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Spec T Ru M Mon I Tor® Amateur, Shortwave, AM/FM/TV, Wifi, Scanning, Satellites, Vintage Radio and More Volume 7 Number 9 Table of Contents September 2020 T h e Spec t ru m Mon i tor® Amateur, Shortwave, AM/FM/TV, WiFi, Scanning, Satellites, Vintage Radio and More Volume 7 Number 9 September 2020 HobbyPCB IQ32 80-10 Meter SDR Transceiver Plus: Living with a He x B e a m Review: Ya e s u F TM30 0DR Usin g Ra di o in Ho m e Sc h o o l i n g T h e Fa d e d Gl o r y o f P r o f. F e s s e n d e n T h e ® SpecAmateur, Shortwave, t AM/FM/TV, ru WiFi, m Scanning, Mon Satellites, Vintage i Radiotor and More Volume 7 Number 9 Table of Contents September 2020 Dear TSM 4 R F Current 6 TSM Reviews 9 The HobbyPCB IQ32 QRP SDR Transceiver By Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL The HobbyPCB IQ32 low-power, software defined transceiver has been out for a few years but just recently grabbed Thomas’ attention for several reasons—it’s a “grassroots” or collaborative effort in transceiver design; it’s an all-in-one porta- ble transceiver that lends itself to his passion for Parks on the Air (POTA) operating; it’s quite capable and relatively inexpen- sive. He gives us his studied impressions. Your Radio: A Homeschooling Resource 13 By Georg Wiessala Now at over 100 years old, radio continues to prove its worth in modern education. From his own experiences in using his trusted shortwave radio to teach at school and university and the current global lockdown and widespread social distancing efforts, Georg proposes parents and teachers can benefit from using radio as an added resource to limited in-school education in a number of subjects. He offers six scenarios for educators and teach-at-home parents that may prove useful as schools try to “return to normal” activities this fall. 100 Years of Radio Series 18 Reginald Fessenden: Sadly, Little more than a Blip on the Wireless Timeline By Richard Fisher KI6SN In his time, Professor Reginald Fessenden was a towering figure in the radio industry. The industrious academic turned litigious entrepreneur racked up a fortune from his patents and storied lawsuits against his competitors. But it was his achieve- ment on Christmas Eve 1906 that became the stuff of legend—credited by many with the first broadcast of voice and music over the air. But, for whatever reason, there appears to be little documented evidence of the broadcast. Richard travels through the fog of his legacy in search of the truth. Living with a Hex Beam 22 By Robert Gulley K4PKM Many of us have coped with compromised antennas as we make do with the limited real estate at our command, none more so that Robert, whose 25 x 35-foot backyard presents some serious limitations. Because of additional difficulties in living in an historic neighborhood, he never dreamed an HF beam antenna would be in his future—until he met the Hex Beam. TSM Reviews: 27 Yaesu FTM-300DR Transceiver By Cory GB Sickles, WA3UVV When Yaesu introduced its C4FM digital transceiver concept at Hamvention 2012, there was little to show other than a diminutive FT1DR portable, sitting under a Lucite cover. Today, Yaesu’s C4FM-based FTM-300DR bears some resemblance to its previous relatives, the FTM-100DR and FTM-400DR, it is chock-full of new firmware and features, which are not readi- ly apparent until you start exploring and using the radio. Cory takes us on a tour of the versatile transceiver. 2 The Spectrum Monitor September 2020 Scanning America 32 The World of Shortwave Listening 67 By Dan Veeneman By Jeff White, Chairman, HFCC Scanning California Wildfires Virtual Frequency Coordination for Shortwave Stations? Yes, Indeed! Federal Wavelengths 36 By Chris Parris The Shortwave Listener 72 Las Vegas Follow-up By Fred Waterer Radio Prague, WBCQ, WWCR, BBC Programming for Sep- Milcom 42 tember By Larry Van Horn N5FPW Military Monitoring 101 Amateur Radio Satellites 75 By Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF Utility Planet 47 Amateur Radio Satellite Primer (Part VII): The Amazing By Hugh Stegman Story of AMSAT OSCAR-7 Chinese Fax is Back Adventures in Radio Restorations 78 Shortwave Utility Logs 50 By Rich Post KB8TAD By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman The Cheap Radio: Hallicrafters S-107 Digitally Speaking 52 Radio Horizons 83 By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV Channel Master TiVo EDGE for Cord-Cutting OTA-TV Signs of Life Households Amateur Radio Insights 56 TSM Bookshelf 84 By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z Hams and Lightning Protection: A Shocking Failure? About Us 86 Radio 101 62 On the Cover: Colorful graphic display on the HobbyPCB By Ken Reitz KS4ZR IQ32 80-10-meter 5-watt SDR transceiver shown working International Media use FTA Satellite-TV to Influence Eu- the 80-meter band in PSK31 mode. The IQ32 screen is large rope, Africa, North