the venerable dipole. And again there are
good reasons for its popularity. A
halfwave dipole exhibits 1.8 dB gain
over the quarterwave type antenna.
When mounted vertically, it provides
a flatter vertical radiation pattern
than the groundplane. This flatness
of pattern allows more of the signal
to travel near the earth, less being
wasted in skywave radiation. This
makes the vertical dipole a bit better
at digging out distant signals.

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May 1987

R.R. 1, Box
Salisbury, VT 05

Conclusion
Higher Gain
Nondirectional Antennas:

The 1.8 dB increase in gain isn't

much, but sometimes that's all you
need to bring a signal up to
"copyable" level. Unless it is broadbanded in some fashion, the bandwidth of the straight dipole is somewhat limited. For use across a single
wide band, the halfwave foldeddipole design gives greater bandwidth than a simple dipole.

The multiple skirt-sleeve, or multiple

radial-set antennas are designed to
utilize several in-phase radiating
sections on a single vertical antenna.
They often provide something like 3
to 5 dB gain (or more for ~uper long
versions) over a dipole; and, in so
doing, they produce a flatter omnidirectional radiation pattern when
compared to the single halfwave
antennas or the 5/8 wavelength
vertical mentioned above.

An antenna with an even flatter

pattern and more gain (1.2 dB,
referenced to a dipole) is the 5/8- wave vertical groundplane. Short of
going to one of the multi-section,
long verticals discussed below, this
antenna is one of the more respected
designs for single-band omnidirectional coverage.

These antennas are necessarily physically longer than the lower-gain

models and therefore require more
mounting space. Being longer, they
also have more wind resistance and
so are not as tolerant of high winds
as lower-gain models. They can be
made quite durable, however, so this
needn't be a problem if they are
constructed well.

Polarization
The horizontal dipole is much u sed
for commercial television in the
VHF-UHF bands, and for some
work in amateur radio. In my experience, most other VHF-UHF services
seem to prefer vertically polarized
signals.

A Note on
Anten(la Gain Figures:_

Antenna polarization is a function of

how you orient the antenna when
you mount it. Vertically oriented
dipoles, for instance, are vertically
polarized. Horizontally mounted
dipoles are horizontally polarized.
You should consider polarization
when you mount your antenna and
set it up for the polarization most
commonly encountered in thti signals ._.:
which you monitor.
On the HF band (3-30 MHz) polarization isn't so much a consideration;
the signals change polarization
randomly along their propagation
path. But on the line-of-sight propagation bands, VHF and above, polarization is an important antenna
consideration. Improper polarization
of an antenna in respect to the
incoming signal can result in more
than 20 dB loss of signal strength ...
and that, you don't want!

DISCONE

Beams:

You will notice that I compared the

gain of the antennas mentioned
above to that of a halfwave dipol_!!, a
standard practice for antenna
comparisons. Since most of us have
used halfwave dipoles we have some
idea of what it means if an antenna is
said to have more or less gain than a
dipole.
Beware! Some manufacturers use
other references such as isotropic
radiators or quarterwave antennas. .If
we are assuming that they are
reporting gain for their antenna as
referenced against a dipole, then this
makes their antennas sound more
responsive than is actually the case.
You may see two apparently physically identical antennas, for two
different manufacturers, and yet one
claims a higher gain figure than the
other. Chances are that the one with
the higher-claimed gain is not
referenced to a dipole. Actually, the
gain of the two antennas is likely to
be identical. ,.

The three-element Yagi-Uda beat

probably the most widely used be
for both shortwave and VHF-U
work. It is relatively lightweight, e
to construct, and it had a beam wi
that is narrow enough to give it gc
gain (8 dB), but not so narrow ai
make if difficult to aim.
The two-element cubical-quad be
is also much used for similar reasc
Although its dimensions are in
shape of a large cube (thus "cubic
in the name) it is, nevertheless, lig
weight and relatively easy to hanc
The quad has a gain of 7 dB.
Either of these beam designs can
constructed to utilize more eleme1
leading to gains of 10 to 15 dB
more.
Both types of antennas can
constructed to give good respo1
over a single band of frequenc
Some broadbanding is possible v.
the Yagi-Uda, and multiple eleme
can be constructed for the quad
allow it to operate on more than c
band. But for wide freque:
coverage with a reasonably-siz
rotatable beam antenna, the LP (
periodic) design is usually chose
The LP type of antenna can exhib:
10 to 1 frequency coverage, allow
good performance across w
segments of the spectrum with c
antenna. This broad response con
at a price, howev~r; the LP desi
provides lessgain than a comparab
sized quad or Yagi-Uda beam.
Polarization for the Yagi-Uda or t
LP depends on how you orient t
antenna elements during mounti
just as for the dipoles discus1
earlier.
Placement of the feedline attai
ment determines the quad's polari:
tion: Fe6ding the driven element
center of the top or bottom edge g
horizontal polarization; feeding
the middle of a side gives verti
polarization.

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For space, satellite or other
demanding UHF work, parabolic
dish reflector antennas and helical
antennas are useful. Both are capable
of very high gain, 20 d!l and. rn~re.
This high gain leads to a relatively
narrow beam width and accurate
aiming is necessary with these
antennas.
The helical antenna exhibits circular
polarization which reduces its
response to non-circularly polarized
signals by 3 dB. However, in some
instances where you desire to receive
signals of varying polarizations, this 3
dB loss may be more than compensated by the high gain.
Both the helical and the dish antenna
would be classified as relatively
broadband, giving good response
over a fairly wide range of frequencies. This can be up to 8 to 1 for the
helix.
The bandwidth of the parabolic dish
antenna is determined partly by the
feed-antenna, the small antenna at
the focal point of the dish which
receives the reflected energy.
Frequently a dipole is used as the
feed-antenna, but other, more
broadbarided antennas, such as the
LP, may be used.

And So... :
.Obviously this discussion has not
~ covered all antennas, but it has
covered the more popular types you
may encounter. Designs you will find
in communications catalogs and
how-to-build-it articles will most
likely be some variant of the designs
discussed here.

Where to Go
tor More Help:
In today's hi-tech world, antennas
are one of the few components in
your communication system which
you can build, and expect to have a
commercial-quality component when
you finish (if you work carefully).
Communications journals such as
MT, CQ, Ham Radio, QST, 73, and
Popular Communications frequency
carry articles on constructing your
own antennas. The references at the
end of this column are good sources
for both construction information
and also discussions of the principles
involved in antenna performance.
If you decide to buy rather than

build, try writing the communications equipment suppliers who

advertise in MT or any of the other
communications journals; tell them
you want information on the
antennas they sell. There are a
number of commercial antenna
manufacturers and, among the lot of
them, there are quite a few designs
available to you.
Plell3e tum to page 54

Last month we looked at some of the

more common TIL chips found in
garden variety PC adapter cards; this
month we are going to start the
design of the universal parallel
adapter and get down to some
serious hardware building.
Before I go any further with the
hardware, let me say for those of you
who have a working knowledge of
the PC bus that we are going to build
an adapter that works in the
"polling" mode; this means that the
software running in the PC must
constantly check each device on the
adapter to see if it needs attention.
This is in contrast to an "interruptdriven" device which adds a lot of
hardware and software to the
project.

The Next Step

Keeping Track

strip and solder the other end to the

voltage or ground bus.

I would suggest photocopying the

schematic and using a highlighter
pen to trace each wire as it is
installed on the card. IC sockets U8
through U12 can be positioned next
to the hardwired area on the card in
any neat orderly fashion. Layout is
not critical. _
Resistors can be 1/4 or 1/2 watt
carbon 10% units; I find the quarter
watt size easy to work with and they
can be installed in a spare wire-wrap
socket or just stuck through the card
and wire-wrapped.
If you choose to wrap on the resistor

leads, be sure to solder the wraps

after everything is working. The
round resistor leads will oxidize and
give trouble later. The square socket
pins will give a gas tight seal and do
not require soldering.

The adapter we ar~ undertaking will

be simple in nature and easily
constructed
and,
even
more
important, easy to program. Most of
you will probably do the required
programming in BASIC; however,
Pascal, C or most any other PC
language will suffice. The examples in
the following columns will be given in
Basic.

Sl through S4 comprise a 4-position

dip switch which can also be socket
mounted or soldered in and wires
soldered to the switch, with the
further end wire-wrapped to the
appropriate pins.

Getting Started

Voltage and Grounds

On the hardware side, I suggest wirewrap construction on a standard

prototype board specifically designed
for. the pc. MDR Microdevices and
otliers carry them, and one is
available from your local IBM dealer.

U8 through U12 will have to have

voltage and ground . pins wired in
addition to the wiring shown. I use
black 30-gauge wire for grounds and
red for voltage wiring. Wrap the wire
on the appropriate pin and then cut,

I would recommend the IBM version

because the interface circuitry is
already on the cardand requires only
that you insert the appropriate chips.
I cannot emphasize enough to value
of good sockets.

Use a separate wire for each voltage

and ground pin--do not daisy chain
these pins. If you are using the IBM
card, there are voltage and ground
distribution busses all across the
card. Connect the pins to these
busses with the shortest wire length
possible.
Install a 1 microfarad tantalum
capacitor for every three chips used
and wire from the voltage bus to the
ground bus as near the chips as is
reasonably possible.
All chips use a +5 Vdc; it is a good
idea to instaH a 10 microfarad
tantalum cap from the +5V bus to the
ground bus at the point where the
tab pins connect to the bus. The IBM
card has holes in place for many of
these capacitors.
If you are using other than the IBM

card, you may have to wire-wrap all

the chips including the PC bus
connections. In the schematic, the
left vertical row of figures starting
with A9 signifies the card tab pin and
the designation in parentheses is the
bus signal name.

General Hints
Orient all the modules so that they
face the same way; i.e., all pin one
positions in the lower right corner
for example. Leave at least two rows

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CAPABILITIES

The above-mentioned IC sockets are

soldered complete because they use
the pc lands whereas the remaining
sockets are completely wire~wrapped
and contact no printed circuit lands.

