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YOUR CB NEWSPAPER AUGUST 1977 Trimble County, Ky. Maine CB Network Saves 5 Lives At Sea A citizens band emergency network findit,"he said. "Then the weather CB Operators Get was credited last April by the Coastchanged. The four foot waves increased Guard with saving the lives of five Mas- to six and pushed them farther and far- sachusetts lobstermen, adrift in stormyther out to sea." Radios For Blind, seas without marine radio equipment. When Ms. Hartley went off duty, The Coast Guard's search and rescue Simpson took over and cleared one CB unit said Southern Maine React alerted channel of all activities in order to serve Elderly it to the boat's plight, then relayed infor- as a link between the stricken boat and mation between the crew and the search-the Coast Guard searchers. Morning Star, Soobie Doo and Rag- ers. "I talked with the boat every 10 min- gedy Ann don't have telephones,so The boat, owned and operated byutes and relayed what they could tell they spend a lot of time talking with Robert Wheeler of Marshfield, Mass., us," he said. "Around 3:30 p.m. we de- each other on their Citizen's Band (CB)was spotted by a helipcopter more than cided they had to call in a helicopter." radios.But their conversationsaren'tfive hours after the initialalert was The Coast Guard said the lobstermen restricted to idle gossip. sounded. originally reported their position as 5 The three Trimble County women Robert Simpson of Cumberland Fore -miles southeast of Halfway Rock but have used their CBs to rally help when runs the control station forwere finally located 10 miles southeast a neighbor is in trouble. For instance, Southern Maine React, said the boat wasof the Portland navigation buoy. The they recently found shelter for a fam-headed for Massachusetts when it de- boat was 15 to 20 miles out to sea. ily that had lost its home in a fire. veloped engine trouble. Simpson said he received a phone call So it was natural that the three would Simpson said Kathy Hartley, one of from the regional Coast Guard com- be trying to find a way to help Donna the React monitors, picked up the firstmander in Boston who said React had Barnett, an elderly blind woman with-alert about 10:30 a.m., but the men did savedfivelivesandatremendous out a phone or other means of stayingnot ask her to send the Coast Guard un- amount of expense which would have intouchwiththecommunity. Thetil two hours later. been involved in trying to find the boat three CB buddiesdecidedtoraise "They sent out a boat and couldn't without the help of the CB network. money to buy Mrs. Barnett a CB of her own. The call went out over the airwaves, and soon the money rolled in from fel- `Sunshine Kid' Has 2nd Heart Operation low radio buffs. Before they knew it, the CB buddies had enough money to Rusty Jones, 21, of Quakertown, Pa. The club scheduleda CB mobile buy two radios. underwent heart surgery for the second hunt. Bake sales were held at the La- The second CB was earmarked for time. neco department store in Coopersburg E. L. Kemp, a retired Trimble County A pacemaker was inserted. He wasand at the Q -Mart in Richland Town- school bus driver who, like Mrs. Bar-reported in satisfactory condition. ship. nett, is blind and does not have a phone. Rusty is better known to local CBers All proceeds from the events went to And still the contributions continued. as the "Sunshine Kid." the Jones family-wife, known to CB- This weekend,the women finally Butthe Sunshine Kid hasn't had ers as "Midnight Angel," and a 5 -year - asked their friends on the airwaves to much sunshine lately. old daughter, "Dungaree Doll." stop sending money because enough for A spokesman for the Tri-County CB In the CB mobile hunt one car plays a third radio had been raised. It has notClub said,"He's been laidoff from"rabbit" and hides not more than 15 been decided who will get that one. his job for the last three months be- feet off a main road in a secluded area Meanwhile, the CBers got together cause of his- heart condition." somewhere in a five mile radius of a yesterday to install the radios for Mrs. Hope Lihn, who has the CB handlegiven starting point. Burnett and Kemp. of "Rambling Gal," has talked about The "rabbit car" transmits hiscall The two elderly people now have an Rusty's problem. letters every five minutes. The partici- effective way to ask for help when She said, "He...is two months be-pants on the hunt track him down us- they needit.Morning Star,Scoobie hind in his rent. His family is begin-ing their CB radios. Doo and Raggedy Ann also gained a ning to get threatening letters from the The CBer who found the rabbit car bonus. They have two more people tolandlord so the Tri-County CBers havewon a power mike donated by High talk with on their CBs. decided to help one of their own." Light CB of Coopersburg.

... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 9 minim! con't. Phony CB Suspect In Calif. Reporter Implicates Donut Theft 'Top Smokey Arrested After A certain Citizens' Band radio operator had better have his "ears on," CB Alert because his "good buddies" are looking for him. Four suspects are in custody in con- And if they don't get him, maybe nection with two robberies, according to the chief of the Wash. State Patrol will. sheriff's deputies. He became infamous after reporting A witness with a CB rig in his car atrafficaccidentinPierce CountyTHAT 's A 10-4 was credited with the apprehension of Radio Watch, a CB group which re- Daniel James Debellio, 18, of El Monte, lays trouble callsto law -enforcement and a 15 -year -old juvenile. authorities. GOOD BUDDY A clerk at Winchell's Donuts in Rose- The call turned out to be phony. mead told deputies that a youth had. After police and fire units arrived Miss Universe Rina Messinger dis- grabbed some donuts and ran from the at the "accident scene" to find nothing plays one of Motorola's new CB radios. store without paying, then jumped into amiss,anothercallfromthesame The twenty year -old native of Tiveon,a waiting vehicle driven by a second CBer was relayed, this one describing Israelhas been communicating with youth. a "suspect vehicle" leaving the scenepeople throughout the world during her A witness, Tony Equila, 17, observed of the phony accident. 10 month tour as the 25th MISS UNI- the theft and pursued the fleeing ve- The license number he relayed was VERSE. Not too many peole know herhicle, meanwhile using his CB radio to checked by law -enforcementauthor- "handle" but peoplein 40 countries alert police. ities, who found that it belonged to anhave become familiar with her beauti- CHP officers stopped the suspect's unlikely-and completely uninvolved-fulsmile.Motorola was one of thecar near Rio Hondo College and ar- suspect: State Patrol Chief Will Bach-sponsors of the Miss Universe show in rested Debellio and the juvenile. ofner. Hong Kong.

Mich. State Tries New Hampshire CB Feud Erupts (B's On Highways In Gunfire In anefforttoprovide up-to-the- minute weather and road information A teen-ager's pastime is quickly turn- face, chest and down lower," she said. to more motorists, citizen's band radio ing into a family's nightmare here fol- Mrs. Golaszewski said the arguments equipment has been installed at two of lowing a series of events. began a few months ago when a groupthe state's nine travel information cen- Someone pumped several shots of adults who "call themselves mature, ters. through a picture window at Donaldintelligent" started to push her son and The John C. Mackie Center on US - Golaszewski's house. He said the shoot- his friends off one of the CB channels. 27 at Clare and the E.V. Erickson Cen- ingoccurredonly30 minutesafter It climaxed with the shooting andter on 1-75 at Sault Ste. Marie will be someone threatened his son, Robert Pol- someone telling her son earlier that "you equipped with CB receiving and trans- torak, on a CB radio. boughtitthistime, you bought themitting equipment on a pilot basis. Police confirmed the incident, sayingwhole thing." "This will be another first for the Poltorak had been told by another CBer That was followed a few minutes later Department that continues to pioneer to get off the radio or he would beby someone telling her son, "Don't stepservices to the traveling public," said killed. out of your house in half an hour, or itState Highway Commission Chairman Poltorak's mother, Jean Golaszewskiwill be the last step you ever take." Peter B. Fletcher of Ypsilanti, Mich. characterized the feud as something that Mrs. Golaszewski said she has tried "If the CB's prove effective in dis- is happening more and more. It's this over the past few months to intervene in seminating tourist and travel informa- sort of thing, she said, that drove her offthe feud, asking the CBers who've in- tion,CB's could beinstalledatthe the air a few years ago. dicted her son to prove their charges.department's other seven travel infor- And it has her scared to death, forIf they could, she said, "I would have mation centers." herself and her family. ripped the radio out of the house my- Travel center employees will use the "I usually stay up late and if I had self. They were going to send me a tapeCB's to obtain from CB'ers information been walking or standing in the rightto prove he was abusing the channel, on road and weather conditions so they place,I would have been shot in the but they never did." can pass that data on to others. 10 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... When your message isimportant, you'll be glad your antenna isanArcher Someday your security may depend on your getting out an urgent message. Every Archer antenna is built to meet that eventuality, because our reputation depends on it! We control quality from raw materials to carton, so you can be sure of reliable performance and low, uninflated prices. With over 20 models, Archer makes it easy to choose the right antenna for your base or mobile Twin Trucker II. Stronger signal pat- CB. Available wherever you live or tern ahead and be- go in the USA and Canada. hind. Stainless steel whips. For West Coast -style mirror. 18' dual harness, connector. 34.95* Made in the USA byV Radio Shack, a leader 1/2 -Wave Gain -Type Base Station. 3.75 dB gain in all in quality CB directions for more range and since 1959 reliability. Top hat maximizes capture area for both transmit and receive. U -clamp fits up to 1%" diameter masts. 28.95* Magnetic Mount Mobile. No holes to drill. Mounts on any flat metallic surface, won't slip off at normal highway speeds. With cable, connector. 21.95* Stainless Steel Mobile Roof - Mount. Base - loaded, with heavy-duty whip and spring. %" snap -in mount. With 16' cable, connectors. 18.95* Graphite Whip Mobile. A Radio Shack break- through! Base -loaded and springless, it maintains optimum vertical position at high speeds. No -holes trunk mount. With 16' cable, connector. 29.95* %-Wave Gain -Type Base Station. Our finest omnidirectional, with 4 dB gain and a low radiation angle for greater signal capture. Fits up to 1%" diameter masts. 34.95* A

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...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 11 REIAISINIREcon't. Hawaiian CB'ers Come To The Rescue!

"Breaker, breaker, does anybody hear off the cliffs was considered too danger- Rescue squadmen Lau and Kamalani me. We needhelp,"cracked Leroyous, said the rescuemen, because of elec- reached the four stranded hikers at 5 Case's Citizens Band radio unit at histric power lines close to the dried-upp.m., more than 3 hours after beginning son's Kaneohe home. stream bed where the youths sat, as well their climb. Fire Battalion Chief Clar- Case immediately responded to theas the powerful wind drafts. ence Au, noting the little daylight left message, beginning what was to become The four youths, using the CB handle and the time estimated for the six to a dangerous and exhaustive day -and -"Jackel," kept in almost constant touchclimb to the summit and reach a spot nightlong rescue mission in the treacher- with Case's home unit and the CB mo-where the helicopter could land, ordered ous Koolau peaks above Kaneohe. bile unit belonging to Don De Soto, athe rescuers to find a secure spot for In trouble were four young hikers.member of the Hui Makani Motorist the group and to bed down for the night. The four,allstudentsat Aiea Highassistance team, throughout the after- The two led the youths about 200 School, were stranded. They were joinednoon. feet uphill to a flat spot behind a power later by two Fire Department rescue - "You got the best team in the nationline structure, and rescuemen Tommy men. coming after you, so just hold on," ra-Akana and Mike Benedetti loaded the The six spent a cold and wet night in dioed Green's mother. helicopter with provisions for the night. the mountains, their airlift to safety de- "I am just really glad you had the Pilot Charley Thomas airdropped the layed by darkness and heavy rain. good judgment to stay put," she told the provisions to the group, and picked up But a medevac helicopter brought all youths. rescuemen Frost at the landing site. six to safety at about 8:40 a.m. The four never appeared to panic, Once it was apparent the group was The youths, on the last leg of a 4 -day andthe mood among relativesand relatively safe, the mood was relaxed. hiking and camping excursion over thefriends watching the rescue was also Chief Au inquired by radio about the Easter break, were identified as Briansurprisingly calm. quality of accommodations. Young, 16; Robert Green, 15; Trevor "The worst is over as far as I'm con- "It's not the Hilton Hawaiian, Chief, Livingston, 15; & Fukiyuki Puckett, 15. cerned," said Green's mother, peeringbut it'll do for tonight," was the reply. No injuries were reported. through powerful binoculars and watch- The youths, with the exception of The drama began about noon when ing the rescuemen inch their way to theLivingston (efforts to contact his parents the four hikers, about a third of the way waterfall. hadapparentlybeenunsuccessful), down the steep cliffs above the Valley "They could have lost their footingchatted with their parents over the ra- of the Temples cemetery, realized that . . and look at that drop," she saiddio. The adults jokingly accused their going ahead would be suicidal and try- quietly. sons of actually wanting to stay over- ing to go back would be next to impos- But she repeated her confidence in the night as a way of staying out of school, sible. rescue unit, saying she has worked with which resumes today after a week-long They had stopped at the bank of athe unit before and "I am absolutely break. dried-up waterfall, overlooking a 600 - confident about them."' Asked by a reporter to comment on foot freefall drop and about 400 feet She said she also has confidence in their experience, young Greene said they below the ridge summit. Greene un-her son, saying heis an experiencedhad a "great time" and "we owe the packed his portable CB radio and began hiker.But she added she was "dis- rescue squad and the CB'ers a lot. . . beaming calls for help. pleased"withtheroutetheyouths and we're going to make it. We'll see Case heard themessage, acknowl- chose, saying the original plan called you tomorrow." edged and called the Coast Guard andfor them toreach the summit, turn Greene's mother, Gail Silva. The Coastaround and hike back toward Aiea. Guard contacted the Honolulu Fire De- She, Army Lt. Col. Bob Greene and partment, which dispatched its RescueMr. and Mrs Keith Young speculated One Squad. the youths had underestimated the time Within an hour,theFireDepart- it would take to make the round trip ment's helicopter, with the help of Case,and decided, without realizing the dan- who maintained contact with the hikers ger, to go down the Koolau cliffs. The via CBradio,sightedthestranded parents, who were later joined by Puck- youths. ett's mother, Miyuki Puckett, speculated By the time worried parents, friends their sons could not tell from their early and some CB'ers started gathering at the morning vantage point on the summit Club View Estates side of the cemetery, how dangerous the descent was. Capt.Frederick Lau and rescuemen Mrs. Young added she had kept in David Kamalani and Dick Frost wereconstant radio contact with the youths. air -dropped on the Aiea sideof theShe said Greene had called her at 9 a.m. NUMBER ONE AIR BEAR-Pilot Tom Gamble cliffsat a spot where the helicopter to tell them of their plans. She said she ofLeola,Pa.,getsreadytotakeoffina could safely land. While Frost stayedwas unaware of possible dangers along homemade gyrocopter equipped with an RCA behind, Lau and Kamalani trekked up their proposed route. Citizens Band radiowhich keepshimin touchwithfolksontheground.Flying is to the summit and began rappelling their One point the parents unanimously Gamble'shobby and hisCB "handle"or way down to the youths. agreed on was the value of Greene's CB code nameis NUMBER ONE AIR BEAR be- Attempting to airlift the youths straightradio. cause he is a policeman! 12 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... The Sonar FS -2340 CB base ents go into the 2340's sophisticated 1964 are still on the air today.) station is, perhaps, the world's only circuitry. Which is why so many discrimin- limited -edition citizens band radio. The 2340 can field even the ating CB'ei throughout the country We build fewer than 10,000 of these weakest signal. It will zero -in on any ofuse Sonar CB's as their base stations. extraordinary pieces of professional its forty channels with unparalleled To learn more about this excep- communications equipment each year.reception. 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this marker had guns burglarized from Poulsbo, Wash. Police Turn To his home shortlyafterreturning the marker. He hadn't yet had time to put a sticker in his window advising potential CB In Crime Fight thievesthatthemarking had been done. Poulsbo police caught the juvenile burglars the same day as the burglary Thanks to a donation from CharlesThey might work out a pattern of skip-and the case was substantiated by the Barlow, owner of the twice burglarizedping from channel to channel so thatlicense numbers ontheguns, Cook Barlow's TV shop, Poulsbo police willthey can talkinprivateif need be, said. be using citizen band radios and citi- Cook said. zens to fight crime. CB radios are a boon to a police de- Poulsbo police haven't yet come uppartment that can't afford many police with a CB "handle" for themselves, butradios at $1,100 a crack, but citizenVirgin Islands they don't need suggestions, said crimeinvolvement is a necessity. prevention officer Dave Cook with a Cook is trying to get local business- chuckle. men and residents to crimeproof theirREACT Becomes What Poulsbo police do need, saidbuildings. He wants people to phone Cook, isthe eyes and ears of otherthe station and make an appointment CBers. for him to come and explain whereOperational Cook figures there'll be times whensecurity could be improved. He'll tell Poulsbo police will ask CBers to keepPoulsboites which are the best locks As of last March, the chances of their eyes peeled for suspect vehicles.to use and where alarms might be in-your receiving speedy attention in the CBers won't be asked to stop crimes in stalled.He'llcounselclerks on howU.S. Virgin Islands has been signifi- progress, Cook added,"because weto deal with robbers. cantly increased. That's because 51 St. don't want vigilantes, and we don't want Though good security oftendeters Croix citizens band radio operators are anyone to get hurt." burglars, there is a breed of thief thatgoing to be looking out for you and Recentlythere wasarobberyin persists. Charles Barlow has experience othercommunityresidentsasthey Poulsbo. A Winslowite notified Cen-with just such a persistent thief. After travel alone.If they find you in dis- Com when he spotted the suspected get- losing $2,200 in merchandise last sum- tress, they're going to use their mobile away vehicle, as described on the policemer to a burglar who broke down theradios toalert police or fire depart- radio he was monitoring. The case wasback door of his shop, Barlow installed mentorwhateveragency may be solved because of that citizen's obser-a solid core door lined with an eighth - needed. vation. inch of steel. In November, a burglar The CB operators will supply their "CBersmighthavebeenhelpful got through this, leaving much of hisknow-how and equipment through the here," said Cook. blood behind on the battered door in newly -formedVirginIsland REACT In Kitsap County, motoring CBersreturn for $1,978 worth of goods. Po-team #3617. In addition to providing report the emergencies, CB monitoring lice, who haven't caught the burglara supplementary system 'of radio com- volunteersofthetroubleshootingor- yet,havelearnedthataneighbormunication inemergencies,the team ganization phone CenCom and then"heard some noise" that night but didn'twill promote the correct and efficient CenCom dispatches help.It has hap- check. use of citizens band radio. pened, Cook said, that vital information "We want people to look . . , to get Coordinatingtheeffort willbe was lost in all this relaying. That isn'ttheir eyes and ears open and report REACT President Milton Greene (Shut- as likely to happen to Poulsbo police, things," Cook said. He realizes that peo-ter Bug) and REACT 1st Vice -President who'll be monitoring frequencies usedple often don't like to get involved andDarefl Groves (Sea Gull). Greene em- by North Kitsapers, Cook said. promises"We'lltryandinvestigate phasized that the group is prepared to Now that Barlow has donated three around them." Often police can, if they monitor theofficial emergency chan- CB units, total value about $700, of-know what to look for, solve cases andnel, Channel 9 on CB radio, and to ficers will be able to monitor CB broad- develop enough evidence that testimony relay emergency messages to the proper casts from two patrol cars and from isn'tnecessary from the citizen whoauthorities by telephone. the police station. made the initial report, Cook said. "In many communities," Greene said, PoliceofficersinPoulsbo haven't Cook's multi -faceted plan for stop-"CB radio has proved the difference been able to afford radios in their per- ping crime before it starts also includes between life and death. For example, a sonal cars but most of them do ownthe use of markers. He and law en-CB operator can save precious minutes CB radios. There's usually only one of-forcement officers around the countyin situations where emergency medical ficer on duty at a time in Poulsbo. Ifparticipating in this Crime Watch planattention is needed. I strongly urge all the one officer has serious trouble, heare urgingallcitizensto writetheirresidents ofSt.Croix," Greene said, often has to call on off -duty officers.driver's license numbers on valuables. "toconsiderthe purchaseofa CB Until now, the on -duty and off -dutyThe police department loans out anradio for eithertheir home or their officers had no way to communicate electronic marker for this. car. This could prove to be a valuable from car to car. Now they've got CB. The first Poulsboite who borrowedlife -line in times of emergency."

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ment only if they hold a valid Canal Zone C.B. License. The Panamanian Judge Rules CB in CZ license cost $7.00 a year and is only by Tom Brown, CB -608 valid for the type of radio specified on the application, installed in the type of Against Recently,the Isthmian Sidebandersvehicle specified, if a mobile, and is is- Club Incorpotated was founded in the sued to the applicant. In other words, Panama Canal Zone. Thisisa C.B. the Republic of Panama license covers Mass. CBer radio club and the membership is com- the applicant, 1 radio and 1 vehicle. posed of members of the military andA new license must be obtained for Some Berkshire County citizen band employees of the United States Gov- each radio, vehicle, and operator. radio enthusiasts feel a judge's ruling ernment working in the Canal Zone. We also have been officially desig- that CBers must cease transmitting if it Recently, we were informed that mil- nated as REACT Team 3599 and areinterrupts others' stereo and hi-fi en- itary personnel on orders to the Canalin the process of setting up a REACTjoyment could set a precedent and en- Zonearebeingmisinformedabout Headquarters. courage other complaints. District bringingradiogear withthem.Al- Any serviceman or woman who is on Court Judge John Dwyer ordersforthe Panama Canal Zoneruled that the CB interference is a dis- though F.C.C. licenses are not recog- turbance of the peace and ordered a nized in the Canal Zone, operators are should ask about bringing radio gear with them. Citizens' Band radios are CBer to stop the annoyance. able to obtain a Canal Zone Citizen'svery popular in Central America, and The Federal Communications Com- Radio Service license by merely taking likewise are very legal. New arrivalsmission has held in most cases that per- a twenty-five question, multiple choice can break Channel11and ask forsons getting the interference must in- test. The questions are based on Parteither C.B. 608 "The Crazyman," C.B. stallfilters on their stereos and tele- 95 of the F.C.C. Rules, with certain lo- 306 "The Cowboy," C.B. 443 "Colo- vision sets to screen out unwanted CB cal restrictions added. The testis ex-rado Grog," or C.B. 335 "The Gun- sounds. tremely easy. slinger." Each will have full informa- But Dwyer, at a hearing on a dis- Licenses are issued to Canal Zone tion on how to join The Isthmian Side-turbing the peace complaint, told Claire residents by the Panamanian Govern-banders Club, Inc. Romeo she had 30 days to stop her transmitting equipment from broadcasting over Richard Palermo's stereo system. ment is complicated by the effects of Palermo lives across the street here She's One Big an automobile accident. from Ms. Romeo, who is known to fel- Lots of new friends low CBers as "Broom Hilda." The cards and letters have provided Dwyer said Ms. Romeo, who prefers Mama From Mrs. Webb with a world of new friends. that designation, faced possible further To some, she even has become a sort court action if she did not comply. of "Dear Abby." Maine To Hawaii "Some people have told confidential things," she says. "They said they justrespondence and that she answers many When Sara Webb began receivingneeded somebody to talk to." So she of the letters she receives. bundles of mail every day last Novem-has responded to those asking her ad- She also invites visitors, phone calls, ber, she says her mailman "didn't know vice. or even a CB "holler." what to think. He wanted to know what Other letters coming to her home at Several CB'ers who sentthe QSL was going on." 120 E. Wilburn St. offer support, she cards have followed up with a personal Mrs. Webb suddenly had becomesays. The letters show that "there are a"holler" when passing through Green- known across the nation through a story lot of people that are concerned about ville,she explains.Mrs. Webb, who which appeared inthetabloid, "Na-others. There's a lot of people prayingbegan using a CB in August, operates tionalEnquirer." And friends fromout there. You wouldn't realize thereon Channel 15. Maine to Hawaii were sending her cards would be that many." Handle 'Big Mama' and letters of support. Some of her_ favorites are the QSL Her CB handle is "One Big Mama." The Greenville (S.C.) resident didn'tcards she has received from CitizenAnd while the name may be new to know she was going to be featured inBand radio operators. the CB airways, she. adds that it's "a the tabloid until she received a release Since her husband's death last June,handle I've carried fot 24 years." form requiring her signature. It seemsshe has continued rearing a 3 -year -old She and her husband, the late James that six of her freinds had written toboy, "my sunshine," with the help ofWebb, "raised 17 children from four the weekly telling of her situation andfamily andfriends. broken homes." She says that when she of the ways in which she had helped Mrs. Webb, who celebrated her 44thand her husband took the first family others. birthday Thursday, says that letters still offosterchildrenyearsago,"they Bedridden for almost 13 years, Mrs.are coming each day. She adds that shecalled me Big Mama and they called Webb has rheumatoid arthritis. The ail- enjoys meeting new people through cor- their own mama Little Mama."

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"If we can get people to help us, that County CB Teams Patrol Interstates, helps us do our job," he said. "But I would discourageitbecause of the danger. I shudder to think of what can Help Motorists, Offer EmergencyAid happen occasionally." Doran, Smerek and the rest of their crew understand that. And so they don't The radio crackled for a second in Saturdaynights,primarilytoassist wear uniforms, carry weapons or get the darkened cab of the van. Leo To- strandedmotorists,butnotstopping involved in "sticky situations." ran lit another cigarette and gazed out there. But they don't intend to stop patrol- at the headlights that dotted Interstate "We've done everything from hunt-ling, because they believe that theyare 270. ing for kids to fighting forest fires,"doing something worthwhile. As Doran He and Don Smerek were travel-Doran said. "But mostly, we do any- said,"When youseesomeone who ing south, chatting, when theysaw athing that can be done with the help ofneeds help, your basicinstinctstake quick flash of light on the right shoul- a CB radio." over." der. SCAT members have also served free The two CB operators saw it again ascoffee at rest stops on holiday week- they passed it. Smerek pulled off theends, and taken stranded long-distance road, stopped and watched for a thirdmotorists to motels. flash in his rear view mirror. "There he Many have taken first -aid and other Calif. CB'ers is," he said to Doran. emergencytraining.Butmostly,by In less than three minutes, a middle-monitoring CB EmergencyChannel aged truckless truck driver with a light- Nine and keeping an eye peeled, theyAnnoy Cops reflecting briefcase was inside the van,say, they can free the police to pursue asking where he could catcha busmore pressing problems. Two runaway girls, a $1,000 reward south toward Houston, and a rendez- "A Highway Patrolman would havefor the capture of one of them and vous with another rig. to spend 45 minutes with a guy who some volunteer detective work by mem- Doran got on the CB, called theran out of gas," Doran said. "Mean-bers of citizens band radio clubs have base station and learned that the buswhile, the guy has to pay a garage $15 combined tocausealarmamong to Cape Girardeau still stopped at theto bring him some. We bring him the Modesto, Calif., law enforcement service station next to McDonalds atgas for nothing and save the officer officers. Lemay FerryRoadandLindbergh the trouble." That alarm,officerssay,isbased Boulevard. Though most people welcome theupon fear that innocent people might That'swhere Doran and Smerekaid, Doran said, "some are skeptical orbe hurt by over -zealous seekers of a dropped him off five minutes later. afraid and won't even open the window. $1,000 reward. For the truckless driver, hitchhikingI don't blame them." Recently, a Stanislaus County Sheriff's from Chicago where histrailer had But Doran admits, too, that if some-deputy intervened as several CB club broken down, the helping hand was aone refuses help, that may mean "avehicles chased a "suspect" who turned stroke of luck. suspicious situation and if they tell usout to be a 16 -year -old boy instead of And for Doran and Smerek, it rou-to get lost, we get out of there and Rita Wheeler, 13, who left her home. tinely restated the reasons why they and notify the police." A citizens band radio base station about 50 others like them patrol the SCAT members travelinpairs formonitor in Oakdale reported the "chase" area'sinterstatehighways for up to their own protection even though many to the sheriff's dispatch desk in Modesto. seven hours some nights-on their own, of them learn emergency and other At 6:30 p.m., other CB'ers "staked without being asked or paid and with- skills as members of the Law Enforce-out" a girl parked in a gasoline station out any guarantee that anyone will say ment Information Assistance Council.in Ripon until the highway patrolmen thank you, notice or care whether oneThe council is a group of private citi-they summoned appeared and told them of them gets hurt or hassled inthe zenstaughtbyvolunteerpatrolmenthey had the "wrong girl," officers said. process. from Troop C in St. Louis County. Those CB'ers thought they had found "Sometimes we get letters from peo- But although the council's president, Mary Kathy Colwell, 16, whose parents ple, or contributions," Doran said. "But PatrolSgt.Lee Tubbesing, saidthathad offered $1,000 for the return of the that's not what we do it for. The way I girl. trained citizens had helped police catch "People will do strange things for see it, if I ever get stuck on the road, I the "entire spectrum of criminal, we in hope someone stops for me." $1,000," said Police Lt. Melvin Tigert, no way, shape or form encourage pri-adding, "We can't stop people from of- DoranispresidentoftheSouth vate citizens to patrol the roads and County Alert Team, fering reward money but we can warn or SCAT.Its lend aid." them about the liabilities they may incur members-ranginginagefrom 15 - Maj. Harold Schmidt, chief of en-if someone gets hurt." year -old "Little Brown Bunny" to 65 - forcement forthe Missouri Highway Interferingorphysicallydetaining year -old "White Moose"-cruise Inter - Patrol, agreed that "being a good Sa-someone could easily lead to assault states 44, 55 and 270 Tuesday through maritan can backfire." charges, Tigert said.

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.Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 19 CB REINUIVIREcon't. Many people have the idea that theiruse by the manufacturer. If yop have a CITIZENS BANDIT unit, if not in the dash, will be safe inslide mount or your unitis mounted the trunk. That's wrong. The trunk, al-under the dash, insurance coverage can though lockable, can be opened in short be purchased for an added small pre- REPORT time by an experienced thief.Ifitis mium. obvious your car has a CB system, a An insurance company survey indi- One in three citizen's band radios isthief will look for it. cates that most CB thefts are from pri- stolen. Police say the average CB unit "Time" is very important to the thief.vate passenger autos. Most thefts oc- -if leftin a car-will last only 25His job has to be done in as little timecur between the hours of midnight and days. Several hundred dollarsis quite as possible. That is why the best place8 a.m. an investment for a few days of use. for your CB unit is in the dashboard of It is obvious that the CB radio is go- CB theft has greatly increased in allyour car or truck. It may take longer to ing to be around for awhile.Its use areas of the country. An Oregon news- install, but it also takes longer to gethas not even peaked. But it is also very paper reports, "Thousands of CB own- out. Because of this, several large in-apparent that the theft problem needs ers in the northwest have had their unitssurance companies exclude CB radiosattention and action, or the CBer will stolen in a rash of thefts by auto acces- fromtheirstandard autopoliciesif be buying radios as if they were dis- sory thieves that almost parallels thethey are not permanently mounted inposable. And thatisa10-4 "Good booming CB market itself." In Wash-the dash or a space designed for such Buddy." ington, D.C., police recently arrested a man suspected of stealing 92 CB sets valued at a total over $10,000. Can the CB user do anything to pro- Big Moose On The Side long the useofhis or her "Good Buddy" machine? The answer to that question is-yes. Popular Calif. CB'er Dies There are a few prevention measures Outside thefuneral chapel, almosttion shall follow me all the days of my that are as simple as one -two -three. every car had a CB radio antenna. In-life, and I will dwell in the federal pen 1. The best way to prevent a theft side,the Rev. George A. Wood told forever." of your CB, although you may not findmourners that the funeral was "in mem- "Now a man that would enjoy that, it convenient, is to take the unit withory of one of the greatest CBers in ourwould thattell you something about you when you leave the car or truck. area." him? I just felt like I met him when I Many people have purchased special "EternalGod,"heprayed,"we read that," Wood said. slide mounts and carrying bags for justwould like to modulate with You on The minister told the mourners that that purpose. Those who carrypurses that most wonderful of all frequencies, may findit easy to deposit the radio people fear death too much: "I was the channel of love.... We pray thatdriving on the freeway the other day there. If the unit is not in the car, it our cars may be on this morning.... cannot be stolen. with my CB on. I gradually faded from Speak to our hearts, for we 10-8 and the person I was talking to. He went out 2. The onefeatureof your CB - 10-10 in Jesus' name, amen." of my range. That's what's happened to equipped car that draws a thief to it is The memorial program listed the de- Big Moose. He's just out of range." the CB antenna. It is virtuallya sign- ceased as Mounce Brady Jackson, 60, He said Big Moose was baptized a post, saying, "Here I am . . ." An-of Orange, a former newspaper deliv- few years ago. "He made a decision tennas can be installed with magneticery driver and recently retired. But the that he was going to be on the side of mounts, hinged mounts that fold in theheart of flowers at the foot of his cas-the Great Broadcaster." Big Moose was trunk of the car, and screw mountsket listed his true name, "Big Moose,"an example of how the Great Broad- where the actual antenna can bere- his CB handle. caster uses us like CB radios, Wood moved from its base, all of whichre- In recent years he had become ansaid. With both radios and people, it's move the tell -tale signal. "If the unique avid CB talker, setting up a radio roomwhat's inside that counts. The Great signalisremoved, chances arethat in a bedroom and spending most of hisBroadcaster plugs you into his power your car will go unnoticed by a po-days and nights there. He had founded and modulates (talks) through you. tential thief," says an insurancecom-one CB club, the Flying Frogs, and Concluded Wood as he held up a pany claims expert. belonged to several others. Bible, "I know in my heart that this 3. If the first two techniques are not When he died in a traffic accident,instruction book to the CB which God your style, a more expensive solution is his family decided that since CB was sohas created is right. ..that someday an alarm system for your car. Severalmuch a part of his life, it would be thethere will be no interference, no static are available, some protect the entirebiggest part of his funeral, too. and nobody to walk on me, and I'll be car, others protect specific components. Lucky 13 (Wood), minister of theable to modulate with Big Moose again. In some cases the alarm systemmay LemonHeightsBaptistChurchin "When your day comes," he said, cost as much or more than the CB sys-Orange, read a prayer that Big Moose"be it sudden or whatever, may they tem you want to protect. especially liked. be able to say you let them have their These suggestions may help you and "He enjoyed it so," Wood said. "It'schance to talk on the channel." your CB break the 25 day average life called 'The CBers Prayer.' " Big Moose leaves his wife, Loverbug span. " The FCC is my shepherd; I shall(Louise); a stepson, Little Rascal (Don- Here are some other facts you shouldwatch out,'" he read." "'It filleth my know if ald), 13; his grown children, Brady Jr., you're working on keepingmail with pink tickets... My antenna Jean,Betty and Bernadette, and six your CB. runneth over. Surely skip and inspec- grandchildren.

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...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 21 IEMENEik.cont CB Radio Plea For Blood Saves CBers Break Californian's Life For Lunch If you find yourself a mite hungry along the road around Riverside, Calif., As he sat on his living room couch, "It was amazing to watch the re-it's nice to know there's a good buddy Don Tucker of Glendora, Calif., tried sponse our plea produced," shesaid. waitin' up ahead. to put into words the emotion he was "This experience really has changed feeling at the moment. That's the way Citizens' Band radio my life," said Tucker, who owns Whit- buffs feel about Breaker, Breaker, a cafe "It's hard," he said. "It's really hard. tierCommunications. "There were aalong highwayI -six -ohinthequiet How do you find the right words to lotof thingsIwanted to do before ranching community of Rubidoux, just thank the people who provided blood tobut didn't have the incentive to do." west of Riverside. save your life? "However,that'schangednow," Breaker, Breaker caters to CBers and "What canIsay?" Tucker asked.Tucker explained. "Working six days even allows customers to call in orders "How can I tell them how I feel? a week, saving money and other thingsby radio and have the meals waiting "I can't believe there are that manylike that aren't so important any more. when they arrive. people out there who really care," he "Now Iwant to be ableto help "At least 90 per cent of our business said."It's really an amazing thing." others," he added."I'llnever forget is CBers, but we want to cater to every- Tucker has returned home from Santhe way others helped me." one - CBers, truckers and the general Dimas Community Hospitalaftera Tucker said one of the most frustra-public," says Joyce Kurtz, better known five -week ordeal which nearly cost himting things about his 31/2 week stay inas Patches. his life. intensive care was his inability to com- The restaurant's co-owner, Maureen Had it not been for an overwhelming municate. "Moe" Hemphill, feels Breaker, Break- response to a citizen's band radio plea er is catching on largely because of its "I couldn't talk," he said. "Thus, I fare. for rare 0 -negative blood, Tucker prob-couldn'ttellthe doctors and nurses ably wouldn't have survived the ordeal.when something was bothering me or "It's hearty and it's homemade," she I was in pain. says. "The food in most other restaur- However, when CBers heard the plea ants all tastes the same. Here everything for the 0 -negative blood they respond- "I had to use a board with letters isdifferent - and there's a lot of it." ed and provided enough (57 pints) toto communicate," he continued. "The pull Tucker through. ordeal was so draining that, many times, "One trucker was going through theI couldn't get my ideas across. Valley when he heard the call on Chan- "Someone would look at the board Help Us nel 21," Tucker related. "I was told heand wonder what I was trying to say," said 'the hell with the job' and went toTucker explained."Severalpeople Queen of the Valley Hospital in Westmight have to look at the board before Covina to provide blood." someone finallyrealized what I was Publish Tucker's ordeal started when he suf-trying to say." fereda massive cardiacarrest while However, Tucker came through his at San Dimas Community. ordeal in good shape andislooking CB Newswire! "I had gotten out of bed to go to the forward to being active again and re- bathroom," he said. "The next thing Iturning to work. remember was that I was on the floor "Oh, I think it will probably be 2 or Be an S9 Reporter! Get your home- and someone was administrating mouth- 3 weeks before I can get back to work,"town CB news in the pages of S9. Send to-mouth resuscitation to me." he said, "but I'm in no hurry. your news clippings to us and we'll try After his heart attack and due to "My main objective is just to taketo bring your area news on to the na- drugs being used and stress, Tucker it easy for a while and gain my strengthtional CB newswire-through the pages suffered massive bleeding which pro-back," he explained. "I went into theof the nation's oldest and largest CB duced the need tocallforhisrare hospital weighing 192 pounds and I'm publication.If you enclose a self-ad- blood type. at 164 right now. I have a way to go."dressed, stamped envelope with your Tucker's wife, Helen, aired the plea However, Tucker knows the worst newsclippings,we'llsendyouan for0 -negativebloodovertheir CBis behind him. S9 PRESS CARD! Address your news radio and before long citizens were "I'm fortunate to be in the position clippings to: providing all the needed blood. I'm in," he noted. "A lot of people "Help came from everywhere," Mrs.might not have come throughthis. Tucker said. "CaliforniaHighway However, Igot help from alotof Tomcat, CB Newswire Patrolmen heard the call on Channel people, especially the ones who donated CB Radio/S9 Magazine 21and began donating.Afterthat, all that blood. people seemed to come from every- "Could thanks ever be enough?" he 14 Vanderventer Ave. where. said. Port Washington, NY 11050 22 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. Would You Buy Wised CB Radio From This man?

