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By Dexter Gerry CONTRIBUTING EDITORS It's About Time! 12 A DX'ers Guide To Tuning In The Correct Time. Gerry L. Dexter, Shortwave Broadcast By Alan Smithee, KCA6WV Robert Margolis, RTTY Monitoring Scanning North America 14 Gordon West, WB6NOA, Emergency Don Schimmel, Utility Communications 1s From Alabama To Alberta, Mexico To Manitoba, And From Sea To Shining Sea, It's Scanner Skip Season! Edward Teach, Alternative Radio By Chuck Robertson Harold A. Ort, Jr., Military Consultant Recalling Radio 18 Janice Lee, Radar Detectors Chuck Gysi, N2DUP, Scanners Time To Give A Thought To Major Armstrong, The Moon, Clandestine Consultant Unusual Man Who Invented FM. By Alice Brannigan Havana Books You'll Like 24 Roger Sterckx, AM/FM Broadcasts Ed Noll, W3FQJ, Thoughts and Ideas Shortwave Directory, Repeater Guide And Getting The Donald Dickerson, N9CUE, Satellites Best From Your SONY. By R.L. 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En- Worldband Tuning Tips 40 tire contents copyright ©1990 by CQ Communications, Inc. Popular Communications assumes no responsibility for un- Communications Shop 78 solicited manuscripts, photographs, or drawings. Allow six weeks for change of address or delivery of first issue. Printed in the United States of America. This month's cover: Matthew Deutch, Electrical Engineer at WWV, Postmaster: Please send change of address to Popular Com- 36 checks out time code generator. Photo By Larry Mulvehill. munications, 76 North Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801. 2 / POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS / July 1990 THE MONITORING MAGAZINE COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVERS PORTABLE RECEIVERS SPECIAL RECEIVERS O Japan Radio NRD-525 O Sangean ATS -803A O Icom R-9000 Solid all -mode coverage from .1 to 1999.8 MHz. Multi -function CRT with spectrum analyzer. The For the communications connoisseur. Covers ultimate receiver! $4795.00 (+$28 UPS) .1-34 MHz. 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