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Year's End FT -60. Besides the ham frequencies, it has wide Thanks for website plug, Robert. Gayle Radio as a source of information dis- band coverage to listen to public safety. In fact agrees Cantu's site is an excellent resource semination and as a communications lifeline it has 1,000+ channels. You can beapassive and it was an oversight not to mention it in has rarely been as much in the forefront oflistener, or you can get involved in the ham ra- the article. Also check out 1RCA'sMexican our awareness as it has been over the past dio emergency communications programs like Log -contact info in this month'sWhat's New few months. We haven't had space to retell ARES and/or RACES. The ARRL Emergency column. all the radio stories that have come out of the Communicator courses can be taken on line hurricanes, earthquakes, battlefields, and halls at http://www.arrl.org/cce/faq.html. Don't Closing Ideas of Congress. But, rather than to make a futile forget all the.freeFEMA courses at http://train- Here are a couple of closing ideas from attempt to recap those stories on one measlying.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp. Gary Webbenhurst we had to cut from a recent page, let's instead listen to our readers at the "If my family was trapped in a building, column. close of 2005. or had been on our roof for days with no water "Anyone interested in monitoring the or food, I would not hesitate to use my ham air bands should check these websites. Many radio to call for help on the national Search have inexpensive maps or other aircraft related Survivor or Victim? and Rescue (SAR) frequency of 155.160. Of "As I write this, the media coverage and gifts. course, any time you take the extreme action ofhttp://www.airnay.com/airports/ the shock of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (and talking on a public safety frequency, it needs to http://www.naco.faa.gov/index. now Wilma) are winding down for much ofbe a truly life threatening situation. There were asp?xml=naco/prices America. Not so along the Gulf Coast where many tourists and travelers that were caught http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/ the recovery and rebuilding process will go on up and stranded by the hurricanes. Do you chart/ for years. The pain of lives lost and families http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/charts/afd. take your handheld radio when your travel in cfm disrupted will take even longer to heal. This the US? So are you prepared? Is your `Grab'n http://www.pilotmall.com/page/1 /CTGY/ event is yet another wake-up call for emergency Go Bag' packed? Will you be a survivor, or a afd preparedness. Is your scanner pre-programmed victim?" "Do you save your back issues ofMT? with local government frequencies? What about - Gary Webbenhurst, Bright Ideas Plastic molded magazine holders will help you FEMA, USAR, DMAT, National Guard, Red keep them organized and safe from damage. Cross (there is more than just 47.420), city and They are available at http://www.shoph- state emergency management, animal control, Dazylabs Alternative The site for acquiring the Dazylabs PCometrends.com/. Search their site for item# etc.? 405103. You may also request a catalog listing "Do you have your amateur (ham) ra- Instruments, reviewed by John Catalano in the OctoberComputers & Radiocolumn, disap- many other nifty office/household products." dio license? No? I can't believe you would This month completes Gary's fifth and let a simple pass/fail multi -choice test keep peared about the time the magazine came out. However, John found two sites which still have final year of editing theBright Ideascolumn. you from getting your ham license. After all, We really appreciate the effort Gary has put the questions and correct answers are in the the Dazylabs PC Instruments for download. "The sites are in Czech but the programs down- in on this popular "think outside the box" public domain. Order your copy from MFJ approach to the radio hobby. Thanks, Gary; I http://www.mfjenterprises.com/products. load and work