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$37.50
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SPECIFY
DISK OR CASS
1
AHD SEMO CHECK OR noHEY
ORDER TO

Referring to the schematic, everything to the left of the dotted line is

circuitry that is on the prototype
card, requiring only that the sockets
be installed and the appropriate
chips inserted.

Wire-wrap sockets are used in all

locations because we must make
wire-wrap connections to ICs that
also have pc lands to accomplish the
interface. Some of the pre-wired
sockets on the prototype card will
not be used.

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51

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COMPUTER CORNER
cont'd from p.51

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DATA
j)-

A9 (l>rl>
/17 (In.)
,...~ (C>3)

f3u. s

DI

/18{pl)

between modules. Arrange the wire

wraps so there is a maximum of. two
wraps on any one pin.

----I>

llC/;D A ----t>

If the card is to be jnstalled in a pc,

ASCD'I) lo
A'l O:u)
A3 {DC.)
,42..(1>7)

there is room enough to leave the

pins full length; if it's going into an
XT or clone, the pins may have to be
cut off to avoid hitting an adjacent
card. In this case, cut the pin off just
even with the top of the wrap.

&1"1 wo~ z.
C.13 (l"pw) 'I
j]ll. (rk,..,.()

!)ti

l>S
O~

C>7
l"A1Allf

Gii C~fK w)
0

Keep the modules together, as we

will be adding more modules as the
construction proceeds. The ten
modules installed thus far should
occupy about the first third of the
card.

Theory

J3ot.<RESET;I
,14)1

.,

~t.8

"IH

Starting from the left side of the

schematic, U l , 2 and S are buffer
chips that present one ITL load to
the pc bus (Remember last month's
discussion on the 224 and 24S
chips?). Ul bu ffers the data bus bits
and provides direction control via
pin 1 which is connected to the I/O
read line and allows data to be transferred from the card when I/O read is
low, and data to be transferred from
the bus to the card when I/O read is
not active.

lA~)

AJo (At> ;
.A t.1 lAl) /1

.uc.

{AU
{)41)
(~)

II U' (A'.)
At'{ cA7)

AH (AS)
}\ 2.t..

lli'I)

All (_.4iiJ)

enable U8 when they are all 0, thus

A4 is the only address bit of the
middle digit that can change, and
results in either a 0 or a 1 in that
position.

If pin 19 of U 1 is high, the chip is in a

tristate condition and the bus is free

to be driven by some other source.
US is only a buffer for its lines; there
is no direction change or disabling
taking place U2 buffers the
remaining lines in the same fashion.

The final address combinations that

can be set via the switches are:
200 300 210 310 204 304
214 314 208 308 218 318
20C 30C 21C 31C

AEN (address enable) and the

address bits on U2 and US are
presented to U9- and U8 with the
exception of the four lines going to
UlO. Port address (IIO addresses)
are ten bits wide, allowing addresses
up to hex 3FF.

This leaves us with 16 possible

addresses to set the card at to avoid
addressing conflicts. If you intend to
do much game playing, I wouldn't set
the card at 200 u nless all other
addresses are used, as the chances of
a game adapter card being installed
later are quite good.

UlO is an exclusive OR circuit that

works with the A2, 3, 4, and 8
address lines. A2 and 3 determine
the low order section of the address
the card operates at. A8 determines
the high order section.
In the range of 000 hex through 3FF,
many a_d apter cards are found. The
IBM-assigned address range of the
prototype card is hex 300 through
31F. There is a game adapter card
whose address is assigned 200
through 20F but, in fact, only uses
201. By exclusive ORing bit 8 with
switch 4, we can set the high order
section to either a 2 or a 3, resulting
in a card address of 2xx or 3xx.
The same exclusive OR circuit on
each of the A2 and 3 address bits
allow setting the low order section of
the card address. The middle digit of
the address is decoded from the A4,
S, 6, and 7 address lines. AS, 6, and 7
are fed to U9 along with AEN to

52

May 1987

SI

I realize that no one is going to build

and install 16 of these adapter cards,
but the address decoding presented
here is not unique to our adapter; I
have .used this same circuit in many
cards where four or fewer port
addresses will handle the card being
developed.
At any rate, we now have decoded all
address bits except AO and Al,
combined the decodes with AEN,
and used the resulting logic signals to
enable the pin 9 output of U8. Pin 9
is a "this card address" decode which
enables the Ul chip via U6. Now, the
top half of U8 will decode AO and Al
to determine which of the Ull-U12
AND_ gates to turn on.
For example, if AO and Al are both
off, U8 pin 4 will go low, gating one
side of the Read A U12 AND gate
and one side of the Write A AND
gate. If we are writing to this address,
US pins 4 and 16 will be low,

resulting in the Ull AND gate Write

A output going low. This is the card
signal that represents our attempt to
write to card address A.
Next month we will hook something
to the Ul data bus, and use the read
and write signals from Ull and 12 to
control it.
If you remember from a previous

column, the bus protocol, or rules,

dictate how data at gating is done on
the bus. For our card, the microprocessor in the pc makes sure that the
address on the bus and the data at
Ul are all correct before it sends the
I/O read or write signal.
The only timing considerations we
have to worry about are the gating on
our adapter. We can be reasonably
sure that the data, addressing and
gating signals are correct at the card
tab pins.

Checkout
At this point you should have all the
sockets, chips; capacitors, resistors,
etc. installed on the card and wired
according to the schematic. If you
have a small, S-volt bench supply, you
may want to connect it to the +5 and
ground busses and check that no
shorts exist.
As wired, the card should draw abou t
200-300 milliamps of current; otherwise, check with an ohmmeter
between the two busses with no chips
plugged in. The resistance should be
100 Kohms or greater with all
switches open.
Each switch should cau se a 1 Kohm
reading if closed by itself. If this
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Parts List

Power Pir

Ul 74LS24S
U2 74LS244
U3 74LS08
US 74LS244
U6 7402
U8 74LS139
U9 74S260
UlO 74LS266
Ull,12 7432
Rl-R4 1 Kohm 10%
Sl-S4 4 Pas.DIP

+SV
20
20
14
20
14
16
14
14
14

GND
10
10
7
10
7
8
7
7
7

checks out, install the chips in t

sockets and plug the card into a
opens lot in the pc. Power on a
verify that the pc runs normally. If
does, you. are done until next morn

Uh-Oh!
If the machine refuses to power

(no fan) there is a wiring error in t:

+ 5 volt wiring. If the power comes 4
(fan runs, etc.) but you get bee1
parity errors, or reference codes,
wiring error on the address or da
bus wiring. is indicated.
Go over the card until you find it.
some cases, pulling the chips a1
replacing them one at a time helps
isolate the wiring error. It also hel
to have a friend double-check yoassembly.
Once you get the pc running with ti
card installed, you might want
review last month's discussion of ti
273 and 373 latch chips. We will l
installing some of them next mont
Until then, Happy Wiring.

TECHNICAL TOPICS

Terry Staudt, L.P.E., Wl1WUZ

//"' ..
. :

Solar Power
This is a subject that on first observation has been beaten to death, even
though it's in its infancy for the
general public. Efficiency rajios have
increased better than 40% smce 1980
in consumer items and the cost,
although still rather high, has come
down a great deal.
For 13.2 volts, the optimum for 12
volt devices, you're looking at
approximately $8.00 per volt @ 1/2
amp or about $105.00. {ith careful
shopping at surplus or manufacturers' "over-run" outlets, this can be
cut by 50% or better.
The uses are many. Due to clouds
and other optical interference a high
efficiency battery is mandatory for
serious applications as a constant
back-up, rechargeable power source.
We're also going to rule out high
current electric motors. (If you have
the money, running a large electric
motor in the back of beyond is a real
thrill, unequ aled by a chain saw!)
The best "all assembled" unit for the
money is the 12PJ4496B in the 1987
63A catalogue of J.C. Whitney (1917
- 19 Archer Ave., P.O. Box 8410,
Chicago, IL 60680; Ph. 312-4316102) 13 V @ 1/2 A for $19.44 plus
about $5.00 shipping, ins. and
handling. They take Visa and MC.
I've never used one - only have seen
its picture with the attached power
cords (cigarette lighter, male and
fema1e "cassette" types). If it does
what it says, it's worth it.

you have to "up-convert" back to 120

VAC using solar, at present it will
cost in the neighborhood of $500.00
for just a receiver, cassette deck and
phonograph!

.<Receiver Basics: . "To

vie columnists. get giijdelin~s. from
Bob Grove as to what he feels you ,
would like to see. It's very expensive
to put a r:esponse card in the magazine -- we do on special occasions~
What I'm going, to do is slightly
different.

For the ham, a good receiver and 5

watt transmitter can be literally run
"for free" indefinitely. The o nly
other thing one would need is a log
cabin and cozy fire.

The number of subscribers is semisecret so this is a real test. If enough

of you will simply say, "Yes, I Do" on
a postcard to equal 20% of the
number (pass-on readers qualify),
sent to P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC
28902, I will tell you, in a humorous,.
easy to understand manner, exactly
how a radio works and how to reap
the m<mmum benefit from the
controls/ :
.

As to the battery, a motorcycle unit

from an auto supply (if you can put
up with explosive hydrogen fumes
and spillage) is inexpensive. Otherwise, I've found another new item:
the #29-265 portable VCR battery
from MCM Electronics (858 E.
Congress Park Drive, Dayton, OB
45459; 800-543-4330 for MC or Visa)
is $39.80 and it is designed for
continuous
commercial
service
(CCS), ICAS mean "intermittent
commercial and amateur service."

The manufacturers of some shortwave receivers and scanners may not

have spent the 20 cents for a direct
DC connector; my Yaesu FRG-8800
is one. The holes are "punched," but
that's all (see fig. 1). Don't ask me
why they don't do it - it drives me
crazy!

It should go without saying that the

items described are for very low
power use. If you really want to "go
for it," we're talking two Sears
"Diehards" and a solar panel the size
of a wall painting (2' x 3').

If you're back-packing or watching

your electric bill or just want to feel a
tad superior, a complete solar setup
is shown in Fig. 2. Please note that if

This little treatise is simply intended

for those who wish to try, for a
limited sum, the potential of the
medium.