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EVERsince the CB boom has been upon us, we've Hey, back in 1965, for instance, something took all sat back in amazement at some rather breathtak- place in CB -land which, to this very day, must surely ing thingstaking place-pavement princesses, CB go down in all of the record books as the wildest, sox, CB weddings, CB insurance plans-and things weirdest, and wackiest CB -event to come rumbling along those lines. Guess we tend to get a bit smug down the CB -trail. Nothing quite like it has ever been in thinking that before the miracle of CB communica- attempted since-but, unless you were into CB in tions was discovered by the general public along 1965 you probably never even heard ofit.If you about mid -1974 things were pretty dull out there in were part of it, you would never have forgotten it! CB -land. Not so! 24 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... M'Y

IfYou Think That CD Gets Flakier With Each Passing Day-Ifs Really A Lot Calmer Than It Used To Be!

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THE GOLDEN ERA A newspaper once said of Ray C. Moore that "the OF 1965 many pathways of his life" were "an American saga." CB'ers of the 1960's were It was this saga which led Ray C. Moore in the 1960's fewer in number than today to what was certainly his most spectacular contribu- -they tended to stick together tion to the American experience- Ray C. Moore be- a lot more than now; what of- came a CB operator. His callsign was KHI-4084. fended one offended all. The 1960's Ifit has flashed through your consciousness that were also years of protest and unrest- when a guy like Ray C. Moore decided to become a group protest; they were also years of goodbuddy, he was going to do it in the grand man- freaky things like hippies, yippies-and CB ner, you're right! In his Ohio home there were two get-togethers with strange sounding names like separate and distinct CB stations, each licensed under (I kid you not) The 90th Meridian Citizens Band its own individual callsign. One station sported stacked Radio Club Rally, Fly -In, Drive -In Breakfast! Thus 6 -element beams perched atop a 60 -foot tower! was the stage set for the entry into CB radio of a fellow who was certainly to add to the general confusion THE DREAM of the times. But Ray Moore was more than just a millionaire with two complete CB stations, Ray Moore was a man THE GENERAL INGREDIENT with a dream-a vision to put on a CB Jamboree the The fellow in question was Ray C. Moore, a man like of which had never before been seen, and which who had been categorized asall of the following: would never be equalled afterwards. millionaire, engineer, inventor, ordained minister, pro- In 1964 he started making plans for this extrava- fessional writer, lecturer, psychologist( to name but ganza, which he said would be "the Little World's a few of his reputed attributes). Moore was a man Fair," and scheduled it for July 17th and 18th at El who, in 1965, was 60 years of age and who had re- Rey Grotto Park near Elyria, Ohio. He titledhis tired some 20 years before (it was said) with a per- dream The Lorain County CB Jamboree and Camp - sonal fortune of 3 -million greenstamps! out, claiming that "no other club or organization in

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beautyandtalentcon- .411.111, o AND CAMPOUT, tests, for unusual QSL cards, l On BUST! all for most distant club attend- ing, etc.

"MkIMIllirliordiefisiiii" In addition to the huge park- grounds, 120 additional acres were set asidefor accommodating campers who

would attend. The jamboree itself would have a circuslike appearance; 5 huge tents to be set up, a flatbed trailer would serve as a stage, with other auxiliary enclosed vehicles serving as dressing rooms for local disc jockeys and country and western singers. More than 45 special guards would be on duty, aided by members of the Lorain County Emergency Communications Net. Food and first aid facilities would be setup, along with a base station operating on 2 channels to aid visitors in parking and locating. Five ice cream trucks to be brought in from Pittsburgh. Just to be "safe," 123,000 tickets were printed. Although all of this took an up -front investment of about $45,000, it was nothing when weighed against the potential income( the tickets were 750 each by mail, or $1 at the gate ). Advance publicity was right out of a Tinseltown pressagent's nightmare-thousands upon thousands of handbills and flyers were distributed, the local newspapers provided extensivecoverage, even the Lorain Chamber of Commerce prepared leaflets wel- the world hold a jamboree the same weekendwe hold coming visitors to the City of Lorain. By a month ours."( History recorded that there were at least 7 before show time, Moore said he had sold 10,000 others, including jamborees in neighboring West Vir- advance tickets. ginia and Indiana.) Things were building to a definite crescendo, but Some of the plans for this super spectacular event here and there a few bits of discouragement were included: creeping in, cracks in the facade. Up to 90,000 CB'ers to show up, using 30,000 A few days before the big event, some area mer- vehicles,requiring 30,000hotel/motelrooms, and chants started to become uneasy about it all-started spreading upwards of $12 -million through the local to scoff at Moore's predictions. Ray Moore was un- economy. fuffied, saying that his national prestige among CB Moore himself was to ride around the grounds operators would pull CB'ers from all 50 states and "in a decorated pony cart, drawn and attended by Canada. Moore smiled at the skeptics and said, "Wait Nubian Slaves, fanned with specially made feather and see," and was heard to observe that the only fans wielded by 2 harem girls and followed by an thing small about this jamboree would be in compari- entourage of 6 wives." Moore's costume to consist of son to the one he was already planning for the follow- "ballooning green trousers drawn inat the ankles ing year-obviously flattered by one local newspaper gold slippers, gold brocaded cummerbund, a red bo- comparing his flamboyancy to that of P. T. Barnum! lero jacket." The headgear was to be a fez, golden - Meanwhile, preparation work was infull swing; jeweled with the words "Head Camel Driver." At- so hectic was the pace that the owner of the tent tending Nubian Slaves would lay a carpet beneath rental company collapsed and died while supervising his feet when walking to tents or booths. the work crews.

26 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers .. THE BIG DAY ARRIVES On a smaller but no less important level, Richard And so the big day arrived, and ( as advertised) Honoshofsky, who was promised $3 an hour for park- Ray C. Moore was on hand to greet the multitudes. ing cars was brushed off by one of Moore's assistants with the message that he would be "contacted later."

Entertainers,disc jockeys,Nubian Slaves,foodsellers, guards, and all sorts of others began readying their talents and wares. All wereeager-oneproblem however;CB'erswerenot quite as enthusiastic as Moore had predicted. Saturday, the opening day of the jamboree seemed to attract relatively few CB'ers, an especially poor showing when matched up with the 90,000 expected to attend. The Saturday talent contest was held, winners were selected but none of them received the promised $100, $50, or $25 cash prizes. Winners received type- written I.O.U.'stelling them that they would get their prizes in the mail. The Saturday morning littlegirls' beauty contest And the mother of a girl who entered one of the was hurriedly rescheduled for the evening because beauty contests was going around telling people that of "lighting problems." It was eventually scheduled she was charged $3.50 by jamboree officialsfor a for Sunday. The over -16 beauty contestwas also re- chest ribbon which demanded for all contest entrants, scheduled for later Saturday, then moved to Sunday, but that the pre -jamboree circulars said that the rib- then cancelled. bons were free. Other announced contests were cancelled,those In fact, just about every- who qualified for some received nothing. The Cork body there was starting CB Club of Batavia, N.Y., claimed that they were to get into an ugly the largest out-of-state club there and demanded to mood-angry clus- get their $300 prize-all they received was permission ters of CB'ers were to stay over at the park Sunday night so that they startingto form wouldn't have to travel home in the dark. and make rather One man had arrived with a $300 CB rig whichwas ominous sound- to be given as a registration prize-failing to receive ing threats payment for the set, he went home. aboutcan- By Sunday the numbing disaster of the eventwas celled confirmed, the Sunday crowd was as thin and dis- events and appointing as had been the Saturday crowd-maybe cancelled worse! prizes. The The guy who had rented $700 worth of tables and moodwas chairs to the jamboree was complaining about having such thatit no success in getting paid-he was making threats of wouldn't have legal action. taken much to The company which had rented $2,000 worth of turn into afull-scale-1960'sstyle"civil disorder," as tents( the same outfit whose owner had died) said one newspaper put it. that they were contacting their attorney aboutpay- CB'ers and tradespeople were looking for Moore ment. or his assistants-but by mid -afternoon on Sunday it ... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 27 seems that Moore suffered what was described as a to Lockbourne military hospital and there was talk "heart seizure," was whisked away in a private car that he might have to be transferred to Walter Reed and was said to have been placed in an oxygen tent Army Hospital in Washington for "further examina- in his home. Moore's assistant, the one who had an- tion." nounced the cancellations of contests and prizes, closed When finallyheard from he had some strong himself in a building and refused to speak to anyone. thoughts as to what had taken place and why only 4,000 people (less than 5% of the predicted attend- TO THE RESCUE ance) appeared at the jamboree. Sabotage! Yes, it was Then, in response to the mood of the almost -violent Sabotage! Moore claimed that even out of the 4,000 crowd, Sheriff Vernon Smith and 25 deputies arrived people there, only 1,600 had purchased gate tickets- on the scene, backed up by 10 members of the State and that 29 disgruntled CB'ers( all former members Highway Patrol. of the Lake Erie CB'ers, Inc. club) had stolen tickets Although the Smokeys had arrived to prevent vio- and had sold them privately. He also claimed that lence, rumors had started that they were there to these same rascals had used their CB rigs to inter- close up the jamboree, word was also spreading that cept communications from incoming caravans and Moore had died. Hundreds of agitated people were diverted them away from the park with false road milling around, others were packing up and leaving. directions. Girls dressed in now -dusty long white gowns were Moore, who had contracted for the jamboree ser- standing amidst discarded soda cans and crumpled vices under the name of The Lorain County Caravan paper plates asking if scheduled beauty contests were Club, Inc. (he was President of the club) said that still going to be held-nobody seemed to know. his attorney would handle settlement of the many By 6 PM the jamboree-at least what was left of bills which were being submitted by various sup- it-was called off by a public announcement. Smokeys pliers. The lawyers would also handle contest prizes spent the next few hours yelling, shouting and trying which were owed to CB'ers. He also noted that he to clear the area of angry CB'ers. had sunk $45,000 of his own funds into the project- and that because of the alleged sabotage, he didn't EXPLANATIONS: TOO LATE feel obligated to dip further into his personal fortune Ray Moore's wife said that when Moore had been to pay off any of the indebtedness. stricken during the jamboree she had given him a glycerin pill ( he had a long history of heart trouble ) THE BOTTOM LINE and made him rest, but that he had insisted on facing Eventually the Lorain County Prosecutor said that the crowd, however even after the pill and the rest he was going to investigate the whole matter of the he "collapsed the second time." Mrs. Moore could ill-fated jamboree. The Lake Erie CB'ers, Inc. said not explain why the jamboree was such a flop. they were filing for a $5,000 judgment against Moore Ray Moore seems to have eventually been admitted and his wife so that they could get back monies advanced to Moore in a note. A court order was issued requesting that a local bank appear in court to discuss Moore's assets. The final outcome? Well, as with most storms-the whole thing blew itself out in a barrage of energy and words. Moore and his wife quietly left town-some say that he entered a VA hospital in Columbus-others simply say that they really never knew what ever became of him. The judgment was never brought to court and for quite a few years after the disasterit was almost impossible to get anybody to discuss the event-and, today, there aren't too many eye -witnesses who can be located. The story is probably best recalled in the pages of newpapers like the Chronicle-Telegram of Elyria, which reported the unfolding drama asit took place. A later day P. T. Barnum? Perhaps! Maybe in its total failure the 1965 Lorain County CB Jamboree and Campout really was the most spectacular CB event of all time! And as for Moore's prediction that he would put on a CB Jamboree the likes of which had never before been seen, and which would never be equalled afterwards-he was definitely successful!

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SOME CB watchers in Aussie land are claiming there are already one quarter of a million operators in the country-all illegal. If this figure is stretching it a little,it won't be for long, because retail radio stores are reporting a boom in the sale of CB gear. CB operation has been a quiet and low-key fact oflifefor several years; but, in the last eighteen months, it has mushroomed into intense activity. An upsurge was expected but even the most avid CB watcher was caught with his,or her pants down. Why did this sudden explosion occur? There are several reasons: 1. `Down Under'; for better or worse, usually follows USA trends. 2.Retail houses began stockpiling sets and consequently plugging their sales. 3.The Federal GovernmentinCanberra,A.C.T., after a long silence, finally opened one of its depart- mental doors and exposed its intentions, just enough to 'leak' the info that it may legalize CB in in the near future. It was this last occurrence that instantly gave CB operation a sudden aura of respectability-and sent hundreds of would-be CBers scurrying to shops, to get themselves a 27MHz rig. A rather unwise move, - STRICTLY BOOTLEG as no one yet knows if CB in Aussieland will be The 'onair'illegal CB activity has a cloak and legalized on certain channels in the 27 MHz band, dagger atmosphere about it.Handles, faked names or on UHF. and IDs are used but no 10/20, QTH or QRA is The Canberra powers that be, put CB piracy at given. Smokey and the Radio Inspectors' Department only twenty thousand. This low estimate is not ac- seem to work, eat and sleep with their ears on-con- cepted by most as being 'fair dinkum'-but is simply sequently, many CBers spend as much time dodging regarded as a face-saving figure put out by the gov- the law, as they do on air. However, most have the ernment, who don't want to appear to be out of good sense to play it cool, QRM no one, keep their control of the situation. A National Citizens Radio activities low-key and their noses clean.It would Association has been formed and itis a very vocal, appear, that by and large, Smokey does not hound or aggressive body.Parliamentarians hardly gottheir hear these operators:but, in every group, there's seats warmed for the 1977 sitting, before they were always a sprinkling of `nuts' asking for the trouble petitioned by this group and others, to get on with they get. legalizing CB. There have been marches through the The sudden possession of a CB rig, in the hands streets of Sydney and demonstrations on the lawns of some, is more intoxicating than a couple of 'schoon- outside Parliament House, where the Minister respon- ers' of the strongest Aussie brew ( and that's saying sible was loudly harangued for his tardiness in doing something). Like the Harvey Wallbangers who, im- something positive. It is alleged, on one occasion, that mediately they step into a car assume that the right he sent out a message-`tone down the noise, or no of way on every road or highway belongs to them, deputation will be received'. some CBers have the compulsion to be boss -cocky So, the CB issue in Australia is, at present, a very on any channel they choose to appear-the result is emotive one; kept alive by the media who see con- confrontation and strife, obscene language and worse. tinuing value in it-that is,until itislegalized,at There's a character called Batman, in Sydney town, least. who reveals his compulsive hang-ups by using his CB

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give ya half an hour to pick me up: but ya won't, will ya Perkins-`cos ya can't find the Opera House ( one of Sydney's most magnificentstructures and world famous )1" Perkins,the Radio Inspector-and others-treated this mindless menacing with the contempt it deserved but, ever so often, Batman was picked up. So far, his booting has only bloodied his own toes: the Estab- lishment, each time, has confiscated his gear and so streamlined his hip pocket by a couple of thousand dollars. On the lighter side, there's a persistent joke Down Under, which says that because of CB's continuing illegality,it's now possible to pick any CB'er in a crowd, or at a party, by the way his eyes have turned to wide angle vision( opposite of cross-eyed). They rig to put the boot into the Field Radio Inspectors' have to-how else can you work the rig and watch Dept.,or Smokey Bear,or whoever. His idea of out over your shoulder, at the same time, for Smokey achievement is to come on air, in his supercharger Bear. downtown and start issuing insulting challenges to the object of his dislike at that moment: e.g. "Hallo MOON MADNESS? Perkins(name changed). Perkins,thisisBatman Hamshave broken every DX record in the book callin' yer. I know ya want me and I knowya gotcha but oneAussie CB'er has just pipped them all-acci- ears on-well, I'm at the Sydney Opera House.I'll dentally.He got a Moonraker and thought it had to

. Use S9 READERSERVICE. S9 August 1977 31 be pointed to the moon for DX: but he miscued and At harvest time, a large wheat farm, or a group of accidentally set it on Venus. His first CQ brought a farms may require the co-ordinated working of sev- female reply-and what the Venus maiden told the eral hundred trucks,plusthe harvesters,headers, Earthman made him tingle with sweet anticipation. semi -trailers and other vehicles and machinery. Get- So now it's known- ting the millions of tons of wheat to the silos in top A CB'er has contacted Venus, quality condition is a finely -timed operation. Before And the girls there say they have seen us CB, there was a great problem ( and consequent loss -and to quickly, come on; of efficiency)in communication with workers and Earthman, come on, trucks miles apart and on the move, on farms, roads and annihilate the space that's between us! and at silos. CB has solved all that and put millions Recently, the Readers Digest ran an article "CB, of extra dollars in the wheat farmer's 'kick'. Truckies, Everyman's Open Line."It might have made the all over, are fitting CB to their rigs, as fast as the title less sexist, viz: "CB, Every Person's Open Line." job can be done. Cattlemen use CB in a similar way, Already, CB Down Under has heard the female op- except most of the communication is done from air- portunist voice, or two, plying the oldest profession plane to musterers, using 27 MHz walkie-talkies, on with "Hi there boys, this is Rosie: you got my 10/20 horseback( similar to the USA style ). This country OK, spread it around. I'm free to -night; why dontcha experiences tremendous floods and bush fires, almost come up and see me sometime?" All that is changed yearly. Here again CB isproving indispensiblein in the venue and the 'modus operandi'.Soliciting this and a thousand other ways. from the comfort of an armchair, in front of a CB In Brisbane town, there are several stores selling CB rig,sure beats patrolling the sidewalk and being gear, since selling the gear is legal. Tandy's Radio Shack accosted by cops. is probably the best known. In other stores, the Mid- land 6 channel AM isa good seller;asis the 23 NOT ALL ON THE LIGHT SIDE channel AM/SSB model. Walkie Talkies by National, On the more meaningful side, CB Down Under is Tandy and Sanyo are three popular makes. Rumour already beginning to show its tremendous potential now has it that 40 channel base and mobile SSB sets as a multifacet community service. One has only to have arrived from USA. When these hit the market, spend an hours or two monitoring the channels to more on/air trouble is anticipated, as the extra chan- hear regular instances of help afforded to all manner nels will bring CB'ers and Hams in close frequency of people, in all sorts of circumstances. There is no proximity and conflict. So far, only the most modern, Channel 9 emergency service as such, as yet-but progressive CB'ers have installed VFOs-but their use there are those responsible CBers who have formed is on the increase. themselves into groups and who put their ears on at regular specified times, for the sole purpose of being a service in any way they can. Automobilebreak- down, of course, forms the .most common call for help. The government has already been petitioned to allow an organized emergency service on Channel 9 -so far, there has been no response. Just recently, in Brisbane( population 1 million ), CBers were able to demonstrate their worth in a dramatic way. A small airplane, while flying in very

low cloud on the outskirts of the city, disappeared. Four days of intense searching by land and air failed CB gear galore is legally available for Aussie's to purchase, it's the use ofitthat stillisn't permitted. Here, Laurie Whelan, who sells CB rigs to find any trace. The local newspaper let it be known at Dick Smith's retail store in Brisbane displays a hand-held unit and that any help by CB'ers would be appreciated-and alsoa Midland transceiver-both are popular locally. Photo courtesy help, they did! Together with the Police, they combed Courier -Mail Newspaper, Brisbane. the brush, until the wreckage was located. It was a CB LANGUAGE DOWN UNDER CB rig that first broke the news that the plane had Here, in Down Under, the esoteric on/air talk is been found. laced with a mixture of three types of code signals: CB is beginning to change the life and work style The Police, such as 10-4,10-20,etc., CB language of those who live in the outback country areas of almost identical to that in USA-and a lot of the Aussieland. Many farms in this part of the world are International"Q" code-plusafewcolloqualisms immense-not a few acres,or a few hundred but peculiar to Aussieland, such as `galah', `fair dinkum', of some cattle many kilometers: and in the case `welcher' etc°. `spreads' hundreds of square kilometers. The wheat Those buying gear and on/air mostly belong to the farmer is one who has found CB to be an indis- under 30 age group but notall.There's always a pensable part of his harvesting operations. In fact, he already wonders how he ever managed without it. *Galah-talkative bird;Fair dinkum-true orreal; Welch-cheat. 32 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... `wrinkly' or two to be heard, mixing it and calling `twisted pair' revenue-which is simply twisted bur- `come on, come back'. eaucratic thinking, in this writer's view. There areseveral CB ClubsinAustralia. One The successful future of CB Down Under depends claims a membership of several thousand: but they on the form of CB licensing the Government will are all forced to operate 'underground'. Their on/air introduce and legalize. No one knows yet ifit will skeds, meets and parties are all organized through be on the 27MHz band or UHF. CB watchersare P.O. Box No.'s( frequently changed). Any USA CBcr betting 'New York to a peanut' or 'Sydney town to who would like to correspond with their Aussie 'good Bullamakanka', on 11 meters, because the retail stores buddies', could write to a Queensland based group: are already piled with gear for that band. So it fol- Citizens Band Radio SocialClub, P.O. Box )47, Morn- lows that commercial interests will lobby Canberra ingside, Qld. 4170, Australia. for this segment of the HF spectrum. Also, possession is nine points of the law: CB is already jumping with GREENSTAMPS activity on 11 meters-and as far as the operators are Five thousand dollars, or 5 years in jail is the maxi- concerned 'squatters' rights exist-and also, 27 MHz mum penalty for illegal use of a transmitting set. Such licensing would fitin with the system in USA and a penalty would only be considered in the worst pos- elsewhere. siblecases,e.g. breach of security in collaboration However, this writer is not sure about the channel with another country,illicit drug trafficking etc.In allocations.It goes without saying that the govern- most cases, those caught operating CB sets simply ment wants to avoid those problems that have devel- have their gear confiscated. For repeated offenders, oped in the USA. The manner of policing the chan- or those who commit definite breaches such as con- nels is another activity that will affect CB's destiny. tinued obscene language, or deliberate QRMing of Some order, procedure and discipline must be estab- some other service, a monetary fine may be added, lished at the very outset. The cost of properly policing say about $100 ( as in the case of Batman). Smokey an explosion of one quarter of a million CBers on Bears, both Commonwealth and State,are empow- 27MHz would seem to be beyond the Federal Gov- ered to confiscate illegal mobile gear found in cars. ernment's purse, at this point of time. It appears im- So pirates, either fixed or mobile, must operate with perative that some sort of self -regulatory body be set the permanent fear that the 'snooper' van (DF equip- up NOW-not later. ped ), or Smokey might be right on their tails. Legalization should do a lot to improve the general tone of the on/air activity. Guide lines can then be NEW ZEALAND IS LEGIT! set down, channels allocated and hopefully, an offi- Unlike Australia, CB in New Zealand is legal. The cial booklet issued on the do's and don'ts, or can and frequency allocationisa segment of 75 KHz on can'ts of CB. Some of the present on/air disorganized either side of 26.5MHz. Needless to say, whenever confusion is the result of novice CBers not having skip isright, Aussie/Kiwi DX is commonplace: itis the faintest idea of how to go about anything. Most not even necessary to have a Moonraker. The 1500- would not know that a Wireless & Telegraphy Act 2000 miles DX has been accomplished with both par- existed. ties using only a G.P. mobile antenna-however, a The use of the airwaves for every person is as much good beam raises the signal by 2-3 'S' points. The our common inheritance asis the use of the roads CB service, in the Land of the Long White Cloud and routes on land, sea and air. Science fiction writers (N.Z.), seems to have come amicably into being as have long predicted that Citizens Radio will eventu- a fact of life, without all the conflict and strife that ally become universal. Like so many other facilities, is part of the Aussie scene. its effect, for good or bad, will depend in the final Down Under CBers are claiming QSOs with the analysis on us, the users-rather than on governments. West Coast of USA-and Japan. There seems no reason to doubt this, as using the Southern Hemis- Editors Note: HOORAY! CB was legalizedinAustralialast May, a few weeks after thisstory was written! phere isummer period, there are usually several such

freak skip openings.

WHY AUSSIES ARE ILLEGAL Readers of S9 Magazine may well ask why itis Here's our author, that CB is illegal here and legit in USA-after all, Al Shawsmith, our democratic life styles are almost identical. One known on the ham speculation is worth a mention: in the States, telephone systems are privately owned and in competi- bands as K4SS- tion. Australia has one government -owned network, and on CB as which is an authority unto itself and charges almost KANGA (Kangaroo). what itlikes (another form of indirect taxation). It appears scared that CB operation will reduceits

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SCREAMIN' DEAMON, Lonesome Sol, Unit 1582- actions and attitudes towards CB. Anderson claims C, and a number of other readers have asked why that the FCC is giving CB radio the fuzzy end of we gave publicity to the new film CITIZENS BAND the lollypopin connection with future expansion while ignoring other "CB movies." Simple-CITI- needs for the service, saying that the Ham radio ZENS BAND was written and produced from a very service consists of 300,000 operators while there positive approach to CB radio,it'sa well inten- are more than 20 -million CB sets around-yet the tioned film-and isn't a put-down to CB radio or CB Hams have "100 times more airspace" including operators. Several of the other films we've heard of control of "more frequencies than allof the na- present CB and CB'ers in what Ifeel is a mocking tion's police and fire departments combined, plus and degrading manner; these films are calculated all commercial and educational FM broadcasters, to make some quick greenstamps and get off a plus all the TV stations on the VHF channels in few cheap giggles at the expense of CB operators. Los Angeles and New York City." Curiously, An- While it's true that several other CB publications derson points out, the White House has told the ran to pay homage to the gods of Tinseltown at FCC on no less than three occasions that there the first possibility of being able to get some copy would be no objections to expanding the CB ser- and mileage out of these films, my feelings are that vice into new frequencies-yet the FCC has not CB radio and CB'ers deserve a better shake than taken such action. Anderson tells of a confidential what these films offer-and I therefore did not Washington report which says that one reason may cover them! I do have another film scheduled for well be that the FCC people who make the deci- coverage in any event!...THE WRONG ARM OF THE sions on CB channel space "have traditionally LAW. Hundreds of complaints had been received been hams," and likens the situation to "the wolf by law enforcement authorities in the area of Balls- guarding theflock." Anderson reports that the ton Spa, N.Y., because for months someone was enemy of additional CB space is the American chucking out dead carriers on Channel 9.After Radio Relay League (ARRL), which the confidential lengthy electronic surveillance the sheriff dredged report calls "a lobbying organization" which repre- up a 31 -year -old CB'er whom they said was re- sents Ham operators-and he claims that the ARRL sponsible; charging him with 5 counts of aggrava- has sent out a special "flash bulletin" to its mem- ted harassment. He was arraigned and ordered bers urging them to "utilize every league resource" held on $2,000 bail. CB'ers (including the State to ward off any invasionof CB into Ham fre- Smokeys, all of whom were jammed in their efforts guency territory. Anderson notes that the FCC's to use Channel 9) all were relieved. Unfortunately, Chief Engineer (who Anderson blames for respon- DeWitt Town Justice Jack Schultz dismissed the sible "decisions determintal to the CB industry") charges. Here comes the judge, there goes Chan- is a lifetime member of the League. The FCC man

nel 9! . . . FRIENDS WE CAN COUNT ON! Na- denied that the membership is a conflict of interest! tionallysyndicatednewspapercolumnistJack It's Anderson's claim that the confidential report Anderson came up with some interesting statistics was prepared for Rep. Elliott Levitas of Georgia. on our friends down at Uncle Charlies and their If Anderson's charges are true, they present a

36 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... portrait of a conflict of interests and a federal working up to snuff-next day same thing. After agency whichispossibly giving CB'ers a fast a few days he went up on the roof to see if he still shuffle. If the FCC is not in the hip pocket of the had his beam-yup, it was still there! Well a week ARRL, then I think that they owe the public some went past and he was stillunhappy about the sort of explanation of what therelationshipin performance of his station-so he went back up questionactuallyconsists.Perhaps somebody on the roof to start checking out the entire sys- should conduct an investigation as to the FCC's tem. After a few minutes of eyeballing the beam handling of and attitude towards the CB service, he noticed something most unusual. The coaxial in light of Andersons charges. Maybe a few con- feedline and rotor control cable wasn't going to clusions might be drawn relating to the super -en- his apartment-they both headed offin another forcement compaign conducted against HF opera- direction. His coaxial cable was now hooked to a tors which came so strangely upon the heels of an homebrew antenna made from a piece of coaxial ARRL edict condemning HF. There are alotof cable and hastily hung over the edge of the roof questions-so far not many answers. You don't where it was fluttering in the breeze. One of his have to be a genius to come to the conclusion neighbors had taken over his beam! Said he might that, based upon the sheer number of CB'ers and not have minded so much if the guy had at least the amount of greenstamps we generatein the rigged up a T -connection which gave the both of economy in pursuit of CB, that we are for sure not them a shotat the antenna-but this guy cut the favored child! Why? . . . SKY HOOKS GET Harry out of the picture completely! Harry says HOOKED: A number of readers who liveinbig as soon as he finds out if the other operator is city high-rise apartment buildings have reported smaller than he is,he's gonna complain-but if that they have had roof -mounted base station an- the bloke is bigger, then Harry sez he's gonna tune tennas of all types ripped off. They ask for advise up that wind-blown homebrew antenna and learn on how this can be stopped. Best bet is to tell to live withit! . . . The U.S. Army recently con- the elevator operators and doormen to be suspici- ducted a Larceny Symposium at theFt.Eustis ous of anybody tryingto get out of the place Transportation Center inVirginia, under the di- carrying a Moonraker, a quad, or the like, hung rection of the Provost Marshal. Allmilitary per- over their shoulder! . . . A similar but whacky varia- sonnel who attended were supplied (by the Army) tion of this problem was reported to me by Harry, with reprints of the story "CB's Rig Ripoff" which UNIT 958-J-says he livesinabig apartment appeared last October in CB RADIO/S9-the Pro- house in Chicago-has a 4 element beam on the vost Marshall told me that he thought it was the roof. One day he noticed that his CB gear wasn't most complete and useful story ever written on protecting against theft of mobile CB equipment-

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be Billy Carter-brother of the President! . . . GOOD GRIEF DEPT. A "new national club" calling itself the CB Radio Operators Assn. of America has started publicizing the fact that they have a regional public relations stationin the Jackson- ville(Fla.)areabroadcastingbulletins-except that he's setting up shop on Channel 16, the Side- banders' channel-and he's using AM transmission and a handle! Some public relations that's gonna be! Guess they don't know that sideband and AM on the same channel mix like oil and water-and that Sidebanders don't use handles! My advice to those enraged Sidebanders who have asked me to help pry this yo-yo off Channel 16-don't worry gang, the boob is probably violating the anti -broadcasting sections of Part 95 anyway, and maybe

Uncle Charlie will waste him! . . . GAVEL GERTIE Snapped onlocationoffilmingCITIZENS BAND near Marysville, is a Domestic Court Judge in a midwestern state Calif.Here Candy Clark, one of thestarsof thefilm,ridesthe fender of the quaint '56 Chevy used in the story. The sticker in the -she tells me that one of the new ways they have rear window reads: OLD CB'ers NEVER DIE, THEY JUST BREAKAWAY. to trying to track down run -away fathers who don't

...Use S9 READERSERVICE. S9 August 1977 e 37 have gone through several sunspot cycles and seemed to survive the ordeal quite well. HEAVY SOUL suggests that the next time someone tries to boggle you with this stupid rumor-you mention

this, or at least ask 'em to explainit! . . . D. K. (UNIT 668-R), who has a rather interesting high- placed position which I can't discussindetail, tells me that the rumors of the Russian "jamming" of wide segments of the shortwave frequency spectrum, including CB frequencies, (as reported a few months ago in CB RADIO/S9)were most likely attempts at weather control by means of tinkering with the electromagnetic force field of the planet! If that's true, and if this crazy idea has any merit-now we know just what screwed up all the weather duringlast Winter-all those

dad -blamed CB footwarmers! . . . What with so many CB manufacturers signing -up theatrical per- The Executive Producer of Paramount's new film CITIZENS BAND, is sonalities to be spokespersons for their equipment Shep Fields (yes, that RIPPLING RHYTHM man)-whose staff was in line, I'm surprised that nobody has grabbed a hook regular communicationwiththeCB RADIO/S9 officesduringthe course oftheentireproduction.Here Shep eyeballssome CB into Chuck Napier-one ofthestarsofPara - RADIO/S9 copy about his new film-at his elbow is(partially hidden) his CB rig which is used to read the mail on Tinseltown channels. mount's film CITIZENS BAND! Chuck is avery active old-time CB'er, a really clever and person- pay child support is to try to ferret out their 10- able guy, and for all of the years I've known him,

20's through the FCC's CB license computer! . . . he's been one of the alltime greatest top -10 out- FellowI know is into pumping iron (weight lifting) rageous CB characters going-he'd be dyn-o-mite -decided that whenever other CB'ers call him pitching a line of CB gear for some with -it manu- Goodbuddy, he would correct them-his handle facturer! Chuck's working knowledge of both AM is GOOD -BODY! . . . The world's very first case (handle: OVERDRIVE) and sideband (number: SSB- of H.P.I. (Heating Pad Interference) has beenre- 55) makes him a natural! . . . Memorable bumper ported by Scott (TONTO)ofNorthport, N.Y.- sticker observed and reported by Memphis' DIXIE TONTO says that he had the heating padon his CUP-a non -CB equippedtravellingpreacher's achin' back while he was ratchet jawing on the van with the bumper sticker: "I DON'T NEED A rig-he swears that the pilot light on the heating CB TO TALK TO GOD!" . . . CB TRIVIA QUIZ: pad started flickering in time with his modulation. It's the 13th largest police department in the entire I've heard of running heat, but that's a new one United States, yetithas only one single patrol on me! . . . OPEN MOUTH, INSERT FOOT: In the car-a beat -up old piece of junk which has no May Issue Ifoolishly said that if you have an "old- siren, no red lights,it doesn't even have all of its style" (3-letter/4-digit) CB callsign, Uncle Charlie's doors operational! What's worse, the patrol car computer will issue you a "new -style"(4 -letter/ is a hand-me-down which was originally equipped 4 -digit) callsign when you renew your license Not for2 -way communicationsinconnectionwith so in all instances said a number of readers-they municipal bus operations-even today, the com- told me that when they renewed their old style munications equipment in the vehicle doesn't op- callsigns, they kept them! Well-(heh, heh)-I was erate on thepolice department's frequency-it just checking and testing to see if you really read isstillset up on the bus communications fre- itis a10-5 your copies of CB RADIO/S9! . . . HEAVY SOUL quency-and only through getting (ofMinneapolis) comments thathehasseen through the bus dispatcher that the police officer several media efforts to peddle the hoakum about inthe vehicle has any communication with his "sunspots causing CB to be almost worthless in a headquarters! Know which department thisis? few years." HEAVY SOUL wonders why such panic It's the New York City Transit Police! efforts never seem to mention thatifthat were true, ham radio, FM and TV broadcasts, public safety communications on the "low band" would also be almost worthless! Those things are never mentioned! Why? Because allof those services

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... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 39 Toprove what our ears have been telling us all Communications problems could be reduced if the along about CB enjoyment, researchers at Acoustic human ear responded only to the frequencies inherent Fiber Sound Systems, Inc. (AFS), makers of KRIKET® in human speech production. Unfortunately, they do voice communications speakers, examined the physics not.... of human speech and hearing; then tied them in with the effects on sound in a typical CB mobile environ- CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN HEARING ment, both naturally and electronically reproduced. The humanear willaccept a much wider range of The results showed that a typical CB transceiver, sound frequencies than the voice produces. From the equipped with an external voice communications speak- threshold of hearing, 0 decibels ( dB), the human ear er, simply sounds much better. can tolerate an input up to three trillion times greater. Chart 1 shows the frequency range for the ear at CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN SPEECH 20 to 15,000 cycles. The ear is, however, most keenly Chart 1 shows the average speech spectrum of a sensitive to frequencies in the range of 1,000 to 5,000 group of men. The range is 300 to 6,000 cycles. Vowel cycles, where the consonant sounds are. sounds fall in the frequency of 300 to 1,000 cycles, and The human ear, in conjunction with the brain, has arelessvulnerabletoattenuation than consonant the ability to analyze complex sounds received by the sounds, which fall into the frequency range of 1,000 eardrum, then extract intelligent sound from noise. to 5,000 cycles. The ear -brain combination, however, is far from perfect. Because speech is dynamic, certain sounds are loud, Under some circumstances, one sound may mask others soft. Consonants are softer and are more easily another. The ear fails to differentiate certain sound lost when background noise interferes. In a vehicle components from others. This is called the masking environment, consonant sounds are seriously impaired; effect, and it is measured by the amount of dB's the and they are the key to understanding voice reception threshold of audibility of a sound is raised by the on a CB radio. presence of another, masking sound. 40 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... HUMAN FREQUENCY ON AXIS FREQUENCY RESPONSE IN RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS ANECHOIC CHAMBER 100

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2 sion and reception.Atypical CB transceiver gen- NOISE MASKING EFFECT erates a great deal of noise due to the large number of non -synchronized radios operating on the same fre- 0 ce quency. Atmospheric noise mixes in to add to this 2x2 W40 masking effect. =m Most CB transceivers have small -size speakers dic- 30 tated by the lack of available space which do not xSt >w reproduce the full voice range evenly. Transceiver 3 1_1 w co w20 speakers accentuate the frequencies in the vowel range Wci/z while diminishing the frequencies in the consonant or J CO maximum articulation range. 63 10 1 By comparison, a properly designed external speaker will reproduce the full range of frequencies generated 0 1111) 500 1000 5.00010.000 by the human voice, accentuating those frequencies FREQUENCY (Hz) in which the consonant sounds lie. Chart 2 illustrates the masking principle. It shows Transceivers are most often mounted under the dash- that itis harder to hear high frequency tones in a board. The speaker is commonly located on the under- noisy environment, and that the consonant soundsare side, pointing directly down to the vehicle's floor. This therefore more easily masked than vowel sounds. means the drive will be at least 120 degrees off the front axis of the speaker. THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT Effective communication depends on the ability of TESTS IN AN ARTIFICIAL CHAMBER the person speaking to articulate intelligent information, To demonstrate these various effects, a CB trans- the environment to transmit sound and the listener ceiver and external speaker were tested in an anechoic to perceive this information. chamber and in an automobile environment. A vehicle's environment can detract from voice Chart 3 shows that the transceiver speaker and ex- intelligibility in several ways. Sound waves radiated ternal speaker performed comparably in the artificial directly between talker andlistenerrepresent the environment with both speakers placed directly in front optimum. communication condition. Sound waves re- of and one meter from the chamber microphone. Be- flectedoff environmental boundaries are adversely cause of size and speaker acoustic design, the external affected. speaker performed better, particularly in the 1,000 to Soft surfaces, such as carpeting, tend to reduce high 5,000 cycle range where the consonant sounds are. frequency levels and hard surfaces, such as a kick However, neither transceiver or external speaker ever panel, create annoying reverberations. is mounted in an artificial acoustic chamber. When Sound intensity reduces in direct proportion to the mounted in a car, Chart 4 shows the dramatic decrease distance of the sound source from the sound receiver. in the CB transceiver speaker's performance. Eliminating soundfrequenciesoutsidethe human voice transmission frequencies-i.e., below 300 or above TESTS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ENVIRONMENT 6,000-tends to enhance voice intelligibility. In the car, the transceiver was mounted under the dash, the external speaker to its right, but pointed as EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL TRANSDUCERS is normal, towards the driver. The test microphone was Electronic communications blither alters the environ- placed where the driver's head would be. mental characteristics standing between CB transmis- (continued) ...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 41 the end of the drab CB antenna 4 FREQUENCY RESPONSE MEASURED AT LISTENERS MAYCOM EAR-UNITS MOUNTED IN TYPICAL CAR LOCATIONS 90 85 TRANSCEIVER SPEAKER Saved Sound ColoitWgiArm 80 La 75 EXTERNAL SPEAKER 111 41 IL70 Ui 65 cc a.60 9 bright bold colors. O 55 0 so

45 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10,000 20,000 FREQUENCY (Hz) Note how closely the external speaker's frequency response in the car parallels its performance in the to contrast or match acoustic chamber. The destructive effects on the sound from the transceiver's speaker is clearly evident, based on the principles outlined earlier in this stay-indirect sound radiation off a soft, carpeted surface, speaker off -axis from driver, smaller size and poorer your car/truck colors, acoustic design, etc.