fine," says John. hftp://www.elektroda.net/download/pafiledb. think a lot of folks will remember your tips, php?prodid=MFJ-3211 or (800) 647-1800 php?action=file&id= 1 1 35 especially when trying to organize frequency and start studying. http://chevees. hyperlink.cz/txt/download. information! "Too tough, you say? Ask one of your html Those of you who provided Gary with kids to study, and they can earn their license. yourbright ideas don't have to stop sending At least somebody in the family will have them: We can always use your bright ideas and communications abilities. If you already have Great Mexican Resource "I just received my October 2005 issue of slick tricks in theOn the Benchor theLetters your license, I challenge you to get a friend, or M7'and read Gayle Van Horn's article titled 'Bi- column. Just send toMTheadquarters and I'll family member licensed. envenido a Mexico' (Welcome to Mexico). forward them to the appropriate department. "Buy a handheld transceiver like the Yaesu "An excellent Internet resource for iden- Rather than continueBright Ideas,we'll tifying Mexican AM, FM, or TV stations is keep the short, interactive concept in a new Fred Cantu's http://www.mexicoradiotv.com column entitledThe MT Help Desk.This col- website. That's the source I use when looking umn will draw from the hundreds of emails up identities for Mexican satellite signals. handled by Assistant Editor Larry Van Horn "There are a lot of Mexican radio and during his years on the Grove Technical Line. television stations available on C -band satel- Finding frequencies, equipment operation, lite using a digital receiver, presumably due to troubleshooting - topics will cover the gamut the rural countryside between significant cities as we focus on those "frequently asked ques- in a lot of Mexican states. Some of the state tions" that habitually stump hobbyists. radio/TV signals that can be found on satellite are from Veracruz, Campeche, Michoacan, So- Happy Holidays Reader Richard Chabot KB3YRT sent this nora, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Chiapas, Yucatan, From the entire staffat Monitoring Times picture of the Cumberland County Emergency Coahuila, Jalisco, Estado de Mexico, Oaxaca, and Grove Enterprises, may your holiday sea- Communications Group (TN) mobile command and Nuevo Leon." son be a signal success! center. - Robert Smathers

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Along a sparsely populated region situated The Battle Begins name to Radio Americas which remained on about 100 miles southeast of Havana, In 1960, a small island off the coast ofthe air until it abruptly left the airwaves in May sits an area that resembles the swamps Honduras, known as Swan Island, was pur- 1968. of southern Florida. This area is connected tochased by the Gibraltar Steamship Company Even so, anti -Castro voices have continued the mainland by a couple of two-lane asphalt from New York (a company which owned no throughout the years to transmit propaganda roads, and is of historical value to the peoplesteamships)! A 50,000 watt transmitter was and program to the island nation. At presstime of Cuba. quickly set up on Great Swan Island. As soon there are six active clandestine broadcasters; It is known as the Bay of Pigs. the transmitter became operational, it started five of them broadcasting from the transmitters On April 17-19, 1961, a 60 hour raging battle blasting anti -Castro programs beamed to theof WRMI in Miami, Florida. These include: ensued at the Bay of Pigs, when Fidel Castro's rev- nearby communist island. Conversando entre Cubanos, Entre Nosotros, olutionaries defeated a band of 1,400 CIA trained By May of that year, shortwave listeners Foro Militar Cubano, Radio Oriente Libre and Cuban exiles determined to repel the threats of were riveted by the sounds of Radio Swan on Voz de la Junta Patrieitica Cubana. It should socialism. The initial engagement commenced 1160 and 6000 kHz. Originally planned as abe noted that transmissions from WRMI are when planes, painted to resemble the Cuban Air clandestine, it was decided the station wouldroutinely jammed by