and South America enough to be very functional sending/receiving PSK31 and CW in the field or shack without a connected PC. (K4SWL photo) The Spectrum Monitor ® is published monthly by Ken Reitz KS4ZR at 1403 Holland Creek Road, Louisa, Virginia 23093. The entire contents of The Spectrum Monitor are copyright 2020 by Ken Reitz, Publisher. All rights reserved. The Spectrum Monitor is a registered trademark of the publisher. Copying or distribution of any part of this publication in any manner, electronic or paper, is prohibited without the express written permission of the publisher. Brief quotes used in reviews are permitted, provided that attribution is given. All subscriptions to The Spectrum Monitor begin with the January issue and end with the December issue (12 issues) and are $24 for one year, available from www.thespectrummonitor.com. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may receive a refund for the remaining issues on your subscription by contacting the pub- lisher: [email protected]. Your refund will be made in the manner in which the purchase was made. If you would like to write for The Spectrum Monitor please send an email to [email protected] and ask for our writer’s guidelines. The Spectrum Monitor makes every effort to ensure that the information it publishes is accurate. It cannot be held liable for the contents. The reader assumes all risk in performing modifications or construction projects published inThe Spectrum Monitor. Opinions and conclusions expressed in The Spectrum Monitor are not necessarily those of the publisher. September 2020 The Spectrum Monitor 3 Send your comments to [email protected] The Spectrum Monitor reserves the right to edit comments from readers for clarity and space availability. Dear TSM: Anonymous comments will not be published. Comments, Advice, Kudos and Questions from Readers 1934 Allied catalog. (Courtesy of Rich Post KB8TAD) “On the other hand, there have been plenty of ‘magic’ antennas over the years such as the ‘ground’ antennas sold in the 1920s and the roof mounted 10-inch ‘ball antenna’ (see 1934 Allied catalog picture above). You don’t suppose the lead-in might have some effect on its efficiency, do you? “However, the underground antenna consisting of a wire in a bamboo pipe buried 18 inches underground was indeed used successfully in emergency situations in Vietnam by Special Forces using the AN/GRC-109 in jungle encamp- ments according to my sources, but again we do not know the length of the lead in wire or its effect. https://people. ohio.edu/postr/bapix/GRC109.htm It’s definitely an inter- esting area for basic research with today’s more sophisticated measuring instruments.” – Rich Post KB8TAD July 1919 issue of Electrical Experimenter Science and Inven- tion magazine, a Hugo Gernsback publication, reports on the use Editor’s Note: In addition to being the columnist for of trees as antennas. (Courtesy: worldradiohistory.com) TSM’s Adventures in Radio Restoration, Rich is Assistant Dean Emeritus, Ohio University, and author of the third Gen. George Squier and the use of Trees as Antennas edition of “Chemistry; a Self-Teaching Guide” (Wiley & Sons, Publishers) by Post, Snyder and Houk, which is due “Interesting article about Major General George Squi- out this month. Rich notes, “The second edition, co-authored er (Ph D), Signal Corps chief and his tree antenna. [‘Using with the late Cliff Houk, titled ‘Chemistry; Concepts and Trees as Antennas,’ by John Piliounis SV1OCS, August 2020 Problems,’ copyright 1996, had the distinction of being the TSM] Yes, the ionic content of tree xylem sap (containing number one chemistry book for Amazon for most of June potassium, nitrate, and other ions) will indeed conduct elec- 2020.” tricity, and likely (and luckily) more so at 400 kHz than 60 Hz. Tree sap in the sunny part of the tree has much greater Kudos to K4SWL K+ ion concentration than the shaded part according to Ital- ian research into the laurel tree so I suspect the effect may “Just had to drop a note about Thomas Witherspoon vary during the day. K4SWL’s excellent review of the G90 [August 2020 TSM]. “I had chalked up the research mostly to early attempts He reviews things in such a thorough manner without in the 1910s to describe the nature and behavior of radio excessive technical language that anyone reading it will waves as well as the length and height of the lead in wire but understand and be able to make practical decisions from the noted that he did compare results from a dead tree with a live review. He comes across in such a comfortable manner, it’s tree so he did indeed check for that variable. 4 The Spectrum Monitor September 2020 Purple Power hand cleaner ($1.67 for a 14 ounce contain- Using a split piece of belt webbing for knob removal of friction-fit er), Rich Post’s secret to cleaning vintage radios.
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