SUMMARY eqogiammallE1111 Several important things can now be readily seen. Wide range, linear frequency reproduction, a desired even those two -tones! attribute in high fidelity, is a detriment in a voice reproduction system influenced by high ambient, or masking noise. The wider the frequency response beyond human voice parameters, the louder the unwanted noise which is clearly perceptible to the ear. Fiberglass whips -4' or 6' This is why switching CB reception through a music speaker is about the worst thing you can do in your car. Secondly, a well designed external speaker should and does limit its frequency response to those of the human voice while retaining a high level frequency Top -loaded helical design response in the voice range. The speaker in a CB transceiver does not. Thirdly, the closer the speaker to the ear, the better. External speakers, because ofsize and design flexibility, can be mounted right next to the driver, particularly in a high ambient noise environment like Guaranteed the inside of a diesel tractor. tough trunk mounts Of importance, it has been learned that all links in the communication chain-the person talking, the environment both physical and electronic between the talker and listener, and finally, the listener himself- Your CB antenna can look as must be considered in a study such as this. Proper good as your car. optimizations must and have been made. It can be seen then that, while some alteration occurs 1112"11 in direct person -to -person communication, extremely Ask for ColorWhip at your dealer. severe alterations are introduced by a CB transceiver Dealer and distributor inquires invited speaker in a typical automobile application. The des- truction of sound waves can be greatly relieved, and MAYCOM enjoyment in CB listening can be greatly enhanced, Communications Products by the addition of a properly designed and positioned Stevensville. Mich. 49127 (616) 429-8541 external speaker.

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...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 45 Mel Tillis sings the tOAC1OCO praises of T-T-Teaberry If you wish your Jamboree or Coffee Break listed in this column, the infor- CB radios! mation must be sent to S9 at least 4 months in advance.

AUGUST Bakersfield, Calif. 1st Annual Jamboree of the Golden Empire Sideband Assoc. August 5 -7th. At Kern Co. Fairgrounds, Union Ave. (Old Highway 99) and Ming Ave. For more info write: G.E.S.A. Inc., "Travelin' on the road, I used to P.O. Box 967, Bakersfield, CA 93302 get to talking to myself. It was a or call 805-399.1321. lonely, lonely way to spend my Jacksonville, Florida, 1st Annual Jam- time. But with Teaberry on the boree of American Eagle CB Club. Au- road, I've got more friends than gust 6 -7thatPhillipsMall,Phillips I'll ever know. Let Teaberry help Highway. For more info write club at P.O. Box 7205, Jacksonville, FL 32210 you get on the party line." or call John Hollingsworth, 904-737- Take it from a guy who knows what it's like out on 9527 after 5 pm. the road. Mel Tillis, Country Music Entertainer of Alexandria, La. 12th Annual CB Jam- boree of Mid -State CB Radio Club, Inc., the Year, logs over 130,000 miles a year on his bus. August 6 & 7th at the Rapides Parish Mel's sold on Teaberry 40 -channel CB radios. He's Coliseum. For information write: Mid sold on their quality and on the loads of features State CB Club, P.O. Box 1945, Alex- that are available. And he likes the distinctive good andria, LA. looks of the full Teaberry line. But, best of all, says Logan, W. Virginia, Jamboree of Logan Mel, is the Teaberry One -Year Full Warranty. The County Citizens Band Radio Club. Au- warranty, initself, tells you that Teaberry stands gust 6 & 7th, at Logan Memorial Field - for quality. house. For more info write Chairman at So, take it from Mel Tillis, and keep in touch with P.O. Box 364, Logan, W. Va. 25601. T-T-Teaberry! Raleigh,North Carolina, 7th Annual Old North State Jamboree of Raleigh United CB Club. August 6th & 7th at North Carolina Fair Grounds. For more information please contact Boyce W. Cox,P.O.Box 11167,Raleigh, NC 27604. Jacksonville, Illinois, Annual Jamboree of Jacksonville Area CB Club. August 6 & 7th at Nichols Park, East Vandalia Rd. For more info write V. Brogdon, 830 Beesley, Jacksonville,IL 62650. "T" Bear (217) 245-2775. When you see Mel's bus out on the road, give ol' "Flutterin' 40 -channel Mt. Carmel, Illinois, 2nd National Jam- CB Mobile boree of the Wabash Valley Co Ax Cut- Lips" a shout . . . or let his Keep driver, "Radio Red", tell you ters CB Club, Inc. August 7th at the about his rig.It's a Teaberry, in 4-H Center. For more info write I. Meier, of course! 1117 Walnut Street,Mt. Carmel,IL touch 62863 or call (618) 262-4338 or 262- 5435. Kingsport,TennesseeTri-CityCom- munications Club Jamboree. August c, 1977, Teaberry Electronics Corporation 6330 Castleplace Drive 12 -14th at the Tri-City Comm. Club Indianapolis, IN 46250 Bldg. (formerly Rod & Gun Club)located on Beason Wells Rd. For more

46 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... THE GREAT UPRIOIG! "HOMING PIGEON!! the first all -indoor CB base antenna with all-out performance.

The "Homing Pigeon" is your anttenna answer to operating CB from any location, condominium, office, home, apartment, motel etc. Nc installation required; antenna is supported between floor and ceiling like a pole lamp. Communications range is equal or superior to better mobile installatiors. The "Homing Pigeon" incorporates a unique method of easily and quickly adjusting SWR. One settling covers all "the home of originals" channels for outstanding performance with any 23 or 40 channel CB radio, AM or SSB. Antenna is supplied complete with 17' coax, connectors attact-ed, ER)ready to use. Model HP -27. AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRIBUTORS WHO RECOGNIZE THE BEST! Patt,it for "Homing Pigeon" applied for by New-Tronics. Other Hustler antennas are protected by one or more New -Tonics patents: 3287732, 3513472, 3327311, 3419869, 3599214, 3873985, 3582951.

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ie. with the amazin Realisti One Milder" How's a CB bandit going to take your CB if he doesn't even know you've got one? That's the secret of the One -Hander. Since all controls you need are in the palm -sized handset, you can mount the tiny transceiver case permanently out of sight - in the 11/2x51/4x7case ALL THE glovebox, under dash or seat, even in the trunk using a with selector switch special extension cable. When you leave your vehicle, for handset speaker. CONTROLS ARE built-in speaker, or optional IN THE MIKE unplug the handset and lock it up or take it with you. external speaker. The One -Hander is safer and easier to use while driv- NI Push -to -Talk Switch ing - no reaching and fumbling around to make ad- ./ Speaker and Mike justments. Built-in noise blanker and limiter chop out NI Channel Selector with LED Indicator ignition -type noise. Two .-ramic filters and push-pull .1 Volume On/Oft Control audio circuitry. Improved auto -modulation for FULL Variable Squelch talk power, always. With m unting bracket, cables for .1 5Coiled Cord 12 VDC positive or negativground. Thieves hate the Realistic One -Hander. t you'll love it. Just 169.95* at your nearby RadiiShack.

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These two credit cards honored at most Radio Shacks *Prices may vary at individual stores and dealers acheA TANDY COMPANY FORT WORTH,thank TEXAS 76107 OVER S000 LOCATIONS IN NINE COUNTRIES info write Bobby Degarn, P.O. Box 774, Church Hill, TN 37642 or P.O. Box 245, Kingsport, TN 37662. Mexico,Missouri8th Annual Coffee Break of Little Dixie CB Club. August 13th -14th at Todd's, Highway 54 South. For more info contact James Hancock, 11 Venus, Mexico, MO, 581-5107, or logBUM Ray Kemp, 408 Eastholm, Mexico, MO, 581.0669. ANTENNAS Amboy, Illinois.Old Communications CB Radio Club Jamboree. August 13 & 14th at Lee County 4-H Fairgrounds on TRUNK BUSTER US 30. For more info write Curtis Bry- Fiberglass whip antenna with a solid ant,1228 GarfieldDr.,Rochelle,II. one piece, no hole trunk lip mount and 61068, or phone (815) 562.7096 or foam pad to protect finish. It has a 15' (815) 562-6960. cable and connector preassembled. CM -403 Trunk mount with 48" Alexander, New York, 3rd Annual Coffee Top Buster whip CM -404 Trunk mount with 48" Break of the Friendly Group CB Club. Top Buster tunable whip August 14th at the Alexander Firemens Park, Rt. 98, 1/2 mile south U.S. 20. Proceeds go to Burn Treatment Center TWIN BUSTER Contact Ann of Western New York. Co -phased no hole trunk lip mount fi- Cory,Secretaryat 5849 Broadway, berglass whips with co -phase harness Lancaster, NY 14086. and connectors preassembled. CM -421 with 48" Top Buster whips Afton, New York 1st Annual Break of CM -422 with 48" Top Buster tunable "AftonCandbaggersClub."August whips 14th at the Afton Fairgrounds, Rt. 41. For more infowriteElaineMetcalf, TOP BUSTER Chairwoman, P.O. Box 23, Afton, NY Our 48" flexible solid fiberglass shaft 13730. top load.It has a high Q coil individually tuned on antenna for peak perform- Saranac Lake, New York, Coffee Break ance. of Mountain Valley React. August 14th CM -401 Top Buster whip at Fish & Game Club. For more info contact React at P.O. Box 811, Sara- sTOP BUSTER nac Lake, NY 12983. TUNABLE GraniteDells,Arizona,4thAnnual Our solid fiberglass shaft antenna with Prescott Jamboree. August 19 -21st, 4 sealed radiator. Itis flexible to prevent breakage, resists corrosion and gives miles north of Prescott on Highway 89. top performance. Stainless steel tuning For more informationcontactchair- tip, only 48" high. man at P.O. Box 1802, Prescott, AZ CM -402 Top Buster tunable whip 86301. Lisbon, New York, 1st Annual Jambo- GO BIG BUSTER ree. August 19 -21st at New York Fire Whatever your vehicle - truck, Grounds, off Rt. 68 on Rt. 37. For in- auto, boat, motor home or RV, formation contact Coffee Cup CB'ers, Sue Mathews, Rt. #1, Hewvelton, NY there is a Big Buster Mobile for 13654. (315) 393-7092 or 393-2687. you. They have "Big Ears and Lots of Muscle" to extend the Eliot,Maine,6thAnnual Jamboree Camporee of Shoals CB Radio Club. range of your communications. August 19 -21st at Locust Farm, River Rd. For more info write club at P.O. OUR ANTENNAS Box 807, Portsmouth, NH 03801. COVER 40 CHANNELS Cumberland,Maryland,3rdAnnual NOW! Jamboree ofTri-StateCitizenBand Radio Club. August 20 & 21st at Cum- SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALER berland Fair Grounds, Rt. 220 South, TODAY! 4 miles south of Cumberland. For more infowrite WanettaKesler,Memorial Ave., Lot ±--'13, Cumberland, MD 21502. (302) 777-7490. North Springfield, Vermont. 10-4 CB Clubs 1st Annual Coffee Break. August 21st at the Hartness Airport, Rt. 106. CORPORATION For more info write club at Box 44, P.O. BOX 4680, MANCHESTER, N.H. 03108 Springfield, VT 05156. (cont'd)

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 49 Morgantown, West Virginia, 5th Annual (Snowbird), RR 3, Croydon, IN 47112. 4-H Building, Hiway 36 East. Spon Jamboree of Mon -ValleyReact Club Phone (812) 366-3647. sored by the Livingston Co. CB Club 2209. August 26 -28thatChestnut Inc. Formoreinformationcontact Ridge Camp Grounds. Coopers Rock Bascom, Ohio, 2nd Annual Coffee Break Wayne Jewell, "Seed Man" 715 Cow- exit off U.S. Route 48 to Rt. 73 & of the Ohio Ratchet Jaws CB Club of gill,Chillicothe, MO 64601, or Patty follow jamboree signs. For more info Tiffin, Ohio. August 28th at Meadow- Knouse, "Peppermint Patty," 605 Jack- contact Eugene Fullmer -President, P.O. brook Park. For more information write son, Chillicothe, MO 64601, 646-3585. Box 1005, Morgantown, W. Va. 26505. club manager, Ann Lutz, 15 Douglas Street, Bloomville, OH 44818. Lackawanna, New York,International Fairhill, Maryland, 1st Annual Eastern Ox Roast Picnic. September 10, at the Seaboard Jamboree. August 26 -28th at Klein's Grove, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Val- Newton -Abbott Fire Hall Grove, Abbott FairhillFairgrounds.Formoreinfo ley CB Club Annual Coffee Break. Au- and LakeAvenues. Sponsored by write Manly M. Pierce, P.O. Box 221, gust 28th, located 11/2 miles north of B.N.Y. CB Club of Buffalo, New York. Rising Sun, MD 21911. Bath, Pa., off route 987. For more info For more information write: The Drifter, Sacramento, California 1st annual jubi- write club at P.O. Box 1271, Bethle- P.O. Box 33, Buffalo NY 14220 or call lee of Christian Alert Intl CB Radio hem, PA 18017. (716) 823-0583. Club. August 27th at Liberty Towers Nazarene Church, 5132 Elkhorn Blvd. SEPTEMBER Chillicothe, Ohio, 2nd Annual Jamboree For more info contact the club at P.Q. Ohio Poor Boy CB Club, September 10 Cincinnati, Ohio, Super Coffee Break & & 11. Held at the Ross County Fair- Box 41217, Sacramento, CA 95841 or Jamboree, September 3, Stickers Grove call (916) 332-5436. grounds. Benefits, Muscular Dystrophy. on State Rte. 128, 7 miles north of For more information contact Red Bird, Baton Rouge,Louisiana7th Annual I 74. For more information write Hilltip Lucille Robinson, Secretary, 506 Car- Jamboree and Dance. August 27 & CB Club, P.O. Box 39423, Cincinnato, roll Street, Weverly, OH 45690. 28th at L.S.U. Assembly Center. Spon-OH 45239, Attn: Vic Valentino. sored by theL.A.Capital City Area White Plains, New York, 1st Jamboree C.B. Ass'n.P.O. Box 15464, Baton Columbus, Georgia, 6th Annual Jam- of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation. Rouge, LA 70895. Phone (504) 261- boree of Chattahoochee Chatters CB September 11th at White Plains Center. 3179. Radio Club. September 3 & 4th, at For more info write Foundation at 61 Clubhouse on 45th Street and River Gramercy Park North, New York, NY Corydon, Indiana, Ketuckiana CB Club Road. For more info write club at P.O. 10010 or call (212) 982-4700. Annual Jamboree, August 28. Highways Box 6221, Columbus, GA 31907. 135N & 335 Jct.(CrandallRd.) 4 Queens, New York, CB Jamboree, Sep- miles north of State Road 64. For fur- Chillicothe, Missouri, 3rd Annual CB tember 11. Held at the Desert Inn, 30- ther information contact Larry Simcox, Jamboree, September 4th. Held at the 80 Whitestone Parkway. For further information contact American CB Radio Club, P.O. Box 321, Bronx, NY 10469. Webster, Massachusetts 12th Annual Jamboree of Southern New England Citizens Radio Assn.,Sept.11th at PointBreeze, justoffRt.193.For more info contact Bess Stevens, A. F. PutnamRd.,Charlton, MA 01507. (617) 248-5288. Palatka, Florida, Bass Capital CB Club, Inc. 2nd Annual Jamboree, September 17 & 18. National Guard Armory, 1301 Moseley Ave. For more information contact Bass Capitol CB Club Inc., P.O. The Precision Counter/Clock Box 1542, Palatka, FL 32077. The latest advancement in digital readouts. Communications Power's FT -76 Milford, Connecticut, 7th Annual Jam- combination digital frequency counter/clock. It operates mobile and base boree of Nutmeg Citizens Radio Ass'n. with a standby mode for blanking the display and reducing power without losing time. September 18th at Knights of Colum- bus Hall, on Rt. US #1, between 1-95 Features: exits 34 & 35 (take Merritt Parkway 10 sec./year clock accuracy from a 3 ppm crystal time base 12 or 24 hour time readout, base or mobile Connector to1-95 South (west).For Quick disconnect AC and DC power cables supplied more info contact club atP.O. Box Bright 7 -digit LED readout with anti -glare display 5143, Hillside Station, Bridgeport, CT Reads to 10 Hz (most counters only read to 100 Hz) 06610. 30 kHz to 40 MHz frequency range 5 times/sec. update to avoid "display catchup" Aberdeen, Mississippi, 4th Annual Cof-

1 to 400 W 50 ohm thruline, 10 my high impedance sensitivity fee Break of the Aberdeen Communica- True receive frequency readout with CPI's FA -70 Frequency Converter tionsClub. September18that the 100% American made Junior High Gym. For more info con- Model FT -76 $199.95 Model FC-70 (w/o clock) $169.95 tact Wallace Banks, Jr., P.O. Box 224, Model FA -70 Receive Frequency Converter $49.95 Aberdeen, MS 39730. Phone 369-4659 Precision American Technology or 369-6593. IL-COMMUNICATIONS (415) 965-2623 POWER, INC. 2407 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 West Deering, New Hampshire, 3rd An- nual Coffee Break, September 18th at

50 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... Deering Fish & Game Grounds. Monitor Channel 14, KAFX-9379. For more information contact Sunshine CB Club, R.F.D. #2, Hillsboro, NH 03244. Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Jamboree 1 Sept. 23 -25th at Crazy Horse Camp- grounds. For more info write Jambo- ree Secretary, Box 582, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. Bucket Seat, Secretary. Y GA

OCTOBER El Dorado, Kansas 2nd Annual Jambo- ree of Midway Emergency Radio Team Inc. October 1st & 2nd at Butler County 4-H Building.For more info contact El GYPSY LarryBell, Chairman. Box 1279, Dorado, KS 67042. (316) 321-1543 (evenings). 40 -CHANNEL Kalamazoo, Michigan, 9th Annual Cof- fee Break of K.C.B.A. October 2nd at HEAVY DUTY the Kalamazoo Co. Center Bldg., Lake Street Fairgrounds. For more info write Gene Shrout, P.O. Box 31, Comstock, FIBERGLASS MI 49041. Transfer, Pennsylvania, 4th Annual Cof- ANTENNA fee Break of Tri-County React. October 2nd at Transfer Community Bldg. For She doesn't cost a fortune further info: Darrell Lewis, 1545 Cran- This is the tough, top -loaded ount. As dual, co - brook Dr., Sharon, PA 16146. fiberglass antenna that can phased whips with mirror Huntsville, Alabama, Space Capitol 2nd handle anything on wheels. mounts. And as a single Annual Jamboree, October 9. Held at Whether you're into trucking, whip without mount. One the Madison County Coliseum, Hwy. 72 traveling, off -road or farming, is right for you. West. For more information contact: Any way you buy P.O. Box 5231, Huntsville, AL 35805. take along a Gypsy or two. Proceeds aid retarded citizens of Madi- They can take it. the Gypsy, you're son County. The Gypsy comes three getting extra perfor- ways. As a single whip with mance and extra Martinsburg, WestVirginia,Coffee toughness for your Break, October 9, at Holiday Inn. Spon- a special easy to use mirror sored by the Helping Hand CB Club. money. For more informationcontact:Fred The Hy -Gain Riggleman, Publicity Committee, Rt. 1, Gypsy. Just one of our Box 101-32, Charles Town, W.Vir. many high performance 25414. CB antennas. See Macon, Missouri, 3rd Annual Coffee them all at your CB Break, October 16. Held at the Floral dealer. Or write our Hall, Macon County Fairgrounds Park, Department MM. South on 63 Highway. Sponsored by the Long Branch Town & Country CB Club.For more informationcontact FloydSmith,President,Macon, MO 63552, (816) 385-3268. Teaneck, New Jersey, 1st Annual Cof- fee Break of C.B.C's Radio Club. Oc- Hy -Gain Electronics Corporation tober16that Teaneck "Rec"Hall, 8601 Northeast Highway Six Teaneck, on Teaneck Road, 1/2 mile Lincoln, NE 68505 north of Rt. #4. For more information Hy -Gain de Puerto Rico, Inc. contact: Starfire (201) 288-3384. Box 68 Naguabo, PR 00718 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 2nd An- nual Jamboree of Grand Strand React Team #2596. October 29th & 30th at ConventionCenter. Formoreinfo: Helen Craven, 3rd Garrison St., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Phone (803) 448- 7268.

51 . . Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 it GPI THE GIAATERS

The Jaguar operates anywhere because the factory- installedprofessionalcommunications -typecrystals were selected for high stability in climates ranging from arctic to tropical. Suggested retail: $339.95. Write: Pearce -Simpson, Division of Gladding Cor- poration, 4701 N.W. 77th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33166, or mark number H04 on Reader Service Card.

JAGUAR 40 Pearce-Simpson's40 -channelJaguar Base/Mobile Transceiver is the perfect set for today's CB conditions no matter which way you use it. At home, it produces an absolute minimum of the type of radiation which interferes with radio and television reception. And the Jaguar's automatic volt- DELUXE 40 -CHANNEL MOBILE CB age regulator assures stable reception even if power MidlandInternational'sCommunications Division line voltage fluctuates. has introduced a new full -power 40 -channel mobile On the road, the adjustable squelch control shuts CB with Phase Lock Loop synthesizer. out background noise in the absence of a signal. With This deluxe Model 77-838 includes such special the Jaguar, the CBer can compensate for the con- features as: 2 -way, 2 -button dual electronic channel stantly -changingsignalscaused by buildingsand selectors on both the microphone and the unitcon- terrain. trol panel; an auxiliary volume control on microphone; Whether at home or in a vehicle, the receiver selec- and alarge-scaleL.E.D.digitalreadout channel tivity is so sharp that there's almost no "bleedover" indicator with dimmer control for visibility in all light if incoming signal quality is reasonably good. A two- conditions. stage amplitude automatic gain control assuresdis- FCC type -accepted, the Model 77-838 has a trans- tortionless reception of even the strongest signals. And mitter rated for legal maximum 4.0 watt RF output a filter in the antenna circuit prevents powerful broad- power with high level modulation. The dual conver- cast signals from suppressing the Jaguar's reception sion superheterodyne receiver has RF stage, ceramic sensitivity. filter, variable RF gain control and full -range vari- The Jaguar also features the exclusive HetroLockTM able squelch. With both switchable automatic noise frequency synthesis circuit to lock on to precise FCC - limiter and noise blanker and switchable high fre- designated channels. And a special meter tells if power quency audio filter,this Midland CB is one of the is really going out or is being reflected back at the quietest units on the market. transmitter due to a poor antenna or bad connectors. The Model 77-838 mobile also features a large lighted Automatic modulation control maintains quality of signal/power meter and separate P.A. and external your voice even when you're speaking very loudly. CB switches.

52 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. With the Midland Omni -Power system, the unit ing in the new 40 channel equipment which meets all operates on 12 -volt DC, positive or negative ground. the FCC's new tough requirements. Complete with DC power cord, mobile mounting Parrish continued: "Take a look at the diagram of bracket and hardware, the Midland Model 77-838 has our modulation circuit and you'll see why President a suggested retail price of $253.95. radios have such great talk power. On allof our Mark number H11 on Reader Service Card. radios the microphone feeds directly into a variable pre -amplifier. There isa front panel mounted mike gain control knob which allows the user to set the pre -amp so that his voice level provides all that is TOP OF THE LINE needed to obtain 100% modulation.After coming Just introduced by Radio Shack is their new top -of - through the pre -amplifier, the signal goes through a the -line40 -channel mobile Citizens Band two-way beautifully designed speech compressor that squeezes radio, the Realistic TRC-424. any peaks that exceed 100% modulation back into The TRC-424 features phase lock loop( PLL )cir- the envelope. In turn, a clipper nips the top of any cuitry for full 40 -channel operation with superior fre- small peaks that still might exceed 100%. This, of quency stability, and an automatic modulation gain course, introduces a small amount of flat -topping ( dis- control circuit for full, 100% modulation without the tortion) whichisthen eliminated by a low pass need for a power mike. filter.As anadditionalprecaution,thesignalis The new transceiveris FCC Type -Accepted and checked at the final amplifier by a detector, which, Certified. Rated 4 watts maximum RF power output. if necessary, tells the clipper to be even more vigilant. Other features include an RF gain control for ad- This whole process results in full envelope modula- justing receiver sensitivity, delta -fine tuning to help tion, which loosely translated, means 'Talk Power'. pull in off -frequency stations, switchable noise blanker, "The mike gain control, used to adjust the pre- large LED digital readout for easy channel selection, amplifier, adds greatly to the flexibility of operation RF/S meter and provisions for use as a public address of President CB's. If conditions are noisy, the user system with an external speaker. can cut down on background noise by turning down Operates on 12 VDC, positive or negative ground. the mike gain and talking closer to the microphone Size: 81/2 x 65/8 x 2 3/16". in a louder voice. If conditions are quiet, he can turn The Realistic TRC-424 40 -channel CB transceiver, up the mike gain and speak softer and farther away complete with mounting bracket and detachable mike, from the microphone and still enjoy 100% modulation. is priced at $169.95. Mark number H02 on Reader Service Card. Realistic CB equipmentisavailableexclusively from more than 5000 Radio Shack stores and dealers in all 50 states and Canada. Mark number H15 on Reader Service Card.

NEW HIGH AND LOW PASS FILTERS New filters that eliminate or greatly reduce interference on TV and FM receivers caused by CB or radio amateur transmitters have been introduced by Bell Industries/J. W. Miller Division of Compton, California. 40 CHANNEL CB, THE FCC, Series C-513 high pass filters attenuate front end AND TALK POWER overload interference below 40 MHz by a power When asked recently whether the new 40 channel factor greater than 1,000,000 to1 when installed in CB radios can provide maximum talk power over all the TV or FM receiver antenna input. channels, Mal Parrish, President of President. Elec- Low pass filters provide greater than 75 db attenua- tronics, Inc., answered, "Absolutely! Contrary to some tion for frequencies above 41 MHz when installed at current rumors, there are no 23 channel sets that can CB and radio amateur antennas. outperform any of the properly engineered new 40's. C -511-T: 25 W AM, 50 W PEP SSB The reason, pure and simple, is the superior engineer- C -514-T: 1000 W AM, 2000 W PEP SSB

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 53 included. MR176 is complete and ready for "no holes" trunk lip mounting as well. The manufacturer's suggestedlist price is$26.95. For further specifications contact: The Antenna Spe- cialistsCo., 12435 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, or mark number H12 on Reader Service Card.

MOBILE CB ANTENNA New Target magnetic base mounted mobile CB radio antennas have been introduced by S & A Electronics, Toledo, Ohio. Two tunable tip fiberglass models and a centerloaded tunabletipversionare available. Designed for fine reception on the road, the Target antennas have low VSWR for high efficiency. J. W. Miller Division offers a comprehensive line of The unique magnetic base is a safeguard high pass, low pass, audio and AC power line filters. against theft. It is easily removed for safe For additional information, contact Jerry Hall, Opera- storage. Multipole ceramic magnets grip tions Manager, Bell Industries/J. W. Miller Division, firmly with superior strength to any flat P.O. Box 5825, 19070 Reyes Avenue, Compton, Cal- metal surface, such as a vehicle's roofor ifornia 90224, or mark number H03 on Reader Ser- trunk. White ABS housing provides rust- vice Card. proof construction. Target magnetic mount models include: CB -330, a 36" tunable tip fiberglass antenna; CB -332i, 26" tunable tip fiberglass version; and CB -334, a 24" center loaded tunable tip antenna. All models come complete with 17 feet of coaxial cable and attached PL- 259 connector. Antennas are assembled and require only insertion of the whip into the base. The Target Magnetic Mount Citizens Band Antennas are a product of S & A Electronics, Division of The Scott & Fetzer Company, with headquarters at 202 W. FlorenceStreet, Toledo, Ohio 43605, or mark number H2O on Reader Service Card.

40 -CHANNEL CONVERTIBLE ANTENNA An improved 40 -channel CB antenna that mounts easily on trunk lip, roof or rear deck without drilling holes has been introduced by the Antenna Specialists Co. The new model, MR176 provides a new lower profile mounting cup with a bevelled edge for better rear window clearance when used on trunk lip applications.Exclusive waterproof mount provides protection when whip is removed for car washing. THREE CB TRANSCEIVER TESTERS Stainlesssteel shock spring and 17-7PH stainless Robyn International's MT Series transceiver testers steel whip provide maximum flexibility, strength and are designed for monitoring the RF output, modu- antenna protection. lation level and antenna SWR of CB transceivers. For permanent mount, a 3/8" hole is required. All Each Robyn MT model features: neon transmit light; mounting hardware, complete instructions and a 17- convenient battery or AC operation; illuminated multi- foot coaxial cable with attached radio connector are colored meters; battery -saving meter lamp switch; a

54 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... fitof an omni-directional full -coverage transmitting and receiving pattern. The "Super Swamper" is designed for extra -long- distance two way base communication on 23 or 40 channel CB, AM or SSB. Power gain of this exceptional base antenna is greater than 4.25 db, compared to a IA wave ground plane. The Swamper's .64 wavelength plus full size, IA wave radials puts the majority of the signal out where the CB'er wants it-at a low angle towards the horizon, not up toward the sky like many other designs. A sealed RF power "step-up"transformer, DC 10-100-1000 power scale and numbered, CALIBRATE grounded for lightning protection and static drain off, and SET controls for SWR and MOD (modulation) provides peak power performance in any weather. meters. Robyn MT transceiver testers may be left SWR of the "Super Swamper" is 1.15:1 at resonance permanently connected, for use as a constant monitor. and 1.5:1 or better over the entire 40 channel CB The Robyn MT -701 has one combination meter that bandwidth. performs all three test functions for quick, efficient Height of the radiating element of the Swamper is operation. The MT -701 suggested list price is $59.95. 223A" and the three IA wave radials are 108" each. The Robyn MT -702 has one meter for RF output The Hustler "Super Swamper"isconstructed only power and a second meter for SWR and MOD (modu- from heavy duty weatherproof materialstoassure lation) readings. The MT -702 suggested list price is problem -freeoutdoorantennainstallations.The $64.95. Swamper is supplied complete with all mounting hardware, element end caps, and factory marked dimensions. The antenna is designed for quick and easy assembly and installation. It mounts to a vertical support up to 13/4" OD. Suggested list price of the Hustler "Super Swamper"-Model 27 -TD is $63.55. Mark number H08 on Reader Service Card.

The Robyn MT -703 is a deluxe three meter transceiver tester that individually monitors each function for precise, easy to read measurements. The MT -703 suggested list price is $69.95. Mark number H21 on Reader Service Card.

"SUPERSWAMPER" OUTDOOR CB THE ADAPTA-CON (C-714) BASE ANTENNA NO SOLDER CB CONNECTOR TheHustler"Super Superex will introduce at the summer CES, a spe- Swamper" Model 27 -TD de- cial connector in the popular 4 -pin pattern, that re- liversupto 25%greater quires NO SOLDERING. The four pins in the plug range than comparable out- have push on connectors which are easily crimped on door base antennas, accord- to the proper four wires as shown in the instructions ing to New-Tronics Corpora- supplied with each unit. The suggested retail value tion of Cleveland Ohio, the of the ADAPTA-CON is $2.50. originatoroftheHustler The ADAPTA-CON SOLDERLESS connector is also brand of CB and amateur supplied standard with the following Superex prod- antennas. New-Tronics engi- ucts: PV-1-Hand contoured Power Microphone; MA- neers produced the rugged 506-Dynamic hand-held microphone. "SuperSwamper"forthe For further information contact: Mr. Michael Solo- CB'er who wants the most mon, Superex Electronics Corporation,151 Ludlow possible range from his base Street, Yonkers, New York 10705, or mark number station plus the added bene- H17 on Reader Service Card. (continued)

. Use S9 READERSERVICE. S9 August 1977 55 ON THE COUNTERS (continued) matic noiselimiter,deltafinetuning,illuminated power s/meter, tone control, as well as receiving and "on the air" transmit lamps. Colt 800, priced at $259.95, also includes a deluxe dynamic microphone, public address control, external speaker jack and operates on positiveor negative ground. Further informationisavailable by writing: Colt Communications, Inc. 5725 N. Central Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646, or mark number H19 on Reader Ser- vice Card.

AM/CB CONVERTER Clifford Industries, Inc., has announced a new addition toitsaccessory line, which includes regulated and filtered power supplies. The new addition is a solid state AM/CB converter operating on 13.8 volts negative. This unit is designed tolimit ignition noise by using one choke and a transformer. The unit's specifications are as follows: Frequency Range: 26.965-27.405 MHz Sensitivity: 5 Microvolts ( at 15 dB S+N/N ) Conversion Frequency: 1,000-1,440 KHz( on AM WILSON'S 8 ELEMENT dial) for 40 channel SHOOTING STAR CB ANTENNA This unit is considered to be superior to any other When your main consideration is performance,con- crystal controlled CB converter. sider the 8 element Shooting Star with DPE. This For further information,contact Mr. RobertH. amazing 8 element antenna has a gain of 14 dB. It Lorey, Director of Marketing, Clifford Industries, Inc., uses a 16 foot boom with six scientifically spaced 18 or mark number H14 on Reader Service Card. foot elements, and a quad reflector to obtain the best combination of the 14 dB gain and front to back ratio separation of 38 dB. It's the same design used to bounce signals off the moon! The Shooting Star weighs 28 pounds. A windload- ing area of only six square feet. The vertical to horizontal separationis20/25 dB.Ithas the Wilson amateur beam's 2 kW power handling capability. Sug- gested list price is $149.00. For further information, contact Wilson Electronics Corp., 4288 S. Polaris Ave., P.O. Box 19000, Las Vegas, NV 89119, or mark number H13 on Reader Service Card.

COLT INTRODUCES DELUXE 40 CHANNEL ANTENNA WITH TRANSMIT -ACTUATED LAMP BASE STATION "Breaker Beam", afully automatic, motor driven Colt Communications, Inc., announced the intro- CB/AM/FM mobile antenna which offers an exclu- duction of its new Colt 800 Deluxe 40 Channel Base sive "fail-safe" mast nesting function with ignition switch Station. off and a transmit -actuated neon lamp that glows when The precision engineered Colt 800 features phase- in use, has been introduced by EV Game Inc., of Free- lock -loop ( PLL )circuitry with advanced digital tech- port, N.Y., electronic communications, audio equipment niques to synthesize frequencies covering all 40 trans- and accessory marketers. mit and receive channels. This sophisticated circuitry The automatic "fail-safe" antenna nesting action fea- with better stability achieves superior performance tured with the new "Breaker Beam" combination an- levels and greater dependability than conventional tenna, unveiled at the NewCom Show in Las Vegas, crystal controlled units. insures automatic retraction of the antenna mast into The chrome finished matte blackface panelis is recommended rear cowl housing mount as soon as sectionalized for instant control recognition and in- vehicle ignition, or unit, is switched off, thus guarding cludes LED digital channel readout, switchable auto- the forgetful driver against vandalism.

56 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... Another exclusive "Breaker Beam" featureisthe 3 -band UHF/VHF scanner, a matching stereo tuner transmit -actuated neon lamp which glows whenever and amplifier, a five -function aircraft clock timer and the mobile CB user "keys" the microphone andgoes a programmable home heating control which is said "on the air". Consequently, other CB'ers on the road, to save up to 10% on home heating bills. especially at night, can visually spot a "good buddy" The catalog also describes nearly 400 other elec- at short or long distances. tronic kits including automotive and marine acces- The "Breaker Beam" telescope antenna extends to sories,amateur radio equipment,testinstruments, a 40" length, has an above center loading coil which learn -at-home electronicscourses,stereo equipment is situated on the 4th section of its 5 -unit mast and has and color TV's. an extremely low SWR. This excellent SWR is made The catalog is available free from Heath Company, available with a fine tuning, signal -splitting Coupler Dept. 350-13, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022, or mark using a CB Tuning/Trimmer Condenser. number H06 on Reader Service Card. A company spokesman also noted that "Breaker Beam" exhibitscomplete operationalstabilityand versatility in each mode. He added that once the antenna is tuned for minimum VSWR (Channel 20 recommended), the antenna will extend to a pre -determined length for optimum reception. In addition, FM capability holds at maximum efficiency due to the unique design of the antenna. Made to retail for around $79.00, "Breaker Beam" is designated as Model 10-500 and may be used for CB Channels 1 through 40, extending from 26.8MHz to 27.6MHz; has a 60pFd nominal AM capacitance; "STACKABLE" TVI FILTER and is complete with pre-set, extra -long cables which The Model 1118, a "stackable" coaxial low pass TVI should not be trimmed at installation. The antenna Filter, is being introduced by Gold Line of Norwalk, mast is made of stainless steel while the housing is Conn., theleading domestic manufacturerof CB fabricated from heavy duty, weather resistant metals. accessories. The antenna is cowl -mounted and features a perma- Designed to plug right into the back of a CB rig, nent, magnetic, 12VDC/5 Amp.( max) motor drive. this small unit, which measures 31/2 inches in length Packaged in an attractive, multicolored, self -serve box and Vs inch in diameter, eliminates the need fora thatiseasily displayed on distributor and dealer jumper cable. It gives excellent suppression above 36 shelves, each is complete with all connecting cables, MHz, but allows the CB signal to go out full strength. wires, and installation instructions. For really tough problems, a second or even third unit Mark number H09 on Reader Service Card. connected directly to the first will double or triple the amount of suppression. HEATHKIT CATALOG Gold Line designs and produces a broad range of CB accessories including a complete line of connec- The latest Heathkit Catolog lists nearly 400 elec- tors,adapters, fittings,filters,matchers and VSWR tronic products in kit form. meters. Mark number H07 on Reader ServiceCard. Among new products featured in the catalog are a (continued on page 107)

... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 57 We Interview A CD Author!