the Cuban government, so Force, bombed airfields near Havana. instead broadcast as a commercial station. expect some nasty interference whenyou tune The Bay of Pigs was just one consequence Programs were in Spanish with a predominant in their transmissions. of Fidel Castro overthrowing Cuban dictator anti -Castro slant. Radio Swan announced it was Fulgencio Batista in 1959. During the next two transmitting from an island in the Caribbean US Government Broadcasts years most of the island's industry and broad- that was claimed by Honduras and the United cast stations were nationalized, and the country States. Antenna direction finding techniques to Cuba Radio Marti, which is operated by the aligned itself with the Soviet Union, alarming showed the station to be originating from Swan United States government, began broadcasting the United States. Island. It was now obvious this was a front for Castro soon declared his government the American CIA, operating off the coast ofon May 20, 1985, using 1160 kHz (shades of Ra- socialist, resulting in an abrupt break with the Honduras. dio Swan/Americas!). Fourteen and a half hours of uncensored news reach Cuba from a studio United States. The U.S. Bay of Pigs invasion Radio Swan not only reached its target area was a failure and a profound embarrassment to of Cuba, but the entire Caribbean as well. in Washington, D.C., via Voice of America President John F. Kennedy. While many blame Shortly after the station's inauguration, transmitters in Marathon Key, Florida. the failure on Kennedy's reluctance to send in Castro began intentional signal jamming, but Jose Marti, the Cuban intellectual and patriot after whom the station is named, once U.S. air power, Cubans proclaim it was their was only successful in stopping signals into the said that, "Others looked at radio and saw a dominant fighting skill that resulted in victory. capitol city of Havana. Hundreds of letters were gadget; his genius lay in his capacity to look at The following year saw the Cuban mis-received from all parts of Cuba and the United the same thing, but to see far more." With those sile crisis nearly plunge the world into war and States. As Radio Swan progressed, it became insightful words as inspiration, Radio Marti has sealed the inevitable continuation of the Cuban - the symbol of the anti -Castro movement. United States standoff. broken through Castro's propaganda machine For Cubans, the Bay of Pigs conflict is one and offered the Cuban people news, entertain- of immense pride. It ultimately led to the modern Swan and the Bay of Pigs ment and discussion using Cuban journalists, era of the Cuban -United States stalemate and the In one sense, this island was even apart thinkers, writers and entertainers. battle of the radio airwaves that has raged ever of the actual land battle during the Bay of Pigs Radio Marti proponents claim that in just since. invasion. Radio Swan was used in tactical sup- a few short years it became the most listened port during the military action to station in Cuba. In addition to Marathon Key and transmitted coded messages transmitters (which now broadcast on 1180 to the invading beach forces. kHz), broadcasts are also carried on shortwave Programming was monitored transmitters out of Greenville, North Carolina, by listeners and press services and Delano, California. worldwide. Although routinely jammed by Cuba, After the unsuccessfulRadio Marti has proven to be a successful invasion, Radio Swan admitted broadcaster that competes with Cuban domestic the attack had been unsuccessful stations and networks. The current broadcast and returned to normal program- frequencies for Radio Marti Spanish program- ming generally designed to ming are: 1180, 5745, 5980, 6030, 7365, 7405, avoid inciting the Cuban people; 9565, 9805, 11775, 11930, 13820, 15330, and however, the anti -Castro format 17670 kHz. Correspondence for Radio Marti, in was evident in its selections ofSpanish or English, may be directed to, Office related news items. Near the end of Cuba Broadcasting, 4201 N.W.77th Avenue, of 1961, the station changed its Miami, Florida 33166.