(I've never. ever had to replace a

worn out RF gain control in 32 years
-- they're always fully clockwise from
the time the user buys it!)
"Hey," you say, "I don't give a dead
rat as to how they work!" That's
exactly what the survey's for. If
enough of you feel that way, we'll put
the subject on the "back burner." Be
advised, however, that you're not
simply veto'ing something that looks
as though a Japanese chicken with
diarrhea ran across it -- I don't do
that. Instead, you'd be losing out on
some very funny reading with an
education. Will you take a minute
and Jess than 20 cents? ldentification
is_n 't necessary!

Fig. 3

File that in your memory bank as

these ratings are normally printed on
the . device label! It's a d arn good
guide to quality; i.e.: for a 12 V bench
power supply, the rating would
typically be: 2 A CCS, 4 A ICAS. Get
it? Got it? Good!
MCM also has a sealed lead-acid
battery made by Hitachi (#29-260)
that's rated at 1.9 amp-hours for
$27.95 with a fairly standard DC
plug. The disadvantage with this is
just the recharge time is longer: the
#29-265 just takes an hour as
opposed to four or five for the #29260.

Be or Not to Be?"

Unit

c.

T.J

AC line

~
Tape firmly

c. =

05 - .l J.LF
1 kV

More on Noise
It's been brought to my attention
that capacitive (touch) "on/off'
switches for some lights are going for
first place in the RFI department.
The reason, as usual, is that the
manufacturers don' t want to go the
extra 30 cents. I haven't had this
-problem, not h aving one of these
devices (although my electronic
chess set just about shut down everything in my house), but I sure know
what to do about it!

You need to solder a .05 or .1 J.LF @

1 kV capacitor across the AC line in
the unit, Be sure to unplug it before
doing this. This usually takes care of
it. In extreme cases, a half-dollar size
toroid core needs to be wound three
turns one way and two turns the
other at the AC power cord at the
unit (Fig. 3).
As always, enjoy! Questions will be
answered when an SASE is provided.
I

errata:
Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Solar Cell

200~500

MHz

Antenna
12 V Battery

PWR
SUPPLY

Dl, R.S. 276-1141, unless using J.C.

Whitney unit;
Dl and chg. LED built in.
D2 1.2 V LED chg indicator

2A

In the April isse of MT, page 59,

builders of the 200~500 MHz antenna
were instructed to mount it vertically
as shown. Unfortunately, the diagram was skewed to fit the page
space. When you mount your
antenna, it should look like this
instead:

Dotted line " missing

MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

53

11

ASK BOB

11

Bob Grove, WA4f

ANTENNA TOPICS
cont'd from p.53

RADIO RIDDLES
Last Month's Radio Riddle:
Last month I may pave insulted the
antenna world by calling a "phantom
antenna" a "dummy." And, although
"dummy" is a legitimate name for
that antenna, I attempted to make
amends by asking you if you had
heard about the "smart antennas."
Let me explain now.
We all know what an antenna
tuner is, right? Al) antenna tuner is a
device we use to bring the antenna
system; as a whole, into the proper
electrical state such that it will accept
energy from the transmitter. If we
could get an antenna to do that by
itself, without us needing to "tune it
up," then that would be pretty smart
of the antenna, wouldn't it?
There are such tuners available
which will automatically re-tune the
antenna system to any new frequency
to which the transmitter is changed. I
have to admit that the "smarts" are
in the automatic antenna tuner,
rather than in the an tenna element,
but they are both part of the antenna
system.
So, at least we have "smart"
antenna systems today. These smart
deviCes are supported by computer
logic circuits, just as is a "smart"
computer terminal. The computer
revolution is upon us, even in the
world of antennas.
This Month's Radio Riddle:
We all know that Heinrich Hertz was
the man who discovered and
reported radio waves to the scientific
world. We arso know that the word
"heck" is a slang word, roughly
equivalent to "doggone it!" But what
about a word that sounds as if it were
a combination of Heinrich's last
name and this slang?
The word is "hectohertz."
What does it mean? (Hint: "Hecto"
isn't derived from the slang expression!) Check next month's "Antenna
Topics" column for the startling
(well, at least interesting) answer! I
REFERENCES
1.

2.
3.

4.

5.
6.
7.

B.

54

Brier, Herbert S., & William I. Orr, VHF

Handbook for Radio Amateurs (any
edition). Wilton, CT: Radio Publications, Inc.
Caron, Wilfred N. (Editor: Bob Grove) ,
Antennas for Receiving. Brasstown ,
NC: Grove Ent erprises. 1985.
Hall, Gerald L. (editor), The ARRL
Book
(any
edition).
Antenna
Newington, CT: American Radio Relay
League.
Hall, Gerald L. (editor), The Radio
Amateur's Handbook (any edition).
Newington, CT: American Radio Relay
League.
Hood, William, Home Brew HFNHF
Antenna Handbook. Blue Ridge
Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1977.
Kyle, Jim, VHF Antenna Handbook.
Peterborough, NJ: 73, Inc., 1965.
Orr, William I. & Stuart D. Cowan, Th e
Radio Amateur Antenna Handbook
(any edition). Wilton, CT: Radio
Publications.
J ess op, G.R., VHF-UHF Manual (any
edition). London: Radio Society of
Great Britain.

May 1987

Q. Continuous coverage?
Will Regency or any other manufacturer be releasing a hand-held
scanner with continuous coverage
including the 225-400 MHz military
aircraft band? (Claudio Gallesi,
Trezzo d'Adda, Italy)

A. A couple of years ago, Regency

one antenna cable? (Paul Koutnik,

Downers Grove, IL)

A. Since the 800 MHz band requires

an entirely different antenna than
those normally found for standard
VHF/UHF scanners, a separate
Motorola' jack was provided for that
band on the BC-800XLT.

While no manufacturer presently

admits developing such a product, it
is only a matter of time.

The easiest way to solve the oneantenna/two-jack problem is with a

standard TV-type VHF/UHF splitter
found at virtually any discount house
TV department. You will need to
assemble appropriate cables to match
the F fittings on the splitter to the
Motorola jacks on your scanner.
These parts may be found at Radio
Shack. You will have to cut off the
Motorola plug on your existing cable
and attach an F fitting to couple to
the splitter.

Q. Local frequencies?

Q. Overcharging?

Where can I find lists of local

frequencies to hear on my scanner?
(Jack Dudley, Electra, TX)

I have a Regency HXl500

scanner, rechargeable batteries and the
specified Regency MA518 charger.
After 4-5 hours of charging the back of
the radio feels quite warm. Am I in
danger of harming either the radio or
the batteries? (Ron Smithberg, Joliet,
IL)

Electronics prematurely announced

the imminent release of their new
HX3000 hand-held, wide-coverage,
programmable scanner. Unfortunately, the product never progressed
beyond the planning stages, ostensibly due to insoluble problems with
internally-generated spurious signals
("birdies").

A. At the present time dozens of

desktop publishers are putting out a .
myriad frequency lists for all parts of
the country. Your local Radio Shack
store, especially the larger, older and
more established outlets, should
have such 'lists for their customers.
They also carry the popular "Police
Call Directory" which should help.
Additionally, Fox Marketing (4518
Taylorsville Rd., Dayton, OH 45424)
publishes an exhaustive Dallas/Ft.
Worth directory and a Houston/
Beaumont directory as well as other
localized directories throughout the
country.

A. Probably not. It is common for

rechargeable batteries to feel quite
warm; it is not common for them to
be too hot to hold comfortably,
however! This would reduce their
useful life. Chances are all is OK. We
have had no reports of reduced life
using the appropriate combination
you have mentioned.

Q. lntermod and images?

Finally, get in touch with a focal

listeners' club for private collections.

Would you explain the tem1s

"intermod", "images" and "harmonics"? (Jack Koonan, LA, CA)

Q. Earphone adapter?

A. While all three manifest them-

How can I adapt my mini-stereo

headphones to be used with a standard
eatphone jack on a shortwave
receiver? (John Pratt, Lebanon, IN)

A. John wrote back supplying his

own answer--or rather the answer
provided
by
his
eighthgrade
grandson ! A ready supply of
adaptors of all types may be had from
Radio Shack; in this particular case,
the RS #274-348 solved the problem
handily!

Q. Two jacks to a cable?

How can I hook the two antenna
jacks on my BC-800XLT scanner to

selves as receiver interference, their

causes are quite different.
"Intermod" (short for "intermodulation ") is caused when a "no nlinear"
junction of two metals (it can be a
transistor in the receiver or even a
corrosive joint in a nearby rain
gutter) permits two strong signals on
different frequencies to mix and
produce new frequencies which are
the sum and difference of the originals.
For example, say two shortwave
broadcasters are received very
strongly on their authorized transmitter frequencies of 11840 and_
17765 kilohertz. If they cau se

MONITORING TIMES

intermod the spurious signals wil

heard at 29605 (sum) and ~
(difference) kilohertz.
Intermod is most commonly re1
nized by the simultaneous presf
of combined audio from the
programs, a dead giveaway
intermod encountered by scar
listeners in metropolitan areas
well.
"Images" are produced normall:
all receivers, but careful design (g
radio frequency selectivity) can rn
mize their presence. An image is ,
a "sum and difference" produc
the receiver's mixer stage. When
receiver's oscillator mixes with
incoming signal, two additional 1
signals are produced in the rece
similar to the intermod condi1
described above.
For example, if a receiver is tune<
11840, its oscillator may be on 12
to produce 455 kilohertz differe1
a common intermediate freque
(IF). But the difference freque1
11385, will also be present. Note t
the desired receive frequency and
image frequency are separated by '
kilohertz; a primary image will alv.
be displaced from the desired sig
frequency by twice the IF.
A harmonic is a whole-num
multiple of a signal frequency anc
a fault of the transmitter. 1
example, if you live near a bro
cast~r on 1320 kilohertz, you .r:
hear weak harmonics on 2640 <
3960 kilohertz, the second and t\i
harmonics (the "first harmonic"
the fundamental signal frequenc
not a harmonic at all).
All licensees are required by law
keep harmonic radiation belov.
prescribed minimum level to av
interfere.nee with other services.
Another receiver malady produc
by strong signal overload is "dyna1
compression" or "desensitizatio
This characteristic may be rec1
nized as a general loss in recei
sensitivity resulting from a nea1
transmitter causing the receiver
drop in gain even though it is 1
tuned to the transmitter's frequen
Dynamic compression is caused wt
the receiver's amplifier is forced
process a signal much too strong
its design, reducing its g.
capability; desensitization occi
when a receiver senses a strong sig
and automatically cuts back its g
to prevent overload.

