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Itoring the Full- Spectrum Radio Magazine Vol. 1`, No. 6 June 1996 itoring The Full- Spectrum Radio Magazine A Phlication of Grove Enterprises, Inc. INSIDE: A huge list of agencies and frequencies to monitor at the XXVI Olympiad! Eth Wl An i Voic "F Ma poradic sum n 11 33932 74654 8 Printed in the United States www.americanradiohistory.com Ca ture th &out® Reaction Tune ® brings you all the action. Whether it is police, fire, commercial or just everyday communications monitoring, the Scout will bring you closer to the action. The Scout will not only capture the frequency, but it automatically tunes the receiver to that frequency at the same time; (see receivers appl. below). Let the Scout Reaction Tune your way into the world of communications. FEATURES Records up to 400 unique frequencies in memo ry Records up to 255 hits on each frequency in memory. 10MHz - 1.4GHz single frequency range. Records frequencies automatically with Patented Digital Auto Filter & Digital Auto Capture. 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Since á'he oh mh;: Mom lmri nr 1995, however, the Voice of Oromo Liberation has begun broadcasting dhallen.r again, this time from a site outside Ethiopia which is widely audible to DXers. '"X"'"` .. Why now and why from this undisclosed location? Harald Kuhl talks with Taye Teferra, European coordinator of the station, in this revealing interview. Cover Story "Hot listening in "Hot- lanza" By Michael Martin and Roger Cravens J my 19th to August 4th, all eyes and ears will be on Atlanta for the run- ning of the Centennial Olympic Games. If you are one of the thou- sands of visitors expected to visit FM /TV DX 101 24 Atlanta and the other venues in the By Loyd Van Horn Southeast, welcome to the bestscan- ning you have ever experienced! The younger generation Van Horn makes his writing debut in this Although sensitive communica- "introduction course" to FM and TV DXing. Though various types of tions such as security for athletes and dignitaries will be using scrambled propagation conducive to long -range reception occur throughout the year, circuits, probably no daily activity summertime is traditionally one of the best times to enjoy this aspect of around the region will be "routine" DXing, especially when summer storms make AM listening difficult. How- during the Olympics. So that you ever, as Loyd discovered, it takes more than just fancy equipment to produce won't miss a minute of monitoring, results worth bragging about. we've prepared some extensive fre- quency lists so you can program your scanner for your favorite agencies - beginning with your arrival at the airport. Our cover shows Andraz Vehovar of Slovakia on the challenging new kayak venue - Tennessee's Ocoee River. Photo by Harry Baughn. www.americanradiohistory.com DEPARTMENTS Letters 4 Federal File 82 Reviews: Communications 6 Federal Surveillance Freqs Grove Expo Update 18 Satellite TV 84 Beginner's Corner 28 Satellite Broadcasting Guide Going Down (LF) Experimenters Workshop 86 Scanning Report 30 Cool Ways to Design Circuits -III Scanning on Line Skylink 88 Utility World 34 Wireless Computer ¡ANS FBI on HF Computers & Radio 90 Readers have expressed a great deal Shortwave Broadcasting 38 Message Tracker of curiosity about the Radio Shack OS1. Report 42 Net News 92 DX -394 shortwave receiver. Flow does English Lang SW Guide 43 Audio on the Internet 67 this tabletop, priced under $400, stack Club Circuit What's New 93 Propagation Conditions 68 up against the classics? See Magne's Review: Grove TUN -4A Below 500 kHz 70 on page 98 for the bottom line. 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