10 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 through the lens of the television cam- (Granma) CU eras. All news sources are controlled by TV Cubana (Canal 6) - Chivirico (Santiago the state. One resident remarked, "The de Cuba) CU 11 Ccnal Tele Rebele: Cienfuegos (Cienfuegos) government uses what is convenient for CU them to show in the news and nothing TV Cubana (Canal 6): Guantanamo (Guan- else." tanamo) CU TV news is usually forty-five min- Ccnal Tele Rebele: Salon (Pinar del Rio) utes long and focuses on the same CU topics as the state-controlled newspa- 12 Ccnal Tele Rebele: Ciego de Avila (Ciego de Avila) CU pers. Footage is often borrowed from Ccnal Tele Rebele: Prov.Granma (Granma) BBC or CNN, voiced over by Cuban CU newscasters. That is followed by the Ccnal Tele Rebele - Chivirico (Santiago de government's interpretation of the Cuba) CU news. Not surprisingly, the Hollywood CHTV: La Habana (La Habana) CU movies broadcast on the Cuban TV 13 Ccnal Tele Rebele: Guantanamo (Guanta- Lenin Park namo) CU During some recent Senate hearings in networks tend to emphasize values such Ccnal Tele Rebele: Pinar de Rio (Pinar del Washington, D.C., Radio Marti's importance as social equality, solidarity and teamwork. Ric.) CU was echoed by Senate Majority Leader, Bill The two national TV networks from Ccnal Tele RebeleProvincial Matanzas (Matanzas) CU Frist (R -TN). Frist said, "Whether as news orCuba are Canal Tele Rebelde, also known as entertainment, these broadcasts help to sparkCubavision (sometimes listed by DXers as the Like its television counterpart, FM radio the imaginations and aspirations of the CubanCanal 2 network) 2300-0500 UTC, and TV reception from Cuba will require a tropo open- people. They pierce the regime's imposed iso- Cubana (or the/Canal 6 network). ing into Florida or up the east coast, or E -skip lation and bring the aspirations of the Cuban All of the known Cuban television stations conditions outside the normal tropo skip zones. people into world community, and the world broadcast on TV channels 2-13 using the same DXing the TV and FM bands can be a challenge, community to the Cuban people." NTSC video/audio standards we use here in the United States. Channels 2-6 can be especially but patience can be rewarded if you are lucky productive for the DXer early in the E -Skip enough to snatch any of these broadcasters from TV Marti season (as early as April in southern states). the ether. In 1990, TV Marti was launched, bringing Here is a list of TV DX targets to watch for Here is a list of recently reported FM targets in a new wave of free media in the battle of the on your TV screen. from Cuba to watch for if conditions are right in airwaves. Within 23 minutes of its sign on, Cas- the VHF/UHF bands. tro was up and jamming its transmissions. The CUBAN TELEVISION STATIONS Communist party of Cuba controls all formal 2 CanalTele Rebele: Babiney (Pinar del Rio) CUBAN FM STATION SAMPLER means of mass communications on the island. CU (Frequencies MHz) Canal Tele Rebele: La Habana (La Habana) 90.3Radio Progreso, Havana All print and electronic media are considered CU 91.5Radio Musical Nacional, Ciego de state property under the control of the Party, TV Cubana (Canal 6)- Santiago de Cuba Avila including television. (Santiago de Cuba) CU 92.7 Radio Rebelde, CamagOey The jamming was only temporarily suc- 3 TV Cubana (Canal 6):Holguin (Holguin) 93.3 Radio Taino, Havana cessful. Similar to its radio companion, TV Marti CU 93.5 Radio Cadena Agramonte, Ca- offers political news and debate. It also airs soap TV Cubana (Canal 6):La Palma (Pinar del magOey Rio) CU 93.7 Radio Enciclopedia, Havana operas, international