EXPERIMENTEH:S

WUH~~MUI"'

Faster Scan/Search Speed

for Radio Shack Scanners

Better AM Selectivity
on the ICOM R7000

by Lany Wiland

by Rene Borde

The PR0-2021

This simple procedure will narrow

the AM selectivity from the factory
AM filter preset of i-7.5 kHz at -6 dB
to 3.0 kHz at -6 dB. The illustration
shows a top view of the RF/IF units
(owner's manual, page 33).

With 200 programmab4e channels,

the Pro-2021 is a fine radio but lacks
sufficient scan/search speed. With
200 programmable channels (10
banks of 20 channels each), scanning
more than a couple of its banks
result in more than a few missed
replies to radio traffic taking place
on your favorite channels.

will

The owner's manual lists the fast

scan speed at 8 channels per second
and the slow-scan speed at 4 chan
nels per second. With the following
modification you can increase the
fast-scan rate to 11 channels per
second, and the slow-scan to 6 channels per second.
First, you will need one 15K-ohm,
1/4 or 1/2 watt resistor, radio solder
and a small soldering iron, and
simple hand tools. Make sure the
radio is unplugged from its power
source, and that the 9-volt memory
battery is removed! As you will be
working in an area directly
connected to the microprocessor;
failure to heed this advice may prove
fatal to your scanner!!

Now, remove the~ case-half only

by removing the four screws (two per
side) on both sides of the outer case,
-:...- as well as the one screw on the rear
apron of the radio which fastens the
upper case to this surface.
Carefully lift up the top case section
and unplug the white plastic twoconductor speaker plug, allowing
removal of the upper case entirely to
simplify working inside the r~dio.
With the scanner sitting upright and
facing you, locate resistor R-147 (a
39K-ohm resistor to the left~front of
the main board--almost behind the
vicinity of the LCD display). Carefully snip the leads at the resistor
body with a pair of sharp wirecutters
to leave-as much of the existing leads
as possible. Solder the 15K-ohm
resistor to those remaining leads.
If you wish to totally replace R-147,
it will be necessary to remove the
lower case half and unsolder an RF
shield on the underside of the board
soldering the new resistor to the old
leads simplifies the process.

Reassemble the scanner in reverse

order of disassembly, reinstall the
memory battery, reconnect the
scanner to the wall outlet; reprogram
the memory, and you will now have a
radio that scans and searches three
more channels per second--an

improvement you can see as the

numbers fly by.

The PR0-2003
Though recently discontinued by
Radio Shack, the PR0-2003 can still
be found on some store shelves with
a substantially reduced price tag. The
scanner is an excellent unit all
around
except for
its slow
scan/search speed. The following
will
reduce
the
modification
scan/search period from 12 to 8
seconds on slow-scan speed and from
7 to 4 seconds on high speed.
Let's Begin: First, remove the three
Phillips-head screws on the upper
rear of the radio, as well as the eight
screws with washer-type heads and
the remaining six which are recessed
into the pressboard bottom case of
the scanner (all are on the underside
of the radio and are brass-colored).
Next, loosen (but do not remove) the
two silver screws directly beneath the
headphone jack and slide the jack
rearward so it will clear the case
when it is removed. Turn the radio
right-side-up and carefully pull off
the volume and squelch knobs. Now
carefully remove the. outer case,
unplugging the speaker leads at the
speaker and the keypad connected at
the chassis Uust follow the wiring
h arness).
Once the case is removed, set the
scanner right side up facing you and
locate resistor R-11, a 47K-ohm unit
at the upper left of the digital LED
display.
You may either bridge it with a 92Kohm resistor, soldering the new
resistor's leads to the existing 47K
leads so that they are "piggybacked,"
or replace it with a 33K-ohm resistor
in the same manner as with the PRO
2021 described earlier, clipping the
leads close to the old resistor body to
leave enough length to solder the
new resistor to.
the
keypad
harness
Reinstall
connector and the speaker lead .and
test the scanner before reassembly.
The scan and search speeds should
be noticeably faster and all other
radio
functions
should
be
unchanged.
The mod makes the radio "came
alive," giving it improved performance right up there with the new
breed of fast-scan receivers.
1

Remove the receiver's complete top

cover; be careful of the speaker leads
which are plugged into the unit.
Locate J8 in the IF units, marked
NAR and WIDE.
Carefully lift the
shorting connector
straight up from the
factory preset WIDE
position and press it
down firmly into the
NAR position. Replace the top cover
and enjoy the receiver's
improved
AM selectivity!
1

. If--

111~-~~l==JS ~F ilter Selector

-~1111!! ll.j The connector isConnector)
preset for

..

I f klf'2.

WIDE I f'

passband posi tion at fac tory.

NARROW
WIDE

JS .'

6 k Hz
15kHz
NAR

--~= WIDE

A Simple Birdie Trap for the MX7000

(and possibly the MX5000, too!)
l1y Philip Smilh

If you are the owner of a Regency

MX-7000 receiver, you might be one
of the unlucky ones who have been
"attacked" by internally generated
signals which interfere with reception
of legitimate signals, often stopping
the scan or search sequence. The
7000's microprocessor has a grand ol'
time messing up frequencies below
80 MHz.

I tried many remedies which have

worked with other scanners: new
antennas, antenna boosters, NO
antenna, and
different power
supplies. Still, the entire VHF low
band was plagued with the old crows.
Frustrated, I sent the scanner to
Regency twice. The first time it came
back is was the same despite the
pieces of foil they added here and
there. The second time it was
returned with a reply, "Scanner
received in perfect working order."
Baloney/

expired, I decided to explore the

problem myself. I tried shielding the
main circuit board and the microprocessor board. This just made the
birdies even stronger.
After poking around with a capacitor
at lines connecting the micro and
radio boards, I finally found a
remedy worth writing about. All it
requires is a small Phillips screw
driver and a small .47 microfarad
capacitor:
1.
2.

3.
4.

5.
6.

Now that my scanner's warranty had

Unplug the power source.

Turn the MX-7000 upside
down. Remove the two screws
next to the rubber feet.
Remove the four screws from
the case on the back of the unit.
Remove the top cover and face
the keyboard toward you, right
side up.
Loosen, but do not remove. the
screw on the right side of the
rear of the circuit board.
Hook the negative lead of the
.47 ufd capacitor around this

MONITORING TIMES

May 1987

55

 Table 1

EXPERIMENTERS WORKSHOP
cont'd from p. 55

7.

8.

9.

screw and tighten it back down.

Locate plug J4 at the back edge
of the circuit board, a white
plug towards the right, next to
a flat transistor.
Insert the oher lead of the
capacitor snugly into the right
most opening in the plug alongside the blue wire so that it
makes good contact.
Make sure the capacitor cannot
bump against any other compo-

Signals heard on the 6 18 Mc crystal radio

. BBC, most likely via a relay
Radio Havaria, Cuba
Radio Moscow... at every 1/8th inch along
the low frequency end of the dial
Brussels, Belgium
Deutsche Welle
RSA, Johannesburg, South Africa
Radio Australia (in the. early morning)
HCJB, Quito; Ecuador (a regular signal)
WYFR,, Florida, Family Radio

CHU, Canada, time signals

Radio Canada International
Voice of America
Radio Nederland
Lots of ham. and maritime CW signafo
. WCC, Chatham;
maritime
.
.:::- .. .

nents. Put the cover back on

the unit with the six screws.
This modification worked for two
MX-7000 scanners so far without
affecting reception or operation in
any way. The number of birdies in my
scanner were reduced to about five
percent. The few birdies that
remained were weakened to the
point that they could usually be

squelched out.

A .Short Wave Crystal Radio

by Henry E. Johnson. K4IPY

The Jowly crystal set has been

the cans. The strong signals were
relegated to the realm of toys and
OK; but the weak ones suggested
curiosity for kids and nostalgia buffs.
there must be a better way of
Kids get a kick out of hearing a local
presenting the audio from this rig.
DJ on headphones from a simple
I unplugged the phones and
radio they can build, while old-timers
plugged in my Archer (Radio Shack)
remember the cat's whisker and the
200 mW amplifier. Now I could listen
adjustment of dials for coupling and
in comfort and I didn't feel any guilt
tuning to report they had heard
because of this added "high-tee"
KDKA.
accessory because I had already
Today, the eight buck Japanese
proven that SW AM signals can be
transistorized AM-FM pocket jobs
heard on a crystal set!
with headphones make everyone say,
Christmas and New Years were
"So what?" But with a different
fun times with this set-up, fun for me
objective in mind, I thought that a
and amusing for my friends. And
simple crystal set ought to be given a
guess what? Never once have I heard
try ...with a new twist.
any local broadcast station interferThe new objective was to see
ence on this crystal radio. That's
what could be heard on shortwave
remarkable!
rather than the familiar BC band.
With the circuit shown in figure 1,
Making tt even better
the world was opened; a new experiWell, as always happens with us
ence was at hand. What could be
guys who play with radios, some
simpler?
"what-ifs" cropped up. I needed to
An antenna transformer for the
inject some local RF into this gem if
6-18 Mc range (Miller part #C-320any CW or SSB was going to be
A), a run-of-the-mill 365 pf variable
heard. On hand was an MFJ 40capacitor connected to a National
meter VFO which I connected to the
Velvet Vernier drive (gleaned from
crystal set by way of a coax "T"
some WW II surplus stuff), and a
fitting. One side of the T took the
1N34 diode--that's all that went into
VFO signal, the other took the
the basic circuit.
antenna by way of a banana plug.
I used a larger knob on the
Well, here we went again.
vernier drive to smooth out the
Goosebumps! As I tuned the VFO
changes in frequency; my ancestral
through the 40 meter band there
Brush BA-200 crystal type headwere the SSB and CW signals loud
phones were plugged into the usual
and clear! The 200 mW audio ampliopen circuit phone jack; binding
fier sounded like a regular all-band
posts and an S0-239 were both used
receiver (with little selectivity) but,
for antenna input.
boy, could I hear some great stuff!
The antenna is an inverted "L"
There was a QSO under way
with a 70' flat top and a 30' down
between KC4TX and another guy
lead. The ground is an 8' copper clad
whose call I couldn't read after
steel rod driven into always-moist
taking notes with my shaking hand. I
earth at a point some 8' from the
did record a CW QSO between
work bench. The cabinet is a Radio
WB4ESH (Dave) near Daytona,
Shack utility box, cat #270-253-A.
Florida, and KB4QHH, near Kitty
During the "smoke test" the
Hawk, North Carolina. This one I
number and strength of incoming
verified by a landline call to Dave at
signals boggled the mind ... Good
his home at Holly Hill near Daytona.
heavens, it works! I allotted short
Dave was amazed; and he's an old
periods of time at sunrise, at sunset
"sparks" who keeps a crystal set
and during the evenings until I was
around just for the heck of it.
satisfied that shortwave radio on a
Next I got the urge to see what
crystal set was possible--and until my
an antenna tuner would do for this
patience grew thin at focussing attenrig. I connected my Ten-Tee model
tion on what was coming in through

