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Number 7 July 1 A Publication cl Grove Enterprises. Inc. , 1 4- oing... Going... Gone Shortwave Broadcasting in Haiti Targeting the President A4Methodical Approach to Scanning: Citizen's Band Radio for the People ) 3393 746 www.americanradiohistory.com TOSCAN C*OPomputer Interface for the PRO -2005/6 Why spend $1300* to get a scanner with a computer interface? For only $299 make the outstanding PRO- 2005 /6 from Radio Shack the top performer under computer control. A new standardfor scanning is here now! Features: The OptoScan 456 includes every thing you need to easily = Why Decode CTCSS Tones and DCS Codes? High Speed 25 Channels per Second Scanning! convert the superb Realistic PRO 2005/6 scanners into corn - Virtually all non- trunked VHF /UHF two way radio uses CTCSS & DCS Controlled Scanning and Logging puter controlled screamers. Hardware, cables and software for squelch tones or codes for privacy and efficiency. 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Though we may not be any closer to earthquake prediction, rescuers and other workers can now gain valuable seconds to vacate damaged structures by the fact that radio waves can travel faster than the impending aftershock. New early warning devices are just one more way that radio comes to the aid of communities devastated by disaster. CB: Radio for the People 16 by Jock Elliott What is the best thing about Citizen's Band Radio? Anyone can buy one and talk on it. What is the worst thing about Citizen's Band Radio? Anyone can buy one and talk on it. The service everyone loves to put down has actually been a godsend to those who have found it to be good company while housebound, or who have used it when stranded on the highway. Jock Elliott says a lot remains that could be done with CB that hasn't even been tried yet. Shortwave Broadcasting in Haiti 20 by Dr. Adrian Peterson French -speaking Haiti's first shortwave broadcast station came on the air in 1950 under the call 4VEH. That callsign is still in use, though there are no shortwave broadcasters left. In fact, the short supply of fuel and electricity makes any broadcasting at all difficult and sporadic. Is there hope for Haiti? Perhaps a look back will bring encouragement for the future. COVER: The U.S. Geological Survey's Menlo Park headquarters eavesdrops on earthquakes. Photo by Ken Navarre. Inset: Wherehouse building collapsed by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Photo by Brian Webb. www.americanradiohistory.com Monitoring the Prez 24 by Mark Raymond A group of monitors was prepared MONITORING TIMES (ISSN: 0889 -5341) for marathon monitoring when the is published monthly by Grove Enterprises, Inc. Brasstown, North Carolina, USA. President, Vice -President, and delegations from seven nations Address: P.O. Box 98, 300 S. Highway 64 West converged on Motown for the G7 Job Brasstown, NC 28902 -0098 Summit. Here is the strategy they Telephone: (704) 837 -9200 Fax: (704) 837 -2216 (24 hours) used. The results of their monitoring BBS: (704) 837 -9200 (M -F 6:30 pm -8 am; reflect some changes in federal 24 hours on weekends) agency communications, but as you'll see, it's still exciting listening. Subscription Rates: $21.95 in US and $32.00 US funds elsewhere; Label indicates last issue of subscription. No Satellite or Cable Needed 28 STAFF by Henry Ruh Owners Summertime is the season for weird atmospheric phenomena - the Bob and Judy Grove kind that hobbyists love to log and compare. But you may not know that the same "skip" that brings long distance FM also affects television Publisher Bob Grove, WA4PYQ signals. When local reception is lousy, don't despair - DX! Editor Dealerships Rachel Baughn Belinda Byers A Real Old -Timer Remembers 30 Subscription Svcs. Advertising Chanel Cordell Beth Leinbach by Kent Graybill (704) 389-4007 Kent wasn't really an old -timer - his early memories of radio were during WW II - but you will find his story memorable nonetheless. We Editorial Staff dedicate this posthumous article to all those who have overcome disabili- Frequency Manager Gayle Van Horn ties to find real delight in listening to the radio. Frequency Monitors B.W. Battin David Datko Program Manager Jim Frimmel And Much More ... ! Beginner's Corner T.J. Arey, WB2GHA Plane Talk Jean Baker, KIN9DD down memory lane may have fond memories Computers and Radio John Catalano Others of you who travel Below 500 kHz Kevin Carey, WB2QMY of kit building. Well, one company has a modern approach - Magne Experimenter's Wkshp Bill Cheek reviews the MFJ -8100 regenerative radio, available as a kit or assembled. DeMaw's Workbench Doug DeMaw, W1FB Scanner equipment reviewed this month is the Realistic® PRO -23 American Bandscan Joe Eisenberg,WAOWRI Fulford, WA4VPY handheld If you plan to take that handheld on the road, beef up Federal File John scanner. Digital Digest Bob Evans its performance with a collapsible, homebuilt, VHF /UHF beam antenna. Ham DX Tips Rob Gerardi, N9LAG Full instructions can be found in "Antenna Topics." SW Broadcasting Glenn Hauser Or, while you're on vacation, why not try something novel - relax! High Seas James R. Hay "Beginner's Corner" recommends you sit back and enjoy the local recep- Scanning Report Bob Kay On the Ham Bands Ike Kerschner, N3IK tion to be had as you travel. Whatever you do, your radio will help you Propagation Jacques d'Avignon enjoy it more! Magne Tests Lawrence Magne Communications Larry Miller What's New? Larry Miller DEPARTMENTS Satellite TV Ken Reitz, KC4GQA Antenna Topics W. Clem Small, KR6A SW Broadcast Logs Gayle Van Horn Letters 3 On the Ham Bands 90 QSL Corner Gayle Van Horn Communications 6 Outer Limits 92 Utility World Larry Van Horn, N5FPW Outer Limits George Zeller Utility World 32 What's New 94 The Scanning Report 36 Scanner Equipment 98 The Beginner's Corner 40 Magne Tests 100 Correspondence to columnists should be mailed Shortwave Broadcasting 42 Computers & Radio 102 c/o Monitoring Times. Any request for a personal QSL Corner 46 Demaw's Workbench 106 reply should be accompanied by an SASE. Shortwave Guide 47 Experimenter's Workshop 108 Copyright © 1994.