events, cultural and sports TV Cubana (Canal 6)- Santa Clara (Villa 95.9 Radio GOines, Giiines and Radio Reloj, programs. Clara) CU Havana Controversy and debate have consistently 4 Canal Tele Rebele: CamagOey (Camaguey) 96.7 Radio Rebelde, Havana surrounded TV Marti since its sign on. Some in CU 97.5 Radio Musical Nacional, CamagOey Congress say it is wasteful pork -barrel politics 5 Canal Tele Rebele: La Palma (Pinar del Rio) 97.7 Radio COCO, Havana aimed at pleasing Miami's influential Cuban CU 98.7 Radio Ciudad de la Havana, Havana Canal Tele Rebele - Santiago de Cuba 99.1 Radio Musical Nacional, Havana exiles. Supporters say TV Marti plays an im- (Santiago de Cuba) CU 99.9 Radio Cadena Havana, Havana portant role in bringing democratic values to the Canal Tele Rebele - Santa Clara (Villa Clara) 102.1 Radio Metropolitana, Havana island. CU 103.5Radio Nuevitas, Nuevitas Until recently, TV Marti broadcast into 6 TV Cubana (Canal 6): Babiney (Pinar del 103.9Radio Camoa, San Jose/Lajas Cuba via a U.S. Air Force remote -controlled Rio) CU 104.5Radio Florida, Florida TV Cubana (Canal 6): Camaguey (Ca- 106.9Havana Radio, Havana blimp known as Fat Albert. When Hurricane maguey) CU 107.9Radio Taino, Ciego de Avila Dennis passed near the Florida Keys on July 9, TV Cubana (Canal 6): La Habana (La Ha- 2005, winds of 113mph shredded the blimp's bana) CU fabric skin. Air Force spokesmen said it could 7 TV Cubana (Canal 6): Baracoa (Guanta- Cuba on Shortwave take months to get TV Marti fully operational namo) CU Radio Havana Cuba, the first Cuban in- again. The loss of the blimp has drastically cut TV Cubana (Canal 6): Cienfuegos (Cien- ternational shortwave station, was inaugurated fuegos) CU on May I, 1961. Despite its claim as a voice of TV Marti's weekly broadcast, and for now their TV Cubana (Canal 6): Salon (Pinar del Rio) signal is broadcast by satellite four hours a day CU undisputable integrity and honesty, most listen- on the NSS 806 and HISPASAT IC satellites. 8 Canal Tele Rebele: Holguin (Holguin) CU ers agree this is another voice in the airwaves TV Cubana (Canal 6):Ciego de Avila (Ciego battle that promotes government propaganda. As de Avila) CU one of the last socialist countries in the world, The other side of the battle - TV Cubana (Canal 6):Isla de lo Juventud Radio Havana remains (Isla de la Juventud)CU Broadcasting from Cuba 9 Canal Tele Rebele: Baracoa (Guantanamo) steadfast in its resolve Besides in neNspapers,nowhere else in CU against aggressors who Cuba is the revolution more present than in their TV Cubana (Canal 6): Pinar del Rio (Pinar do not support their revo- radio and television broadcasts. del Rio) CU lucion. Television was inaugurated in October TV Cubana (Canal 6): Provincial Matanzas Programming is 1950, and expanded rapidly throughout the (Matanzas) CU broadcast worldwide in 10 Canal Tele Rebele: Isla de la Juventud (Isla island. Cuba's people are bombarded daily with de la Juventud) CU English, Spanish, French, a campaign of pro -government propaganda TV Cubana (Canal 6): Provincicl Granma Portuguese, Creole,

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 11 Arabic, Quechua. English email at: [email protected] or at the broadcast twenty-four URA (MISORA PARA Guarani, and in the address in Table Two. hours on 910, 1370, 1380, OU(A(R