LARRY "Inkslinger" Adcock haswritten what his publicists are modestly touting as SIGNE.1451-W741641. the "best book on CB radio in the civilized world,"a paperbackentitled, NOT FOR TRUCKERS ONLY (Signet, 174 Pages, $1.50). The modesty is not misplaced since it is one of the few books on CB radio we've seen that doesn't read like some engineers manual. In fact, Adcock's tin book is downright entertaining. But more important, it is very informative, accurate and comprehensive; and, for a change, itis a book authored by one of us-an honest -to -goodness CBer. Adcock himself is an 1140.011 interesting character. We talked with him recently about his newly released book, his life, and times. Ex- GUIDE TALKING OF cerpts of that interview follow. untxR WORLD A, ST EXCITING S9: You've been a newspaperman all your TO"THE life. How did you become interested in the subject of CB radio? ER SINGLARRY AOC OC BY-INKKNOWN AS ADCOCK: Back duringtheindependenttruckers' 1SE strike of 1973-74, I was assigned to cover 101V4EFON

the story from Minneapolis -St. Paul . . . Like most people, Icouldn't understand why all those truckers out there were calling themselves names like "Steel Bender" and "Lone Coyote" and all. That's when it dawned on me that there were such things as "handles" on the CB airwaves, and that handles were a big part of the fun. Well, the more I learned from the truckers, the more I was hooked on CB. I wasn't the only one, you know. CB radio really took off right after that strike. Millions of people wanted to get into CB radio, just like the truckers. Before long,I had a rig in my car and there I was talking with my trucker buddies and four -wheelers I'd meet out NI on the road-people fromallover_ the ONISTANt4 SE TESTNEW 40-04 country, from all walks of life. I was hav- W114 I 114E At40 OFPHOTOS ing the time of my life. I decided that CB PAGES radio was the most important means of communication since the mouth.

Q: You're really high on CB. It comes through inthe book, for sure. But there were plenty of hooks on the market when you

58 August 1977 S9 became interested in CB. How comeyou Q: You don't really believe that it's all sugar decided to write your own? and spice and everything nice in CBra- dio, do you? A: There were plenty of books, that's right A: ...but they were all what I call "tool box" No, of course not. There are plenty of books. How to connect this wire to that problems. Idiots getting on the air and and a lot of other stuff about as interest- whistling into the mike. At three in the ing as watching bread bake. To me, CB afternoon in any major city, turnon the radio was one helluva story and there CB radio andit's"romper room time." wasn't anything on the market, in theway But I'll tell you this, the good experiences of books, that was exciting, let alone in- I've had and heard about the CB far out- teresting. So I started a file.( That's what weigh the problems and I'lltake those newspapermen do. We're a bunch of pack odds any day. I'd rather put up with a rats, actually.) Pretty soon, the file turned few clods now and then than have some into a book and here we are. restrictive new laws slapped on us by Uncle Charlie. So far, CB has worked What's the most exciting thing about CB pretty darn well and I thinkitshould radio, in your opinion? stay free of interferance, despite the problems made by some ignorant CBers. Re- I answer that in the book by quotinga member the blizzardsinthe northeast CB'er from Maine who wrote: I've been and the midwest this past winter? You all over the country, driving sixteen and didn't see any problems on the air then, seventeen hours a day, sleeping in truck that's for sure. CBers were standing by to stops and rest areas, listening and talking help in the emergencies. I personally know on the CB the whole time with four- a couple in Illinois who were stranded out wheelers and eighteen -wheelers andeven on an interstate highway for eleven hours two -wheelers and base stations all along who say they owe their lives to CBers who the way. . . and I'll tell you, what's go- spotted their location for the police. ing on out there is the first really positive What about CBers and the "smokeys?" social expression I have seenon a major Q: scaleinthiscountry inalmost fifteen A: Everybody knows that some CBers drive years, "The CB is the one place in America faster than fifty-five from time to time. where total strangers are cooperating for What many forget, of course, is that some the common good .. . suspicion, mistrust folks without CB drive faster than fifty- and negativism have swept throughus five;- too. The difference is that CBers have like a plague, strewing alienated paranoics something to give the smokeys in return in its wake. Nobody trusts anybodyany- for knowing their locations.I just got a more, except on the CB radio where every- news release from the Minnesota Highway body trusts everybody: By God, I hope Patrol. Here's what it says, in part, about it's contagious." the relationship of CB'ers and "smokeys": "A good number of CB operator are now using their mobile communication devices not only to inform otheroperatorsof where the state troopers are, but to also inform thetroopersoftraffichazards, dangerous conditions or even other motorists who are flagrantly violating the law. What. "In an informal survey of State Patrolre- sponses to CB transmissions received in January by troppers who monitor Channel 9, the emergency channel, the State Patrol finds no over 600 instancesof service rendered in response to reports ofdangerous conditions or requests for assistance. Included were CD Book. reports ofaccidents, S9 August 1977 59 Aip stranded motorists, animals or objects on I think that's pretty typical of the experi- the roadway as well as weather and road ence of "smokey" around the country. We

information. . . get along. In the book, I suggest that we CBers ought to take a smokey to lunch "The State Patrol also reported that 125 every so often. instances were reported in which troopers You have a unique sign -off that you use received reports of specific trafficviola- 4: tions which could endanger other motorists, on the air. Give it to us to close off the interview, will you? such as extremely high speed, driving while

intoxicated or driving the wrong way on A: You got it. .. "This is that one Ink Slinger a one-way roadway. A total of 46 arrests from the Deep Freeze State sayin' to you,

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REGALLeos ke ng chauffered round town in th ubble, though, because for all th meday own that cherished chariot pack Leos are almost always a su domineering lot, uually ma d around by anyone. Kin In and flair for the dramatic t Le stage where they just thriven the atte 1. our Y n a pedes- tal, adorn them with loving flattery and you will beorever rewarded. It's a treasure to be pleasured by a Leo. Fiery and highly spirited, these energetic people charge the atmosphere wherever they may be. You not only hear their strong modulation that can wash out all 40 channels, but you can feel their presence near you. Leo's keen sense of humor and fun makes this youthful species a delight also to the hearts of children. A truly domestic lot, they also manage to keep excellent order of their dens and enjoy doing so. Typical handles for this sign might be: Queen Bee-Ver, Snagglepuss, Catnip, Sun King, Happy Harry, Mother Goose.

SAGITARRIUS-Expecting a greenstamp ARIES-Rugged Aries take time out this AUGUST STAR CHECK settlement? August 20th could bring that month to lay cornerstone for new home windfall of good luck. May have to be 20 or to add to and improve present one. split two ways though. End of month You somehowmanagemoderationin LEO-Unexpected goodfortune makes also brings prophetic dreams. Caution is work and take a lot of time for sunny buffalo Leos growl and YL Leos purr advised on the 22nd for all work 20 mat- August leisure. 14th is a 10-4 day for a with pleasurethismonth.SingleLeos tersinvolvingmajordecisions,signing sportive vacation. 22nd is a time to curl love life picks up again after having had documents, and verbal messages that can- up with a good book and turn up the a terribly long drought. August 13th may not be reversed. squelch. prove to be the only 10-77 day. 14th New Moon in your sign, though, puts all the TAURUS-Taureans hammer down on good numbers upon you. CAPRICORN-The earthmovesunder the b'oulevardthis month intheir new your surestep feet this month as you make rigs all equipped with the latest CB gear. VIRGO-Attendtoallnecessaryand plans to get hitched, fer sure. A steady Yourbodaciousnew soundgetsyou important paperwork and decision -mak- loved one is about to become your bet- plenty of attention, don't you know. Week- ing before the 22nd when Mercury, your ter,er, other half 10-4. Business minded end of the 13th and 14th brings a home ruler, reverses gears and makes you spin Capricoms may also increase their assets 20 family reunion. Vacation plans for the your wheels needlessly. Some VIP comes by bringing ina new business partner22nd may have to be scrapped forat into your life after the 20th and pavesafter New Moon of the14th. Already least a month. the way to future happiness. Keepall married Capricoms benefit through their channels clear and listen carefully. better half. GEMINI-Geminis finally begin to capi- talize on past year's golden opportunities toward end of August. Greenstamps start LIBRA-A newjoborpromotionis AQUARIUS-Work load is lightened and pouring in then. Good time to invest that definitely inline for lucky Librans this responsibilitiesarecutafterthe20th lettuce and double it. From August 22nd month and good luck in general career- when beneficial planetary influences ham- and fora few weeksthereafterkeep wise for the year to come. The 13th and mer down through your work 20. Health close track of details. You may have tend- 14th of August are highlighted by an old also improves. Full moon ofthe 28th encythentoabsentmindedly misplace good buddy of yours. 22nd is a time to could bring to light structural flaws in any articles in home 20. Also be sure to lock releasethe mike key and do asilent joint assets you may have. Be prepared doors when leaving. number on the world. Do not listento for an annoying greenstamp hassle. or he part of any gossip at that time. CANCER-End of August begins a year PISCES-Starry eyed Pisceans are defi- of blessings for Cancer folk who have SCORPIO-Time to get ready for those nitely in the clouds this month as many theinsightto pick up on opportunity fallclassesyou've decidedtotaketo YL's/buffalos are attracted to them. One when it knocks. Expansion is the key word better yourself. Competitive Scorpios lucky one may be singled out for a life- todescribe your lives now, but watch always need an added challenge. You time partnership. Make sure you find the 'that the expansion is not in your waist- may also be going abroad after the 22nd RIGHT one before the 22nd, when rul- line while you're being treated so well. for a well -needed vacation.Sea cruise, ing planetof marriage sectorinyour Communications get all mixed up on the maybe? We'll be 10-10 on marine chan- chartdoes a bouncearound.Already 22nd. Don't mail anything of importance nel14.Don't be disappointedif some- mated Pisceans will be doing their leisure that clay and watch what you say! one you meet on the 22nd turns out not time in shanty shakers and seafaring ves- 73's and 88's to be such a good buddy. selsthis month. till next month

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LAST monthwe talked about scan- units,ontheirprimaryfrequency, ners and the reception of UHF signals.would not be able to hear each other When we described some of the sig-broadcasting back to the base. nals that could be picked up a scan- A more elaborate system would be ner, we talked about Class "A" CBwhen the base station utilizes an auto- signals. Class "A" Citizens Band is lo- matic repeater with"local"control. cated in the UHF spectrum, and manyYes, that's right, on Class "A" CB re- CB'ers who want to utilize their equip- peaters may be used. When the plumb- ment in a businesslike manner haveing organization now utilizesare- oftenoverlookedtheadvantagesof peater, all mobile units on the other Band-now entitled circuit would be able to hear each "General Mobile Radio Service." Here other as their signals are automatically are the frequencies allocated to Class retransmittedthroughtherepeater. "A" Citizens Band: Needless to say, this would give mobile to range quite an extension if the "CLASS A" GENERAL MOBILE repeater station is located high on a RADIO SERVICE CHANNELS hill. Repeaters may be controlled by land line wires so that the base station Base/Mobile Mobile can be several miles away in a valley MHz MHz -yet will have good transmission and 482.550 467.550 reception range to the mobiles because 462.575 467.575 the electronics and antenna are high Class "A" CB Repeater 462.600 467.600 on a nearby hill. 462.825 467.625 Other adaptations could be two mo-improvement-especially in cities where 462.650 467.650 bile units communicating directly withUHF signals become quite reflective. 462.675 467.675 each other on the base/mobile fre-Two mobile units in a city might com- 462.700 467.700 quency, or on the mobile only fre-municate up to five to eight miles away. 462.725 467.725 quency. Mobile units wishing to com-If one were sitting high atop a hill, it municatelocallywithother mobilemight communicate to another mobile As you cansee,thereare eightunits, yet not wishing to activate theunit up to 70 or 80 miles away on a paired Class "A" CB channels whichrepeater, would operate on the 467 clear channel. Two mobile units going total 16 different frequencies on UHF.MHz area with their sets on a secon-through a 1500 foot mountain top re- These paired channels are separateddary channel, commonly called"re- peatercouldcommunicateconceiv- by 5 MHz, with base stations and mo-peater talkaround." This allows for ap- ably over 100 miles. Noise is almost bile stations permitted to use the 462proximately five miles or less mobile tononexistent on UHF, and all signals MHz frequencies,andonlymobilemobile coverage without the use of autilize FM for greater readability and units permitted to use the 467 MHzrepeater-nor is there a likelihood ofclarity. frequencies. An example of mobile andthe base station picking up their trans- Since the units are FM, they are base simplex communications would be, missions. What's the range of Classmore expensive-generally startingat let's say, a plumbing service who would"A" Citizens Band? First of all, there's about $500 each.But believe, FM be broadcasting on 462.725 MHz fromvirtually no skip on Class "A" CB. communications offer a great deal of a base station and receiving their mo-Since up to 50 watts of output powerear comfort over double sideband AM bile units 5 MHz up on 467.725 MHz.may be used, you might think that the orsinglesidebandcommunications. The mobile units, in turn, would broad-range would be substantially increasedWho is eligible for Class "A" Citizens cast on that frequency but receive theover Class "D" Citizens Band. Gener- Band? About the same number of peo- base station on 462.725 MHz. Mobileally, there is a marked ground waveple who are presently operating on

62 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... any mobile to mobile coverage you want to achieve. Once you find a quiet pair of frequencies, 5 MHz separated, you put them in on your FCC application form 400. Now you've got to explain to the FCC why you want Class "A" CB. Since this General Mobile Radio Ser- vice is much more regulated, and not abused as Class "D" Citizens Band is, the FCC officials are checking out each applicant carefully. The last thing they want is more hobby type of communications with nonsense messages on this premium UHF spectrum. You must state definite reasons why you need this type of communications for either your business or personal use-and yes, Class "A" CB UHF Base Station you can use itto call home for per- sonalmatters.It'snot likebusinessto-only to make new friends on the band where it has to be kept exclu- air." sively business, you can combine your This one would undoubtedly fail the personal and business communicationstest for a need of Class "A" CB. all on one channel and service. Be brief However, I'm sure that the following but thorough when you point out whywould be granted a Class "A" CB li- MountaintopClass "A" Repeater.Location you need Class "A" CB. cense: on "Community" antenna tower. Here's one explanation that would "I request Class "A" CB service to probably not get approval: fulfill my communication needs from Class "D" Citizens Band, but there are "I request Class "A" CB because 1my automobile to my home, which I a few "catches" on going on Classwould like to find new friends and talkwork out of. My wife answers business "A." First of all, before you can goabout hobby type matters relating tocalls at hoe and needs to transmit mes- out and buy equipment, most sellersradio transmissions. There is no onesages to me regarding potential clients of Class "A" CB equipment want toin specific that I wish to communicatefor our home based business. My home see your completed Class "A" Citizens Band license which is filled out on FCC form 400-free atthistime.If you have no license, you'll probably not be sold equipment. If you need a license, and also need equipment, the two-way radio dealer who probably specializes CP400"THE"Eto in business band equipment will be more than happy to help you fill out CPI's CP-400 is THE radio for serious CB'ers the license, hopefully anticipating sell- for many good reasons. Like the dual synthesized channel selectors. Channel 30 is only ing you equipment. The license is good one click away from Channel 40. Channel for five years. In some of the larger switching is fast and accurate with back- cities where frequencis are quite con- lighting for each reading in darkness and gested on UHF, it may be necessary bright sunlight. And, it's flexible. to attach to the license additional doc- Need more reasons? Receiver tuning-wide ± 1.5 kHz deviation uments-again check with your busi- clarifier ness or land mobile radio dealer. Talk power-log speech processor that The next step is channel selection. operates without flat topping or illegal Your license does not permit you to splattering Quiet power-exclusive tuned RF noise operate on all of the eight pairs of blanker channels, or 16 individual frequencies. Interference rejection -8 pole crystal filter It's up to you to try, through the use for 80 dB adjacent channel rejection on of a scanner monitor, to pick the quiet- both AM and SSB est channel for your intended operation. Clearer reception-cross and intermodulation rejection of -75 dB This is best determined by a program- Pulling power -1.5 dB NF, .25 mV sensitivity mable scanner. If you are going to be receive pre -amp operating with a base station, or a re- Operating convenience-custom designed Turner mike with built-in preamp and finger- peater station, you'll want to analyze tip control channel pairs. If you are simply going And, a wide selection of CB accessories- to be operating two mobile units or reliable BA -5 AC Power Base Station Adapter, two hand-held FM units, then you'll RP -1A Range Plus receive pre -amp, TP-1 Talk want to look at the mobile only fre- Power speech compressor, FL -1 TVI Filter, quencies. You don't want to try and Precision American Technology FC-70 Frequency Counter, FA -70 Receiver Frequency Converter and WM-1000 peak- operate mobile to mobile onf requen- 1EDCOMMUNICATIONS reading Wattmeter. There is more coming, too. cies allocated also for base stations be- it POWER, INC. See your favorite dealer or write. cause those large powerfulb ases many miles away could completely cover up FCC Type Approved 2407 Charleston Rd., Mountain View, CA 94043

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PART 18 Transformers

ONEofthe most important rea- windingiscalled the primary. Thewhere Emax = the secondary voltage sons for the use of AC is the ease byresulting magnetic field, cutting acrossat maximum coupling which the voltages may be changedthe windings of the second coil,in- in value by the use of a transformer.duces an AC voltage in that coil. The cos 0 = the cosine of the angle A step-down transformeris used to secondcoiliscalledthe secondary betweentheprimaryand reducethevoltage andastep-up and its output voltage is referred to as secondary transformer is used to raise the volt-the secondary voltage. This effectis Ea, = the secondary voltage age. Since the transformer couples the calledmutualinductionor'mutual For example, we can calculatethe source voltage to the load by magnetic coupling and isthe basis for trans-outputvoltageof the secondary at lines of force no direct electrical con-former operation. angles of 45° and 90° given that at nection exists between the two. An- It can be seen in Fig. 6.1 that notzero degrees(parallel),Ea,,,,,is other advantage of the transformer is all of the lines of force generated by24 volts at maximum. thatit has no moving parts and sothe primary cut across the secondary needs no care or maintenance. In addi- winding because of the high reluctance E,, at 45° = E,x X Cos 45° tion,transformersare veryefficient. of the magnetic path(air). The ex- = 24 X 0.707 = 16.968V often as high as 98% effective. tent to which the two coils are coupled EmaxX Cos 90° Transformers can be divided roughly isexpressedasthecoefficientof Ea at 90° = 24 0 = 0 V intothreegroups.First,we have coupling,k,a measurement ofthe those transformers that operate at thepercentage of primary lines of force Transformer Construction powerlinefrequencies;theseare thatreachthesecondary. Theco- called power transformers. Second, weefficient of coupling is expressed as a As shown in Fig. 6.1, a transformer have the group of transformers de- factor, k, between zero and one, withthat usesair for the magnetic path signed for use at audio frequenciesone representing maximum coupling.does not conduct all the primary lines called audio transformers. Third, weFig. 6.2 illustrates the effect of the co-of force to the secondary. As a result, have radio frequency transformers de-efficient of coupling upon the outputdespite the parallelpositionsof the signed tooperateinthe radiofre- voltage of the secondary. In circuits two windings, unity couplingisnot quency range. Our discussion now will (A) and (B)the primary and sec- achieved. All powertransformers beconfinedtopowertransformers ondary are physically parallel and as (audio transformerstoo)arethere- though many of the concepts to beclose as possible to produce the maxi-fore built around iron cores. covered will also apply to the audiomum degree of coupling.If Transformer Cores - Transformers all theused for power line frequencies must transformer types. linesof force generated inthepri- mary cutacrossthesecondary, wehave an iron core to provide a low Mutual Coupling will have a k of one or unity. Withreluctance magnetic path which will In order to understand the opera-the primary and secondary placed at tion of a transformer we must recallright angles as in (C) minimum cou- the behavior of a magnetic field aboutpling occurs; k is equal to zero. Any a coil. Any change in current through physicalpositionbetweenparallel the coil, a rise or fall, causes a change (zero degrees) and the 90° position ofmagneticfield.A currentrise will result in an output voltage less causes an expanding field and a cur-than maximum but more than zero. (A) Maximum coupling-coils parallel rent decrease causes a shrinking field. The precise voltage at any angle can As long as the magnetic fieldisin be found from motion it will induce a voltage in its own coil called a counter EMF (or a E, = Emax X Cos 0 back EMF) which opposes the applied voltage. (B) Minimum coupling-coils at right angles Ifa secondcoilispositionedso Fig. 6.2(A) and (B)-Primary and second wind- that the magnetic lines of force gen- ingsareplacedinparallelor endtoend erated by the first coil cuts across the for maximum possible couplings.This makes secondcoil,the two coilsaresaid 0 possiblethehighestcoefficientofcoupling. tobe inductivelycoupled.Thisis (C)Withthesecondarypositionedatright depicted inFig.6.1. When an AC Fig. 6.1-Two coils coupled by magnetic lines angles tothe primarythecoefficientof of force aresaidto be inductively coupled coupling isreduced to zero and no induced voltage is applied to one winding, that and form a transformer. voltage appears acrossthe secondary.

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concentrate the lines of force around the windings. This transformer, called an iron core transformer,is used to provide the voltages needed by electronic equipment in order to operate. The cores are generally made in one of two forms. The core type construction (0 shape) is shown in Fig. 6.3(A) and theshelltype construction(E shape) is shown in (B). The core type is made from a number of thin silicon steelstampingscalledlaminations. Each laminationiscoated with an insulating lacquer or varnish and then assembledtoformthetransformer core. The shell type core is the more frequently used shape. Each layer of the core consists of an E and [ shaped section of metal butted together. Each layer of sectionsisreversed so that the I sections will be held in place. Gamber-Johnson's Super Slide is No power reaches the radio until The laminations are then pressed to- not an ordinary slide mount. all other contacts are fully engaged. gether to form the core. It'sprecisionengineered,looks Which means no final stage burn- TransformerWindings-Thebasic great with radio inor out and is outs. ridiculously easy to insert and re- An independent laboratory test transformer consists of two windings report says the Super Slideis formed on one of the cores shown in move. Pricing? Competitive. "far superior to competitive de- Fig. 6.3. The symbol for this type of vices tested... no detectable SWR Super Slide has full coaxial antenna transformer is shown in Fig. 6.4(A). connectors and pin -and -socket loss." When an AC voltage is applied to the connectors for power, ground and Gamber-Johnson, Inc. primary winding a voltage will appear extension speakers. 801 Francis St. across the secondary winding by mag- Stevens Point, WI 54481 netic coupling. (715) 344-3482 An exploded viewofthetrans- former windings and coreconstruc-

Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 67 Fig. 6.4(A)-Symbol used to represent thebasiciron core transformer. The primaryisthe winding to which the poweris applied.(B)-An exploded view of the basic power transformer E lamination construction. The core passes through the center of the windings and wraps aroundtheoutsideofthewinding. The areas of the core through which the windings run are called the win- dows. (0)-Symbol ofatransformer with a tappedprimarytoaccom- Cardboard form punch modatedifferentvaluesofpower linevoltages. One ofthe twosec- ondary windowsiscenter tapped. through Insulating the clatter paper and chatter Antler CB Antennas help slash I lamination through the chatter of city

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lion is shown in Fig. 6.4(B). The primary winding is wound, in layers, on a rectangular cardboard form.This winding usually consists of many turns The Secret of of fine wire that is insulated with an Antlers Extra enamel coating.Thisthinlayerof Range insulation permits many layers of wire to be placed in a small space. The last layer of wire used to form the primary winding is covered with a sheet of insulating paper or cloth. The secondary winding is then wound on top of theprimary. When the secondary winding is finishedittoois covered with a layer of insulation. The frame is then assembled through the Some typicalpowertransformer construc- center of the windings staggering the tionstyles.On theleft is anhermetically Individually sealed power transformer (air tight enclosure) tuned for extra power and E and I sections as explained earlier. withsolderlugconnectionsonthebottom. range. Each auto creates The completed transformer appears The center power transformer is also a sealed variations in SWR's, but as shown in Fig. 6.4(C). From this unit but with threaded stud connectors. Both Antler consistently improves drawing itis possible to see that the of these transformers were designed for use efficiency in most installations. by the armed forces and are highlyreliable windingsare completely surrounded units. On therightisatype of construction by the core to provide the maximum usedforcivilianapplicationssuchasenter- possible magnetic coupling. This pro- tainment electronics and communications. The is notairtight Got Your - -. Antlers On? transformer construction but vides a coefficient of coupling that is the windings are varnished to protect against extremely high, almost unity. moisture.Connections tothewindingsare Very often a transformer will con- made through the color coded leads that pro- antler antennas tain more than one secondary wind- ject from the bottom.Inthe front center we MCM Mfg. Co. have a simple unshielded open channel frame ing and in some rare cases more than Power transformer similar to that used on the 6200 S. Freeway Fort Worth, Texas ;6134 one primary. Some of the windings, experiment board. Photo byI.Kahn.

68 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... both primary and secondaries often have of the power transformer is determined this,we canderivethefollowing additionalconnectionscalledtaps. mainly by the ratio of the primary to relationships: When the tap is located at the centersecondary turns and the voltage ap- 1-The volts -per -turn (V/T) on the of the winding itiscalled a centerplied to the primary. Figure 6.6(A) primary can be obtained by dividing tap. shows a transformer with a primarythe primary voltage, E, by the num- winding of five turns and a secondaryber of turns on the primary, N. Transformer Operation winding of two turns. Because of the Ep presenceofthecore,thelinesof V/T In order to understand the opera- N, tionof the transformeritisneces- force generated by the primary cut sary for us to examine it under dif-both the primary and secondary turns (coned) ferentoperatingconditionsandto with the same strength. consideritsdifferentcharacteristics. If the voltage applied tothe pri- lv. These areitsvoltage,currentand mary is 5 volts the counter EMF de- 5 v.a.c. 2 v. powercharacteristicsunderloaded veloped across the primary will be so lv. and unloaded conditions. close to 5 volts that, for the sake of No Load Conditions-A transformersimplicity, we can consider the volt- with no load connected to its second- age to be that applied, the 5 volt (A) ary can be represented schematicallyinput. With 5 turns of wire on the primary and a 5 volts across the pri- as shown in Fig. 6.4(A). With no 1 v. connection madetothesecondary, mary, we have a voltage distribution the primary appears as a simple ironof one volt per turn or 1 V/T. Since lv. core inductor to the applied voltage.the secondary winding is also subject lv. The primary current will depend uponto the same magnetic field as the pri- 5 v.a.c. lv. 7v. the amount and frequency of the ap- mary, each turn on the secondary will lv. plied voltage and the inductance of have an induced voltage of one volt. I lv. the primary winding. The back EMF Thus, for a 2 turn secondary there is lv. generated by the primary is oppositea 2 volt output. to the applied voltage and nearly as Ifthesecondary windingisin- (B) great, resulting in a very small currentcreased to 7 turns (Fig. 6.6B) each Fig.6.6(A)-Fivevoltsappliedtoa 5 turn flow that is lagging the primary volt-turn develops one volt for a total out- primary creates a voltagedistribution of one is voltper turn for both the primary and sec- age by90°.Thissmallcurrent put of 7 volts. From these illustrations ondary. The two turn secondary provides a 2 called the exciting current. we can see that the volts -per -turn rat- voltoutput, a step-downaction. (B) With Winding Phase-The magnetic fieldings are the same for both the pri- the same one voltper turnratingbut a7 produced by the primary cuts across turn secondary, the output voltageis7 volts, the secondary winding producing amary and secondary windings. From a step-up action. voltage. The phase of the voltage developed across the secondary winding, as compared to the primary voltage, may be one of two states, in phase or 180°out of phase, depending upon the direction of the secondary winding.See Fig.6.5. When phase(or polarity)of the transformer windings are of importance to the operation of a circuit, dots are placed at the ends of the windings which have the same instantaneous polarity. For power application the winding phase is of no importance. VoltageRelationship-Thevoltage Peak Reading Wattmeters induced into the secondary winding Don't guess-know with Communications Power's versatile power meters. CPI's Model WM-1000 Watt Meter simultaneously provides the most needed information on your output signal with three separate meters: percent of modulation, peak or average power level and VSWR. Model WM-7000 Power/VSWR Meter provides peak or average power and VSWR measurements in a single 31/2" meter unit. That's not all: 20, 200 and 1000 W power meter ranges over 2-30 MHz Peak or average power readings for total analysis of AM and SSB signals Superior accuracy to 1.1:1 VSWR provided by a 30 dB directivity coupler, (over 10 times as good as most other units) Full wave modulation meter on the WM-1000 sums the entire modulation waveform Prolonged battery life through automatic shutdown circuitry on the WM-1000 and power stingy circuits on the WM-7000 Large meters with expanded scales for easy visibility, mobile and base VSWR and modulation meters effective from 1 to 1000 W of forward Fig. 6.5-The phase, or polarity,of thevolt- power with on -the -spot calibration ageacrossthe secondarywindingofthe WM-1000 $99.95, WM-7000 $69.95 transformer as compared to the primary Precision American Technology voltage, is determinedbythedirectionof the secondary windings.Dots areplacedat COMMUNICATIONS (415) 965-2623 the ends of the winding that have the same POWER, INC. 2407 Charleston Road, Mountain \new, CA 94043 instantaneous polarity.

. Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 69 2-The volts -per -turn on thesec- ondary can be determined from V/T = Ns 3-The above formulas can be trans- posed and then divided so that they appear as Cash inonthe E, N, X V/T Es N. X V/T 40 Channel CB Since the V/T ratings are equal in a transformer,theycancelandleave Radio Market. only the relationship E, N, MAKE A BARREL FULL OF BUCKS! E8 - N. This important equation tells us that ONE STOP FOR: the ratio of the primary to secondary voltage is RADIOS -Over 20 different mare, equal to the ratio of the t.ii .iiers - million dollar inventory primary to secondary turns. Given any ANTENNAS- 4,000 in stock three of thesequantitiesthe fourth ACCESSORIES - 10,000 partsin stock can be computed. The above formula SERVICE Authorized warranty station for most major brands can be further simplified so that the REPLACEMENT PARTS Midwest's secondary voltage can be determined largest distributor of CB compo- from: nent parts and CB semi -conductors N.E, Es -N, BEST PRICES SAME DAY SHIPPING DEALERS PHONE [31214E11-3446 = XE, For Free Catalog and Price List / Or Write: N CB WAREHOUSE - = TR X E, 1607 Western Ave.,Chicago Heights,IL 60411 If,for example, a transformer has 250 primary turns, 50 secondary turns and a primary voltage of 115 volts, the secondary voltage may be deter- Here's a new accessory for you! mined as follows: Easy -to -install remote control switch Es = TR X E, ACTIVATES HOUSEHOLD NeX = E, LIGHTS FROM YOUR CAR N, 50 KRONOTEK CB REMOTE CONTROL LIGHT SWITCH X 115 250 letsyouactivateyouroutdoor,indooror garage lights from the safety of your car.If = 23 volts you have a CB already installedin your car, simply key your CB microphone and light up Considerasecond problem.An- your house as you enter the driveway. other secondary is to be added to the You'll never have to enter an unlit above transformer toprovidea 50 house again volt output. How many turns are re- The best deterent to crime and quired for this new secondary winding? accident is a lighted area No morefumbling in the dark for Known: E, = 115V your keys or light switch 100% solid state design assures Kronotek Corporation Ee= 50V trouble free operation BONNIE DELL INDUSTRIAL PARK N, = 250V Simple installation, no special tools, 231 Route 17 takes only minutes Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 N. = ? Range sensitivity adjuster assures Please send me._ CB Remote Control Light non-interference of other CB's Switch(es).Pleaseindicateuse: E, N, outlet or 0 on/off wall switch. Operates up to 300 feet 0 wall C E. N. Lights will automatically turn off NJ residents add 5% sales tax after 5 minutes Transposing tofind N.we have: Size: 47/8"x2V4"x2" Name Full one year warranty Address E.N, 10 day money back guarantee, if not completely satisfied. City State zip E, TO CHARGE THIS ORDER, FILL IN BELOW: 50X250 Charge: 0 BankAmericard 0 Master Charge* Safety, 115 Security &$2695 MY CHARGE NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE = 108.695 turns Convenience PPD, for only AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE Since we must wind complete turns, *Include the numbers that a more realistic answer would be 108 Tel. (201) 933-8833 appear above your name or 109 turns.

70 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... Therefore: ATri = AT,. YOU CAN COUNT or = NJ, ON REDCO FOR RELIABILITY The above formula can be trans- (AI posed to show QUALITY PERFORMANCE Primary NP magnetic field N Iis We showed earlier that N E E Secondary By substituting, we have magnetic field B Ep Fig.6.7(A)-The primary and secondarycur- rentsflow inoppositedirectionswhen the transferisloaded. Because the current direc- Note carefully that the current ratio tionsareopposite,the two magneticfields is the inverse of the voltage ratio. This are opposite in polarity (B) and cancel. means thatas we step the voltage down the current available from that Effects of Connecting a Secondary secondary willincrease. As we step Load-When a load is connected across the voltage of a secondary up,the the secondary winding (Fig. 6.7A), a available current decreases. currentwillflowthroughthesec- How this information may be ap- ondarywindingasillustrated.Theplied to a practical problem is shown amount of the current flow is governed Models: below. A 117V to 12.6V step down RPA-1, CS Receiver Pre-amplifler 59.35 by Ohm's law where L=Es/RL. Thetransformer is designed to supply two New dual relay protection system current flow in the secondary wind- C-40, 5 -digit Frequency Counter 139.35 amperes to its secondary load.If we RFC -50, 6 -digit Frequency Counter 17985 ing createsa second magnetic fieldwish to fuse the primary for protec- that will combine with the magnetiction what should be the current rating field generated by the primary winding. of the fuse? REDCO RELIABLE ELECTRONIC DESIGN CO. As shown in Fig. 6.7(A), the pri- 11823 E. Slauson. #26, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90WD mary current enters the top ofthe Known Ep = 117V Phones: (213) 698-0017 (213) 693-5577 winding sinceitisnegative at that Es = 12.6V instant.It also leaves the top of the I., = 2A secondary winding because it is nega- REDCO PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS ? A -B -C Electronics MHZ Electronics tiveat that same instant. Following Seattle, WA Phoenix, AZ the current pathsof both windings Ep Alpha Omega Dist. Merrill Elect. Alsip, IL Chicago, IL itis possible to see that 'primary and E, -IP Autco Dist. Mitee Electronics St. Louis, MO Houston, TX Iseconda ry areflowinginopposite Transposing to find I, we have Batts Majestic Comm. directions. Smyrna, GA Memphis. TN Since the primary and secondary LE, CBC Wholesale Club Maynard's Comm. I, = Lexington. NC Stevensville, MI winding currents flow in opposite di- E, CB Sales & Service No. Tampa CB Censer rections, their corresponding magnetic Minneapolis. 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NY Beardstown, IL magnetic field developed in a trans- Graham Radio Warnocks former core is determined by the num- EpI, = Reading, MA Salem, OR Henshaw Electronics Western States Comm. ber of turns inits windings and theor Pp,' = P Ft. Worth, TX Salt Lake City. UT current flowing through those wind- Henshaw Electronics Wren House Elect,. Kansas City. MO Downers Grove, IL ings (the ampere -turn rating or AT).where Pim.; = apparent primary power Henshaw Electronics Wright Elect. in VA. Phoenix, AZ Hattiesburg. MS Since the magnetic field in the core Ideal Enterprises Yukon Radio/Elect isthe same for all windings on the P, =apparentsecondary Wess ngton. SD Anchorage, AK John's Comm. Zlmco Inc. transformer, the ampere turns rating power in VA. Thorofare. NJ Augusta, GA of all the windings must be the same. (cont'd)

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Materials: former will be the 12.6 volt secondary of the trans- 1-Chassis constructed in Exp. #16, Part 14 former on the chassis. Under no conditions are you 1-Rollof#32enamelledwire,RadioShack to connect this home-made transformer to the 117 #278-011 volt power line. 1-Rollof#22 enamelledwire,RadioShack The results obtained with this transformer will #278-003 not be perfect as the core used is very inefficient 1-VOM, Radio Shack #22-202A because it is not a closed loop and is not laminated. 16-4" 20D common nails In spite of this, the principles of operation will be The purpose of this experiment is to verify and made very clear as you proceed through the follow- reinforcetransformer theory. The twocoilsof ing steps. enamelled wire will be used as the primary and secondary of a power transformer you willas- PART I semble. The source voltage for this power trans- 1-Wire the circuit shown in Fig. 1(A) and (B). 2-Place winding #2 as far from #1 as the lead length will permit. Turn on the power and note the following: A) The voltage reading across the secondary, a.c. volts winding #2. It should read very close to zero volts. VAC NOTE: B) How the winding vibrates if the turns of wire This portion of the circuit Lt = Coil of No. 22e wire. are loosely wound on the spool. was built in experiment 16 1 L2 = Coil of No. 32e wire. C) How the winding gets hot after being powered IA) for 10 or 15 seconds. This is due to a high current flow because of a low XL. 3-Add a core of 12 nails and note the following effects: A) The coil no longer gets as hot because the addition of the core has increasedX1.and lowered the current.

(B)

Fig. 1-(A)-Circuitwiringtotest transformeraction. Trans- former Tiisthe step-down unit mounted on the chassis and its secondary acts asthesource voltagefor the experiment. (B)- Arrangementofthe twocoilsusedtoformthetransformer. Pictorial layout for the tircuit of (A). Photo by I. Kahn.

72 e August 1977 e S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... B) The core nails vibrate causing a- buzz because they are loose in the form. This is a common occurrence in commercial transformers when the laminations are loose. 4-Turn off the power and cemove the core nails. PART II 5-Place the two coils as close together as possible as shown in Fig. 1(B) and apply the power. Note the voltage reading. Position the two coils for amaximum readingonthe0-15 VAC scale. VAC 6-Gradually tilt the secondary so that the windings are no longer parallel. See Fig. 2( A ).Esti- mate a 45° angle and read the output voltage. VAC, 45° Primary a Idsecondary windingswiththe20D commonnails used as thecore. An additional 8 nailsareinsertedfrom the 7-Continue tilting the secondary untilitisat other end. Photo byI.Kahn. right angles to the primary (Fig. 2A) and observe the secondary voltage. VAC, 90°. Shut 9-With the circuit wired as shown in Fig. 1 and the power off. the voltmeter on the 0-60 volt range, apply power. Note and record the secondary outputvoltage. PART III VAC, with core. 8-Place the cores back in a parallel position and insert the core nails, 8 from eact side as shown in PART IV Fig. 2( B ).Pack the nailsastightly as possible. 10-Rewire the primary circuit by adding the two (Use more than 16 if needed) parallel 10 ohm resistors as shown in Fig. 3. 11-Connect the AC voltmeter across the parallel Secondary coil resistances with the meter range set at 0-15 VAC. 12-Prepare a jumper wire with which to short Nails Nails the secondary winding and then apply power. I4.""nullfizal- 13-Observe the voltage drop across the 5 ohm Primary coil resistance in the primary when no load is placed on the secondary. (Al Short the secondary winding with the jumper wire and note the increase in voltage across the 5 ohm resistance. While the voltage increase was small bemuse of the inefficiency of the transformer,it Seconda y coil did indicate a rise in primary current when the secondary current was increased.

ACV (B)

Primary coil

Shorting jumper

Fig.2(A)-The positionsofthe primary and secondaryat45' Fig.3-Insertion of the5 ohm resistorinserieswiththepri- and 90° angles.(B) Position of the two windings with the 20D mary pe-mitsthemeasurement of theriseinprimarycurrent nails used for the core. when the secondary is shorted.