56

May 1987

'(

277 antenna tuner between the

antenna and the receiver input and ...
whoooboy! After selecting the signal
I wanted, the tuner was adjusted
until most of the crud on either side
of the desired signal was much lower.
Now, I wonder what would happen if
I substitute Bob Grove's MiniTuner
III and his Power Ant Ills for the
Ten-Tee?!

So, ... ?
In simple terms, I had a tunable
RD circuit covering 6 to 18 MHz,
with most signals heard between 6
and 12 MHz. The Q (selectivity) of
the circuit is not great; therefore, the
response curve at any given dial
setting is quite broad. The strong
AM signals predominate and there is
a lot of QSB (fading). S9metimes the
strong ones fade out and weak ones
can be heard loud and clear.
with the CW and SSB signals
we have a situation something like a
lake in Florida at night when the
alligators are floating about with just
their eyes above water. An observer
with a flashlight (that's our VFO)
sweeps it across the lake (that's me
tuning the VFO) until the beam
meets a 'gator's eye.
Voita! an orange glow wherever the light beam meets an eye.
That's one way to explain what is
happening when the VFO signal is
tuned to one of the many CW or SSB
signals in the broad passband of this
crystal receiver.
Ant or ant
and tuner
(Ten-Tee 277)

Y
.0=o

_,,.so-239

From MFJ
40M VFO
S0-239

The VFO messes up an

signal, but does wonders with l
CW and maritime CW and RT
The CW sounds great and, won
of it all, DX is there! Sigs f1
Florida, Massachusetts, WCC
Chatham with traffic lists, hams i
9 and 9 land, and some ships at
How the 40 meter signals f1
the VFO beat with the signal~
other bands I can't explain, but t
sure do. An audio filter of sc
simple sort ought to improve
stuff being heard, but that's anot
"what-if'...and we're beginning
make things complicated.

In retrospect...
I haven't re-invented
wheel; I've just learned to have
with it. I had been brought up on
idea of limited coverage for a cry:
set even though my old friend, I
Howard, W4LJY, of Arlingt
Virginia--a ship's "sparks" from
very early '20s--had thrilled me ~
stories of hearing class B sigr
(that's damped waves, spark, to :
newcomers) way out in the Pac
and Atlantic. That was long wave :
on primitive receiving sets.
Now, with' so much m
radiated power and a whole lot
AM, I can vouch for hearing DX o
shortwave crystal set. Ah, ... ain'
fun?!

(Probably intermod from stn

signals--including the VFO--mixins
the diode ... Bob)

Figure 1

6-18 Mc
Antenna transformer

I 1N34

365pf~
to BRUSH BA-200 eX'
phones or to an audio
amplifier

MONITORING TIMES

Side-by-Side Scanner Antenna Comparison:

t

The Grove Scanner Beam, Omni,

and Hustler DCX Discone
A Note from the Publisher:
It's always a gam(>le to say to an
author, "Go ahead and write whatever
you want and I'll publish your findings". Nevertheless, that was the case
with this article. Author Jack Sullivan
was told he could have two Grove
Enterprises antennas right out of
stock--nothing special about them.
His findings--unabridged--are reported
below along with footnotes where clarification was called for.
When Bob Grove offered to let me
test his Scanner Beam and Omni
against the Hustler DCX discone, I
jumped at the chance. My house sits
unobstructed on a mountain ridge
with line-of-sight access to two
metropolitan areas and several busy
military bases.

Initial Impressions-and a couple of problems

The Scanner Beam had the potential
of being the ultimate monitoring
antenna with capabilities beyond my
present omnidirectional setup. It is a
log periodic dipole array (LPDA),
commonly used for TV reception
because of its enormously wide bandwidth while still showing the directional and gain properties of the
narrow bandwidth Yagi ("beam").

I was_n't surprised to unpack the

Scanner Beam and find an inexpensive TV antenna with a bracket
included to mount it vertically rather
than horizontally as is done for TV
reception. Adding to that "inexpen-sive" feel was the apparent lack of
assembly instructions, a factor that
gave me quite a bit of subsequent
difficulty despite years of antenna
experience (1).
The antenna comes with its elements
folded to fit in its box and is
extended for installation. The
elements pivot on flimsy plastic
pieces which lock the elements into
their extended positions. Even after
taking precautions, one of the plastic
pieces cracked (2).
I hope this component failure
doesn't result in premature deterioration of the Scanner Beam. Putting
an antenna on my roof is just like
sending it to the moon--it should
work for a long, long time before I
see it again! Antenna failures also

by Jack Sullivan

follow Murphy's Law: If it's going to

go, it will happen at the worst
possible time!
The second assembly problem relates
to the clamps used to secure the
antenna to the piece of aluminum
tubing used as the cross boom and
supplied with U-bolts and toothed
locking pieces. They would appear to
face each other--wrong! Both
toothed braces are nestled together
on one side.
If assembled incorrectly the clamps
will not support the weight of the
antenna. There is also a danger of
collapsing the antenna tubing if the
U-bolts are over-tightened (on both
the Scanner Beam and Omni as well).

The Omni
I can't comment on the theory
behind the Omni because I'm not
familiar with it. It is basically a
vertical unsymmetrical dipole; the
top element is 48 inches long and the
bottom is 18 inches. My guess is that
this arrangement causes the antenna
to be resonant all over the spectrum
because it works very well!

Initial Test Results

The:Scanner Beam wasconnected by
RG-6/U coaxial cable to an ICOM
R7000 receiver. A list of 20 transmitters in the 150-500 MHz range at
varying distances was drawn up and
tested against a comparison Hustler
DCX discone antenna ten feet higher
and connected to the receiver by
RG-8/U coax.
The results from this first test were
both surprising and encouraging; in
the 100-150 MHz range the Scanner
Beam showed an average 0.36 S-units
(over 2 dB) above the discone, and in
the 150-500 MHz range, 1.2 S-units
(over 7 dB)! The improvement was
quite noticeable while listening._

Later Tests
With the Scanner Beam mounted on
my chimney and turned by a Channel
Master TV rotator, I heard the UHF
homing beacon 50 miles away at
Navy Lakehurst ("NEL", 274.8
MHz) for the first time; Navy area
control ground station at Lakehurst
("Giant Killer", 249.8 MHz); and fire

(1) The Scanner Beam is custom made for Grove Enterprises by a leading TV

antenna manufacturer, thus the resemblance to a TV antenna. Since all

units come with complete installation instructions, obviously Jack's was
inadvertently left out of. the package.
(2) A small run of insulators early this year turned out to be brittle; all broken
units were replaced at no charge by Grove Enterprises and the manufacturer
has corrected the problem. .
MONITO~ING TIMES

trucks in Manhattan, also 50 miles

away, on their repeater input
frequency (154.01 MHz)!
Front-to-back ratio, a good measure
of an antenna's directional efficiency,
was measured on three NOAA
weather broadcast stations. The
front was consistently 2 S-units (12
dB) better than the back; in my estimation this is outstanding performance for an antenna costing -under
$100 (the Scanner Beam sells for
$49; professionally.made log-periodic
beams such as are used at FCC
monitoring stations sell for thousands of dollars and probably don't
work much better!).
The Scanner Beam gives varying
amounts of gain over its large
frequency .. range as might be
expected. Frequencies in the 25-75
MHz range are received much better
than with the Hustler DCX; the
difference in signal strength was to
be expected as the DCX is advertised
to cover only down to 40 MHz and is
not very re_sonant below about 50
MHz.

that the design of this unit produc<

a null in this range (3).
The Omni is a good buy if you'r
looking for an omnidirection;
antenna covering a very wide rang
of frequencies. The Hustler D C:
coverage is not the same in eve1
direction; the Omni doesn't ha\
that problem.
The results with the Scanner Bea:
show excellent gain at least up to 3(
MHz where it starts to fall off. It is
great product for the money ar
really enhance-s a monitoring set-u
either fixed in a single direction '
mounted on a rotator. I hear signa
with it that were just not the:
without it. Its uses in directic
finding are obvious:
The Grove antennas have now be<
up at my location over a month ar
have gone through several seve
winter storms with winds in excess
50 mph; there have been no pro
lems. I now use them as n
monitoring antennas. I

The Final Test

Being a scientist (chemist) by both
training and profession I tried to set
up as objective a comparison as
possible among the Omni, Scanner
Beam and Hustler antennas. A total
of 42 received signals were measured
on the R7000 S-meter between 59.75
MHz (TV channel 2 audio) and 1163
MHz (nearby TACAN station) with
the results shown in Table 1.

Conclusions
_,

The Omni is as good as or better

than the n cx except for the segment
that includes the VHF high band.
The .only explanation I can think of is

(3) Minor variations in performance

of most antennas will occur with
different mounting configurations due
to the proximity of other metal such as
a mast, nearby antenna or even the
f eedline.

Hustler DCX Discone on the right;

the left, Omni antenna mounted
top and Scanner Beam below on
same mast (A greater verti
separation than shown is reco
mended, due to possible interact.
betw~en the antennas).