Esperanto language Havana's Radio Rebelde (Rebel Radio) 1410, and 1580 kHz. For ry on Sundays. Despite is being heard on 5025, 9565. and 11655 kHz. electronic mail from their ( the slanted perspec- Programming includes national and world news English website write I maw.. an. tive, programming and political commentaries. There's no shortage to: cip240(a cip.enet.cu 1 Vt41. of interest includes of Cuban music from the station's shortwave and or rcmg(a coonao.cmn. OVA international top- numerous medium wave outlets. A commonly inf.cu. Letters should ".1 1 ics/commentary, heard slogan on the network is "following the go to: Calle Cisneros # 'rya 1.17) and DX -related tips rhythm of life." 310 entre Ignacio Agra- most% - from Arnie Coro Reception reports can be sent to the Havana monte y General Go- \\ (CO2KK) on the address or emailed to Radio Havana's Arnie mez, Camagfiez, Cuba CP DXers Unlimited Coro at: amie(d racliohe.ow for forwarding to 70100. program. Radio Rebelde. The ultimate DX, however, is receiving a For pure entertainment. try sampling some municipal station. If you have added one of these of the Radio Havana music programs. Styles Cuba on Medium Wave stations to your logbook, you can count yourself and genres of Cuban music have a rich history as one of the few lucky ones to do so. Perhaps the most popular facet of listening of Spanish folk music and African rhythms, to Cuba via broadcast frequencies is monitor- and have been influenced by the music from ing their stations on the AM medium wave In Closing Europe, Latin America, and American pop and band. Hundreds of AM stations are scattered iiba is a land of stark contrast, jazz. This cultural fusion creates an explosion throughout the island. Most originate from six a beautiful island paradise. but a land without of styles from the Bolero, Rumba, Mambo, national radio networks: Radio Enciclopedia, freedom for its people. Yoruba, Cha-Cha-Cha and Cuba's distinctive Radio Musical Nacional. Radio Reloj, Radio While it sits a little over ninety miles from style of carnival music known as the Conga. Progreso, Radio Rebelde, and Radio Taino (see the southern shores of the greatest free county) Despite its reputation as a slow verifier, Table Three). on earth, over 11.3 million people live under Radio Havana does QSL, though it requires a One of the first rules you must learn in the regime of a Communist government. The bit of patience. Reception reports may be sent DXing Cuba on AM is not to put much stock in wall may have fallen in Europe. but it has held to: rhe(0-adinhe.urg or the snail mail address Cuban station callsigns (CM xx/C0xx ). They arc on strong over the island nation of Cuba. That in Table Two. hardly ever broadcast over the air, and you will wall covers everything, including all broadcasts find a strange mix of often -conflicting callsigns into and out of this island nation. The war that RADIO HAVANA CUBA, ENGLISH SERVICE from a variety of sources. started many years ago at the Bay of Pigs. con- The second and most important rule to tinues today as a war of words heard daily over Frequencies (kHz) are subject to seasonal remember is that the Cuban transmitter situation the broadcast airwaves. adjustments is in constant flux. Transmitter parts. hurricanes The future of Cuba is definitely one to Target areas: naNorth America; va - Vari- ous 0000-0100 12000na affect what you may or may not hear from the judge who ultimately wins the "Battle of the 0100-0200 6000na 9820na island. Consequently. when you look over our Airwaves." 