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BASIC RADIO (continued) ironorsiliconsteel. While not the positions so that they are aligned with Transformer Losses best electrical conductor, the core ma-the new field. When the power trans- Under ideal conditions, the powerterial will conduct an electric current.former is operated from the 60 Hertz absorbed by the primary equals theWhen the primary of the ironcore power line, the domains will have to power delivered to the secondary load.transformer is energized from an ACchange alignment twice each cycle or Whilethepracticalpowertrans- source, the fluctuating magnetic field120 timespersecond. The energy former is very efficient, itis not per-will cut through the core material asused to realignthe domainsisdis- fect. Transformer losses occur in bothwell as the secondary windings. Thissipated as heat within the core and the windings and the core and resultresults in an induced voltage in thecalled hysteresis loss. The loss is kept intheconversionoftheelectrical core that causes random loops of cur-to a small level by proper choice of energy into useless heat. rent flow as shown inFig. 6.8(A). the core material. Copper Losses-Whenever a current Theresultofthesecorecurrents, TransformerEfficiency-Todeter- flows through a conductor power is called eddy currents, is a loss of power mine the efficiency of a power trans- lost in the form of heat due to thein the form of heat. former boththeinputand output resistanceofthatconductor.The To reduce the losses resulting frompower must be known. In the perfect greater the value of the resistance or eddy currents,the transformer cores transformer,Pinand Po, are equal. current the more heat (power)dis- are laminated as shown earlier in Figs. In the real transformer the difference sipated. Since the primary and sec-6.3 (A) and (B). The laminations arebetween Ph, and P.5 represents the ondary windingsofthe transformerthin strips of the core material insula-power used up by the various losses, are wound with copper wire,they tedfromeachotherandpressed I2R, eddy currents and hysteresis. produce a heatlosscalledthe I2R togetherto form thecore. Because The percentage of efficiencyofa loss or copper loss. This loss can bethe laminations haveasmall cross- transformer may be calculated from minimized by using the properdi- sectional area they have a high re- ameter wire. A diameter that istoo sistance and the induced corevolt- % Efficiency Pont= -X 100 small introduces excessiveresistance. ages cause smaller eddy currentsto Pin If the wire diameter is made largerflow. This technique greatly reduceswhere Pin = the apparent input power than necessary the physical size of thethe losses due to eddy currents. in VA transformer is increased and the cost Hysteresis Loss-When a magnetic Pout = the apparent output power of the transformer is increased need- fieldpassesthroughatransformer of all the secondary windings in VA. lessly.The wirediameterismade core, the core material becomes mag- To find the efficiency of a power large enough tocarrythe requirednetized. To become magnetized the current and no larger. domains within the core have to align Eddy Current Losses-The core of themselveswiththeexternalfield. a power transformerismade ofa When the field directionisreversed ferromagneticmaterialsuchassoft allthedomains must reversetheir

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... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 75 rent. If the transformer of Fig. 6.9 is fully loaded, the primary power dissipation will equal the total secondary power dissipation and Ip will be determined from E.,)(IE52) I - EP For the transformer of Fig.6.9,the primary current would be (450 X 0.2) + (12.6 X4) Ip = 117 = 1.2A Asthetechnician Typicalauto -transformer.When theknob selectingthe shaftisturned the entirerear ringrotates, power transformer, you would not con- moving the carbon brush alongthetrans- cern yourself with the primary cur- former windings. Photo byI. Kahn. rentrating;thetransformermanu- facturer would select a wire diameterFilament winding, 5V (Both wires, for the primary capable of handling yellow) this current. Filament winding #2(Bothwires, Frequency of Operation-Thefre- green); tap (Green/yellow) quency of operation of a power trans-Filament winding #3 (Both wires, former must be that of the power line,brown); tap (Brown/yellow) most often 60 Hz. If the frequencyFilament winding #4 (Both wires, appliedtoapower transformeris slate); tap (Slate/yellow) higher thanitsrating,the inductive °All two color wires are 50% each reactanceofthewindingsincrease color and very often defined as black causing greater internal voltage dropswith yellow tracer, or red with yellow and therefore less output voltage. Losses tracer, etc. inthecorealsoincreasethusre- Many transformers with single sec- ducing efficiency.Increasing the ap-ondary windings do not observe any plied frequency above the design fre-color code forthe secondary wind- quency,however,does not damageing but do for the primary wires. the transformer. If the applied frequency is reduced Auto -Transformers below the design frequency, thein- The auto -transformer consists of a ductive reactance of the transformer singlewinding onasuitablecore, windings decreased and the currenttapped to provide the primary wind- flow through the windings increases.ing and tapped at a second point to If the decrease in frequency is great providethestep-uporstep-down enough, the increase in current couldfunction. The circuit symbols for the be enough to damage the transformer. auto -transformerareshowninFig. From this it can be seen that a trans-6.10(A) and (B). Symbol (A) shows former can safely be operated abovethe arrangement forstep-up opera- its rated frequency but not below. tion and(B)for step-down function. TransformerColor Code-Aftera The voltage across the entire trans- transformer isbuilt and enclosed,it former winding in (A)is induced by is difficult to tell which wires attach topassing a current through the primary which winding unless the leads are leads, 1 and 2. The stepped -up voltage color coded. When electronic equip-is taken from the secondary terminals ORDER TODAY ment was all vacuum tube operated, Makes a great gift for an 1 and 3. Note that the secondary in- the transformers were built with sev-includes the entire primary winding. serious CBer you know, eral secondary windings for tube fila- including yourself. For step-downoperationincircuit ments and high voltages. The color (B)the secondary consists of only a Send $5.95 + .65 for handling code developed for these transformersportion of the primary. If the primary and postage, check or M.O.* is in use today, more or less, but therehas 117 turns and an applied voltage Including name and call letters, are fewer secondary windings. Theof 117 volts,there would be a dis- or any phrase you want inscribed colorcodelistedbelowwillhelptribution of one volt per turn. If the (max. 2 lines, 24 characters per identify windings on older salvaged,secondary was tapped at 30 turns,it line incl. spaces, size 51/4 "x power transformer as well as modernwould result in an output of 30 volts. units. Orders shipped within 48 hours. The auto -transformer has no par- ticularadvantageovertheconven- *Calif. res. add 6% sales tax. WINDING (Color) Two wire primary (Both wires, black) tionaltransformerexcept,perhaps, price; its cost may be lower.It has, Tapped primary (Start wire, black- however,afew disadvantages,one RYAN INDUSTRIES INC. First Tap, black/yellow*-Second Tap,being no isolation between the P.O. BOX 725 black/red) pri- WEST COVINA, CA 91790 mary and secondary windings. It finds High voltage (Both wires, red) great use as a variable transformer as High Voltage center tap (Red/yellow) shown in Fig. 6.10(C). The output

76 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. Self Check Questions 1-The useof AC fortransmitting power from the generator to the site Step- up of useisbecause the AC can be secondary turns = 2 Primary Primary stepped up and down in voltage with 640 117v. turns = 117v. turns --- Step-down easebytheuseoftransformers. 500 500 secondary turns = T or F. 300 2-A transformerprovidesadirect 640 300 connection between the primary and TR = i Es = EP x TR = 117 x 150v. Es = EP x TR = 117 x- = 70.2v. N, 500 TR =NNp 500 secondary winding.T or F. (A) (B) 3-When DC is applied to the primary of a power transformer thereisno outputonthesecondarywinding. T or F. Fig. 6.10(A)-Auto-transformer setfor step-up 4-What factor or factors determines action. (B) Auto -transformer set for step-down whichtransformerwindingisthe action. (C) Variableauto -transformerused for testing and experimenting. primary? 5-The primary and secondary wind- to discuss practical operating circuits,ings are coupled by magnetic or mu- circuits that CB'ers can construct and tual reluctance.T or F. (C) make use of. voltageiscontinuously variable from For parts not available in your area,6-When k equals 1, the coupling be- zero to130 volts for an input of 117 send check or money order to Radio Shack, tween twocoilsinvolves 100%of volts.The output voltage and cur- Dept. CL, 2617 West 7th St., Fort Worth, TX 78107. Allow for postage. Texas resi- thelinesofforce generatedinthe rent are metered and the line is fused dents add sales tax. No COD accepted. primary.T or F. to protect the entire unit. Suggested Reading 7-When the primary and secondary Next Month Schrader, R. L., Electronics Communica-are in parallel and tightly coupled, k In the next installment we will cov- tions, Third Ed., New York: McGrawis equal to zero.T or F. er the operation of solid state diodes Hill, pp. 80-87. Tepper, Marvin, Basic Radio, Second Ed., and also their applications,ifspace Vol.II,Rochelle Park, New jersey: 8-Determine the output voltage from permits. At long last, we will begin Hayden Book Co., pp. 2-43 to 2-58. a secondary winding thatisset 85°

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...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 77 to the primary, if the maximum out-amperes, the other at 3.0 amperes. De- NEW WAY TO put voltage is 52 volts. termine the primary current ofthis "ADVERTISE" YOUR 9-Transformer ironcores, comparedtransformer so that we may selecta to air cores increase the mutual con-proper fuse to protect it. 40 CHANNELS ductance.T or F. 18-The power dissipated in the total 10-Transformer cores are constructed secondaries isslightly more than that Displays any of the dissipated in the primary.T orF. channels you monitor, with a closed magnetic path to pro- in big, bright digital numerals. Highly visible vide maximum coupling between the 19-What are the types of losses intro- day or night. Selector primary and secondary.T or F. duced in a power transformer? control installs next to CB-turn knob to change numerals. Com- 11-When a power transformer has no20-How are the losses minimized for plete with flat rainbow load on its secondary the primary cur- cable, polarized snap - each cause? together connector.12V rent flow is (high, low, DC Easily installed. . medium). 21-What would be the effect ofop- Invite "breakers." erating a transformer designed for 60 Avoid over- /NEI 12-Dots, placed at the ends of wind- crowded Hz at channels. I.11 1 ings of a transformer symbol indicate: (A) 400 Hz Ideal for clubs. (A) That these ends of the wind- (B) 20 Hz ings are always positive. Patent 13ILLKARD Pending CB CHANNEL ADVERTISER (B) That these ends of the wind-22-Why might it be possible fora ings are always negative. transformer designed to operate from BILLBOARD (C) The use of heavy gauge wire either 117VAC or 220VAC to have two P.O. Box 522, Logansport, IN 46947 for these windings. primary windings? El Please send me more information. (D) That the instantaneous polari- Rush me complete Billboard 23-For what reason would the pri- "Channel Advertiser(s)" @ $39.95 tiesofthesepointsare always themary of a power transformer have one each, plus $1.55 each for postage same. & handling. Check or MO enclosed. or more taps near one end of the Please charge to: D Master Charge 13-What isthe approximate counter winding? BankAmericard Exp. date EMF in the primary of a transformer Acct. # 24-The color codefortransformer if the applied voltage is 120VAC? wire would indicate the primary wind- Signature ings as Name 14-What is the V/T rating of a trans- Address former whose primary winding is op-24-The color code forthe primary City State Zip erated at 12OVAC and has 360 turns?winding of a power transformer would Allow 3 weeks for delivery. 59 be black leads.T or F. 15-A transformer that has an input voltage, E, of 117VAC, has two sec-25-Auto-transformers provide no iso- ondaries with the following turns ratios. lation of between their primary and Find the secondary voltages. secondary windings.T or F. JAN A) TR = 4:1 step-down CPYSTRLS B) TR = 3.7 step-up 26-Assume all three windings, in the transformer shown below, have the 16-As the secondary of a transformersame voltage. What value of voltage is loaded, the will appear across the load, R1. (A) secondary current increases. "Right (B) the primary current increases. (C) I2R losses increase. on" (D) All of the above. with 17-A power transformer is operated from a 117VAC line. It has twosec- Jan ondary windings each rated at12.6 Crystals volts. One secondary is loaded at 1.5

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78 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... Answer Key 1-T (12.6 X 1.5) (12.6 X 3) voltage may be higher or lower 2-F, it provides DC isolation and 117 than the normal 117VAC. The only magnetic coupling. = 0.485 A proper tap will provide the TR 3-T, Direct current is not coupled to deliver the correct second- 18-F, itisslightlyless.The pri- by a power transformer. mary power also includes the ary voltages. 4-The winding to which the in- power dissipated by the trans- 24-Black put voltage is applied. former losses. 25-T coupling is by mutual 5-F, windings induction. 19-A -12R losses 26-0V-The secondary 6-T B-Eddy current losses are in series but the phase of 7-F, with tight coupling k would C-Hysteresis Losses each winding is opposing. Since be one or close to it. 20-A -12R losses. Large diameter the voltages are equal they can- 8-E,,,,. = Erna, Cos 85' 52 X wire (low R). cel to produce zero volts out- 0.087155 = 4.532V. B-Eddy currents-Laminated put. 9-T cores 27-Total E,,.is75-25 = 50V. 10-T C-Hysteresis--Properchoice I = E/R = 50/50 = 1A. 11-low of core material. 27-1 ampere. The total secondary 12-D 21-A-Less output voltage but no voltageis75-25 = 50 volts 13-approximately 120 VAC harm to the transformer. sincetheyarewiredseries B-Damage to the transformer opposing. 14-1/3voltperturn.V/ -3 = due to excessive currents. I= E/R = 50/50 = 1A. EN = 120/360 =0.333. 22-The 220 volt primary would 28-0V. When DC is applied to the 15-A) Es = N, X E, = 1/4 X 117 be powered by the 220V line primary there is a sudden pulse N1, and when using a 117 volt line of output across the secondary =29.25V the power would be applied to as the magnetic field rises to its B) Es = 7 X 117 = 273V the117voltprimary.This maximum. When the field levels 3 would maintain the proper TR offtoaconstantvalueno 16-D and produce the same second- further induced voltage appears. 17-1, =(E,I,) (Es1s) ary voltages in each case. TransformersworkonAC E, 23-In some areas the power line only.

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I'm on? Now? Okay. . . mail! This is C -M, short for Chocolate Moose, long for Fortunately, everything's been cleared up. I spoke Robert Leighton, and I'm new to this here CB radio to Tomcat again when the reception was a bit better. stuff, so please bear with me while I get my ears on.I now know that he wants me to write something Yessirree,Idon't do anything without my Mouse- "humorless ( naturally ) ;" just something "ASS-i-NINE". keteer hat. And that's exactly what he'll get. And you'll read. Anyhow,orTomcat called me one day and told Hope you like the articles, cartoons, poems, short me he wants me to write something with a teenstories, parodies, satires, and typigrahpical errors to appeal in CB RADIO/S9. Well, my ears were bad come. that day, and while he said he wanted me to write Seventy-three's, about something humorous in nature, I thought he CHOCOLATE MOOSE said "ruinous to nature", like "R -Son", arson. So I wrote ( Robert Leighton)

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Every day hundreds of honest, law-abiding citizensthe use of highly advanced equipment, he talked 5 perform outstanding humanitarian services via theirby 9 on forty different channels, simultaneously, non- CB radios. Scientists have yet to find a cause for thesestop for eight weeks. mysterious actions. But in the meantime, the rest of Muggsy Calhoun, Leghorn, Tx.: He listens for dis- us continue to jam the waves, screw up fellow drivers,tress calls, drives over, and robs the trusting buddies and just generally be out-and-out pains in the seatat gunpoint. covers. And I do not mean women. Sally Forthe, Newirth, Neb.: When her CB broke Itisfor those average and below -average peopledown for two weeks she screamed across the county. that E -Z STOLE, Inc., makers of two -channel CB Bernie Roger Thicolt, Old Phegbeat, N.Y.: As an radios,havedesigned and presentedtheir"PoorApril Fool's joke he sent 'Uncle Charlie' lettersto Buddy" awards. Each winner receivesa handsomeevery CBer in his neighborhood. He was last seen plaque made of a paper plate and aluminum foil, asApril 3, heading west very rapidly. well as the autographs of Wink Martindale and Frank And an Honorable Mention to Edgar Wreet who, Arnetta( who played Bozo the Clown from 1959-despite being unable to talk since eating epoxy glue 1961 ). in1973,stillinsists upon conversing over his CB Says E -Z STOLE's president, Jack Cass, "We justwith hand signals. His handle, by the way, is "Handle". want to let those few, small, basically insignificant If you know of anyone who deserves to receive a people somewhere out there know we care about"Poor Buddy" award, send a short summary telling them." who it is and why to: The following CBers will receive the "Poor Buddy" award this year: Poor Buddy Edna Kebooky, Buffalo, N.Y.: During a blizzard c/o Robert Leighton she directed her IRS man straight into the middle of S9 Magazine Lake Erie. 14 Vanderventer Ave. Sid "Sidney Boy" Neyhoy, Molotov, Ct.: Through Port Washington, N.Y. 11050

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Just in case you didn't know, Or Coffee Beans, at prices high. CB is not a place to go. Or Coors Beer, Canned Beets, I'm not done! Not Costa Brava, Casco Bay, A Cook Book couldn't list.each one! I'd just as soon keep you away. While all taste fine, as I suspect. And many think that CB is They nonetheless are incorrect, Initials of folks in show biz. While you are young, a CowBoy's neat. I'll tell you something-that's all wrong. To ride a bronco's quite a feat. You think that It's Chuck Barris?? GONG! At older ages you take looks It doesn't mean Carol Burnett At Captain Barn in Comic Books. Or Charles Bronson-and don't forget A few more years, you're College Bound, Crosby, Bing or Bozo Clown, Then you Come Back to solid ground. Cosby, Bill or Charlie Brown. At last you're Chairman of the Board, It's none of these that I have told The knowledge learned, the planet toured. And yet there's more, some new, some old. Now, if you have a CB, fine. Here's a bunch that's quite incredible- You don't get mixed up all the time.

Some think that CB is edible! You know it means a "Citizen's Band".. .

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SIDEBANDERIV On the sideband frequencies we have usually been SBE, Inc., has added a new mobile CB transceiver able to keep it organized enough to have somewhat to its new line of 40 -channel CB radios. less of a mob scene on a given frequency at any given Designated the Sideband IV Model ( SBE-28CB/A), time, however the problems stillexist of the base the new unit is a compact, 40 -channel SSB/AM mobile stations banging out a lot more signal than those on transceiver featuring digitally synthesized circuitry for wheels. So it is still up to the base station operators stable, accurate frequency generation on upper side - to be aware that, most especially during the time of band, and AM frequencies on all forty Citizen's Band the year when there are a lot of mobiles on the road, channels. RF output of the unit is 4 watts AM and that these units with the weaker signals get some 12 watts SSB PEP. Features include an extremely sort of preferential treatment in getting in their shot sensitivereceiving section with both a switchable at using the channel. Chances are they aren't going noise blanker and switchable noiselimiter.Other to hold it up for a long time anyway, and it is gen- controls are squelch, volume, SSB clarifier, and RF erally the practice for base station Sidebanders to gain control for adjusting receiving sensitivity to near delay the chatter for the few minutes that portables or far stations. can get their messages through. A back -lit front panel meter registers power out One way that base station operators do this is by and signal strength. A red transmit light is located allowing a short (maybe 2 or 3 second) lag between to the lower right hand side of direct -reading channel transmissions so that any mobiles out there in the selection dial. The unit also has a PA switch position hinterlands can get an edgewise word in if they want that activates a 3 watt public address circuit. A dy- to use the frequency. Don't forget that mobile oper- namic microphone with coiled, full-length cord and ation isn't quite as predictable (in terms of signal four -contact, front -connecting jack is also supplied. coverage) as is base station operation. With a base The Sidebander IV carries a suggested list price of station you generally know from experience that pall $379.95 and isavailable at SBE dealers throughout are getting a withering signal into some areas, while the country. Further information is also available by you may be a bit feeble in others. With portables, writing SBE, Inc., Dept. P, 220 Airport Blvd., Wat- thisis a constantly changing situation-you may be sonville, Calif. 95076. in a dead spot one minute and a few hundred feet

THE MOBILE SCENE What with the balmy weather upon us, everybody who can afford the gasolene seems to be on the open road-and Sidebanders are in there with all of the other vehicles! So it might be worthwhile to spend some thought on mobile operation. It'sno big secret that portable installationsjust don't seem to- pack the clout of base stations. On the AM channels this can sometimes (more often than not, in fact) mean getting buried beneath the pileup of heavy carriers holding down the channel. Sideband IV Model (SBE-28CB/A).

86 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers "Somewhere there isan optimum number of frequencies foreveryone to use...but what is that number?"

down the road you could be in some spectacular spot came 150 miles out of his way on his vacation at the for communications-and another half -mile down the demanding of his brother who wanted him to meet road you could hit the bottom of the communications "some of the greatest Sidebanders on the 11 Meter barrel again for a few miles. Band!" I wonder if he really thought so,.after that So the mobile trying to get on the frequency might hairy legged delegation rolled out to greet him! only be in suitable communications range for a very Sure, the guy didn't know all of the in's and out's brief period of time-perhaps rounding the crest of of local operating-but it could have been laid on a hill or something like that. Let him take fullest him gently and courteously rather than havingit advantage of this-give him hischance before he bashed over his head with a lead D-1041 finds out that the only thing he can hear is the splash So-it's good to keep in mind that Sideband prac- from the AM'er in the next car! tices do vary( sometimes greatly) from one geogra- And if you are a base station who is listening to a phic area to the next-and the out-of-town guy you portable unit operator getting hoarse trying tocall are chewing out and calling a dummy might well another station-be a pal and offer to relay the fellow have been active on Sideband before you were even or gal's message! an AM'er yourself. So go easy on the short tempers! Ifit'san out-of-towner in the portable, someone Nobody's impressed, and if you're courteous the other looking for road instructions, you might like to give guy will eventually go back to West Chicken Feather the operator a quickie course in the local Sidebanding and tell of his locals that you guys and gals are tops. scene-which frequencies are in use, which frequency In any event, the locals in my area are not thought is used for calling, the date and time of the next side - of very highly in West Chicken Feather! band club meeting-any homey little advice which Another point worth remembering is that local Side - will let the operator know that the Sidebanders from banding frequencies vary from place to place, and wherever it is you hail from are every bit as nice as your own favoritelocal frequency may be strictly the Sidebanders from wherever itis he or she hails Ancient Mary elsewhere. Before you fire up your from! sideband rig in unknown territory, QSY around a bit I'll never forget the red faces one day when a to see if you can hear that familiar sideband chatter guy with a definite out-of-town accent appeared on on one or more frequencies-and then use those fre- Center Slot looking for road insstructions-his oper- quencies. When in doubt, or if you can't seem to hear ating practices and procedures were slightly different any Sidebanding in operation-best bet is to start out than those most of the locals in my area were used on the lower side of 16 and take a shot at that; that to (not wrong-simply a slight variation-but never- failing,( if you can) QSY up to .405 lower side and theless courteous ). Holy cow-at least six base station try there,if no response, try .395 and then other operaters quickly responded to him-only two wanted lower frequencies, one at a time. If you try this one - to give him the road instructions, at least' four other at -a -time stunt and don't get a friendly Sidebander guys were calling him dummy, AM'er, and worse! by the time you've made it back down to about Chan- All four were competing with one another as to the nel 15-chances are you've found one of the few spots most effective way to read him the riot act for not in the world devoid of Sideband operation-or else operating in conformity of local tradition. The punch your rig is dead. line is that he turned out to be the brother of the Also,I would strongly advise obtaining a set of President of one of the sideband clubs in the area- ID numbers which can be used nationally from the

..Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 87 Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf of Mexico to FREQUENCY TALK Hudson's Bay-your own local or regional club num- I've gotten several letters saying that, despite my bers may be hot stuff in your own home town but own estimates(based upon industry salesfigures) they will probably be next to( or worse than) useof the number of Sidebanders actually on the air, less when you venture forth outside of your own and the apportionment of a suitable percentage of normal operating area. See the box at the head of frequenciesforSidebanding(my guesstimatehas this column for information on getting yourself es- been 2 to 4 of the old -band channels, plus 5 of the tablished on a coast -to -coast basis! new top -band frequencies, for a total of about 8), that in several areas there are a sufficient number of Sidebanders to keep at least 5 additional frequencies occupied. Other readers have complained that they FIXEM-UP DEPT.: SIDEBAND ID NUMBERS are desperately trying to maintain the Sidebanding Single Sideband operators don't use AM type handles integrity of only 3 or 4 frequencies in their respective or unit numbers for identification purposes. Instead areas and can't seem to use the frequenciessuffi- they use special Sideband ID numbers. Those many ciently to keep them clear of Ancient Mary! In fact, they have taken us to task for suggesting so many readers who have written to us asking about how they frequencies be used by Sidebanders that I've got them may obtain a set of these numbers are advised that QSY'ing all over the place to nail down a couple of we recommend joining the SSB Network, which is frequencies. On the other hand, several readers (most the nation's oldest and largest group of Sidebanders. notably in the Pacific northwest) apparently are un- A self-addressed stamped envelope sent to the Side- concerned with such matters and cannot understand banders' Service Bureau, P.O. Box 381-R, Smith- why I don't declare as sideband territory a bare mini- town, N.Y. 11787, will bring you information telling mum of frequency space from .315 right on up to how you can become a part of this vast network. Their .405-and presumably a couple of additional frequen- national "SSB" ID numbers can be obtained without cies from the old lower frequency channels! Let me cost or fee. We suggest that all Sidebanders avail first say, that I am not the special deity in charge of themselves of this opportunity to join this network- frequencies-I only pass along what comes through even if you are a future Sidebander, or an old-timer here from my readers and from what appears to be who already has "local" numbers. reasonable based upon industry sources.

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88 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... Fact of the matter is that the majority of readers first name of member, and the state/province location of this column seem to be happy with and able to of each. Volume I covers all members with the mem- handle some 2 to 4 of the old channels and 4 to 6 of bership numbers SSB-0 to SSB-5000, inclusive. Other the new ones-at least that's what the mailseems to volumes are currently in varying stages of production indicate on a national basis. If you've got different and will be announced as they become available. We thoughts or needs-your area operators have not let like this Volume I 'cause it's easy and concise; found us know about them! Do you think that it would be itto be an invaluable aid in operating base and more realistic to push for more frequencies to be portable( I have a copy for each installation). This unofficially designated for Sidebanders Only-keeping publication, which lists 5,000 Sidebanders, is only $3, in mind the plight of those who are suffering with postpaid, from The SSB Network, P.O. Box 381 -MR, the job of keeping even 2 or 3 frequencies going; or Smithtown, N.Y.11787.If you include your QSL do most of you think that 5 new ones and a couple card ( wallpaper) with your roster order, they'll send of the older ones are OK-or too much? Of course, you one of theirs-very sharp too, I might add! keeping in mind those operators in areas where there Just before I wrapped up this month's column I are wall-to-wall Sidebanders and where they seem learned that the folks at SBE Inc., makers of one to require a lot of frequency space. of the more popular lineof mean sideband gear, Somewhere thereis an optimum number of fre- have started packing SSB Network membership ap- quencies for everyone to use, frequencies which meet plications in with their new sideband equipment as it our needs now and for the next few years. But what leaves the factory. One more step towards building isthat number -5, 8,10, 15-or what? And which together the bond of unity between all Sidebanders- specific frequencies or channels do most of you think a unity which is needed in order for sideband inter- are the best ones to use? Got an opinion? Jot it on ests, coast -to -coast, to establish the necessary one loud the back of a QSL card or post card ( 9 -million words voice and clout to get Sidebanders a fair shake! We or less)and senditto me.I'lllet you know the salute SBE Inc.,theiractionishelping to work results! towards a better and stronger Sideband service; and we salute the SSB Network, since 1964, their inno- ROSTER OUT vative and forceful approach has been the most vital The copy of the SSB Network roster I was using and useful national champion for Sidebanders. How was so old and outdated that it was tattering at the about it-all sideband manufacturers-isn't it time you edges-well they have just brought out the first part, helped to getitall together too? We hope that Volume I, of a multi -volume, updated and expanded SBE's positive action on behalf of a strong Side - membership roster showing SSB Network number, band service will inspire others. And your voice and support is needed too-you, the Sidebander! It's time we all got it together-it's important!If you haven't yet added your voice and ATTENTION CB'ers! support to this growing national effort to save Side- band-well, you're missed, and who but yourself will Channels:761101361371321391Y0 you have to blame when the sideband channels are so Are used in this area exclusively for saturated with Ancient Mary that you can't get a

Single-Sideband communications. Your cooperation in QSO across town-and if you've listened to what's happening on some of the newly allocated frequen- keeping A.M. transmissions off these channels cies you must certainly be aware that the time to act helps to build a better CB Service! Thanks! is NOW! If you haven't yet become part of the SSB Network-we suggest that you don't let another day THE SSB NETWORK SIDEBANCERS' SERVICE BUREAU POST OPPICE 000 301 slip by without moving in that direction. They've got SMITHTOWN NY 117E1 a new wallet -sized membership card too-and the COPYRIG,T IV] BY 'Mr SSB NETWORK message on the reverse of the card really tells it like it is! Also-I just got a look at the absolutely fantastic An effective educational toolinhelping to maintain the integrity of "Sidebanders' Money" they've devised and are dis- local Sidebanders' frequencies isthis clever mini -poster devised by the tributingasunique souvenirs-farout,and very SSB NETWORK. These are displayed at CB shops, coffee breaks, jamborees, club meetings, and anywhere else AM'ers congregate. These clever! They're including this outrageous. "Sideband- have provenreallyeffectiveinimprovinglocalsideband communi- ers' Money" with some of their new memberships- cations. SSB NETWORK members can get a packet of 10 of these by justaskingfor them from SSB Network HQ-and enclosingaself- at least while the supply lasts! So-like, it's time to addressed stamped (35c postage) large brown (at least 9 by 12 inch) return envelope. Always mention your SSB NETWORK number when hook into the SSB Network! Send them a self-ad- writing to them. Thisillustration shows how one of themini -posters dressed stamped envelope and they'll send you an would look with sideband frequencies written in-since varying geo- graphical areasusedifferentfrequencies,themini -postersaresent application and fill you in. The QTH is above! Do it 'blank," so that users can fillin local frequencies for their own areas. now! You're needed!

. Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 89 THE MONSTER QUAD, THE KING OF CB ANTENNAS Part One QUESTION: Howmany typesof CB antennas hard time keeping it on the air because of antenna exist? Mercy!! breakdown. Situated at10,000feetinthe Andes Look through the pages of this magazine and look Mountains, Quito had an unfortunate combination of through some of the back issues. You'll find that you high altitude and high humidity. All of the beam an- can purchase a bewildering variety of exotic looking tennas tried at HCJB just couldn't withstand this en- antennas for sums up to several hundred dollars, and vironment and eventually broke down and flashed all of the ads extol the virtues of these marvelous over. devices. To solve this problem, Clarence Moore, the radio And you are lucky at that! Look at some other CB ham, designed a new form of beam antenna made of publications and see the ads from some garage -shop loops.Since the loops had no end points,it was operators who are really selling junk disguised as thought that corona breakdown would be eliminated. antennas. It seems everybody is in on the game, try- And that's exactly what happened! HCJB was back ing to separate you from your dollars with fancy on the air and the funny -looking beam made up of promises. square loops proved to be a powerful device. Reports One of the better antenna types of great interest to flooded the station, attesting to the efficiency of the the CBers is the Quad beam, so-called because of its new antenna design. square or diamond shape. You've probably heard a When Moore returned to the United States, he lot about it, and some of what you hear or read is applied for a patent for his new antenna and many true. This column will give you the run-down on the radio hams started building their own version of the Quad antenna and I'll give you information on build- Quad antenna. And by 1941, just before World War ing a Quad, if you want to take a crack at it. II, the Quad antenna had proven itself to be one the better inventions credited to radio hams, working to The Beginning of the Quad solve unusual communication problems. The Quad antenna was first conceived in 1939 by a radio ham who worked at the shortwave broadcast The Quad-How Does It Work? station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador. Radio HCJB used Clarence Moore described the Quad loopas"a a 10 kilowatt transmitter, but the engineers had a pulled -open folded dipole" ( Figure 1 ). This is a pretty good description. The folded dipole is often used in TWO WiPf FOLDED DIPOLE SMALL virftrIcALLY TV antennas, but until Moore came along, nobody POLARIZED LOSES IN PLANE OF LOOP thought of opening it up into a loop. When this was done,it was found that the loop exhibited power gain! That is,it provided about 2 decibels gain over

the dipole-a classic case of something for( almost) it nothing.Itdidn't seem to matter if the loop was square, diamond -shaped or even a circle-it worked! FEEDLINF FEEDLINE ..... N PTTENN OF And as in the case of the Yagi beam, adding para- 114.011 -Loop. sitic elements to the loop produced a beam antenna which, element for element, provided more power Fig. 1-The two wire, folded dipole may be formed into a loop hav- gain than the classic Yagi antenna design. The basic ing two parallel elements, one above the other. The pattern of this loop(center drawing)is horizontallypolarized,inand outofthe Quad loop may be also thought of as two half -wave- page. The loop provides about 2 decibels gain over the dipole an- length antennas placed one above the other and inter- tenna. Points A through Eof the dipole correspond tolikepoints of theloop.Therightillustrationshows theradiationpatternof the connected by the tips, which fold inwards as shown loop,whichhas small"ears"atrightanglestothemainlobe. in Figure 2. The arrangement may be either square (Thisdrawing, andothersinthiscolumn,arecourtesyofRadio Publications, Inc.). ( as shown in illustration A), or diamond -shaped (as

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Fig. 2-The bask Quad element may be thoughtof as two half - wavelength antennas placed one above the other and interconnected is best for you? by thetips,which are folded inwards. A typical Quad elementis Good question, because not every driver needs the aboutone -quarter wavelengthon a side,oronewavelengthin circumference. The Quad may be either diamond or square in shape same kind of traffic radar detector. That's why Radatron (B) with no differenceinperformance.Forvertical polarization, the makes three different models, not just one or two. loop should be fed at either A or C. For horizontal polarization, the Depending on your driving habits - where you drive, loopisfed atB.Parasitic elements have no feed point and work how far, how often - there's a Radatron unit just right equally well with either polarization. for you. Each is the finest in its class, and all three are realistically priced and backed by a full -year factory shown in illustration B ). The Quad loop, moreover, guarantee. can be vertically or horizontally polarized depending upon where the feedpointischosen. For vertical polarization, the loop is fed at either A or C. For horizontal polarization, the loop is fed at B. Addi- tional loops are commonly used as parasitic reflectors and directors and require no feed point. Since they have no feedpoint, but are just a continuous loop of wire, they "don't know" the polarization of the driven element and work equally well with either polariza- pliAR The original "X" band traffic radar detector. tion-but I am getting ahead of the story. Proved by years of use throughout the world. SENTRYCompact, lightweight, battery -powered. The Most Popular Quad Beam The most popular Quad design is the two element Quad, which has a driven loop antenna, plus a second loop which acts as a reflector element( Figure 3). The two element Quad provides a power gain of about 7 decibels over a dipole, or about 8.8 decibels gain over a ground plane antenna. This is a very impres- sive gain in signal strength! As the boys in the back room say, "It's like taking your socks off when you wash your feet". SENTURION Designed for professional drivers. 12 -volt operation. Dual warning - light plus tone. The two element Quad isquite small, the side Detects stationary radar, moving radar, speed dimension being only slightly over 9 feet, with a gun. spacingof6to8feetbetweentheelements (continued)

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Complete dimensions for a two element Quad that will cover all 40 CB channelsare given in Figure 4. This simple Quad beam can be fed directlyat the side of the driven element loop bymeans of a 50 ohm coaxial line, such as RG-58/U. Thecenter conductor of the line is connected to the top wire of the loop and the outer conductor is connected to the oppositewire at points A -B, as shown in the illustration. Directivity is at right angles to the plane of the loops and through the driven loop, as indicated. The SWRon the transmission line for this Quad design willrun about 1.2 - to -1 at the center of the CB range( about channel 20) and about 1.8 -to -1 on channels 1 and 40. That's not bad for a simple antenna that really providesa signal wallop! Fig.5-The four element "Monster" Quad,King of CB antennas. The four element Quad provides thehighest gain perunitofsize A Three Element Quad? of any equivalent antenna.Either diamond or square configuration may be used and the Quad canbeeitherhorizontallypolarized (asshown) It would seem logical to adda director element to orverticallypolarized asdiscussedinthetext.This the two element design to make Quad isconstructed on a16 foot boom made of aluminum tubing. a three element Quad. The element crossarmsarefiberglass.Thereflector is attheleft, with the two director elements at the Unfortunately, while theoretically possible,itis me- right.The driven elementis fed witha coaxialline. chanically difficult to build and erectas the center Directivityofthe antennaistotheright. element interfereswiththe support and rotating about the largest practical beamantenna for CB use. mechanism of the array. It is muchmore practical to For those CBers who have the time and patience jump to four elements, as they to are arranged symmet- erect this excellent antenna-and who have thespace rically on each side of the support structure of the -it will provide superior results for transmitting and antenna, as shown in Figure 5. will make the 5 watt CB station sound like it is using The Four Element "Monster" Quad 100 watts! Best of all, the gain isavailable on receiving as well as transmitting and it will giveyour The four element Quad is the antenna causing the CB receiver the ears of an Iriquoise Indian scouting most excitement on CB radio. Itis composed of a party! driven loop, a reflector and two director elements. As mentioned earlier, the Quad antennacan be This Monster Quad provides over 13 decibelspower either vertically or horizontally polarized byproper gain compared to a ground plane antenna, and is placement of the feedline on the driven loop. The Quad shown in Figure 5 ishorizontally polarized, as the feed point is at the bottom of the diamond. If the feedpoint were at one side( itdoesn't matter which side ), the array is vertically polarized. All this is summed up in Figure 6. Regardless of the polarization, the parasitic loops remain the same. Your Choice of Polarization It doesn't take a genius to realize that the Quad beam may be switched back and forth from horizontal to vertical polarization by using two loops for the driven element and switching back and forth between them with a relay mounted at the antenna. As the re- =;f:rt:ZII,"`""' flector and director elements "don't know" the polarization impressed upon them, no switching isre- quired for the parasitic elements. Some exotic designs eliminate the switchover relay and use a tricky phasing harness that permits both horizontal and vertical Fig. 4-The two element CB Quad. Oblique view shows placement polarization to be achieved at the same time, and of elements. Driven element isfed at points A -B with a 50 ohm co- with the use of only one driven loop. axialline (RG-58/U). Center conductor of lineisattached to A and shieldoflineto B. CoatjointwithRTV compound("bathroom caulk") tomakeitwaterproof.Side viewof Quad (below) shows elements mounted on wood boom. Element spacing may be reduced The Beam Pattern of the Quad from eightfeettosixfeettosave space,ifdesired,withnoill Generally speaking, the beam pattern of the Quad effect on antenna. Coaxial lineis taped to mast and boom to keep it out of the way. resembles that of the Yagi beam, although-element