May 1987

WORLD RADIO NEWS

cont'd from p. 5
The announcement went on further to
give its full schedule:

order to carry Radio Baghdad's

Persian Service to Iran was heard at
0530 UTC without any programs. At a
few minutes before 0600, it began
playing music from Baluchistan. An
announcement, spoken by a man with
a Baluchi tribal accent, followed:
"In the hope of a future meeting,
oh freedom seekers of Iranian
Baluchi~tan! In the hope of a future
meeting, oh Iranian people who are
fighting against the band of
Khomeini's tyrants! In the hope of
future meetings, all you esteemed sons
and brothers, we entrust you to God.
We invite you to listen to the Voice of
Truth and Sincerity which reflects your
aspirations; the voice of the movement
of the Mojahedin of Iranian
Baluchistan; the.voice that tells you the
truth. This program has been introduced to tell you the clear facts which
are as clear as the hearts burning with
faith and love for Baluchistan and its
nobel scions. So that in every corner of
the soil of Iranian Baluchistan a bunch
of flowers may sprout and blossom;
that the children may regain their
smiles of happiness and blessings and
bounty may return to the fields,
harvests and cities. Forge ahead
towards a bright future!"

0645-0800 (English Service 1)

0800-0900 (French ~ervice 1)
1845-2000 (English Service 1)
2000-2100 (French Service 2)
All programs are beamed to West
Africa; however, reception is decent in
North America. The restart of the
External Service coincided with the
30th anniversary of independence of
Ghana. It was ori&inally conceived in
early 1960s by Kwame Nkrumah "to
quicken the pace of African emancipation from colonialism, white minority
settler domination and apartheid."
Signing on the air in 1961, it closed
some time later due to technical problems.
While the purpose of the original
External Service to to "provide a voice
that would improve the self-esteem of
blacks in North America, Europe and
Asia," the aim of the revised service is
more modest; to build bridges to
Ghana's neighbors in West Africa
region.

Greece

Another voice heard from. Now that's

entertainment.

Radio Station Macedonia from

Thessalonkiki is currently relaying its
domestic service in Greek on shortwave. The schedule is from 0600-1000
UTC (Sundays only) on 9935 and
11595 kHz, 1000-1600 UTC on 9935
and 11595 kHz and from 1625-2215
UTC on 7000 and 99~5 kHz.
(BBCMS)

Israel
Kol Israel's 1100-1130 English transmission has been noted on a new
channel of 15095 kHz.

Jordan
According to a new schedule from
Radio Jordan, the station is on shortwave from 1230 through 1700 UTC on
9560 kHz. Programs are in English and
include news, music and even drama.

Iran
Iran has been using the frequency of
15084 kHz for a relay of its Persianlanguage domestic service from 0730
to 2030 UTC. While still audible on
other frequencies, -broadcasts in
English (1115-1215), Bengali (12151315), Urdu (1315-1415), and Arabic
(1730-2030) 2re no longer heard on
15084 kHz. (BBCMS)

Kiribati

In fact, on March 10, the external

service in Persian was reorganized and
extended to the following schedule:

Broadcasts on 14803 kHz have been

heard Fridays at 0645 UTC. During
that time, the station is carrying a
Radio New Zealand program for
stations in the Pacific area. The broadcasts are in AM. Most other broadcasts are in English or I-Kiribati.

1430 to 1630 UTC to the Indian subcontinent; 1830 to 2030 to Europe and
2130 to 0130 UTC to Europe and
North America, all on 9022, 9555 and
15084 kHz. [9022 and 15084 kHz were
missing from the arrfor a we~k during
February, the victim of a nasty air'raid
by Iraq. They have since returned.] The
program is now called the "Familiar
Voice Program". Their address is 15 .
Khordad Square, Voice of the Islamic
Republic of. Iran, Tehran.

Keep an ear on this one. It's a difficult

catch -- from a station experiencing
some difficulties. Apparently, Radio
Kiribati has run up an bill of
AUS$25,000 in unpaid electric bills.
The government has allowed the
station to go commercial in an effort to
raise revenues but it is now using its
own generators for its electricity.
(RNMN)

Iraq

Udomsai Provincial radio now heard

on 4535 kHz from 2230 to 0030 UTC
and again from 1100 to 1300 UTC.

An Iraqi transmitter on 7140 kHz that

normally signs on at 0600 UTC in
58

May 1987

Laos

Libya
Libya has added a new frequency for
its Voice of the Greater Arab Homeland broadcasts. That frequency, 21645
kHz, is easily heard in North America
from its 1150 UTC sign on until fade
out at around 1600 UTC. The program
can also be heard on 15415 kHz. Both
are in Araoic, however, listen for the
words, "jamahiri-ya" (sounds . like:
"jam e huh ree yuh"), "Libya" (sounds
like: "Lee bee yuh") and Reagan. All
seem to be repeated at least ten times
per minute. (with Mark Swarbrick,
Thorndale, PA)

Malawi

two telephone lines through

complicated transmission path
Curacao, off South America. A r
satellite receiving dish is now un
construction at the transmitter s
hopefully eliminating the sometir
muffled sounds coming from Bona
Be on the lookout for special progr<
ming on May 19 when Prins Cl
officially opens the new Flevo. tra
mitter site at 1130 UTC.

New Zealand
New Zealand returned to stand.
time in early March and Radio 1'
Zealand has announced a n
schedule. All broadcasts are he;
daily except for the 0345 to 0730 tra
mission which is heard on Saturd
only.

The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Blantyre, has reactivated

3381 kHz, as observed several evenings
in February. Rapid drums from 0251
UTC, rooster crowing thrice at 0253,
then
sign-on
announcements
(including "MBC") followed by music.
Returned at 0407 UTC to find hilifetype music and ad or ads in presumed
Chichewa. QRM? If you enjoy it, you'll
have a wonder(ul time trying to copy
this one! (Bob Hill, Sharon, MA)

North Korea

Netherlands

Radio Pyongyang's official Engl

schedule is as follows:

The English schedule for Radio

Netherlands is as shown in Table 1. All
transmissions are broadcast daily
except for the 0830-0855 broadcast to
Australia which is heard weekdays
only. The letter preceding the
fr~quency indicates the transmitter
site.
Radio Netherlands has been having
some problems with the audio from
the Bonaire transmitter. The problems
occurs when audio is fed over one of

1830-2105
2345-0145
0345-0730
1030-1215
(RNMN)

UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC

11780,
15150,
11780,
6100,

15150 kH;
17705 kH;
15150 klt
9600 kHz

Europe
1300-1400 UTC 9325, 9345 kHz
1500-1800 UTC 7300, 9325 kHz
2000-2100 UTC 6576, 9345 kHz
Middle East and Africa
0700-0800 UTC 13750, 15340 kHz
1500-1800 UTC 9960, 9977 kHz
2000-2100 UTC 9960, 9977 kHz

Table 1
B

= (Bonaire) Netherland Antilles, F = (Flevo) Holland and M = Madagasca

Target

Time

Frequency

0230-0325

F 6020, F 9895 East Coast North America

B 6165, B 9590 East Coast North America/Caribbean
F 7175, F 9895 Middle East/East Africa
B 6165, B 9715 West Coast North America
F 9895, F 11930 West Africa
B 9630, B 9715 New Zealand/Australia
Australia
B 9630
M 17575, M 21485 Asia
B 6020, B 9650 Australia/Caribbean/Surinam
F 5955, F 9715,
Midd le East/Europe
F 17605
F 15560, M 17575,
East and Southeast Asia
M 21480
M 11735, F 13770,
F 15560, M 17575 South and East Asia
Europe
F 5955
M 6020, M 9515 South and East Africa
B 17605, B 21685 Central and Northwest Africa
M 6020, M 9540 South and East Africa
Europe
F 6020
M 9540, M 9715,
F 9895 F 11740 West Africa

02~0-0325

0400-0425
0530-0625
0630-0655
0730-0825
0830-0855
0830-0925
1030-1125
1130-1225
1130-1225
1430-1525
1430-1525
1630-1725
1830-1925
1830-1925
1830-1925
2030-2125

MONITORING TIMES

Southeast Asia
0400-0500 UTC

15140, 15160
15180 kHz
0600-0700 UTC 9530, 13650
15160, 1~180 kHz
0800-0900 UTC 9530, 11830
15160, 15180 kHz
1400-1500 UTC 7300, 9555 kHz
North America
0000-0100 UTC 15140, 15160 kHz
1100-1200 UTC 7300, 9977 kHz
1200-1300 UTC 9600, 9715 kHz
2300-0POO UTC 11735, -13650 kHz
(Sandy Manning, Plano, TX)

Spain
Spanish Foreign Radio broadcasts to
North America daily at 0000, 0100
[both on 6125 and 9630 kHz] and 0500
UTC [6125]. All broadcasts begin with
15 minutes of news. Other programs
include:
UTC Sunday: :15 Sports Round-up,
Press Review, :24 Radio Club, :39
Regional Music, :42 .Excursions in
Spain
:1~

UTC Monday: :11 Sports Round-up,

:15 Weekly Summary ~of Events in
Spain, :20 The Spanish Presence in the
United States (A series on Spaniards
who, beginning with the days of
- exploration, have left their mark on the
U.S.), :30 DX, :40 Regional.Music, :43
Spain's Cities

On Tuesday through Saturday, the

program is divided in two parts. Panoi:ama: (Includes Spanish pop music,
e'dftorial comments, press review,
weather bu\\etin) Spain Today: (Political, economic, cultural, scientific and
human mterest topics. On Tuesdays
there is a sports program.)
'

Surinam
Radio Surinam International has
announced that they will be adding
Spanish language broadcasts to their
line-up later this year, via the 250 kW
. transmitters of Radio Bras in Brazil.
Surinam is already on the air in via
Brazil in Dutch and English. Programs
are fed via phone line from
Paramaribo.
Surinam already relays over RadioBras
on 17755 kHz, weekdays from 1700 to
1745 kHz in Dutch and English.