12000na list of networks and stations in table three, 0200-0300 6000na 9820na remember that what was heard just yesterday 12000na may not be on today, but could return to the air Table One: CUBAN PROVINCE ABBREVIATIONS 0300-0400 6000na 9820na 0400-0500 6000na 9820na tomorrow. CA Ciego de Avila 0500-0600 6000va 6060va 9550va The most widely heard network transmit- CH Ciudad Havana 11760va ting from Cuba is an all news and information CI Cienfuegos 0600-0700 6000va 6060va 9550va network. Stations on the Radio Reloj (Clock CM Camagijey 11760va Radio) network are extremely popular among GR Granma GU Guantanamo 1330-1400 irreg9550va 12000va medium wave hobbyists. All the Reloj network 13680va HA La Havana 2030-2100 9505va 11760va stations transmit a two letter Morse -code identi- HO Holguin 2100-2130 9505va 11760va fier (RR) every minute, which makes these sta- Ii Isla de la Juventud 2300-0000 9550na 12000na tions easily identifiable even with the weakest LT Las Tunas 13680na of signals. MA Matanzas Radio Reloj says their station is "the old- PR Pinar del Rio One alternative way to verify Cuba on SC Santiago de Cuba est information channel in the world." Rcloj SS Sancti Spiritus shortwave is via China. The English service stations have been logged recently on 570. 760, vC Villa Clara of China Radio International has an English 790, 820, 830, 850, 860, 870, 920, 930 940, service relay from Havana. targeted to North 950, 960, 1020, and 1180 kHz. They have also and Central America. Programming is subject been monitored on 101.5 MHz in the FM band. Table Two: STATION ADDRESSES to seasonal frequency adjustments and is cur- To write Radio Reloj, send your letter via their Medium Wave National Networks rently being heard at: 0200-0300 UTC on 9580 website at http://www.radioreloj.cu/ or the Radio Enciclopedia, Calle N.N 255 e/23 y 21, kHz, 0300-0400 on 9790, 1400-1500 on 15220, address in our list in Table Two. Vedado, La Havana 10400 1500-1600 on 13740 and 2300-0000 on 5990 Reception reports for any Reloj. Rebelde Radio Musical Nacional, Infanta 105, La Ha- kHz. Letters may be sent to CRI's website or other network station may be sent to their re- vana 10300 spective network's address. Spanish is preferred. Radio Progreso, Infanta 105, La Havana 10300 though English is accepted. Enclosures are not Radio Rebelde, Departamento de Relaciones recommended. For a current listing of Cuban POblicas, Apartado Postal 6277, La Havana stations logged within the past year, consult our 10600 Cuba Cuban AM Log in Table Four. (or) Calle 23 No. 258 entre L y M, El Vedado, Just as popular as DXing the stations in the Havana, Cuba (Spanish reports preferred) Radio Reloj, P y 23, Vedado, La Havana national networks is chasing signals from pro- 10400 vincial stations or networks. The Radio Cadena Radio Taino, Av 23 N 258, Vedado, La Havana Agramonte stations are the main broadcasting 10400 network in the Camaguey province. They

12 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Shortwave Radio Camaguey, CM 760 Radio Reloj, Las Mercedes GR China Radio Intl- Cuban relay, 16A Shijingshan Radio Camoa (Cadena Havana) San J. De las 770 Radio Rebelde Street, 100040, China Lajas, HA CMBW 780 Radio Rebelde (or) P.O. Box 4216, CRI-2 Beijing 100040 China, Radio Caribe, Juventud 790 Radio Reloj, Pinar del Rio PR http://www.cri.com.cn Radio Ciudad Bandera, Cardenas, MA 820 Radio Reloj Radio Havana Cuba, P.O. Box 6240, Havana, Radio Ciudad Monumento, Bayamo, GR 830 Radio Reloj, Holguin Cuba 10600, http://www.radiohc.cu Radio Coral, Chivirico, SP 840 Dobleve, Santa Clara VC Radio Rebelde (see above network address) Radio Cruces, Cienfuegos 850 Radio Reloj, Nueva Gerona LI Radio Cubitas, Sierra de Cubitas, CM, slogan: Radio Progreso, Trinidad SS "Emisoro Estudiantil" 860 Radio Reloj, Baracoa GU Table Three: CUBAN MEDIUM WAVE NETWORKS Radio Cumanayagua, Cumanayagua, CI Radio Reloj, ArroyoArenas CH Radio Ecos de Sagua, Sagua de Tariamo, HO 870 Radio Reloj, Sancti Spirtus SS AND STATIONS Radio Florida, Florida, CM CMHR 880 Radio Progreso, Pinar del Rio PR Radio Gibara, Gibara, HO 890 Radio Progreso, Chambas CA National Radio Networks Radio Granma, Manzanillo, GR CMDF Radio Rebelde Radio Enciclopedia