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Fig.6-Horizontalorverticalpolarizationof Quad antenna is determined byplacement offeedpoint(F). Parasiticelementsremain ELECTRONICS thesameregardlessofpolarizationofdrivenelement.Most CB antennas are vertically polarized, although some CBers use horizontal 0- AY AI over polarization becauseitreduces interference from verticallypolarized Cno ante Ins meaolmlints oo signals. antler 100 lines ASTATIC for element-the patternof the Quad is"tighter" (narrower) than that of a Yagi. A Monster Quad must be aimed quite accurately, as the beam pattern Ito COMMUNICATIONS is very sharp. all II POWER shipments Quad Construction cushcraft Quad construction is quite different from that of made within the Yagi antenna. The most popular arrangement is 24 -hours Electra to make a cross -type framework that supports the wire loops. The framework is often made of bamboo poles, or of the more expensive, durable Fiberglas +114 -gain' poles.( Old pole-vaulting poles make excellent Quad gJOHNSON Calculators, crossarms ). Some manufacturers make the Quad crossarm struc- rnexell RU CB, Radio, TV, ture of aluminum tubing. When thisisdone, the Scanners, Stereo, structure should be broked by insulators at various M I C_ROMA AVEOLANCII Stereo Speakers, points to prevent it from acting as an antenna itself Test Equipment and distorting the gain pattern of the Quad. The pace supporting boom of the Quad is generally made of aluminum tubing, and special support fixturesare PARA DYNAMICS available which permit the insulating arms to be af- PEARCE-SIMPSON fixed to the metal boom, as shown in Figure 5. PIONEERpitEsimar Before you-dear reader-bombard me with letters thorized PRIDE asking who sells Quad kits, I'll tell you right now: I factory don't know. Quad manufacturers pop up and disap- warranty ISB E pear with lightning -like rapidity and you'll justhave to watch the pages of S-9.( Hint: some of the ham station for c_SK.6.4,2eizte magazines such as CQ and QST often run advertise- most ments for Quad antennas ). electronic lines A:44(yn Let's Build a Demi-Quad Antenna plus many MORE For starters, how about cutting your teeth on a demi-Quad antenna(Figure 7)? This is a compact WHOLESALING TO DEALERS NATIONWIDE and inexpensive antenna that may be suported by a with fast customer referrals single pole. In effect, it is the driven loop for a larger from our national advertising Quad array. As shown, the antenna is vertically po- Your Best larized, with the feedpoint at A -B. Bet for This little antenna is bidirectional ( figure -8 pattern Dependability in and, out of the page) and provides about 3.5 deci- & Service bels gain over a ground plane. This is a lot of gain for such a simple antenna. It requires only a half -turn for complete coverage and islight enough to be COMMUNICATIONS supported by a TV rotator. (continued) CENTER, INC_ 25 WEST THI;1D STREET ...Use S9 READERSERVICE. WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 Telephone 717/326-1931 Demi-Quad Assembly semble the poles to the plate. Mark the center of the The complete antennais shown in Figure 7. A plate and measure out 6'61/2" on each arm from the light bamboo frame supports the wire loop in the center point. This is where you'll drill a hole in each vertical plane. Each side of the loop is about a quarter - arm to pass the antenna wire. Use #16 enamel cov- wavelength long -9 feet, three inches, to be exact. ered copper wire, stretch it out to get rid of the kinks, The loop is broken at one side for the transmission line. The framework for the little antenna is assembled from four lengths of bamboo pole attached at their large ends to a plywood center plate by means of galvanized iron U -bolts. Each pole should be given a good coat of spar varnish to protect if from the weather. Instead of bamboo, some experimenters have used PVC water pipe (plastic) with some success. The bamboo poles should be wrapped with electrical tape between the joints to help retard splitting. Small holes are drilled near the tips of the poles to pass the antenna wire which is threaded through the poles after assembly of the framework. Each end of

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the holes of the side insulator, wrapped back upon COAXIAL FEED SYSTEM themselves and soldered. Enough tension may be imparted to the wire to keep it taut by loosening the center U -bolts and spreading the butt ends of the poles. Fig.7-Wanttobuilc a simpleQuad antenna?Cutyourteeth on the Demi-Quad, shown here. A singleloop, the demi-Quad pro- Cut the center plate out of1/2 -inch plywood and vides worthwhile gain andiseasy tobuild and get working. Note give it several coats of outside house paint so that that a six-foot section of 75 ohm coaxial line (RG-59/U)isused as a matchingtransformerbetweenthetransmissionlineandthe water will not attack the edges. Drill the plate for antenna. Line isbrought up support pole (which may be wood or the U -bolts metal) and then over to the feedpoint insulator, as discussedin the (before painting) and temporarilyas- text. Aircommand 40 -channel CB.. From the people who bring 4 big Watts of RF power. Aircommand delivers the maxi- you Marantz -the world's mum power legally allowable to let you belt out the big sound. finest stereo systems- 100% modulation capability. Even when you talk softly comes the Aircommand into the mike, your message cuts through loud and clear, CB-640-the finest in thanks to one of the most advanced mike preamp and 40 -channel CB.With compressor designs in CB today. With Aircommand, you Aircommand you get don't have to spend an extra $30 to $40 on a "power mike': over 25 years experi- You can't buy better modulation than Aircommand. ence in outstanding Specially tailored frequency response. 2 -way communications LED 40 -channel selection display. Easy -to -read, night or day. products. 8 -LED (light emitting diode) meter display. Provides Full 6 Watts of audio an easy -to -read display of SWR (standing wave ratio), power. Provides plenty modulation, and incoming or outgoing signal strength - of punch so your speaker instantly, accurately. cuts through freeway noise. Special emergency Channel 9 scan with exclusive Dual -conversion super- Aircommand "beep" alert. No matter what channel you're heterodyne receiver with on, a special Aircommand CB -640 circuit continuously dual -cascaded ceramic and silently monitors Emergency Channel 9. When some- filters.Together, both fea- one starts transmitting on Channel 9, a unique "beep" tures provide the most com- alerts you, so you can tune yourself in and give assistance. plete rejection of unwanted Public address capability. The versatile Aircommand signals, assuring you unsur- CB -640 public address package lets you (1.) Talk into the passed selectivity and CB mike and out an exterior public address speaker. sensitivity. (2.) Attach a tape recorder to the auxiliary jack on the

94 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... and attach it at the marks before you drill the holes. soldered to the top side of the antenna loop and the Use string and tape. If it seems loose, you may have outer conductor pig -tail to the other end of the loop. to move the holes out on the arms a bit. When you The pig -tail should take the strainifthelineis have found the correct points, drill each hole care- pulled. When connections are complete, the end of fully and feed the wire through the holes. the line and the exposed pig -tail should be covered water from entering the coaxial line under the jacket. The Feedline with RTV compound ("bathroom caulk") to prevent The feedlineconsistsof a 50 ohm coaxialline (RG-58/U )long enough to reach from the CB gear Antenna Installation to the antenna center plate. At the plate is a splice A wood support pole or section of metal TV mast joint and a 72 -inch length of 75 ohm coaxial line serves as the support for the Demi-Quad. You can ( RG-59/U) runs to the antenna. This short section use a TV rotor or turn the antenna by hand( the of line serves as a matching transformer which lowers "Armstrong" method). If you measure the SWR on the SWR on your transmission line. The length of the line near the transmitter, you'll find it will prob- the RG-59/U lineis critical only within an inch or ably run between 1.3 -to -1 and 1.7 -to -1 across the 40 two. The easiest and best way to make the splice is channels. The flat surface of the loop is aimed in the to place UG-88/U coaxial connectors on each line direction you wish to receive or transmit. and then connect them together with a UG-914/U Play around with this simple antenna for a while splice.( The corresponding Amphenol numbers for and see how you like it. And then perhaps you'll be these gadgets are 31-002 and 31-219 respectively ). interested in building a bigger Quad. Stay tuned in! Wrap the splice joint with a layer of vinyl tape to make it waterproof. More Quad Information? The free end of the 75 ohm line is now attached For those readers who wantmoreinformation on to the center insulator of the antenna. The line should theory, design and construction of the Quad antenna, be supported from the center pole so that the weight the following handbooks are recommended: does not pull at the antenna wire. Extra line length "All About Cubical Quad Antennas" (Price $4.95) is coiled up at the splice in a roll about 10 inches in "The Truth About CB Antennas" (Price $5.95) diameter. Order from Radio Publications, Inc. Box 149, Wilton, The center conductor of the 75 ohm coaxial line is CT 06897. Add 35¢ per book for handling and postage. ..Youneverheard itsogood!!! CB -640 rear panel, and boom your tape out through the automatic noise limiting switch, noise blanking switch, same external speaker. (3.) Mix your voice from the squelch control, RF gain control. CB microphone with the program material on the tape recorder. Both voice and tape sound at the same time Also available: Aircommand CB -140; Aircommand through the external speaker. (4.) Beam your received CB -340. All 3 units bring you state -of -art design, flawless signal through the external speaker. craftsmanship and day -in, day -out reliability. Try them out now at your Superscope Aircommand dealer. Built-in standing wave ratio circuitry. Measures the efficiency of the antenna system for optimum performance. WAI Other outstanding features include: Delta fine tuning control, digital synthesizer with phase -locked loop, ycogymmiby SUPERSCOPE.

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The equipments shown here were puthave unusual features,features which through their paces by Larry Friedman. might be of high interest to a specific Included along the battery of test gearCB communications need,oroverall employedisa B&K #2040 Signalperformance of unusually high quality. Generator. Bird wattmeters. Tektronix Manufacturers wishing to submit trans- RF spectrum analyzer, several regulatedceivers and other equipment for testing power supplies, and DB meters. Equip-and review in this column should con- ments selected for testing and reviewtact the Editor.

PRESIDENT WASHINGTON Receiver Test: Description: A 40 channel AM/SSB AM input sensitivity 0.45 AV transceiver for mobile, base, and P.A. Adjacent channel rejection 61 dB operation. Requires a power source of SSB opposite sideband rejection 44 dB 12 to 13.8 VDC with negative or posi- AGC action 12 dB tive ground and 120 VAC. Overall Input level for S9 meter reading 18 AV dimensions are133/4 -in. wide x 51/2 - Clarifierrange ±1.25 KHz in. high x121/8 -in. deep. Features include double conversion, Transmitter Test: a remote speaker jack, a P.A. speaker AM RF output into 50 ohms 3.7 watts jack, S/RF/SWR. meter, RF gain, Mike SSB RF output into gain, L.E.D. digital channel indicator, 50 ohms 12 watts P.E.P. 85% modulation sensitivity Standard equipment includes a micro- frontpanel headphonejack, and phone, mobile mounting bracket and clarifier. (0 dB is average) 11 dB Modulationlimitedto 100% yes a DC power cable. Receiver Test: Editorial Comments:Relativelylarge front facing speaker provides excellent AM input sensitivity 0.6 ;N 1.6 received signal clarity. Adjacent channel rejection 62 dB AGC action 9 dB Input level for S9 meter reading 70 AV MIDLAND77-882 Delta tuning range +1/-1.5 KHz MIMEINMEINI Iii Description: A 40 channel AM trans- Transmitter Test AM RF output into 50 ohms3.9 watts (a fi4 74-1 ceiver for mobile, and P.A. operation. Requires a power source of 12 to 13.8 85% modulation sensitivity VDC with negative or positive ground. (0 dB isaverage) +16 dB Modulation limited to 100% yes Overalldimensions are63/8 -in.wide x 21/4 -in. high x 77/a -in deep. Editorial Comments: Front panelin- There are front panel controls and Features include double conversion,dicator shows when there is a serious switches for: Channel selection, volume, a remote speaker jack, a P.A. speakerantenna mismatch. squelch, Mike gain, RF gain, AM/jack, Delta tuning, CB feed through USB/LSB mode, clarifier, and PA/CB.PA speaker, andS/RFmeter. GENERAL ELECTRIC 3-5871 Standard equipment includes a micro- There are front panel controls and Description: A 40 channel AM trans- phone,mobile mounting brackets,a switches for: Channel selection, volume, ceiver for mobile, base, and P.A. op- DC power cable, and an AC powersquelch/PA, noise blanker, ANL, and eration.Requires a power source of cord. CB monitoring through PA speaker. 12to13.8 VDC withnegativeor

96 August 1 977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. positive ground and 120 VAC. Over-jack, Dynamike (modulation and PA alldimensionsare113/8 -in.wide xvolume control), and S/RF meter. 41/4 -in. high x 9% -in. deep. There are front panel controls and Moveup from Features include double conversion, switches for: Channel selection, volume, a remote speaker jack, a P.A. speakersquelch, Dynamike, PA/CB, and ANL. jack, S/RF meter, L.E.D. digital chan- Standard equipment includes a micro- CB to Amateur nel indicator, delta tuning, tone con-phone, mobile mounting bracket and trol, and a front panel headphone jack.a DC power cable. There are front panel controls and Radio with Nal switches for: Channel selection, volume, Receiver Test: squelch/tone, ANL, deltatune, and AM input sensitivity 0.5 .4 home training. PA/CB. Adjacent channel rejection 64 dB Standard equipment includes a micro- AGC action 10 dB Amateur radio means virtually unlimited frequencies, working "skips" legally, quiet phone,mobilemounting bracket,a Transmitter Test: FM communications, and the freedom to DC power cable, and an AC power AMREoutput into 50 ohms 3 7 watts talk to your next door neighbor or around cord. the world. 85% modulation sensitivity But you need an FCC Amateur License (0 dB is average) +6 dB to get into Amateur Radio, and NRI home yes training will help you pass your FCC Modulation limited to 100% licensing test. NRI training provides you with a code practice oscillator, LP rec- Editorial Comments: This transceiver ords, transmitting and receiving equip- features an S -meter calibration of 6 ment. Included is your own Novice Class 15 -watt transmitter and a matching 3 - dB per S -unit. The dynamike functions band superheterodyne receiver, plus a as a power mike, and must be adjusted transistorized code practice oscillator with code key and headset. for 100% modulation using an external Send for the free NRI catalog. No sales- modulation indicator. man will call. r NRI SCHOOLS EBasic Amateur Radio I McGraw-Hill Continuing Education Center D RI3939 Wisconsin Avenue Advanced Amateur Radio j It,. RAYJEFFERSONCB -140 Washington. D C 20016 DComplete Amateur Radio Receiver Test: Description: A 40 channel AM trans- lili i AM inputsensitivity 0.45 AV ceiverformobile, and P.A. operation. Send me the free catalog indicated: Adjacent channel rejection 64 dB Requires a power source of 12 to 13.8 Name Age VDC with negative or positive ground. SSB opposite sideband rejection 00 dB Street AGC action 8 dB City/State/Zip Input level for S9 A National Home Study Council Accredited School meter reading 100 ,V L 51-077 Delta tuning range +600 1800 KHz Transmitter Test: ATTENTION DEALERS: AMRFoutput into 50 ohms 3.7 watts WIDEST SELECTION - SSBRFoutput into BEST PRICE - FASTEST SERVICE! 50 ohms 00 watts P.E.P. 85% modulation sensitivity (0 dBisaverage) +16 dB Beltek Tram Modulation limited to 100% yes Browning Xtal Overalldimensions are 61/4 -in. wide x Editorial Comments: The front facing Courier Yaesu 21/4 -inch. high x 8 5/8 -in. deep. speaker produces unusually clear Gemtronics A/S reception. Features include double conversion, a remote speaker jack, a P.A. speaker Hy -Gain Anixter Mark COBRA77X jack, and an S/ RF meter. J.I.L. Avanti Description: A 40 channel AM trans- There are front panel controls and Johnson CPD ceiver for mobile, and P.A. operation. switches for: Channel selection, volume, Midland Everhardt squelch, and PA/CB. Requires a power source of 12 to 13.8 Pace Hustler VDC with negative or positive ground. Standard equipment includes a micro- Overall dimensions are 5% -in. wide xphone, mobile mounting bracket and a Palomar Shakespeare 21/4 -in, high x 81/2 -in. deep. DC power cable. Pearce -Simpson Wilson Features include double conversion, Royce Astatic Receiver Test: a remote speaker jack, a P.A. speaker SBE CD E AM input sensitivity 0.3 fiV Adjacent channel rejection 62 dB Siltronix Goldline AGC action 5 dB Standard Rohn Input level for S9 meter reading 150 -V Turner Transmitter Test: COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES AMRFoutput into 50 ohms 3.9 watts SEND $1.00 FOR DETAILS 85% modulation sensitivity (0 dB is average) +11 dB Modulation limited to 100% yes INENSIMW 'S Editorial Comments: This rig features 7622 VVornall, Kan City, MO 64114 unusuallyhighspeechcompression. 1644 E. McDowell, Phoenix, AZ 85006 Even a very low voice level will fully 5050 E. Belknap, Ft. Worth, TX 76117 modulate this rig.

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41Ii. ESE ESE 410 NEB PRECISION WASHINGTON COAX OUTLOOK CABLE U.S. INDICTS MAN IN SALES OF dling these cards puts an unnecessary STRIPPER ILLLEGAL CB LINEARS burden on theCommissionstaff, A Federal grand jury in Los Angeles which alreadyis dealing with record has returned a two -count indictment numbers of CB applications, the FCC against a radio store owner on charges said. ofillegallysellingradiofrequency The Commissionemphasizedto power amplifiers for use with Citizens CB'ers: Band transmitters. DO NOT return the name correc- The indictment was announced by tion/change of address cardunless United States Attorney William D. Kel- you are notifying the FCC of a specific ler.Itinvolved IIYoung Park,43, change of name, address or station owner ofPark's Radio Company, location. 12408 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles.Ifconvicted, Park would be FCC ISSUES RECORD NUMBER OF subject to a maximum penalty on each CB LICENSES count of a $10,000 fine and a year in The FCC announced today it had is- prison, or both. sued 678,330 Citizens Band licenses Douglas W. Lofgren, Assistant United in February-the highest in any month States Attorney who presented the case in CB history. to the grand jury, said this was one of The upsurge boosted the totalof the first such indictments in the coun- licensed CB-ers to 8,818,815. ty to be returned against a seller of Indicative of the continuing high in- such illegal amplifiers. terest in CB, the FCC said it received Federal law limits the power output504,486 license applicationsinFeb- of CB transmitters to 4 watts, and ruary. Won't nick conductor makes it unlawful for anyone to sell an amplifierthatwould increasethe PETITION TO WAIVE MARKETING or your pocketbook! power beyond that limit. DATE FOR HAND-HELD This little tool can make the big differ- Lofgren said the case resulted from CB TRANSCEIVERS ence in CB reception! Prepares cable a continuing investigation by the Fed- The Commssion has received a peti- for connector perfectly without nickseral Communications Commission into tion to waive the cut off date for mar- or scratches and in seconds! the use and sale of illegal CB ampli- keting of hand-held CB transceivers. Models available for virtually every fiers. These amplifiersinterfere with The petition was filed by Radio Shack communication coaxial cable: television and radio reception, stereoand asks the Commission for relief by MODEL CABLE CONNECTOR and telephone equipment and other extending the cut off date for market- UT -5800 trims RG-58/U for PL -259 CB users. ing of these CB units from January 1, 1978 to May 1, 1978. UT -5900 trims RG-59/U for "F" FCC ALLERTS CB'ERS ON Radio Shack alleges that it has an UT -5901 trims RG-59/U for PL -259 or CORRECTING NAMES AND unspecified inventory of hand-held CB TV wall plate ADDRESSES transceivers. These units can be dis- UT -6000 trims RG-6/U for "F" The FCC alerted Citizens Band opposed of prior to January 1, 1978 as eratorstothe UT -8000 trims RG-8/U for PL -259 proper procedurein required by present FCC regulations notifying the Commission of a changeonly at a loss. To avoid such an eco- Extra precision blades available, #CB -60. of name, address or station location. nomic loss Radio Shack requests the Packaged 2 blades per pack. The Commission pointed out that Commission to waive Sections 15.59 Available from your local authorized attached to each CB license is a name (g) and 95.641(c)(6) and permit Radio Cablematic distributor. correction/changeofaddresscard, Shack to market these units. FCC Form 555-A. It said CB'ers should use this form only to inform the FCC ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. CB CASE of changes. DENIED At present, the Commission said, The Commissionhas deniedthe UTILITY TOOL CORPORATION many CB'ers are returning the cards Safety and Special Radio Services Bu- Subsidiary of Ripley Company, Inc. to the FCC without indicating any of reau application for review of the FCC CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT 06416 these changes. Processing and han- Phone: (203) 635-2200 Review Board's decision released last

100 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. November 11 dismissing an order to Sign and date the application. show cause why the license of John Ifall applicants follow the above, de- K.Mollert of Albuquerque, N.M., forlays in issuing licenses will be elimi-CDT'S Citizens radio station KGX-9897 should nated. not be revoked. Nationwide The show causeorder,released REVIEW GRANTED IN CB Repair Service July 23, 1975, charged Mollert with ANCHORAGE, ALASKA CASE various violations of FCC rules includ- The Commission has grantedits Factory Authorized Warranty Service ing Section 95.95(c)-failure to iden- Safety and Special Radio Services Bu- for tify his station and the station he com- reau's application for review of a Re- E.F. Johnson Pace municated with-and 95.41(d)(2)-op- view Board decision that revoked the S.B.E. Browning erating on a frequency (Channel 21) licenseof Terrance R.Noonan, An- Hy -Gain Robyn notauthorizedforcommunications chorage,Alaska,forcitizensband Fanon-Courier Royce between units of different Citizens sta- radio station KFU-7748, but refused Cobra Motorola tions.Mollert also was charged with toissueacease and desist order Unimetrics failing to make his station available against him. CB, Marine, and Scanner Repairs for inspection by authorized FCC per- ByorderreleasedFebruary28, F.C.C. Licensed Technicians sonnelinwillfulviolationof Section 1975, the Safety and Special Radio 95.103oftherulesandSection Services Bureau directed Noonan to el We'll repair any CB radio you now 303(n) of the Communications Act. show cause why his license should not own in 2 working days. Also, Walk - In an initial decision released June be revoked for numerous violations of In -Service. 10,1976,FCC Administrative Law the Commission's rules and the Com- If we feel a set is beyond repair, it Judge Joseph Stirmer dismissed the munications Act and to show cause will be returned to you collect for show cause order. While finding that why he should not be ordered to cease shipping charges plus $5.00 inspection fee. Mollert had violated the rules and the and desist from further violations. REPAIR RATES Act as charged, Judge Stirmer con- In an initial decision released No- AM CB Set $20.00 plus parts cluded that Mollert's conduct was not vember 7,1975, FCC Administrative SSB CB Set $30.00 plus parts sufficiently flagrant to justify revoca- Law Judge Arthur A. Gladstonere- tion of his license. voked Noonan's license and ordered JI&R Communications The Commission's Safety and Spe- him to cease and desist from further Service Center cial Radio Services Bureau appealed violations. 1439 E. Gun Hill Road the judge's decision. Noonan appealed the judge's deci- Bronx, NY 10469 (212) 379-2450 The Review Board, after reviewing sion to the Review Board, which said the initial decision and all other mat- it was "satisfied that the judge reached DEALERS- We will do your warranty ters of record, agreed, with Judge Stir- a proper resolution of this matter in and non -warranty repairs. mer's decision not to revoke Mollert's revoking Noonan's license."Noonan license.Itsaidit was satisfied that did not seek review of that determina- the judge's' findings adequately and tion and subsequently submitted his fairly reflected the evidence of record. license to the Commission for cancel- 1-111-F1 CU! The Board saiditdid not believe lation. HOOK YOUR CB SET TO YOUR that permitting Mollert to continue as The Board refused, however, tois- - CAR SPEAKERS a Commission licensee would in any sue a cease and desist order. It stated FOR THE way adversely affect the Commission's thatitdid not believe issuance of a BEST QUALITY continuing need and ability to enforce cease and desist order directed to fu- CB AUDIO EVER! its rules governing the citizens service. ture operationwithout a licensein GWS-19 Whileitdid not condone Mollert's violation of Section 301 of the Com- Not a converter, but behavior, the Board said that inlight munications Act of 1934, as amended, an actual miniature $29.95 of mitigating circumstances, the pub- was authorized under Section 312(b) AM transmitter that transmits your CB lic interest did not require revocation of the Act. audio to your car radio. Only minutes to of license because it believed Mollert install. Works with all AM and AM/FM The Board said it theoretically could car radios. No extra cables, connectors could be relied on to operate his CB issue a cease and desist order with or mounting brackets to buy. radio in full compliance with the rules. respect to the rule violations, butif HELP! Noonan's license were revoked and he Want a private rendezvous With CBapplicationreceiptsof continued to operate, the problem of with that beaver? nearly 1 million for the month of Jan- continuing rule violations by a person Have private conversations uary, the FCC is asking applicants to: who has no license was not a real one. Mail CB applications only to this in convoys? Therealproblem, theBoardsaid, Up to 40 private address: would be the illegal operation without Federal Communications channels are now alicense (which could not be reme- yours with.... Commission diedby adherence to the operating Gettysburg, Pa 17326 PRIVAT-EAR DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY! Fil- rules). The Board added that sinceit S19.95 ing fees are no longer required. couldnot issuea cease and desist Connects between CB set and antenna. order to enjoin anticipated operation Unit off, normal operation. Unit on, 1000 If you are under 18 years of age, without a license,it made little sense ft. range transmit and receive, to make 23 donotsubmit anapplication. or 40 "private" channels. Only persons 18 years of age or to enjoin continued violations of the V. IIin rl, Jor 11,1771C111011. hiprnew 1)ruIrr111,111171,1IIIIII'd older are eligibletohold ali- rules alone. cense. In appealing this Review Board ac- Glatzer Industries Corp. Carefullyreadtheinstructions tion, the Safety and Special Radio Ser- 268 6 Huguenot Street. New Rochelle. NY 10801 on the application form 505 and vices Bureau contended that the cease (914) 576-2700 completeallappropriateitems. and desist order issued by the judge Bank Amer.card and Master Charge accepted

... Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 101 was directed not merely to operation without a licensebut alsotocon- tinued future violations of the rules that were the basis of the revocation. Itargued the Board's interpretation of the Communications Act to preclude A GREAT WAY imposition of these sanctions concur- rently was erroneous. TO GET TOGETHER Thus, the question posed by the application for review was whether the PUT YOUR ANTENNA FCC has authority toissue a show cause order that contemplates the pos- ON A ROHN TOWER sibility that a cease and desist order may be issued with an order of revocation based on the same conduct that For Your Base Station You Want compelled revocation. TheCommissionsaidtheissue the BEST Transmission and Receivingraised by the Bureau was an impor- You Can Get. That's a Big 10-4!! tant one of law and policy not previously addressed by the Commission and one that ought to be resolved. The Commission noted that at the For reception - the best antenna mounted time the Bureau issued the show cause for best performance. No better way to mount order, the judge issued revocation and your antenna for that reception than on a ceaseanddesistorders,andthe Rohn Tower. Rohn makes them all: tripods, Board issued arevocation order but telescoping masts, bracketed, self-support- refused to issue a cease and desist ing or guyed towers. order, Noonan was a Commissionli- Check this handy chart for tower heights to censee. The FCC said ifit determines that it has the authority to invoke both support your antenna.It shows wind load, sanctions for the same misconduct, ice or no ice conditions. Your antenna size, it could also determine whether Noo- conditions, tower model determines maxi- nan should now be subjectedtoa mum tower height above a proper base or cease and desist order on the basis of extension of tower above bracket. You should the existing order to show cause. not exceed those maximums for a proper Thus,itconcluded, although Noo- antenna installation. CB beams are limited nan has not submitted pleadingsin to 20' above a structure or building. response to the application for review and is no longer a licensee, he is still at least in theory a party in interest to Self -Supporting Height of Towers* this proceeding and therefore should Wind Load 20 psi Wtnd Load 30 psf have the opportunity to file a brief. Tower No Ice '2'. Ice No Ice 112" Ice ItsaidtheBureauandNoonan Model Antenna Areaft2 Antenna Area, It' would have 30 days to file briefs on 0 2 5 10 0 2 5 10 0 2 5 10 0 2 5 10 the question and an additional 10 days to file reply briefs. 20 39.131.923.815.826.122.718.613 732 024 917 611.121.318.014.1 9.9 CB LICENSEE TO OPERATE 25 44 737 629 420 429 826 522 317 1 36 629 521 914.424 421 1 17 212.5 BY REMOTE CONTROL 45 50 442 332 237 935 031 1 25.746.440 1 32.423.631.028.124.319.3 ....56.8 The FCC has granted Beacon Ma- *Does not include wind on transmission line. rine Corporation, Cape Canaveral, Fla., special conditional authority to permit operation of Citizens Band transmitting equipment by wireline remote con- trollinkin connection with the oper- See Your Rohn Dealer for the BEST ation of its CB station, KFY-7372, in and the RIGHT Tower For You!! the Personal Radio Service. At the same time, the FCC notified the U.S. Coast Guard of this action. BUY ROHN - BUY THE BEST Beacon Marine is a commercial business corporation engaged in the sales andserviceofradio and electronic Do not attempt to raise antenna or equipment. antenna support near power lines- In seeking special authority, Beacon You can be KILLED. Marineindicatedthattheremotely controlled transmitter would be used only in connection with the transmis- Unarco-Rohn sion of public service messages relating to emergency activities, such as Division of Unarco Industries, Inc. 6718 West Plank Road, P.O.Box 2000 therelayingofemergency weather Peoria. Illinois 61601 conditions and locating lost boats, etc.

102 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... It stated that it would not be used for not be revoked for willful violation Finally! transmitting communicationsincon- of various sections of Part 95 of A Directory That Tells Exactly nection wih Beacon Marine's regular the rules including Section 95.95(c) commercial business activities. by operating without being identi- Wick amid Ti Moose_ (Part 95 of the rules prohibits op- fied by its assigned call sign at the Use Your Channel Selector Like A eration of a CB station by remote con- beginning and conclusion of each Telephone Dial To Find The Thousands trol"except remote controlby wire transmission or series of transmis- Of Services That Operate On CB. uponspecificauthorizationbythe missions. Commission when satisfactory need is shown.") The Commission ordered the follow- FindingthatBeaconMarinehas ing licensees to show cause why their made a satisfactory showing of need, licenses should not be revoked for vio- the Commission granteditsrequest lation of Section 308(b) of the Com- subject to several conditions,includ- munications Act of 1934 by failing to ing: respond to official communications: -Anauthorizedcontroloperator Lewistown, III., Dennis L. Smith, KPM- must be on duty at the control 8487. point during periods when the re- Midlothian,Ill.,James G. Umgelder, motelycontrolledtransmitteris KIX-2636. in operation. Middlesboro,Ky.,Danny R. Smith, -The control point must have ade- KYM-6897. quate means to aurally monitor all Pittsburgh, Pa., James R. Carey, KSN- transmissions and to render the 0242. transmitter inoperative should im- Corpus Christi, Tex., Ronald G. Win- proper operation occur. ston, KSA-0837. S9 Magazine -The remotely controlled transmit- Granger, Utah, Norman E. Middleton, 14 Vanderventer Avenue Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 ters must be protected adequately KWK-3803. againstaccessbyunauthorized Enclosed $ for copiels). To persons and against unauthorized The Commission ordered thefol- cover shipping, l've added 50 cents for the first book and 25 cents for each additional book. station operation,either through lowing licensees to show cause why activation of the wireline control their licenses should not be revoked Name link or otherwise. for violationof Section1.89 of the Address -When operated in the wireline re- rules by failing to respond to official City mote controlmode, thestation communications: State Zip may not be usedinconnection East Boston, Mass., Maryann R. Scu- with the regular commercial busi- turio, KADM-4885. ness activities of the licensee. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Donald G. Ever- NOW YOUCAN.. -The station may be used to trans- ett, KADJ -9320. mit public service messagesre- Toa Alta, P.R., Jose A. Molina Torres, lating to any type of emergency KACC-0594. BUY DIRECT situations (including maritime) in- Dade City, Fla., Oscar W. Richardson, FROM ONE OF THEEAST COASTS volving the immediate safetyof JKV-5199. LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF CB life or protection of property. Alexandria, Va., Raymond J.Reppert, RADIOS, SCANNERS AND CAR In addition,theCommissiondi- KEV-7899. STEREO SYSTEMS! rected Beacon Marine to provide semi- Olympia,Wash.,ClydeH.Parsons, annual public notice toallmaritime KB0-7748. An& users withinits service area,inviting Renton,Wash.,FranklinM.McTee, Teaberry attention to its non -association with the K FN -1413. U.S. Coast Guard's recommended maritime safety communications system. The Commission ordered the follow- Imo,-' The FCC also required the licensee to ing licensees to show cause why their T" COMMAND submit a written annual report detail- licensesshouldnotberevokedfor 14111111,'.-.;.)..,,,.,.,7 HAWK ing the operation, the steps taken to violationofSection308(b)ofthe meet the conditions of this auhoriza-Communications Act of 1934 by fail- SAVE BIB DOLLARS... tion and any problems encountered. ing to respond to official communica- ON TOP NAME PRODUCTS tions. HERE ARE BUT A FEWOFTHE TOP SHOW CAUSE NOTICES BeverlyHills,Calif.,TerryH.Allen, BRANDS CRAZY HARVEYOFFERS.

Houston,Tex.,Charles W. Hobley, KHV-9404. ANTENNA SPECIALIST ASIATIC AVANTI CDE KWG-0923. Ordered to show cause BEARCAT SCANNER HUSTLER PACE NPC Santa Ana, Calif., Claddis Tripp, KNQ- PANASONIC JENSEN TRAM TURNER why the license should not be re- 6429. SILTRONIX TELEX SBE JOHNSON voked for willful violation of vario- Washington, D.C., Thomas D. Taylor, BROWNING PEARCE SIMPSON TEABERRY ous sections of Part 95 of the rules KJX-7787. including Section 95.103 by refus- Cape Canaveral, Fla., Joseph J. Tripp, CRAZY HARVEY'S CB AND ing to make his station available for KJ K-8973. CAR STEREO CENTER 8848 Orchard Tree Lane Towson. Maryland 21205 inspectionby Commission person- Muskogee, Okla., Lavern Ray Trussel, Phone. (301) 821-0792 nelafter such personnelproperly -0G-0253. HI HARVEY... Send me Your FREE identified themselves and requested Oklz. Ana City, Okla., Dennis A. George, permission to inspect his station. Cahilog (Dealer inquires teelcomedf ) KYF-5352. Name North Miami,Fla., JosephE. Flynn, Dyersburg,Tenn.,Charles L. Bush, Address KCH-8938. Ordered the licensee to K IQ -8804. show cause why the license should (cont'd) City __ State_ Zip

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 103 Memphis, Tenn., Raymond L. Mahar- rey, KSH-3363. San Antonio, Tex., San Antonio Detec- Bargain Hunting? tive and Security Agency, KJ R-5849. REVOKED Send 35to Dep't.9 Anchorage,Alaska,GaryP.Fisher, KIY-7267. Ordered that the license FOR BARGAIN CB CATALOG! be revoked for willfulviolationof various sections of Part 95 of the rules including Section 95.91(b) by HENSHAWS communicating with other radio sta- tionswithout observing thefive- 7622 Wornal I minute silent period between contacts. Kansas City, Mo 64114 Anchorage, Alaska, Randy J. Dennick, KJN-5160. Ordered that the license be revoked for willfulviolationof various sections of Part 95 of the rules including Section 95.93 which requires that all transmissions for testing purposes shall be identified by the station's call sign. Huntington Beach,Calif.MichaelT. Boucher,KFZ-9793.Orderedthat thelicense be revoked forwillful violation of various sections of Part 95 of the rules including Section 95.41(d)(2) whichprohibitsinter - station communications on afre- quencyreservedforintrastation communications. Commerce City, COI., G P Steel Erec- tors, licensee of Citizens radio station KJM-9455. Revoked, for willful violation of various sections of Part 95 of therulesincluding Section 95.95(c) which requires the operation of a CB radio station to give that station's call sign at the beginning and conclusion of each transmission or series of transmissions. Bothell, Wash., Phillip S. Shaffer, KFW- 0704. Ordered that the license be revoked for willful violation of various sections of Part 95 of the rules including Section 95.95(c) by failing to identify either his or the other station by call sign at the beginning sound and safe and end of communications. Baltimore, Md., Ronald L. Taylor, KEU- jotamiowl® 3708. Ordered that the license be revoked for willful violation of vari- nwnwri CB Hump Mount Speaker. ous sections of Part 95 of the rules Eliminates CB installation prob- hassle. Acoustically designed including Section 95.83(a)(6) which lems. Any transceiver mounts on speaker deadens static and chan- prohibited the transmission of com- the Kamel speaker, speaker nel noise, eliminates voice distor- munications which were not directed mounts on the hump, fits snugly tion. We make having an expen- when driving. CB dials easy to see, sive CB rig in your vehicle safe and to specific stations or persons. easy to reach. For safer operatioh. worthwhile. Isn'tit about time Cupertino,Calif., MichaelGitschel, To remove, just unplug antenna somebody did? KEU-4528. Ordered that the license and power leads, lift entire unit and be revoked, effective May 11, 1977, place in trunk for maximum sec- Mrtica4 for willful violation of various security. No screws to unscrew. No tions of Part 95 of the rules including Section 95.95(c) which required mi/Kriket. the operator of a CB radio station Acoustic Fiber Sound Systems, Inc. callsign at Indianapolis, Indiana to give that station's thebeginning andconclusionof All afsa/KRIKET® products are manufactured In the U.S.A. Copyright 1977. Acoustic Fiber Sound Systems, Inc. each transmission or series of transmissions. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Robert M. Bow- den, KGK-6215. Ordered that the