United States
According to a source at Radio Marti,
at the station is "abusive,
management
.
autocratic,
unprofessional
and
demoralizing" and that employees are
"bailing out as fast as they can qualify
for vacant jobs elsewhere in the VOA."
The problem is so severe, said an
anonymous source, that the remaining
staff is "stretched to the limit."

offers the brave people of that

Allegations inclu~e m1ssmg job
impoverished nation a full half hour a
descriptions and performance evaluaday. It can be heard on 9640, 11740
tions, arbitrary and capricious shift
and 15120 kHz starting at 2130 UTC.
assignments, favoritism and preselection for promotions and politics
and secrecy in outside hiring. Said an ...._ The official schedule for KNLS,
Anchor Point, Alaska is:
official of the American Federation of
Government Employees (AFGE) who
0800-1100 5960 (English to Asian
is representing the Radio Marti staff,
Pacific Coast)
"We just hope Marti's management
1100-1230 5990 ~ (Chinese to
wakes up to the need for modem,
China)
constructive employee relations while
1230-1400 7400 (Chinese to
they still have employees and a
China)
program to manage." VOA director
1400-1630 6090 (Russian to
Richard Carlson has responded with
an internal investigation.
Central Russia)
1630-1930 7355 (English to Asian
Pacific Coast)
Rev. Lester Sumrall, the man behind
1930-2200 7355 (Russian to Asian
World Harvest Radio International
Pacific Coast)
and who says he is "chasing
communism, not with bullets but with
The European service appears to have
the Gospel," .has sent a letter to
been dropped.
liSteners and supporters asking for
$60.00 so that he can buy a new four
KSDA. Adventist World Radio in
and a half million watt sliortwave
Guam, conducted some tests in early
transmitter. The total cost of the transMarch. And according to Arthur
mitter is $4,26,534.00.
Cu~hen, the station's schedule is an
entirely new one.
Says Sumrall, "Since we signed on the
air, we have divided our [broadcast]
0000-0800 UTC 11720 kHz
time between Europe [12 hours a day]
0800-1200 UTC 11840 kHz
the Near East and Africa [12 hours a
1200-1600 UTC 11920 kHz
day]. With a second transmitter, we
1600-1700 UTC 11710 kHz
would be able to broadcast behind the
1700-2200 UTC 11705 kHz
Iron Curtam 24 hours a day."
2200-0000 UTC 1-1880 kHz
(RNMN)
It is believed that the transmitter
Sumrall speaks of is one originally
ordered by KVOH for their new site ih
California. Bllt KVOH backed out of
Radio Moscow has increased its broadthe deal, reportedly citing technical
casting to Latin America in Spanish
problems with the unit. KVOH
and German. In Spanish, one hourhas
eventually purchased a used transbeen added from 0200 to 0300 on
mitter from HOB in Ecuador. Should
7105, 7175, 7250, 7280, 7360, 7370,
you wish to help Dr. Sumrall, WHRI's
7390, 9610 and 9710 KHZ. Radio
address is P.0. Box 12, South Bend,
Moscow is now broadcasting in
Indiana 46624. Says Sumrall, "I will put
Spanish to Latin America continuously
the name of every partner who
from 2300 to 0500 UTC with a
contri_butes at least $500.00 on the big,
regional service to Cuba from 0030 to
beautiful blue door of this mighty voice
of salvation."

0100 and 0200 to 0300 UTC and for

Chile from 2100 to 2200 and from
The Voice of America has, "because of
0230 to 0330 UTC.
budgetary restrictions," cut back on
some of its transmissions in English
The German transmission runs from
and several other languages. Gone is
0530 to 0630 UTC on 7230, 7360,
7420, . 9450 and 12010. This brings
the daily English broadcast from 0700
to 0800 UTC to Europe, North Africa,
Moscow's weekly output of German to
49 hours, not including the daily 30
and the Middle East. Also among the
missing in the E nglish category is the
minute broadcast from Radio Station
2200 to 2300 UTC broadcast to Africa.
Peace and Progress. This is the first
time Radio Moscow has had an early
morning service in German since 1969.
The VOA also dropped all weekend
(BBCMS)
programming in Swahili and Hausa to
Africa, cutting back from seven to five
Radio Moscow now has a new Editorhours a week. Daily broadcasts in
in-Chief of their North American
Vietnamese and Russian to European
Service. He is Spartak P. Alexeyev,
USSR were cut back by one hour.
who replaced Konstantine Zlobin.
Fortunately, all is not lost. There has
been an increase in Creole language
broadcasts. Starting in 1978 with a
ge~erou.s four. minute newscast every
Fnday, it was Jacked up to 15 minutes
a day during the Haitian revolt against
Duvalier in February of 1986 and now

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Vanuatu
Radio Vanuatu stopped broadcasting
after the island was hit by a cyclone.
The station building was severely
damaged. Radio Vanuatu operates on
3945 kHz (10 kW) and 7260 kHz (2

kW) from 1900 to. 1115 UTC. Broadcasts are in Bislama, French and
English and include relays of both
Radio Australia and the BBC.

Vatican
Vatican radio has experienced the loss
of 9645 kHz. That frequency, usually
on the air from 1815 to 2200 UTC, is
missing due to a transmitter overhaul.

Vietnam
The Voice of Vietnam broadcasts in
English on the following schedule:
1000-1.030
1100-1130
1330-1400
1545-1600
1600-1630
1615-1630
1800 1830
1900-1930
2030-2100
2330-0000

UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC
UTC

9840, 12020
7419, 12020
9840, 12020
10010, 12035
9840, 12020
10010, 12035
9840, 12020
98~0, 12020
9840, 12020
9840, 12020

The Voice of Vietnam does not

formally announce target areas for its
broadcasts but it is thought that none
are specially intended for North
America and in any case, reception is
generally poor in this country. The
7419 kHz frequency used in the 1100
to 1130 UTC transmission is
announced as 7416 kHz but actually
drifts as high as 7436 -- so scout
around. Those interested in "brushing
up" their Vietnamese might also want
ta tune in 6450 and 7419 kHz from
0100 to 0200 for news in slow,
dictation-speed Vietnamese.

Yemen, People's
Democratic Republic
Dr.

Muhammad Ahmad Jirghum,

of Culture and Information,
has issued a decree appointing Fadl
Mutlaq as Director General of radio
broadcasting. If you feel strongly about
the absence English broadcasts from
the People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen on shortwave, take this opportunity to write to Mr. Mutlaq and tell
him that his country desperately needs
an English language service to North
America. His address is P.O. Box 1222,
Aden, People's Democratic Republic
of Yemen. And once again, perhaps -just perhaps -- the words "Idha'atu-Igumhuriya al-Yaman ad-dimuqrattiya
ash-sha'abiya min' Aden" will ring out
strong and proud on shortwave
receivers in the United States of
America. Yemen! 1
Min~ter

World Radio New~ Is provided to Monitoring

Tlmes as a public service by Wor1d Radio
Report magazine. Sample copies of WRR are
available for $2.50 in North America, $3.50
elsewhere In the world. Subscriptions are
$18.00 in North America, $26.00 elsewhere in
the world for 12 issues from Miller Publishing,
3 Lisa Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372-1034 USA.
Copyright 1987 The Foundation for International Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.

May 1987

59

Mailbag

Utilities Editor: Bob Grov

P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC 289l

An Unsurveyed Opinion
The article concerning 1987
survey results (p.5, 1 4/87 edition)
would of course indicate that most of
those who bothered to fill out the
survey would .be shortwave listeners
instead of scanner listeners. After all,
only t-1/4 of the 23 questions asked
(one concerning favorite make/
model of scanner and a four-parter
about hours devoted to listening)
had anything to d~ with scanning.
The article itself described it
quite succinctly; "If you ask bus
riders their favorite mode of transportation, most will say 'the bus'."
Since the survey was obviously biased
towards shortwave listening I didn't
bother filling it out; and possibly the
other 20,199 non-respondents felt
the same way.
The magazine is still the best
there is, and the very timely articles
concerning scanner modifications
and new models really help keep me
informed. Although my own personal
opinion is there are too many shortwave articles, I understand completely that if it weren't for the diverse
coverage in the pages of MT, it would
not e~joy the success and low
subscriber rates that it now has.
John D. Comstock
Stillwater, OK

Swearing Off
.Would you please reconsider
your policy of allowing profanity to
appear in your publication? Admittedly our society has generally
accepted the use of the name of the
Lord t'.o express emphasis, amazement, surprise, anger and is the
writer's device in sit-corns to elicit
laughter. But there are still some
people who are grieved by the careless use of the Lord's name, who take
seriously what the Bible says in
Exodus 20:7.
As publisher surely you do not
have to allow your editors to leave
profanity in their columns, as
happened on page 13 of the April
issue.
Edwin Hill
Kaufman, Texas
Reader Hill refers to an interview with
DXer Bob Hill as conducted by MT
editor Larry Miller. It is a judgment
call in journalistic reporting as to
which quotes may prove offensive to a
reader. Although the passages in
question are very common in American parlance, we are sorry that reader
Hill took offense.

insufficient Address
A word of warning to people
who wish to order the Police Call
Radio Guide (reference p.47 of April
1987 Mn: their letters may get
returned by the Post Office Department. I sent in an order for this
the printed
publication from
60

May 1987

aQnouncement that it was ready and

the letter was returned because it
had no street address (because the
company doesn't provide one in any
of their literature).
Let the buyer beware. I for one
refuse to do any business with this
company ever again!
Larry Dale Anderson
Mesa, Arizona
Hollins, a reliable company, has used
this address for years. We have no
explanation as to why your order was
returned. Have any other readers had a
similar experience?... Bob

Raven Society Unmasked!

