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HF antennas, for more product detais: the (-316 antenna is a compact inctoo- VHF/UHF directional antenna with a built- www.winradio.com in arnoili'ier. S Jitable for any [email protected] receiver (7 CONTENTS nitoring Ham Licensing in Canada 14 Times- By John David Corby Licensing requirements and operating practicesin Canada are slightly rII different from those in the U.S.- which can make for some interesting situations near the border. Still, the hobby faces thesame obstacles and opportunities as hams everywhere. Howare Canadians meeting the challenge? The History and Future ofRadio 18 By John Catalano This month Dr John looks at radio history- How did radio theory evolve? Which applications worked, andwhich didn't? How didwe get from crystal radio to software radio? Next monthhe talks to Bob Grove about the radio hobby market and speculateson what's coming next. Service Search: MWARAs 22 By Larry Van Horn Ifyou're looking for aneasy entry into utility monitoring, give aeronautical oisr.Coyer HF communications a try. Monitoringmajor World Air Route Area and Long Distance Operational Control frequenciescan be a passing amusement or keep QSLing the you busy fora lifetime. Ham Bands By Gayle Van Horn VJ.th many shortwave broad- casters leaving the airwaves, coun- try chasers may feel they are out of luc< when it comes to loggingcoun- Scan more than the great sceneryon the Blue Ridge Parkway - see p.64. tries such as Belize or Tahiti. Not so: most amateur radio operators cn HF art glad to respond witha QSL, and hems operate worldwide. The upcom-ng annual CQ Worldwide DX coraesis will provide excellent op- portunities to log many elusivecoun- tries N.i3 amateur radio. There are some tricksto QSLi that are unique to hams, bu: can be used bynon -hams. Here's how to make use of these tools c.f. the trade, complete with contact addresses and practical advice See story on page 10. Con our cover: If you're log- girg hams, they're everywhere! And cken where they aren't, there's no spot on earth too small to host pan amateur radio DXpedition. QSLs =rom the collection of Larry Van Horn. Reviews: MONITORING TIMES (ISSN: 0889-5341; Publishers Mail Two software programs that were Bob Grove addresses the hype sur- Agreement #1253492) rounding bug detectors and tests three is published monthly by top picks in Catalano's book when last Wit Grove Enterprises, Irc., reviewed, have recently received up-of tie many models available: Plus Brasstown, North Detector,and Carolina, USA. grades. The Propman 2000 propaga-Guard, EMR tion program and DXLOG 3.1 sched-MicroAlert. He finds they do have Copyright',C) 2001 Grove Enterprises, Inc. ule and logbook program have boththeir uses, though not necessarily as Periodicals postage raid at Brasstown, NC, added bells and whistles, which makeadvertised (p.88). and additional mailing offices. Short excerpts them even more useful as well as more Continuing our series on mobile may be reprinted wth appropriate credit. Complete articles may not be reproduced fun (p.82). shortwave reception, we look at sev- without permission. Speaking of fun, Cobra is taking to eral in -car options. This month Ken heart the teenage trend of wear ng FRSReitz looks at using your primary re- Address: 7540 Highway 64 West, radios as a fashion accessory. Their newceiver in your car, and using an after - Brasstown, NC 28902-0058 Telephone: ,828) 837-9200 SNAP microTALK comes with inter-market, in -dash radio - including the Fax: 1828) 837-2216 (24 hours) changeable faceplates inallkinds ofde-Sony XR-05600X which is reviewed Internet Addresswww grove-ent.com or signs and colors (p.87). by Alan Fuhrman (p.84). e-mail: [email protected] Editorial e-mail:mteditor@grove-ent corn Subscriptions: [email protected] tiailliAliar CONTENTS Subscription Rotes: $25.95 in US; $38.50 Canada; and $57.50 foreign elsewhere, US 4 funds. Lobel indicates last issue of subscrip- Washington Whispers Second Departments tion.Seepage 90 for subscription informotio:i. I lw (;tint- of Computer Security View From Above 63 Letters 6 Understanding Weather Satellites Postmaster: Communiccrions 8 The Fed Files 64 Send address chcnges to Monitoring Times, Stock Exchange 90 A Leaf Lookers Special Profile 7540 Highway 64 West, Brasstown, NC Advertisers Index 90 Tracking the Trunks 66 28902 -0098.