104 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers.. license be revoked for willful viola- Morton Grove, Ill., Richard J. Freedkin, Newton, Kan., James E. Duncan, $50, tion of various sections of Part 95 $50, KRF-60053. KHW-0734. Shickley, Neb., Lyle W. Wagers, $50, ofthe rulesincludingSection River Forest, Ill., Joyce C. Tasch, $50, 95.35(a)(1)whichrequiredprior KAIT-1306. KFD-0648. Commission approval for an increase Stone Park,III.,Lois A. Hanks, $50, Anaheim, Calif. E. Ill,$100,KZI- in the number of transmitters. KEC-5973. Charles Davis, Butler, Wis., Mark Lassanske, licensee Wauwatosa,Wis.,TimothyJ.Burd, 3741. of Citizens radio station KJW-7592. $50, KEI-2700. James L. Cox, $100, KXO-9843. Ordered that the license be revoked Orlando. Fla., Daniel Hill, $50. KZL- Garden Grove, Calif. Barkelow, $100, KZB- for willful violation of various sec- 8136. RichardE. tions of Part 95 of the rules includ- New Orleans,La.,AlfredR.Taplin, 8015. ing Section 95.95(c) which required $50, KJP-5969. Robert W. Black, $150, KNW-7519. KEO- CB stations to transmit their Com- Baltimore, Md., Thomas B. Stevenson, RichardT.Wagner,$100, 1290. mission -assignedcallsignatthe Jr., $50 KAFO-6253. beginning and end of each trans- Baltimore, Md., Alvin E. Aydlett, $50, Ronald L. Keeling, $150, KQI-1533. Jr., $150, KNS- mission or series of transmissions. KGY-8564. EdwardL.Elliot, Salisbury,Md., WalterClifton,$50, 4797. The Commission ordered that the KFX-3589. Huntington Beach,Calif.,RobertE. following licenses be revoked,effec- Delmar, Md., Benjamin Thomas Vin- Leidner, $100, KSR-5202. tive May 20, for violation of Section Derwende, Jr., $50, KXP-3091. Lakewood, Calif., Daryl L. Willis, $100, 1.89 of the rules by failing to respond Stafford/Stafford Oaks, Va., Horace S. KDO-22,63. Norwalk, Calif., Ottos Bowling & Trophy to official communications. Goad, $50, KSG-6016. Nome, Alaska, Alaska Cab Company, Company, $100 KES-8161. Wichita, Kan., Richard B. Gartin, $50, Santa Ana, Calif., Ralph C. Gulledge, KEY -7121. KJZ-7527. Oakland, Calif., William B. Rivers, KSS- $100, KBY-0811. Frederick,Okla.,J.D. Morton, $50, Westminster, Calif. 6331. KLV-1513. Roberts, KLR- Susan M. Rumas, $100, KWR-6961. Ocala,Fla.,Robert J. Ringold, Ga., Conley P. Newby, $50, 6020. David L. Grimm, $50, KMG-8316. Blaine, Wash., Joseph A. Colon, KHP- KSP-6830. Santa Ana, Calif. Chattanooga, Tenn. 9712. William W. Graft, $100, KCR-4551. Donald C. Henley, $50, KZH-1995. James D. Plaster, $100, KSM-2509. SENT NOTICES OF APPARENT Charles A. Sparks, $50, KYA-5089. Springfield,Ore., Charles R.Diston, FINANCIAL LIABILITY Jon M. Hardin, $50, KACD-4252. $100, KHZ-7205. The Commission issued Notices of JerryL.Schrimpsher, $50,KYY- Catonsville, Mr., Donald W. Bain, $150, Apparent Liability to Monetary Forefei- 2824. KXN-8672. ture on various dates to the following radio station licensees in the Citizens Radio Service for willfulviolationof The New Velcro° BREAKER !- various sections contained in Part 95 or a repeated violation of Section 1.89 MIKFA BREAKER ! of the Commission's Rules: Chicago,Ill., Ramon L.Garcia, $50, !MOUNT KACG-9519. from BROKE ? Cicero, Illinois R & D PRODUCTS Joseph E. Zavoral, $50, KJE-5767. Holds mike with the same space- Mary J. Borgioli, $50, KJE-5779. age Velcro® used by astronauts AUDICOM Baltimore, Maryland on the moon EdwardH.Samuels, $150,KBX- Precision molded backing plate Fast CB Service

3686. Installs in seconds with pressure PatriciaE. Stevenson, $50, KAFO- sensitive adhesive 8000 Sq. Ft. Under One Roof 6264. Positions mike where YOU want it But We're Not Just Big In Size! Hayward Lewis, $50, KQQ-1659. Easy off - easy on - lets you keep WE'RE BIG IN Charles G. Miller, $50, KSA-9804. your eyes on the road Alfred Gibson, $50, licenssee of sta- You'll wonder how you got along SERVICE tion KRH-6709. without it We Repair All Makes Wichita, Kansas MIKE MOUNT is easy toinstall, FACTORY AUTHORIZED Robert D. Dewitt, $50, KFJ-5666. amazingly convenient, it works and WARRANTY Michael D. Irvin, $100, KBU-1195. it's Only $2.95 Most Popular Makes, Fastest Turn Around Time Donald B. Smith, $50, KDS-67204. At better CB dealers - or order yours Winfield, Kan., Robert F. Ennis, $50, now Competitive Rates KADA-8966. Wholesale - UPS - Walk -In Eagle River, Alaska, Elsie M. Dufour, Repaired Unit Returned C.O.D. Please rush Mike Mounts et $50, KADN-8762. $2.95 ea.(in California add 6% sales tax) Dealers: Be An Audicom Associate, Lakeport,Calif.,Herbert V.Keeling, Enclosed is S $100, KFE-7163. Write For Details. Name Lakeport,Calif.,Richard E. Scar- brough, $100, KABH-1749. Address 428 N. Vermilion Berwyn,Ill.,Robert J.Hunter, $50, City KADX-9245. State Zip Danville, II. 61832 Lincolnwood, Ill., Martin M. Zivin, $50, R & D Products, Box 1897 (217) 4416682 KAIA-6671. Grass Valley, CA 95945 - ... Use S9READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 105 Edgewood, Md., Charles S.Staeheli, Arecibo, P.R., Luis G. Valencia, $50, high performance GB antennas $50, KAJB-1623. KAIT-7813. Phoenix, Md., John W. Lazzell,Jr., Florida, Puerto Rico $50, KAAV-1630. Juan Jose Arenas-Lusena, $50, 55SIGNAL Tulsa, Okla., Louis Parks, $100, KGJ- KLM-8525. 6875. Jaime J. Carrero-Rodriguez, $50, KOU- ENGINEERING Bayamon, P. R., Luis A. Ramos, $100, 3678. STEP UP KAAX-0704. Miguel Santiago, $50, KAHY-9868. Porter, Tex., Jimmy R.Kolner, $50, Santa Ana, California Your Base Station Capability with KABH-8326. Romeo Fournel,Jr.,$200, KAAR- Shepherd, Tex., Willie S. West, $50, 2182. SUPERHAWK KZM-6445. FrankR. Liegmann,$150,KJU- TWO -ELEMENT QUAD Bothell, Wash., Kent B. O'Sell, $150, BASE STATION ANTENNA 3671. KCD-1543. Tustin,Calif.,JosephW.Armfield, A powerful! and rugged base antenna Chattanooga, Tenn. $100, KACD-5706. that delivers the forward gain and back Ray L. Farmer, $150, KXG-9264. Westminster, California rejection you need to get through and John L. Austin, $100, KWQ-4911. Carl W. Boliou, $100, KSW-4186. hearon today'scrowdedchannels! Ralph D. Ward, $100, KMN-5716. Eugene L. Franklin,$200,KCR- Sterling,Col.,JerryL.Ward, $50, 8844. KFR-7037. Chattanooga, Tenn., Don J. Faulkner, Newton, Kan., Floyd G. Requa, $50, $50, KLI-8921. KJP-2930. Wichita, Kansas DISMISSED, SET ASIDE, ETC. Lionel L. Wilks, $100, KBM-1912. The Commission, by its Safety and Ernest C. Busch, Jr., $100, KGN- SpecialRadioServicesBureaudis- 2240. missed proceedings on cease and -de- Karl T. Kraft, $100, KWG-2670. sist orders and orders to show cause Richard Clark, $50, KRC-67208. for the following: Leslie D. Young, $50, KNR-1322. Phoenix,Ariz.,RichardCollis,KEL- Robert C. Gile, $50, KGU-3024. 8183. Herman Scott, $50, KJV-6226. Riverview, Mich., Ralph C. Hemming- William R. Young, $50, KNS-5844. way, KWD-3137. Lawrence D.Shonts,$50, KFN- Reidsville,N.C.,CharlesL.Carter, 5090. KDX-7407. Berwyn, Ill., Steven A. Sell, $100, KLU- Mount Vernon,N.Y.,HenryHarris, 9710. KDV-9923. Lansing, Ill., Louis Dekker, $50, KAEP- San Antonio, Tex., Richard L. Jacobs, 9245. KOT-4188. OUTSTANDING FEATURES Hammond, Ind., Johnny M. Cannon, Detroit, Mich., Tommie L. Brown, KGR- $50, KTV-5191. 2672. Munster,Ind.,RichardJ.Podolak, Forth Worth, Tex., Don R. Smyth, KEJ- Over 10X power multiplacation off 1696. the front $150, KCN-5093. Nearly 2000X rejection of unwanted Baltimore,Md., James Porter,$50, Waterford, Calif., Richard L. Shepard, signals off the back KJP-21215. licenseeofCitizensradiostation Factory pre -tuned for all 40 channels Bath, N.Y., Wayne E. Obrochta, $50, KHP-9025. Stayed nunc pro tunc - no matching adjustments required Order of Revocationuntil October Lightweight (8 lbs.) KABH-1117. Dual polarization, selectable from the Binghamton, N.Y., Leroy C. Van Pat- 5,1977,unless set aside oraf- operating position ten, $50, KJX-2292. firmed by subsequent order. Surviveshighwinds, and presents extremely low wind profile Lackawanna, N.Y., James J. Lewis, Jr., The Commission, by its Safety and $50, KMA-6856. SpecialRadioServicesBureaudis- Retails for $72.95 West Berlin,N.J., Charles D.Kreck, missed proceedings on orders to show $50, KAAT-4789. cause for the following: 11711TE LIGHTNING Philadelphia, Pa., Roy M. Barkewich, Casselberry, Fla., John M. Klele, KGI- FOUR ELEMENT QUAD $50, KMZ-5870. 5136. BASE ST -1770N ANTENNA Upper Darby, Pa., Kevin J. Dyer, $50, Kansas City, Kan., Joseph W. Miller, KKD-19082. KEN -5077. Provides you with TOP -OF -THE -LINE Gerald A. Massuto, $50, KEC-2320. Anchorage, Alaska, Joseph F. Berger, CB Performance Highreliability com- West Point, Va., Eddie L. Chamberlain, Jr., KXQ-1489. munications under all conditions. Has all $50, KMN-2680. St.Louis, Mo., Dale F. the rugged, ligh weight construction fea- Ullrich, KYT- tures of SUPERHAWK PLUS:- Arecibo, P.R., Hermogenes Torres, $50, 6668. Nearly 30X power boost forward KQC-0513. Edison,N.J.,Fortunato Landscaping, Over 4000X side and back rejec- Catano,P.R.,FredLagrandier, $50, Inc., KAB-0934. tion KALT-4007. TheCommission dismissed pro- For further information and full specs, Hato Rey, P.R., Miguel Rafael Santi- ceedings for the following: write or call, ago, $50, KACX-4708. Louisville,Ky., Eugene K.Miller,li- Albuquerque, N. M., Don Highlander, censeeofCitizensradiostation SIGNAL ENGINEERING $50, KAJR-7527. 11348 Churton Avenue KDZ-1884. Los Altos, California 94022 Columbus, Ga., Joey M. Herring, $50, Pittsburgh,Pa.,NicholasD.Farina, Phone: (415) 969-1180 KABN-4608. KDY-9385. Baltimore, Md., Thomas B. Stevenson, Dealer/Distributor Inquiries Invited Mt. Edgecumbe, Ak., Island Taxi Co., Sr., $50, KAFO-6263. Inc., KBK-4690.

106 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... ON THE COUNTERS utilizes existing speakers, features an easily concealed (continued from page57) "full control" microphone and a totally out of sight control module. The mike which mounts on the dash and puts virtually all controls, from pushbutton channel selector to scan control switches, into the hand of the user, is designed to be easily disconnected and hidden from view when not being used. The control module, because of its unique size, 81/2"w x 15/8"h x 57/8"d, can be installed behind the dash, under the seat, or in the trunk of the vehicle thereby affording the entire system total security. The new Audiovox can be easily wired to any existing radio/tape system and withitsautomatic standby, allows both CB and music to be heard at theuser'spreference through thealready owned speakers. Thisattribute enables the MCB-5000 to function independently by being plugged intoan existing speaker or operate with any radio/tape sys- FREQUENCY COUNTER/TIME OF DAY tem (a simple converter permits the unit to function CLOCK/PREAMP as a base station when attached to aradio/tape sys- A one -of -a -kind unit, with 3 built-ins, is now avail- tem in the home). able from Digital Sport Systems, West Liberty, Iowa. Audiovox is offering the owners of car and or home Named DSS 8000, this extraordinary system features radio/tape systems a chance to add a CB unit that is a 6 digit frequency counter with a range of 2-55MHZ, small in size, small in price, theft resistant and doesn't a time of day clock that reads out to the nearest require the expense of additional speakers.Accord- second in a 12 or 24 hour mode, and a tunable pre - ing to Audiovox, "the transceiver will be of great bene- amp with 0-20 DB Gain and 1-250 watts RF power fit to dealers and distributors as well as users. It will in. All these great features and in a compact size. 10 simplify the marketing concept while cutting down x81/4 x31/2". dealer and distributor inventory requirements. The DSS, an innovator in miniaturized citizen band ra- numerous variations of CB units(AM/FM multiplex dio accessories and electronic monitoring equipment, CB, cassette or 8 track) no longer need to becarried has pioneered several other new products including to such an extent." a 3 -in -one unit, digital readout Wattmeter, Frequency Suggested list price for Audiovox model MCB-5000 Counter, SWR and a new base preamp in two models, and mounting hardwareis$199.95.Trunk mount one for CB, the other for 2 meter. optional. The unit measures 81/2"w x 15/8"h x 57/8"d. For more information, write Digital Sport Systems, Mark number H26 on Reader Service Card. P.O. Box 377, West Liberty, Iowa 52776, or mark number H25 on Reader Service Card. PHELPS DODGE ENTERS CB ANTENNA MARKET Phelps Dodge Communications Company has entered the CB antenna market with the introduction of a full line of vehicular antennas including a series of matched accessories and hardware for mounting. The line is designed around base loaded and center loaded models. Disguise and combination antennas will also be available. The Model 45L is a base loaded antenna with an overall length of 49 inches. The Model 35S is a center loaded antenna with an overall length of 36 inches. Both antennas incorporate a number of distinctive design and construction features. At the base, the antenna whip is formed into an integral open MAJOR CB PROBLEMS SOLVED helix coil eliminating the need for springs found on Audiovox Corporation, has introduced its 40 chan- conventional antennas. Whips are stainless steel and, nel remote CB transceiver with "full control" micro- in the case of the Model 45L, centerless ground and phone. The innovation is a totally new .concept in CB tapered. Bases are fabricatedin two sections, the equipment which has been designed by Audiovox to upper of black Lexan polycarbonate containing the solve the cost, space, and theft problems associated loading coil and joined to a highly polished copper, with the CB community. nickel, chromium plated lower section. This two part Model MCB-5000 is a 40 channel transceiver which base allows quick, half -turn disconnect of the entire

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 107 tonchannel changerarelocated on microphone. Special CB monitor switch. The high performance AM/FM/MPXradio has 5- pushbutton tuning, local/distance switch,full -range tone, balance and fader controls. The Model 63-030 comes complete withmulticon- nector cable, trim plates, GM and Ford -style knobs and installation hardware. For more information about the Medallionline of car sound products, write to: Medallion Division of Midland International Corporation, P.O. Box1903, Kansas City, Mo. 64141, or mark number H23on Reader Service Card.

MR510 coil and whip section of the antenna from the vehicle to discourage theft. In the case of both models, coils are hermetically sealed. All antennas are furnished complete with 17 feet of factory attached RG-58A/U feedline plus a separate type UHF solderless male connector. The antenna, mount and allnecessary hardware for installation is packaged in transparent, plastic tubes providinghighproductvisibilityandattractive graphics. Eyelets are furnished for J -hook. mounting. For furtherdetails,write: CB Antennas, Phelps Dodge Communications Company, Route 79, Marl- boro, New Jersey 07746, or mark number H22on Reader Service Card.

"BIG MOMMA" The famous "Big Momma" mobile CBantenna by Antenna Specialists is now available witha new low profile design and exclusive water proofmount for car wash protection.The new 40 -channelmodel, MR510, incorporates the same "Big Momma"super coil made famous in the original model, M-410.This heavy duty loading coil is specially designed forsuper coolness, durability and maximum performance. 63.030 The new low profile feature gives the MR510an added measure of versatility. The antenna, which is equipped MODULAR IN -DASH 40 -CHANNEL CB with a 17 -foot coaxial cable withan attached in -line WITH AM/FM/MPX RADIO connector, can be permanently mounted on the trunk Medallion,aDivisionofMidlandInternational with no holes, using the handy "Quick Grip"® trunk Corporation is introducing the Model 63-030 modular lid mount. It also converts easily for rooftop mounting. in -dash 40 -channel CB with AM/FM/MPX radio. The manufacturer's suggested list priceis$36.95. The Model 63-030 has been approved by the FCC For further specifications contact: The Antenna Spe- as being in compliance with technical requirements cialistsCo., 12435 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio for type acceptance and certification. 44106, or mark number H24 on Reader Service Card. To fit space requirements of any vehicle, the modular design of the Model 63-030 puts CB circuitryin TRAM D12 a separate "black box" unit that can be located in any The Tram D12 is the rugged little 40 -channel CB convenient location: On firewall, under seat, in trunk. rig that can go anywhere and keep you in touch with The full -power CB hasdual conversion super- the rest of the world. This mini mobile gets the job heterodynereceiverwithbuilt-inautomaticnoise done equally well in a compact sports car,a mobile limiter. Variable squelch control and 2 -speed, 2 -but- home or in the cab of an 18 -wheeler.

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That's because Francis Industries holds Features: Compact, takes up verylittlespace. the original patents on Fiberglass CB Front microphone receptacle saves mounting space. Antennas as well as fiberglass marine Anti -theft mounting device included free.Full 40 - antennas. We make a complete line of channeloperation.Variablenoiselimiter.PPL whips, mounts, co -phase harness and circuitry, Mic gain, PA capability. complete antenna systems to fit every Transmitter Specifications: CBer's needs. AM Output Power-( Max. allowed by FCC), Mod- ulation Capability -100%, Harmonic Suppression and Spurious Emissions-Better than FCC requirements, Ask your local dealer about our rep- Frequency Response -300 to 4000Hz ±6db. General: utation for quality and performance. Channels -40, Frequency Range: 26.965 to 27.405MHz, We think you'll be impressed enough Frequency Tolerance -0.005%, Operating Tempera- to join thousands of CBer's who are ture Range- -30°C to +50°C, Microphone: Dynamic already enjoying the best. with push -to -talk switch and coiled cord, Supply Volt- age -13.8V AC (positive or negative ground). Cur- rent Drain-Receive: 1.3A @ maximum audio output, FRANCIS INDUSTRIES Transmit: Full mod . . . 1.8A, Meter-Illuminated, 431 W. Broad St., Pataskala, OH 43062 indicates receiving signal strength and relative power 614/927-4091 output. Size 21/2" (h) x 51/2" (w) x 67/8" (d). Weight -21/2 pounds. Receiver Specifications: Tired of Crowded CB Channels? Sensitivity-.7uV for 10db (S+N)/N signal mod. Then you wont a 30% @ 1kHz sine wave, AGC-Change in audio output less than 12db from lOuV to 1.0 volt. Squelch- GRC -11 RANGE ==.10N1tr!. Adjustable. Thresholdlessthan.5uV. Tight more CONTROLLER than200uV.AudioFrequencyResponse -300to $ 39.95 3000Hz.Distortion-Less than 10%at3.0watts Eliminates output. Adjacent Channel Rejection-More than 55 INTERFERENCE ON CROWDED CHANNELS EAVESDROPPING ON PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS db(et.7uV. Intermodulation Distortion-More than 55db, IF Frequency -4.655 MHz, 455kHz, Noise Lim- BLEEDTHROUGH FROM OTHER CHANNELS iter-Series gate ANL, RF Gain (LOC-DX) -30db PLUS. . Fantastic "Private Mode" bonus feature allows you private conversa- gain reduction in LOC position. tions car to car. Installs in 5 minutes. Requires no power. Connects be- ManufacturedbyTram/DiamondCorporation, tween any CB set and CB antennas. Lower Bay Road, P.O. Box 187, Winnisquam, New Hampshire 03289. Pioneers in CB since 1960. Double Mobile CB Power 7 Mark number H25 on Reader Service Card. Output LEGALLY! With the GBP-X2M mobile version of our famous GBP-X2 Booster Power Supply. ROTOR OFFERS HIGH ACCURACY Increasesaveragepowertwice as & EASY OPERATION much as the best power mike. The Cornell-Dubilier communication rotor system, movaltrosru Works with all rigs - 23 channel, 40 Big Talk", combines accuracy, ease of operation, channel, AM and sideband. TVI filter so extra power won't inter- quietness, and attractivestylingina deluxe rotor fere with TV sets. motor, control box package. Easy to install in any vehicle. The stained wooden cabinet Big Talk control box GBP-X2M $77.77 enables the operator to preset four rotor positions for Send Check, Money Order, BankAmericard or Master Charge Number With Expiration Date. Now in Stodc for Immediate Shipment. instant selection with push buttons. The four most Dealers Inquiries Invited. used positions can be identified by the snap -off, etched *1(6GIatzer Industries Corp. button cover. The settings and identification can be \ changed at the operator's discretion. (continued) 268-6 Huguenot Street New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 (914) 576-2700

Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 109 C D E rotate up to 500 lbs. of balancedweight. The unit can be mounted in -line or tower. Itrequires ordinary 115 Volt AC, 50/60 Hzcurrent, and weighs 17.5 lbs. For further information, pleasecontact Mr. Douglas Graham, CORNELL-DUBILIERELECTRIC COR- PORATION, 150 Avenue L, Newark, Big Tani" N.J. 07101, or Communications Rotor - ModelBT -I mark number 1126on Reader Service Card.

CARE AND MAINTENANCEITEMS FOR ANTENNAS Two CB antennacare products by GC Electronics should make it easier toprotect CB investments. The Tennacap (18-1080) fitsover and protects the base threads when theantenna is removed forcar washes or theft prevention.It can also be used to protect antenna connector threads A dial control offersa 360° scale for rotation to of transceivers. Aluminum cap fits all standard baseloaded antennas "zero in" on a signal fromany direction. and will not rust Both dial and preset buttons or split like steel or plastic types. are activated by a For weatherproofing antenna threads,use a small Start Button that positions therotor to the selected dab of Tennalube (18-927). direction and automatically shuts Formulated of type Z5 offall power. A silicone compound, Tennalube willmake it easier to neon light illuminates when thepower is on and the remove your CB antenna for antenna is turning. car washes or theft prevention. Use of Tennalube will keepthreads from The Big Talk rotor is encasedin a "Bell" housing rusting and help prevent corrosion. of cast aluminum for completeweather protection. GC Electronics manufactures The powerful motor, 800 inch -pounds Globe transceivers, of stall torque, CB antennas, and a complete line ofCB accessories. turns heavy antennas even undersevere wind and ice GC Electronics, conditions. A disc brake holds the 400South Wyman,Rockford, antenna securely Illinois 61101, or mark number H27on Reader Service in a stopped position, and 50 ballbearings help Card.

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Box 1738 A .70 1.25 at 1.25ea. 258178 1.002SC372 .702SC785 1.002SC15071.25 Bloomfield, N.J. 07003 258186 .602SC394 .702SC793 2.502SC1509 1.25 Phone:(201) 748-6171 POWER -TRANSISTORS HIGH -VOLT. TV. TYPE ALL PARTS GUARANTEED 748-6172 BU204 1300V3.90BU207 1300V 5.402SC1172B1100V 4.25 748-6173 BU205 1500V4.70BU208 1500V 6.252SC 1308 1100V4.95 N.J. residents add 5% sales tax.Minimum order $5.00.All orders BU206 1700V 5.902SC1170 1100V 4.002SC1325 110044.95 add $1.00 postage. Dealers write or phone for discountprices. 110 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... CB POWER MIKE NOISE ELIMINATES NOISE BY LETTING IT IN, BOOKLET EXPLAINS NOISE How does a CB noise -can- VOICE celling mike keep unwanted NOISE sound out? Not, as you might think, by trying to block it out, but by letting all of it in. Thisseeming paradoxis among the basic facts on CB power mikes in a new booklet publishedbyTelexCom- munications, "The CB Power Mike Fact Book." WR1000 WR500 The explanation of the riddle isthat when noise strikes both sides of the sound -sensitive element inside torque beforestalling,a specialdisc type built-in the mike, the pressure is equalized-that is, the pres- braking system requiring 1,300 inch pounds of torque sure on the back side of the elementneutralizes that before windmilling which is twice that of other com- on the front side. The noise is cancelled out. parably priced rotors on the market. The WR 500 has This explains why you are cautioned to speak with a 96 steel ball bearing raceway capable of handling your mouth very close to a noise -cancellingmike. In this way, your voice isprojected just on the front side of the element. If you speak some distance away, your voice strikes both sides of the element and the sound is reduced, if not cancelled out. Other basic points covered in the 10 -page booklet include "Why the Microphone is a Most Important Part of Your Transmitter"; "Will a Power Mike Work With My 40 Channel Radio?"; and "The Special Ad- vantages of CB Power Mike Headsets." The booklet, with drawings and photos, may be obtained from Telex dealers or by writing to: Telex Communications, Inc., 9600 Aldrich Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. 55420. In Canada: Telak Elec- 750 lbs. balanced weight and assures elimination of tronicsLtd.,690 Progress Avenue, Unit3,Scar- side torque jamming when rotor is mounted in line borough, Ontario, M1H 3A6, or mark number H18 on with the mast. Suggested list price is $119.95. Reader Service Card. For further information, contact Wilson Electronics, Corp., P.O. Box 19000, Las Vegas, NV 89119, or mark number H10 on Reader Service Card. NEW WR 1000 ROTOR FROM WILSON The rotor everyone has been waiting for is now CB ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MANUAL available from Wilson Electronics Corp. The WR 1000 The Tenna-farm is now offering this manual for those of you wanting to build your base antenna. In- has been designed to handle thelargestantenna arrays up to 25 sq. ft. Stainless steel spur ring gear cluded are easy non -technical instructions with pic- torials for building high performance beams, quads, design is superior to prop pitch models and provides verticals, and groundplanes. afull4,000 inch pounds of turning torque. The This manual concentrates on ease of assembly and solonized controlled wedge -type braking system re- the use of common locally available hardware to build quires 12,000 inch pounds before overriding. The WR truely high performance antennas. Of course do-it- 1000 weighs 60 lbs.,is 11" x 19" high, and features yourself saves many dollars, but, it also yields a pride 116 steel ball bearings. It can handle over one ton not obtained when purchasing boxed antennas from of balanced weight. Suggested list price is $429.00. a manufacturer. The complete manual isavailable Also availableis the model WR 500 Rotor, con- from The Tenna-farm, 1117 Dewitt Terrace, Linden, sidered mechanically superior to other rotors presently N.J. 07036, or mark Number H16 on Reader Service being marketed, with 780 inch pounds of turning Card.

...Use.S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 111 IVEY FREEMAN CRYSTALS COMPANY Become A Crystal King

If you're a serious crystal dealer,or wish to become one, let us putyou in the crystal business with an order of 200 of the hot- test moving crystals. A cross-reference In addition to S9, we also publisha trade magazine for CB dealers. It'svery important catalog, and a cabinet. All of these for to us to have this magazine reach every CB $500.00 puts you in the fastestmoney dealer in the country, no matter how largeor making business today. small. PH. (318) 388-2312 323-2148 We'd like you to help us by filling in the 1100 RIDGE AVENUE names and addresses of every CB dealer that you know about. In return for your time and WEST MONROE, LA. 71291 lb effort, we'll extend your subscriptionto S9 by one month for every new dealername you Para Dynamics send us that isn't already on our list. AASubsudiary of If you're not a regular subscriber,or if the CorporationInc. 0EA names you send us are already on the list, RF Power Scanner PDC 700 RF Power Scanner PDC 600 we'll still send you a gift in appreciation of your efforts.

KAION.It . MOM REMO RF Power Scanner PDC 137 PDC 2812 Frequency Counter The dealers names you send need not beex- clusively CB stores. They can be department

KOI. AAAAA stores with CB departments, or any other type of storethatretails CB equipment. FEATURES ON THESE QUALITY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS INCLUDE: * Power Function...output power is indicated directly on the power meter. The accompanying card next to this message The power switch positions 10, 100, and 1000, correspond to 0 10, 0100 and 0 - 1000 watts on the meter. requires no postage. Be certain that you in- * Modulation FunctiOn-modulation level is indicated directlyon the modulation meter. This allows full time monitoring of modulation during clude your name and address fully so your transmission. The operator can make compensation of his voice level by making an adjustment in the microphone position or through the use of modulation boosters. gift will reach you properly.

* SWR Function...the Standing Wave Ratio is indicatedon the SWR meter and allows continuous monitoring of the forward and reflected power ratio. This functionis a must for CB'ers to determine how well their Antenna mismatch may occur becauseof weather conditions, poor Tnx and best 73's. contacts of antenna sections, oxidation, cable leakages, etc. PDC 500 & 600 FEATURE SIMULTANEOUS READ- OUT. PDC137 FEATURES POWER AND SWR FUNCTIONS ONLY. PDC-2812 FREQUENCY COUNTER 1. Frequency Range DC -40 MHZ (Minimum)4. Large, easy to read, Five Digit 2. Power Source 10-15V DC or 117V AC Print -Out Dick Cowan 3. 4 MHZ Crystal Oscillator 5. RNC and Through Line Inputs Publisher, CB Radio/S9 14501 N. 73rd St., Scottsdale, AZ. 85260 (602) 991-1600

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Send SWL reports to: KGEI is located at Redwood City, California, though Don Jensen it announces as San Francisco. c/o CB Radio/S9 Magazine You can hear this station with its English language 14 Vanderventer Ave. "Golden Gate to Friendship" at 0700 GMT and again Port Washington, NY 11050 at 1000 GMT. A frequency to try is 5,980 kHz. If you want to try this during its Spanish programming and MOST SWLs have, frequently, heardthe broad- at a more reasonable hour, look for KGEI at 0100 casts of the Voice of America on shortwave. There GMT on 9,615 kHz. are, in the U.S. proper, four transmitting sites of the The second independant shortwave voice in the VOA. In addition to the powerful shortwave transmit- United States is located at a small town in Pennsyl- ters at Greenville, North Carolina, there are Stateside vania with the improbable name of Red Lion! VOA stations at Bethany, Ohio, and, in California, at Delano and at Dixon. This is WINB-which stands for World Inter -Na- Many listeners also know that the Voice of America tional Broadcasters. Unlike KGEI, whose prime target transmitting facilities also are used, at various times, is Latin America, WINB says it directs its programs by the American Forces Radio and Television Service mostly to Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. withprogramsforservicemenoverseas,and by Its programs are heavily religious in nature and are United Nations Radio. in English. It has been criticized at times for pro- Less well known is the fact that VOA facilities are grams which have been tetmed as politically ultra used for a short time daily for the programs in Spanish, conservative. Portuguese and French of the Organization of Ameri- Recently SWLs have reported WINB broadcasting can States. The OAS, the organization of the countries in English around 0000 GMT on 11,710 kHz. of this hemisphere and headquartered in Washing- The third U.S. private shortwave voice is the Inter- ton, D.C., can be heard from 2345 until 0130 GMT. national Voice of Family Radio, WYFR. Thisisa As of this writing, a good frequency to try is 6,040 kHz. shortwave broadcaster that has changed ownership But the VOA and its piggyback riders are not the and call letters a number of times over the years. It only shortwave outlets in the U.S. There are three was once known as WRUL and later as WNYW. As totally independant SW broadcasters in the United States. All three of these stations-KGEI, WINB and the former it was headquartered in Boston and, as WNYW, in New York, although its transmitting site WYFR-have religious connections. has always been at Scituate, Massachusetts. KGEI's call letters hark back to the early days when they belonged to a west coast General Electric( GE ) Today, WYFR hasitsstudios in Oakland, Cali- shortwave outlet. KGEI today is owned by the Far fornia, though-for the moment at least-the transmit- East Broadcasting Company which operates short- ters are on the Atlantic coast of New England. wave stations from the Philippines and elsewhere in That situation, however, won't last long. Construc- the Orient. tion has already begun at a new WYFR transmitter KGEI, according to its announcements, "is dedica- site 16 miles from Lake Okeechobee in central Flor- ted to the purpose of promoting good will, better ida. The move is to be handled in several phases. The understanding and friendship among the peoples of first phase includes the building of a transmitter struc- the Americas." It's slogan, therefore, is "The Voice of ture and two pairs of dual rhombic antennas to direct Friendship," or in Spanish, "La Voz de la Amistad." the programs to Europe and Latin America. Also a

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 113 These Ethiopian technicians were on the staff of Radio Voice of the Gospel, ETLF,in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when this picture was taken some months ago. Now, presumably, they are working for the Voice of Revolutionary Ethiopia, following the nationalization of the mission- ary broadcaster by thecountry's military government. (SEE TEXT) new 100 kilowatt transmitter is to be added. Presently, at Scituate, there are three 100 kw'ers and a pair of 50,000 watt transmitters. One advantage to the southward move for WYFR is space for antennas. At the old New England site there is only 40 acres available. The central Florida location will have 660 acres. Until the shift can be completed, WYFR will use both facilities. According to reports from SWLs, at this writing ETLF, owned by the Lutheran World Federation, WYFR can be heard in English on 6,155 kHz around was one of the most powerful religious radio stations 0100 GMT, on 11,780 kHz at 2200 GMT and on 17,845 in the world and its broadcasting complex just outside kHz about 1800 GMT. Addis Ababa was valued at about $12 million. For QSL hunters, here are some addresses: Shortly after the nationalization of the station, LWF KGEI, Friendship Station, Redwood City, CA 94063. general secretary Carl H. Mau Jr., in Geneva, Switz- WINB, Post Office Box 88, Red Lion, PA 17356. erland, said that the "abrupt and sudden action" came WYFR, Family Stations Inc., 290 Hegenberger Rd., as a shock, although, he said,it was not "entirely Oakland CA 94621. unexpected." The Ethiopian members of the staff were kept on WHAT'S NEW bythegovernment but the 23 broadcasters from other STATION 'GOBBLED UP'-Early on the morning countries were gone from Ethiopia by April 1. The of March 12, the government of Ethiopia announced station now announces as the Radio Voice of Revolu- it was taking over the powerful shortwave stations tionary Ethiopia. of ETLF, the Radio Voice of the Gospel in Addis DX CLUB INFO-The Association of North Ameri- Ababa. can Radio Clubs( ANARC ), the umbrella organiza-

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114 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... tion of the major shortwave and DXing clubsin North America, has now issued its third annual list of clubs. The ten -page list includes full membership on the UNSCRAMBLERS 18 full and associate clubs that comprise ANARC. Every serious SWL and DXer should be a member of Are you involved in Police, Fire or at least one DXing club if he or she hopes to really keep up to date on what is happening in their hobby. Emergency Medical work, or, are The ANARC list will give you all the information you an Arm - Chair detective? No you'll need to know to decide which of these clubs fits your needs. matter what your profession, you A copy of "Directory of DX Club Publications and want to know what is going on. Services Available in North America" can be yours free from ANARC, 557 North Madison Avenue, Pasa- The best way to keep informed dena, CA 91101. However, you must include with is with the world famous "D-12" your request a large size (No. 10) business envelope addressed to you, with 24 cents mint( unused) post- police code unscrambler. age stamps affixed. Canadian readers should send a self-addressed envelope with 24 cents worth of Cana- For complete details and the dian postage (but do not stick the Canadian stamps name of your nearest dealer call to your enclosed self-addressed envelope). Overseas readers should send three International Reply Cou- or write: pons( IRCs ). IN THE MAILBOX DonNobles Electronics, Inc. Richard Varron of Wayne, NJ, is chairman of the ROUTE 7, BOX 265-B Frequency Recommendation Committee of ANARC HOT SPRINGS, AR. 71901 ( see above). Varron's committee works in coopera- 501-623-6027 tion with many of the major shortwave broadcasters of the world, helping them locate clear frequencies for their broadcasts to North America. "We have been able to resolve several QRM (interference) problems in the past," Richard writes, "and we were responsible, in part, for moves to clearer channels by Bulgaria,Finland,Belgium and the Vatican." ITCH Richard says he would like to hear from any SWLs with the BEST! having problems with stations beaming programs to North America which are causing interference to each Professional Qualit, Ceramic other. Antenna Selector Switches Readers may write Varronat 55 EleronPlace, Wayne, NJ 07470. Low SWRto 150 MHz CB -55A2 The next letter in the box is from Joaquin Velvet of Power Safety Factor 1000 Watts Petaluma, CA. C520 to 75S2non -reactive loads] "I've been reading your articles in S9 for six months, Isolation @ 30 MHz about as long as I've had a CB radio," Joaquin writes. 60 db alternate outlets "Now I am very interested in SWLing. I've received 30 db adjacent outlets a QSL from NHK Japan and, hopefully, will receive 2 Models-Connect your transceiver to . . . one from HCJB, Quito, Ecuador. "You said in one of your articles that a receiver 2 antennas (side connectors): should have good frequency readout, sensitivity and CB -55A2 $12.45 selectivity. The receiver I have is an old, used set that 6 antennas, automatically grounds only makes a stab at these. I plan on buying a new one. unused antennas: "Radio Shack has the DX -160. If you can give me CB -59 $18.50 CB -59 any information about it I'd appreciate it." Okay, Joaquin, the DX -160 has got to be one of Radio Shack's more popular items. A recent survey of Professional one DX club showed that of the nearly 500 receivers Quality owned by members nearly 30 percent were DX -160's. Since 1932 (continued) Barker & WilliamsonCanal StreetEBristol. PA 19007

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 '15 Its popularity is due to a numberof factors. First, D with so many Radio Shack stores, it is readily available, perhaps more so than any other SW receiver. CB ANTENNA Secondly,itisa moderately priced receiver. And QUICK DISCONNECT TRUNK MOUNT thirdly, but certainly not the least important, itis generally considered to be a good rig for its price. If the DX -160 has a weak point itis in the frequency readout area. There are several more recent receiver designs, such as the Panasonic RF-2200 and the Sony ICF-5900W, portables priced somewhat under the DX -160, which may have better-thatis, more accurate-frequency readout.But there'susuallya trade off in features in receivers in this price range so I suggest you try a number of sets before you buy. Detachable!... Place almost anywhere CB ACCESSORIES in trunk! Does not interfere with tire, Check out which features are most important to YOU! jack, luggage, etc. Chrome finished! The RIGHT decision when buying radio gear can Hides CB antenna in trunk- prevents theft vary from person to person. Which is why I can't rec- and damage. Simple installation. Detaches quickly for storing. No need to unscrew ommend any one particular set. antenna from mount. Easily attached into secure operating position. Adjustable bracket fits most cars- accepts most CB antennas. Includes self -adhering rubber cushioned strip to protect car finish. Secures cable in place. DOWN THE DIAL Self grounding. Does not rattle in trunk when stored."Peg -Hang" PackagedinaFour Here are some shortwave, and a couple of medium Color Printed Carton... Complete with fool- wave, stations for you to hunt for. The frequencies proof instructions. PAT. PEND. MODEL *CBTM-20 stated are in kilohertz, the times are all in GMT. One of the many unique and important CB Accessories from RMS... Write for Catalog... Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, is equal to EDT RMS ELECTRONICS, INC. plus 4 hours, CDT plus 5 hours, MDT plus 6 hours, 50 Antin Place, Bronx, N.Y., 10462 and PDT plus 7 hours. Tel. (212) 892-6700 PORTUGAL-Yes, trans -atlantic receptionispos- sible on the mediumwaveband. Listeners along the ts^ Atlantic seaboard will have the best chance, but it is SPLASH? possible even into the Middle West. The station at Miramar, Portugal, on 782 kHz-in the "crack" be- BLEEDTHROUGH? tween U.S. stations on 780 and 790 kHz, is termed one SKIP INTERFERENCE? of the better bets by those who know. A listener in CROWDED CB CHANNELS? New England notes this one at 2330 GMT. WIPE AWAY CB SENEGAL-The African medium wave outlet usu- INTERFERENCE WITH ally considered the best bet in eastern USA is located CHANNEL -KLEAD at Dakar. This is reported shortly before 0000 GMT CHANNEL-KLEAR on 764 kHz. MIN GREECE-The Voice of Greece has been reported "("1(Et Connect between CB GLA,TZER hS1 INGOCUKSTRIS by SWLs recently operating on a frequency of 7,215 set and antenna. Works W ROCHELLE IFS CORP. kHz. This one shows around 0415. One listener re- with all sets- 23 or 40 channel, ports hearing Greek music, but with the theme mel- base, mobile, AM, SSB. HEY...IT WORKS! ody, "Never On Sunday." PHILIPPINES-Radio Veritasis the voice of the Please rush CHANNEL-KLEARS 6-10 S19.95 plus $1.50 each for postage & handling. NY residents add 5% sales tax. Roman Catholic church in Asia. It can be heard in I am enclosing (check one) Check[11 Money Order. English at 1400 GMT on 9,645 kHz, according to Or listener reports. _J Card No KUWAIT-This Middle East country's shortwave Exp Name voice, Radio Kuwait has moved to 12,085 kHz, outside Address the normal 25 meter SW band, hence it should be easier to find. Look for it in English between 1700 City State Zip Signature and 2000. Dealers inquiries invited. ( CREDIT: Mark Connelly, MA; Pete McLaughlin, DE; Martin Imbert, NM; Larry Magne, PA; National Glatzer Industries Corp. Radio Club, P.O. Box 32125, Louisville,KY 40232; 268-6 Huguenot St., New Rochelle, NY 10801 (914)576-2700 North American SW Association, P.O. Box 13, Liberty, IN 47353).