In MT some time ago it was
reported that the Raven Society of
British Columbia had a very large
number of stations operating on the
assigned frequency of 9115.5 kHz
with 3A 3J type emission. I'm sure
many people were puzzled as to why
this organization with so many
stations was not recognized by at
least one MT reader.
Just recently I came up with an
answer to my question. Indians!
You heard it folks. The Raven
Society of British Columbia is a
regional net for native Indian
communities on the west coast.
9115.5 and three other frequencies
on HF are to be used for anything
including off shore fishing.
The original purpose was to
give the communities a way to keep
up their cultural ties but as .things
went on some bands added BC Tel
crystals to their radios and eventually
some radios ended up in the garbage.
There has been a small surge in
interest in getting the network going
again before they lose the frequencies altogether, so you might want to
try 9115.5 SSB when the band is up.
Any questions? Contact me at:
Communications, P.O. Box 712
Station B, London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 4Y8.
Tony Trollope
London, Ontario

President in the Clear

After reading "Surveillance:
Part II; Not Being Compromised," by
Jerry Cody in the April '87 issue, I
wish to point out one error.
In the article's third paragraph,
Cody talks about the 10 Oct '85 nonsecure phone patch from President
Reagan aboard Air Force One
returning to Andrews AFB from
Chicago, to Secretary of Defense
Weinberger who had just departed
Ottawa for Maine aboard SAM
30.502. Mr. Cody states that the
reason the phone patch was in the
clear was because the encryption
keys aboard both aircraft were
incompatible.
.
This is not true. I believe the
call went in the clear because of a
malfunction with crypto gear aboard
one of the aircraft. The SAM fleet

does not have secure voice capability

on HF yet, and because of several
technical reasons, the only possible
link for them to use to communicate
..
directly was HF voice.
In any event, I believe the
actual conversation made no direct
mention of the hijackers, nor of the
Achille Lauro. The very brief dialog
went along "the lines of the President
saying, "Go ahead with the plan
earlier discussed, and contact me
when it is completed."
Direct information to and from
the aircraft regarding the plan to
divert the EgyptAir 737 went via a
circuit
("India
secure Iecord
Oscar"), and as far as I know, all
involved parties were kept fully
informed by secure means.
Tim Tyler
Ypsilanti, MI

Matthias Not Bought

Re: Editorial "The Best
Congress Money Can Buy" (April
1987). I protest the use of former
Senator Charles Matthias' name in a
most unfair way.
As a United States Senator,
Charles Matthias had lhe. highest
respect of his colleagues and his
constituents for his integrity, his
intelligence, and his independentmindedness.
When you juxtapose his statement
concerning
congressional
fundraising overwhelming good judgment with the fact of his sponsorship
of the Electronic Communication
Privacy Act of 1986, you impiy that
this support for the Act was influenced by fundraising.
Nothing could be further from
the truth. In view of the fact that at
the time Senator Matthias gave his
support to this .Act he had alre.ady
announced his decision not to .run
again, fundraising pressure was not a
factor in his support of the bill--even
if he were susceptible.
The quotation you attribute to
Senator Matthias was made in the
context of his campaign against the
law permitting Political Action
Committee support of congressional
races.
Nathaniel Finestone
Mountainside, NJ

Hamtronics Converter
You asked for comments from
owners of 800 MHz converters. I own
a Hamtronics unit which I am very
pleased with; I have it attached to a
Radio Shack PR0-2021 and it works
fine.
Being a technician for a
Motorola repair facility and havi.I_lg
to monitor customers and our trunking system it performs great;
sensitivity is .5 uv. I own one personally and my shop has four other units
attached to BC210's and MlOO's.
From my personal experience,
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the Hamtronics unit doesn't perfor

well with BC250 and BC210 units
it will receive the channels, but
scan mode it will skip over channe
in use! Even if you type in 01
control channel, which is up all ti
time, it will ignore it 90% of ti
time! I think this has something 1
do with Bearcat's different IF stage
If we wish to monitor our fiv.
channel trunking system, we mu
step to each channel manually 1
listen.
However, when attached 1
MlOO's or my Pro-2021, it will lo<
on to each channel every time! The
do work well and the price is reaso1
able, too.
Using a Motorola 3 dB gai
mobile antenna at my house on
mount provides excellent and cle;
reception.
When using the:
converters you just about have to m
an antenna specifically for 800 MH
a Hi-band or Tri-band antenna ju
won't get it!!
Curtis Harbin, Teel
Tri-Cities Communicatior
Johnson City, T.

GRE America Converter

After reading your commen
on 800 MHz converters in the Mate
issue, I though you might be inte:
ested in my experience with the GR
America Super Converter 8001.
have found the unit to be total
satisfactory. I have not measure
sensitivity, but it receives all of th
Jocal frequencies at full quieting.
The enclosure is an attracti~
metal box. The quality looks good. :
has a short outpu cable terminate
with a Motorola plug "'wbich m-a1
scanners use for external antenr
input. A short quarter wave whip
included. The whip can be unplugge
to allow external antenna input. TI
unit is powered by a 9 volt transist<
battery but has a jack for extern
powering. I have found that I ca
leave the scanner whip connecte
and have the converter plugged int
the external antenna connectio
(converter on) and receive both 8C
MHz and regular scanner frequer
cies without unacceptable degradi
tion.
The offset frequency is 40
MHz which makes the frequen<
translation very simple.
When I ordered the unit th
company said the converter w<
being taken off the market becam
of ECPA but I have continued to se
ads for it since then, so don't kno
the status now.
The price was $59.94 plus $4.0
shipping without any surcharge fc
credit card use. Their address i:
GRE America, Inc., 425 Harbc
Blvd., Belmont, CA 94002; 800-23~
5973/ 415-491-1400.
Joe Myers KD4,
Pelham, Alabam

Mailbag

. Broadcasting Editor: Larry Miller

-P.O. Box 691, Thorndale, PA 19372

SWL Call Letters

Caught some flak -- both pro and con
-- concerning last month's comments
on shortwave listener's ''call letters".
Still, I have to stick to what I said:
call letters for SWLs are useless -they literally serve no purpose. They
don't get you any better "service"
when QSLing broadcast stations.
And there is not one station -- not a
single one -- to whom you send mail
with these calls that doesn't know
they're phoney.
God knows, getting a legitimate
amateur radio call is becoming easier
with every passing year. If call letters
are what you want, get a ham ticket.
Ham calls signify something -- you
earned them. And there are groups
like the Federal Communications
Commission and the American
Radio Relay League who actually
have the need and organization to
utilize them. But SWL calls? C'mon!
Ike Kerschner, who first brought the
subject up in his February Monitoring
Times column, replied with a note
saying; "If all the listener is interested in is SWBC [shortwave broadcast stations] then I agree with you
that call signs are unimportant. But
""' the listener interested in QSLing
amateurs" continues Ike, "is at an
advantage using a call for two
reasons.

amateur radio operators much as the

Foundation for International Broadcasting does for SWLs and I spoke
with Bob Schetgen, Technical
Information Specialist. Bob feels that
the SWL call letters "are probably
more for a sense of belonging than
anything else" although he ads, "I
suspect they could help when dealing
with the bureaus." In any case, Bob
points out that the ARRL's outgoing
QSL bureau is open to members
only.
In the end, I guess that if wearing
half a melon on your head when you
listen to shortwave helps you have
fun with your hobby, then do it. If
printing up cards with "call letters"
on them does the trick for you, then
enjoy. After all, that's what it's all
about. Fun. And God knows there's
always someone out there in
shortwaveland willing to sell you
whatever you want.

Call-in Shows
A lot of stations are starting to-pi~k
up on the idea of using the phone to
maintain contact with listeners. And
that's the subject of a note from
Perry Oliver in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. "Do you really think anyone
is going to spend ten or twenty
dollars to call one of these overseas
numbers you've been listing for the
stations?"
~

"First, it identifies him to the

amateur and makes it a bit easier to
do the QSL chores. Most amateurs
Piefer to send the card to a bureau
because'it keeps costs down and is
~~sier than addressing many individual cards.
"Second, if a QSL bureau receives a
QSL card addressed to Larry Miller,
how do they look it up? Envelopes
are usually filed by call sign at the
bureau and having a call makes
things easier for the folks who must
distribute the cards."
In any case, for those unfamiliar with
these bureaus -- and again, I emphasize that this is for people who QSL
. ham radio operators only -- I should
explain that the SWL or amateur
sends
several
self-addressed
stamped envelopes to the bureau'
they file them and as cards come in'.
they are placed in your- envelope.
When your envelope contains about
8 cards, they are mailed to you.
But how about about filing these
envelopes by name, I wonder to
myself. Does it make it all that much
easier for the bureau to file my
envelope under "Miller, Larry" than
to file it under "KMILLER8847NBC0711"?
I called the American Radio Relay
League, which works on behalf of

Can't say, old man. Although I

should point out that given the right
time of.day, calling overseas can now
be less expensive than a call across
the state at the same time period.
Among those to get on the
bandwagon are HCJB -- which seems
to have no shortage of people willing
to drop a dime for their call-in shows.
To get their answering machine you
have to dial 011-593-2-241-550, and
then ask their HCJB switchboard
operator for extension 489.
Finland, however, has the ultimate.
They have a toll-free number in the
U.S. Just dial 1-800-221-9539 and
you'll
connect
with
another
answering machine that'll give you
the latest Radio Finland schedule.
Then there's 60 seconds in which to
leave your message -- comments
about programs, etc. The messages
are then, says a station official, sent
to Finland for reply. Radio Finland
says it's Jes~ expensive than printing
and mailing out program schedules
all the time.
It's an interesting concept and I'll be
interested to hear how it works out.
And in your comments. Give the
number a ring. Then let me know if
you think it replaces the printed
schedule. Of course, when you do
ring, please mention you read about
it in Monitoring Times.

MONITORING TIMES

Speaking of phones, there have been

some questions as to why it is difficult --nix that -- impossible to get
through to the Thorndale office by
phone. Please allow me to apologize
for the inconvenience and to explain.
Thorndale is an office separate from
Monitoring Times headquarters in
Brasstown, North Carolina and
therefore unequipped to handle the
large volume of calls that often pass
through. here. Further, there is only
one line. Thus, the chances of an all
day busy signal are great.
We do, however, purposely leave the
phones open from 4 to 5 PM EDT
Monday through Friday for your
prepaid calls. The number is 215-384
8944. Calls at other times of the day
are often met by that annoying busy
signal or our troublesome answering
machine, Fred.
As always, we welcome your cards
and letters. The address if you
want to make me walk down to the
post office - is Box 691, Thorndale,
PA 19372. If you're feeling kind,
send it here at 3 Lisa Drive and I'll
only have to trot down to the
mailbox.

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