116 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... CB Usage Tips From S9 (CUT OUT & PLACE AT OPERATING POSITION)

Preferred & Designated Channels free access to the channels may elect to bypass the monitor Channel 8 Agricultural operations should they wish to do so. Those who attempt to pass them- Channel 9 Emergencies only selvesoffas "Channel Monitors"asa ploytohog the Channel 13Maritime channel for their own purposes should expect to be ignored Channel 16Single Sideband only by most stations. Those monitors who are successful are those Channel 18Single Sideband only with a good signal and good ears, who earn the respect of Channel 19Trucks/Vehicles in transit* other operators by keeping their own transmissions as brief Channels 36 thru 40Single Sideband Only as possible, by giving up their own rights to hold conversations while acting as monitor. ALL transmissions from the *Note that in many areas there zre also 1 or more additional monitoring station should consist solely of acknowledging channels designated and/or normally used for in -transit vehi- breakers who wish to use the channel, and NOTHING more. cles, most often Channels 10 and/or 12. This is especially true During busy periods monitors should deny requests for 10- in metro areas and their suburbs where Interstate Highways are 36's and radio checks on their channel. on 19 and secondary roads such as parkways are on alternate channels. Itis not the practice for mobile units on such chan- Those seeking 10-36's should be encouraged and instructed nels to request breaks. Base stations are requested to avoid using in the art of telling time by means of wristwatch, clock, or all area in -transit vehicle channels in order to permit their broadcast radio station. Those whose primary interest in CB full, free, unobstructed and exclusive use by in -transit vehicles. is chucking carriers and/or playing music are requested to "Channel Monitors" are neither required nor desired on in - consider the pleasures and benefits to be derived from finger transit channels and are requested to honor any in -transit painting and shock therapy, respectively. channels which may have been so designated in local areas Stations using power mikes should be cautious that their by the operators by means of their customary and general audio levels are set to a level which will not cause voice dis- usage habits. tortion, over modulation, or splashover on adjacent channels. Those operators who feel the need to functionin CB by Single Sideband stations generally operate on Channels 16, 18, establishing themselves as "Channel Monitors" should not ex- 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40, although this may vary in specific areas. pect to monitor or control distant stations which are being Stations using standard AM transmission are requested to avoid received at S-3 strength or lower. They should also be aware use oflocalSideband channels,likewiseSidebanders are of the fact that even those local stations in their area may not requested to confine their transmissions to those channels wish to avail themselves of their services; all stations having established locally for their use.

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you just adjust your body to fit.. . it's a bargain. Especially pre -WW II "0" Gauge and Return with us now to those days of Standard Gauge. Certain engine mod- ,00timk yesteryear,to some of those countries els are particularly needed. These are which no longer exist and happier times 5344, 700E, 763, 773 and 736. Also by quickly taking advantage of our Ham- mond World Atlas Sale. We have, direct to want 256, 260E, 255, 263, 752. Passengercars bring good prices in ex - you, both the Hammond Medallion and cellent or better condition. Hammond Ambassador Editions for the ridiculously low price of $6.00 each post- These trains will be for my personal collection. For thatreason I can offer paid. These fine vintage volumes (circa top cash or great swaps in radio equipment. Certain accessories bring early 60s') sold for much much more and mucho money. For example, the Lionel Industrial Power Station, Hell willenhance any coffee table. They're Gate Bridge, Scenic Park, etc. brand new, sealed in cartons. You can al-

ways scotch -tape some of the new names I don't collect American Flyer or Lionel "0 27"guage, but I will pay onto the maps. Rest assured though, most extra premiums for Ives models. Don't be bashful. Those old clunkers ofthe worldincludingtheU.S.has remained intact through these times. in your' basement or attic will look great on my den walls.

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...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 117 The Monitor Post

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GAIN ANTENNAS FOR 850 MHz BAND INTRODUCED Two new 3dB gain rooftop collinear antennas for three different frequency ranges bracketing the new land mobile 850 MHz band have been introduced by Phelps Dodge Communications Company. The Cat. No. 882 antenna has been designedforthe806-866 MHz private dispatch band and 870-890 MHz mobile receive fre- quenciesin HCMTS, while the Cat. No. 1065 antenna covers the entire 825-890 MHz HCMTS band. The Cat. No. 882 provides a 2:1 In addition, the company announced a 10 band, VSWR over the 60 MHz private 2 priority all purpose scanner; a new combo base dispatch band or can operate as console that receives a Hy -Gain I or II for dual pur- a1.5:1 VSWR receive -onlyan- pose home/auto use; two hand-held CB transceivers; tenna in HCMTS diversity applica- a base station antenna; and two new AM/FM in -dash tion. The Cat. No. 1065 antenna, radios combined with the remote CB and an antenna with a 1.5:1 VSWR across its 65 for a complete car audio/communications system. MHzbandwidth,operates as The Hy -Seas 55 is PLL synthesized and it comes thetransmit -receiveantennain complete with 55 U.S. and international marine chan- HCMTS diversity applications. nels, including all authorized U.S. marine channels. Overall height of both antennas is 15 inches. Both With an honest, 25 watt rating( legal maximum ), types have a chrome plated lower section and Teflon highly efficientcircuitry and exceptional frequency dielectricfilled phasing section. The Cat. No. 882 stability the Hy -Seas 55 concentrates your signal for utilizes a high conductivity 18-2 MN stainless steel crisp, clear transmission and greater range under all whip as its upper element and has a low profile mount. conditions. The Cat. No. 1065 is similar to the Cat. No. 882 but Front panel controls include on/off/volume, squelch employs a multi -element matching circuit to achieve and illuminated 55 -channel selector. There are instant - its bandwidth. The Cat. No. 882 is furnished with 17 on pushbuttons for priority channel 16, second priority feet of RG-58A/U feedline and a BNC connector channel 6, weather 1 and 2, high/low power, remote when used with the 806-866 MHz band. The Cat. unit, and channel selector readout. High reliability No. 1065 is furnished with 9 feet of T5-50 low loss LED lamps indicate transmit, phase lock, channels 6 feeder and a TNC connector for HCMTS applications. and 16, weather, high power, and remote control For further information, write: Rooftop Antennas, operation. Phelps Dodge Communications Company, Route 79, The Hy -Seas 55 is now available at $695.00 manu- Marboro, New Jersey 07746. facturer's suggested retail price.

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118 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers ... West's leading marine electronic specialty organizations, Bartell Marine Electronics in Newport Beach, California. The keyboard entry 55 channel VHF -FM transceiver was designed and manufactured by SBE, Inc., which introduces a totally new concept in channel selection for the marine industry. All 55 Domestic and 78 International channels are accessed by the front back -lighted keyboard. Bartell Corporation's Sales Manager, Ray Hart,was the first in the country to receive and sell SBE's first keyboard transceiver, Serial Number 000000001. Paul Alfrey, a Newport Beach, California yacht designer and builder, states, "When I saw this new keyboard idea of channel entry, I decided to wait for this transceiver for my new 52 foot sailboat. Now that I've tried it out, its far superior to any type of channel entry system that I've used before. I can go from channel 6 to channel 88 in just 3 quick punches of the keyboard in less than 1/2 a second." Pete Provost, Bartell's The new Pulsar II control head features significant General Manager, claims, "The keyboard concept to technological advancements over conventional units channel selection is a new and refreshing way for us because it offers push button dialing, abbreviated dial- to sell radios and eliminate the problems of crystals. ing for as many as ten numbers, on -hook dialing and Every channel they need is accessed by the keyboard, call processing, recall of last number dialed, telephone whether they cruise in the United States, Canada, or number display, channel review and select, channel Mexico. Even the 4 weather channels are accessed number display, and illuminated dial pad and graphics. on the keyboard." PULSAR II features push button dialing allowing List price for the SBE Key/Com 55 is $599.00, and the subscriber maximum ease and speed of dialing. they are now available and type accepted for sale The Push Button Pad is conveniently located on the throughout the United States and Canada by marine back of the handset allowing the subscriber to dial the electronicsspecialty houses and marineelectronic phone number in complete safety and with one hand. distributorships. The deluxe version of the Pulsar II control head For further information on both marine as well as allows a subscriber to have abbreviated dialing for up citizen band keyboard entry transceivers, contact SBE to ten numbers. These ten numbers are selected and at 220 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, California 95076. programmed by the subscriber from the dial pad and can be easily changed. The underside of the hand set contains a handy reference directory to identify the stored numbers and their memory location digit. MOBILE TELEPHONE CONTROL HEAD On Hook Dialing allows a telephone number to be Motorola Communications Group is announcinga entered from the dial pad with the handset in the new Microprocessor Controlled Pulsar II Mobile Tele- cradle and will hold the number in the microprocessor. phone Control Head. When the subscriber wishes to place the call, he ob- tains dial tone and by pressing the "SND" button initiates the dialing. If the dialed number cannot be completed for any reason and the subscriber wants to try again, the last dialed number is held in the microprocessor( until replaced by another number ). This number can be easily redialed by obtaining dial tone and depressing the "SND" button to re -initiate the call. The most compact and versatile unit available, the Pulsar II control head contains an L.E.D. ( Light emitting diode) channel number display to identify the particular channel being sequenced in the manual mode or to review the channels programmed in the Roam or Home mode of operation. Both the key pad and control panel graphics are softly illuminated for user convenience at night. When acallisreceived an electronic ringer provides a pleasant call alert with sufficient volume to be heard even in high ambient noise environments. (continued)

...Use S9 READERSERVICE. S9 August 1977 119 THE MONITOR POST (continued)

If the subscriber removes the hand set from the cradle or pushes the "Off -Hook" button and the channels are occupied the busy light will provide visual indication of the condition along with a busy tone in the hand set. Electronic The Pulsar II features Home, Roam, and Manual modes of operation. In the Home mode the radio scans and selects only ftectmarket those channels available in the Home city. These channels are Hardware programmed in the radio and pre- a new monthly publication vent the radio from locking on a foreign unwanted from the publisher of S9 channel. In the Roam mode the subscriber selects the chan- THE ELECTRONIC FLEAMARKET is a complete new nels to be scanned in the city ( other than Home city), shopping source for anyone interested in buying, sell- where he is operating. This selection can be simply ing or swapping used electronic equipment of any kind. changed as the subscriber travels from city to city. The Manual mode is used in systems where automa- It will appeal to CBers, hams, experimenters and profes- tion does not exist. The subscriber individually selects sionals. an open channel to contact the mobile operator. The THE ELECTRONIC FLEAMARKETwillcontain control head can be programmed to scan the desired thousands of classified ads on transmitters, receivers, channels while on hook. transceivers,testequipment,amplifiers,antennas, Motorola, Inc., is a diversified manufacturer of high towers, stereo equipment, etc. technology radio and data communications products. For information about the Pulsar II Mobile Tele- It will also contain ads from retailers, wholesalers, and phone Control Head contact Barbara Bennett, Litera- manufacturers offering used equipment for sale. ture Distribution, 1301 E. Algonquin Road, Schaum- burg, Illinois 60196. Classified ads will be published free of charge to all regular subscribers of S9. Free ads will be limited exclusively to individuals. Commercial ads may be ordered at a rate of 25 cents per word, with a $3 minimum. Non- commercial ads for non -subscribers are 10 cents per word, $1 minimum. THE ELECTRONIC FLEAMAR- KET will be available on a paid subscription basis only at a cost of $10 per year. All issues will be mailed by first class mail on the tenth of each month.

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122 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... "Criminals,as well as law-abiding citizens attracted by police activity have the capability of listeningto police...

capability of listeningin to police communications aeronautical advisory stations(unicorns)at uncon- systems. The advantages to the law breaker are obvi- trolled airports. Unicorns are used for advisory and ous-knowledge of police movements allows him to civil defense communications primarily with private plan his own activities. The radio -listeningcitizen aircraft stations. may decide to rush to the scene of a major police ac- In the inquiry notice, the Commission pointed out tivity, perhaps impeding the policeman's job. that congestion on the primary unicom frequency Because of these and other problems, some police (122.800 MHz) had been increasing steadily for the departments have purchased equipment which can past decade to the point where the safety of flight scramble the operator's voice at the point of transmis- might be compromised,particularlyinthe more sion and unscramble it at the'receiving end. Thus the densely populated areas of the country. privacy of the communicationismaintained. The Therefore, it requested comments that would con- guide notes that a survey of 428 law enforcement firm the problem and would serve as a basis for the agencies found that 40 used scramblers and that 225 design of an effective .and equitable solution. expressed a need for them. Unicornsoriginallyoperatedonthefollowing -123.050 MHz assigned to heliports; frequencies: -122.850 and 122.950 MHz for additional assign- -122.800 MHz, standard unicorn where there was ment when such assignment was requested for com- no control tower or Federal Aviation Administration munication withaircraftataltitudesgreater than (FAA) flight service station at the landing area; 10,000 feet above the runway elevation and for as- -123.000 MHz, standard unicorn where there was signment to private fields. a control tower or. FAA flight service station at the In addition to these five unicorn frequencies, the landing area; frequency 122.9 MHz was termed multicom and was The frequency 122.925 MHz was available for multi - assigned for the purpose of directing activities air-to- corn use on natural resources programs. air, air -to -ground or ground -to -air, such as agriculture, The Commission found that separating these special ranching and conservation, forest fire fighting, adver- purpose communications had not provided a corres- tising and parachute jumping. sponding distribution of usage, noting that the special The publication, titled "A Guide to Voice Scramblers frequencies were being used very lightly while con- for Law Enforcement Agencies," assists police depart- gestion on 122.800 MHz grew daily. ments in identifying their radio privacy needs and Under the amended frequency plan the following equipment performancerequirements.Itdiscusses allocations will be made: technical and support considerations and describes in 122.700 MHz -Aeronautical Advisory( AA ) -uncon- detail the characteristics of various scrambler systems. trolled fields Finally,itoutlinesconsiderationsforpurchasing 122.725 -AA-private airports not open to the scrambler equipment. public The guide was prepared by NBS' Law Enforcement 122.750 -AA-private airports not open to the Standards Laboratory for the National Institute of Law public andair-to-aircommunications Enforcement and Criminal Justice of the Justice De- ( air-to-air usage is permitted only after partment's Law Enforcement Assistance Administra- January 1, 1978) tion. The guide is for sale by the Superintendent of 122.775 -Future AA or multicom use Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash- 122.800 -AA-uncontrolled airports ington, D.C. 20402. The price is $1.05 per copy. Order 122.825 -Future AA or multicom use by stock number 003-003-01735-3. 122.850 -Multicom 122.875 -Future AA or multicom use ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES ASSIGNED 122.900 -Multicom The Commission has amended its rules to provide 122.925 -Multicom-Natural Resources for the use and assignment of additional aeronautical 122.950 -AA-Airports with a control tower advisory and aeronautical multicom frequencies and 122.975 -AA-high altitude a realignment of certain existing frequencies in the 123.000 -AA-uncontrolled airports 122.6875-123.0875 MHz band. 123.025 -Future AA or multicom use On July 31, 1974, the Commission initiated an in- 123.050 -AA-heliports quiry to review problems relating to the growing con- 123.075 -AA-heliports gestion on the frequency 122.800 MHz assigned to (continued)

...Use S9 READER SERVICE. S9 August 1977 123 THE MONITOR POST (continued) ground stations on each of the frequencies resulting The Commission said the frequencies 122.700 and in significantly reduced congestion on 122.8 MHz which 122.750 MHz are now being used by the Federal now has over 2,000 assignments. Aviation Administration for Flight ServiceStations. Although applicants may request a frequency, the Therefore, it said the assignment of these frequencies Commission said it would reserve the right to assign for aeronautical advisory use will be coordinated with a particular one. the FAA until January 1, 1978. The Commissionem- Other changes include deletion of the use of 122.850 phasized that the frequency 122.750 MHz will not and 122.950 MHz at private airports and the substitu- be available for air-to-air use until January 1, 1978. tion of 122.725 and 122.750 MHz with the latter fre- The Commission said it was redesignating the 25 quency to be shared with air-to-air use ( after January kHz channels between 122.7 and 123.1 MHz for aero- 1, 1978); retaining 123.050 MHz for use of aeronau- nautical advisory or multicom for either present or tical advisory at heliports and adding 123.075 for that future use. It noted that although they previously had purpose; and expanding the use of 121.95, 123.3 and been designated as Air Traffic Control channels, the 123.5 MHz to include glider to tow -ship FAA had indicated no planned usage for this func- communications. tion on these frequencies. The Commission pointed out these changes would Since the two high altitude unicorn frequencies be implemented gradually over a two-year period. It ( 122.850 and 122.950 MHz) which had been used for said if an applicant seeks only a frequency modifica- aeronautical advisory stations serving aircraft at alti- tion to comply with the new frequency assignments, tudes of greater than 10,000 feet had been underused, no competing applications will be entertained. Re- the Commission said it would assign only one fre- quired frequency changes resulting from this order quency, 122.975 MHz, for high altitude unicorn pur- will be accomplished as follows: poses, leaving 122.850 and 122.950 MHz for other uses. a) Those licenses which are newly issued, modified It said it would assign 122.950 MHz for unicorn or renewed before February 1, 1979, will be changed use at controlled airports and 123.00 MHz for assign- to the new frequency at the time of issue, modifica- ment at uncontrolled airports. tion or renewal. The Commission assigned the frequencies 122.700, b)Other licenseeswill be issued supplemental 12.800 and 123.000 MHz for use at airports with no authorizations prior to February 1, 1979, to be effec- control tower, which will allow approximately 700 tive that date.

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This advertising section is reserved (212) 379-2450 AM-SSB-FM SCANNERS exclusively for CB dealers who wish Maspeth Communications to keep their name in front of their & R COMMUNICATIONS C.B. Specialists SERVICE CENTER localcustomers,but who would Authorized Warranty Repair (212) 382-4375 Johnson-S.B.E.-High-Gain-Courier otherwise not advertise in a national Cobra-Pace-Unimetrics-Royce publication.The ads included are 7142 66th St. Glendale, NY 11227 Browing-Motorola-Robyn limited to one column inch; adver- Between Myrtle & Central Ave. 1439 E. Gun Hill Road Bronx, NY 10469 tising copy is limited to non -mail- order type. The costs for business PIERCE ELECTRONICS 1TOPOF THE LINE RADIOS card ads are $50.00 prepaid. For AT BOTTOM OF THE LINEPRICES!' further information dealers should DEALERS WANTED We Specialize In Tube Base Stations QUALITY LINE ELECTRONICS INC contact Herb Pressman, Advertising Transit Town Plaza 426 E. Mc Galliard, Muncie, IN 47303 Williamsville, N.Y. 14226 Sales, CB Radio/S9 Magazine,14 Phone: 1-317-282-5264 716-631-3332 Vanderventer Ave., Port Washington, ILRETAIL WHOLESALE NY 11050. Phone: 516/883-620a WHOLESALE & RETAIL

124 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... Rates for CB SHOP are 10 cents per word sent in; otherwise ad will not be run or ack- for advertising which in our opinion is obvi- nowledged. We reserve the right to refuse to ously of a personal and noncommercial nat- accept any advertising which we feelis un- ure. A charge of $1.00 per word is made to suitable or inappropriate. CB commercial and business advertisers, publica- Closing date is the 5th of the 3rd month tions, and all clubs and organizations of any preceding date of publication. SHOPkind (minimum ad$40.00).Regular CB Because advertisers,services, and equip- RADIO/S9 displayadvertisers are exempt ment contained in CB SHOP have not been from the CB SHOP minimum rate. A 5% investigated, the publisher cannot vouch for discount is in effect for an advance insertion the merchandise or serviceslistedtherein. order for 6 consecutive months. ZIP code not All paid classified ads must be sent to the counted as a word. attention of Eileen Lucey, Classified Ad Man- We do not bill for advertising in CB SHOP. ager, CB RADIO/S9 Magazine, 14 Vander - Full remittance must accompany all orders venter Ave.,Pt.Washington, N.Y. 11050.

AWARDS CERTIFICATES for Public Ser-BREAKER...BREAKERII! Spin -dial 57 Ten- SPECIAL -600 QSL IRC's-only $3.00. QSL vice and Emergency Radiooperations.codes...glance at 64 CB Jargon definitions on - catalog ($5.00 deposit required). Tower-SV, Send $2.00 each, name, address, and event. the -spot. Quick,easy to use Road Coder. Clips Drawer10083,Charleston, S.C. 29411. 49er Radio Club, Box 1400 -CB, Downey, CAto all visors, any vechicle. $1.95; 2or more 90240. 51.75 each. Money -Back Guarantee. Rush or- BATTERY*CHECK shows condition of your der to:Hass Enterprises, P.O. Box 14002, vehicle electrical system under all driving con- CB SYNTHESIZED CRYSTALS- Dealers and Raleigh, N.C. 27610...10-10. ditions.Detect troublebeforeitbecomes repairmen only. Phone or write for our list of catastrophic. A must for mobile CB. DeLuxe H.F. and L.F. crystals. In stock now for im-C/B HAM DEALER: Send your letterhead for thru-panel BC -12 -DTP,$39.95; Economy mediate delivery.(S -E Crystal Dept. 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SIDEBAND SPECIALTY, Box 573C, you save 80% -our simplified non -technical in- frequency directories. Complete selection of Oak Harbor, WA 98277. structions with pictorialsassure quick easy Citizen Band transceivers, antennas, and ac- assemblyandexcellentperformance.For cessories. Harvey Park Radio, P.O. Box 19224 THE CB DEALER'S HANDBOOK- Secrets ofcomplete manual send $4.00 cash, check, mo. Denver, CO 80219. making big money selling CB. Start at hometo: ANTENNA -FARM, 1117 Dewitt Terrace, withlittle or no investment. How to do it Linden, N.J. 07036. BE AN EMERGENCY CHANNEL 9 MONI- right and avoid costly mistakes. Buying, ad- TOR! We'll show you how. We invite you to vertising, markups and more, explained in join the United States Emergency Assistance layman's terms. Only $4.95 postpaid. Vann, C.B. CLUBS- 3 -line Engraved Radio System (U.S. EARS). Members identify 107 HopperAve., Ithaca,NY 14850. Pin Badges, with their state name (such as Louisiana State $1.50. Free Sample and Information to Clubs. Emergency Radio). We are not accepting IN- GLOW-WORM lights your mobile antenna tip. WHARTON PLAQUES, Worcester, NY 12197 DIVIDUAL and TEAM membership applica- Converts radio waves to red light. No wires to tion, send a self-addressed stamped envelope connect. Use on coil loaded antennas. Guar- DEALERS MOVE UP TO THE BEST; TRAM to: U.S. EARS, Headquarters, P.O. Box 1956, We offer you the best wholesale prices on San Jose, CA 95109. anteed. $1.25 postpaid. Box 473, Columbia, TRAM. Send letterhead or business card for MO 65201. the lowest wholesale prices in the country. POWER COMMUNICATIONS Box C, Whites - NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CB CLUB FORM- BEARTECTOR RADAR DETECTOR FROM bore, NY 13492. ING. Find hundreds of new friends, service PRIME ELECTRONICS $79.95plus $2.00 opportunities. Make travelling time count. In- shipping. Beats Fuzzbuster and all others. Re- QSL 100%- Huge buddy packs. More you send vites all John 3:16 ers to join. Great opportun- ceives all moving radar. Many CB products at ityLuke 10:1; I Corinthians 9:22 & 16:9. lowest prices. No dealers please. Catalog 25 more you get. J.P. Bartling, Box 15424, Or-Send stamp: Christian CB Club Box 21611, cents. Lee Sales Company 6912A, Marion, lando, FL 32808. Concord, CA 94521. Shawnee, Kansas 66218. DEALERS WANTED: Profitable sparetime $1.00 ENGRAVED HANDLE PINS. 1" by 3" LINEAR AMPLIFIERS - Amatuer Base and business, best wholesale prices, CB radio/an- plastic. White letters on red, blue, black, green MobileAmplifiers.Discounts on Kenrich, tennas/monitors/accessories. Central USA for and walnut. Black on white, yellow. Metalized Palomar, J.V. Associates, General, Hyden, V -J best shipping. Send card or letterhead for gold or silver finish, black letters: $1.50. 16 Products, Pride. Also discounts on CB Anten- price sheet. Sunridge Electronics, Inc.- Rt. 2, letters, spaces per line (1 or 2). 3 lines add 50 nas and meters. Pere Company, 108 Garfield Box 3755, Hillsboro, MO 63050. cents. HOLLY ENGRAVING, Box 3926-G, Hollywood, Florida 33023. Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. OSL CARDS - Top Quality, Reasonable Prices BOOST YOUR CB OUTPUT WITHOUT 12 colors, gloss -coated, custom made for you. CONVERTER- 2meter ham band to AM LINEARS' Boosters easily built with Radio FREE CATALOG. Write to CBC CLUB, Dept broadcast band, $8.95 ppd for complete kit. Shack parts or equivalent for $16. Plans and 59, Box 703, Lexington, NC 27292. Send stamp for flyer containing many other parts list only, base and mobile, $7 or each exciting kits. Electronics Hobbies, 3421 S.E. $5. Quick Service Plans, Box 868, Clemmons, CB RADIOS, VHF/UHF monitors, crystals, Hawthorne Rd. Gainesville,Fla.32601. NC 27012. antennas. All brands. Lowest pricing possible. Southland, P.O. Box 3591-F, Baytown, Texas MONITOR and CB SYNTHESIZED CRY- LIGHT YOUR EARS! Micro CB Antenna 77520. STALS - $4.95 each. Walkie talkie crystals Earlight mounts in one second to the tip of $4.95 per set. Include make and model num- your CB (or SSB) antenna and lights when CB PAGING SYSTEM! Call your base or mo- ber(also station frequency for monitor crys- transmitting. Verifies function of final output ilestation while their radio remains silent! tals). Please enclose certified check or money stage of your 4 watt (or greater) transceiver. order. No COD's or personal checks. ROLIN Stop listening to noise, voices while waiting DISTRIBUTORS, Dept.5, P.O. Box 436, Special 25,000 hour neon bulb in unit drawsfor a call. Beautiful Styling, Low Cost, Retail Dunellen, NJ 08812. less than .06 watt. $3.00 or 2/$5. NY resident -Wholesale. Phasic Systems, 11011 SW 88 add sales tax. FIREFLY ENTERPRISES, Box ST., F-215, Miami, FL 33176. 471-S, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. 1,000 CUSTOMIZED QSL RAISED PRINT- ING HOME -20 CALLING CARDS. Red, YOUR CB CALLSIGN OR HANDLE CARV- PROTECT YOUR HANDLE from the un- white and blue plus choice of handle/hobby/ ED IN WALNUT STAINED PINE' Approx 4 scrupulous! Register your handle to establish professional stock art cut. Only $14.95 post- x 20 inches. $8.00 each. Sawdust Dept. S-9 that you are the rightful user. Notarized reg- paid. No COD. Print name, home / work -20, P.O. Box 327, Stevensville, Michigan 49127. istration certificate complete with your hand- handle, CB call and phone numbers. Give 1st, le and call. Send $3.00, handle and call letters 2nd and 3rd art choice: fishing, bowling, WANTED!!! Demco Modulators. Will Pay ac- to International Registry Board, P.O. Box 73, trucker,RV'r, sailor, broncbuster, martinis. cording to condition. Call collect. 201-363- Staten Island, N.Y. 10301. 2853. CBERS'...JOIN-"National Highway Patrol CB DIRECTIONAL FINDING LOOP AN- Observers"...Report Emergencies!...Help Save I'M LOOKING FOR A USED CB SET - any TENNAE. 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VOICE POWER AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Browning, Midland, Courier, Antenna Special-Multi -colored embroidered uniform patches The "silver eagle" a static microphone can be ist, Avanti, Antenna, Inc., Shakespeare, Turn-from actual agencies. No lists, our choices yours for only $59.50. Your check or money er, Astatic, Mura, Para -Dynamics, Vanco, andsent, while supply lasts! 5 different only $ 5, order brings your TUP9-D104 prepaid to you. Gold -Line. Write for fee price list. CRS COM-ppd. CRB ResearchInc.,P.O. Box 56-X No COD's. Winn Autoparts, Inc. Box 1424, MUNICATIONS, 1552CentralPark Ave.,Commack, NY 11725. Del Rio, Texas 78840. Yonkers, NY 10710. WANTED FOR $$$CASH- Back in 1957 the CUSTOM QSL CARDS in two weeks from SPECIAL MONEY MAKING OFFER! FullLionel Co. Made a small set of toy trains your design or sketch. Free art work available. information and sample ($3 value). Send $2.specifically designed for girls.It had a pink Call sign, name, address, photo or cartoon de- TOWER 9813-SV,Charleston, SC 29410.locomotive and several other cars, all in pastel picting your CB handle. Prices, samples, $1.00 shades. The set wasn't very popular, hence (refundable first order). Texas Consumer Pub- "CARD SWAPPERS DIGEST" SEND NAMEnot too many sold. However, Ineed this set lishing., Box 1021, Clarksville, Texas 75426. ADDRESS, $1.00COPY. YOUR NAMEfor my collection, and am willing to pay up to WILL BE PUBLISHEDIMMEDIATELY.$400 cash for a complete set in mint condi- QSL CARDS -2 -color 12pt. glossy white, CARDS, DRAWER P, LEXINGTON, N,C.tion. If you have this item please write: Dick 500 for $10.00, 1,000 for $18.00. Over 300 27292. Cowan, S9 Magazine, 14 Vanderventer Ave., designs.Catalog and Samples, $1.00.Lile Port Washington, NY 11050. Guill, Rustburg, VA 24588. "TR I -EX Tower Model 3-54, Galvanized Steel Self -Supporting with Winch and Cables, NeedsSIDEBANDERS! Old Timers! Newcomers! DEALERS - Looking for low prices, freight - Base- Available from Factory, $700.00 F.O.B.Future Sidebanders! Affiliate with the largest, paid policy and doing business with a firm Endicott, NY, K.R. Hancock, P.O. Box 299,oldest and most well known SSB Network! that gives you quick personal service --Give us Endicott, NY 13760; Phone: 607-748-1501".No charge for SSB ID numbers from current a try!Antenna Specialists,Astatic, CDE, numbering blocks. Lots of extras and goodies Pearce -Simpson,Midland,Turner,Hustler, DEALERS ONLY! Send letter head for freeavailable!Sendself-addressedstamped en- Van Ordt, Consolidated Towers, and others --- pricesheet. Same day service, most majorvelope for FREE info and application. No Ob- Sendletterheadforfreecatalog. SUGAR brands in stock, competitive prices, personalligation!Sidebanders' Service Bureau, P.O. SHAK DISTRIBUTORS, 1025 N. King Street service, monthly specials. Dixie C.B., Rt. 3,Box 381-X, Smithtown, NY 11787. Hampton, VA 23669. Box 517 A, Prairieville, LA 70769. SINCERE CH.9 MONITORS- We need one TRAM DISTRIBUTORS - Buy from distribu- HORNET ANTENNAS SELL BEST. Immed-Chartered team in each county in the U.S. tor with D201's in stock. Tax number for iate delivery. Dealer inquiries invited. HOR-Canadians welcome. Write Highway Assis- prices. Briggs -Morris, Box 17192, Louisville, NET ANTENNA PRODUCTS, Box 880,tance Modulators, 5221 Creekwood Dr. Har- Kentucky 40271.502-451-0901. Duncan, OK 73533. risburg, PA 17109. Team Protection assured. FOR SALE: Cobra Cam 88, in good condi- SUITALBLE FOR FRAMING! Beautiful 8xSECRET SCANNER FREQUENCIES? Many tion, $150.00.Orlan Cain, Rt. 2, Griswold, 10color poster- "THERE'S NO OTHERpublic safety and federal gov't agency fre- la. 51535. HOBBY...QUITE LIKE CB!" $3.00. Univer-quenciesare"unlisted" --that is,"missing" sal, 29 Old Orchard, Dept. P-2, Portchester,from frequency listing available to the general NY 10573. over-the-counter buyer! 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29 New-Tronics Corp 2 73 J & R Communications 101 To speed information to you on 30 New-Tronics Corp 47 74 Kronotek 70 products shown in S9 advertising 31 Pal Electronics 77 75 NRI 39 a new computerized Reader Ser- 32 Palomar Electronics 8 76 NRI 97 vice system has been designed. 33 ParaDynamics Corp 112 77 Stadri 78 For additional information on a 34 President Electronics .Covl I, pg. 1 78 Vinyl Bag Works 75 particular ad in this issue, tear out 35 R & D Products 105 36 RMS Electronics, Inc 116 the Reader Service postcard bound 37 R ad atron 91 COWAN PUBLISHING ADS between pages 112 and 113, and 00 Radio Shack 11, 48 circlethe numbers on the card 38 Redco 71 Associated Humane Society 79 which correspond with the Reader 39 Rohn Manufacturing 102 CB Bumper Stickers 88 Servicenumberslisted inthe 40 Ryan 76 CB Directory 103

advertiser's index below. DON'T 41 SBE Coy. I II Electronic Fleamarket 120, 121 CIRCLE THE PAGE NUMBERS! 42 Signal Engineering 106 House of Power 98 Fillin your name and address, 43 Sonar Radio 13 Interested in Ham Radio? 99 and mail. We'll have your informa- 44 Superscope 94, 95 Old Lionel Trains 117 tion on the way in short order. 45 Teaberry Electronics 46 Subscription Form 81 46 Tram/Diamond Corp 15 Tab Popular CB Books 114

47 Trevose Electronics 23 The Truth About CB Antennas . . 122 48 Turner Div., Conrac Corp 7 World Atlas 117 49 Utility Tool Corp 100 MANUFACTURERS 50 Variety Enterprises 79 BUYER BEWARE! 51 Wilson Electronics 44 R.S. Page The publisher of S9 accepts advertising No. from manufacturers, dealers and distributors who, in our opinion, offer readers a 01 Acoustic Fiber Systems 104 high level of quality in products and/or 02 Avanti Rsch & Dev., Inc..Coy. IV DISTRIBUTORS service. Wherever possible we attempt to publish additional information on these 03 B & K Precision 17 products in the form of technical equip- 04 Barker & Williamson 115 52 American Airwaves Corp. 67 ment evaluation reports. 05 Browning Labs, Inc 3 53 Atlantic Speed Center 75 Readers should be aware that, at the 06 CTS Knight 127 54 Bennies Comm 43 present time, the CB radio market is dras- 55 Bittel Wholesale 19 tically backordered in almost every pro- 07 Cobra Comm., Div. Dynascan . . .4 duct category, but especially so in tran- 08 Communications Power, Inc. . 50 56 CB Warehouse 70 sceivers and antennas. We wish to remind 09 Communications Power, Inc. . 63 57 Centennial Comm., Inc. . . . 82, 83 our readers that we carefully screen all 10 Communications Power, Inc. . 69 58 Clercom 60 potential advertisers. In the event that a company's products do not appear within 11 Communications Power, Inc. . 74 59 Crazy Harvey 103 our advertising pages, there's a strong like- 60 Downstate Communications . 67 12 Cush -Craft, Inc 49 lihood that it has not passed our minimum 13 Delta Electronics 75 61 Gordon Electronics 78 standards.

14 Don Nobles Electronics, Inc. . . 115 62 Henshaw's 97 We strongly urge readers to purchase 15 Dynatek 64 63 Henshaw's 104 from those companies whose advertising appears in S9; by doing so, you will be 16 Francis Industries 109 64 New -Tone Electronics 110 assuredthat the company with whom 17 Gamber Johnson 67 65 Palomar East, Ltd 34 you're doing business is a reputable one. 18 Glatzer Industries Corp. 88 66 Palomar East, Ltd 35 You'll also be supporting those companies 19 Glatzer Industries Corp. 98 67 Path Communications 93 that help make S9 possible. Now, we recognize that many advertisers cannot ad- 20 Glatzer Industries Corp. 101 68 Poplar 80 vertise in every issue. If you don't see the 21 Glatzer Industries Corp. 109 69 Sandro's Electronics 5 company's ad in the current issue, check 22 Glatzer Industries Corp. 116 back two or three issues to be certain, 23 Hy -Gain Electronics 51 since almost every major advertiser ap- 24 Jan Crystals 78 pears six or more times in one year. If you MISCELLANEOUS have doubts about the reliability of any 25 MCM Manufacturing Inc. 68 particular product or company, feel free 26 Maycom 42 70 Audicom 105 to contact our publisher for information. 27 Motorola 6 71 Billboard (Controls Inc.) 78 This service is offered as a safeguard to our 28 Mura Corp 29 72 Freeman Elect., Ivey 112 readers.

128 August 1977 S9 For Information About Our Advertisers... "I need the best there is in CB. One that gives me greater rangeand more channels. That's why I chose SBE Single Sideband."

FOR HOME OR CAR "Whether I'm in traffic or out in the and sharp. (They say that's how I country, my SBE single sideband always sound, too!) I've got 80 rig gets me out. When I'm home, channels of sideband to talk on-so my SBE single sideband base I always get through. Now that's CB station cuts right through to make at its best, and the sideband rigs those distant OSO's. I get more from SBE are the ones to count on:' than double the range of an AM So... in the city, in the country, rig, and the signals are clearer, or in your home, get the best that communications technology has even in congested areas. There's .016,111.. no channel bleedover either. Sig- to offer. Get yourself a single nals from long distances are crisp sideband rig from SBE! SIDEBANDER V-SSB/AM CB MOBILE CONSOLE V-SSB/AM CB BASE Better Communications through Creative Technology For information write: SBE. Inc., 220 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076 SBE. INTERNATIONAL OFFICES: E.S. Gould Marketing Co. Ltd.. Montreal. Canada/Linear Systems S.AGeneva 1, Switzerland