http://www.radioenciclo- Radio Grito de Baire, Contramaestre, SC 910 Radio Cadena Agramonte, ComagOey pedia.cu/ slogan: "Cuba's cultural radio" Radio Gudimaro, Guomaro, CM, slogan: "Voz CM CMBQ de Ia Constitution" CMHN 920 Radio Reloj, Moo HO Radio Musical Nacional, Infanta 105, La Havana Radio Giiines, GOines, HA, slogan: La Voz del 930 Radio Reloj , La Jaiba MA 10300 CMBF Mayabeque" CMBU Radio Reloj, Ciego de Avila CA Radio Progreso, slogan: "La Onda de la Alegria" Radio Holguin La Nueva, Holguin 940 Radio Progreso, Sancti Spirtus SS http://www.radioprogreso.cu/ CMBC Radio Jaruco (Cadena Havana), Jaruco, HA, Radio Reloj, Holguin HO Radio Rebelde http://www.radiorebelde. slogan: "Su mejor compariia" CMBT 950 Radio Reloj, La Havana HA com.cu Radio Jiguoni, Jigani, GR Radio Reloj, Sandi Spiritus SS Radio Reloj http://www.radioreloj.cu/ Radio Juvenil, Calixto Garcia, HO 960 Radio Reloj, Guantanamo GU Radio Taino, slogans: "La tur emisora de Cuba"; Radio Libertad, Puerto Padre, LT CMKY 980 COCO Havana, La Havana CH "Cuba's touristic broadcasting station" Radio Llanuras de Colon, Colon, MA 990 Radio Guam& San Luis PR http://www.radiotaino.cubasi.cu/inicio. Radio Maboas, Amancio, LT CMKO 1000Radio Guam& Los Palacios PR asp CMBT Radio Majaguabo, San Luis, SC 1020 Radio Reloj Raido Manati, Manati, LT CMLD 1030Radio Musical Provincial Radio Networks/Stations Radio Manbi, Santiago de Cuba CMKW 1040Radio Victoria, Puerto Padre LT CMHW, Villa Clara, slogan:"La Reina Radial del Radio Mayari, HO CMKN 1060Radio Victoria, Amancio Rodriguez LT Radio Guam°, Pinar del Rio PR Centro de Cuba" Radio Mor6n, Moron, CA 1070 Havana Radio,106.9 FM, La Havana Radio Nuevitas, Nuevitas, CM CMHL/CMJQ 1080Radio Cadena Havana, Guines HA Radio Guam°, Santa Lucia PR Radio 26, Matanzas CMGW Radio Playitas, Imias, GU 1090 Radio Angulo, Holguin http://www.radioan- Radio Portada de la Libertad, Niquero, GR Radio Cadena Havana, La Salud CH 1100Radio Cadena Havana, La Havana gula.cu CMKO CMNA 1120Radio Cadena Havana, Artemisa HA Radio Bayamo, Granma, slogan: "Su emisora Radio Sagua, Clara CMES 1140Radio Cadena Havana, La Havana CH de siempre" CMKX Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz del Sur, CM Radio Bayamo, Media Luna GR Radio Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, slogan: Radio Siboney, Santiago de Cuba CMDV "CarnagOey's province radio" http://www. 1180Radio Rebelde, Villa Maria CH Radio Sonida SM, La Maya, SC Radio Reloj, Mayari Arriba SC cadenagramonte.cubaweb.cu/english/ Radio Sandino, Pinar del Rio 1190Radio Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad SS CMFA/CMHA Radio Taino Holguin 89.1 FM, Holcuin Radio Sancti Spiritus/LV de Yaguajay, Radio Cadena Havana, La Havana, slogan: "La 1200 Radio Titan, Melia, SC Yaguajay SS Frequencia Popular" http://www.cadena- Radio Trinidad, Trinidad, SS habana.islagrande.cu CMCH 1210Radio Sancti Spiritus SS Radio Triple M. (III Frente), Banos, SC 1250Radio Caibarien, Caibarien VC Radio Ciudad de La Havana, slogan: "La emi- Radio Victoria de Giron, JagOey Grande, MA Radio Enciclopedia, Arroyo Arenas CH sora Oven de la capital" CMCA 1260 Radio Vitral, Sancti Spiritus 1270Radio Enciclopeida, Varadero MA Radio COCO, La Havana, slogan: "El Periodico 1290Dobleve, Rancho Veloz VC del Aire" CMCK 1310Dobleve, Sagua La Grande VC Radio Guamo, Pinar del Rio, slogan: "La serial Table Four: MT's CUBAN MEDIUM WAVE LOG 1330Radio Jaruco, Artemisa HA sonora de Ia familia pinarena" 1390Radio Jaruco, Juraco HA 550 Radio Rebelde, Guantanamo GU Radio Metropolitana, La Havana, slogan: "La 1400Radio Musical, Matanzas MA Radio Rebelde, Pinar del Rio PR Havana en linea" 1450Radio GOines, Guines HA Radio Rebelde, Manzanillo GR Radio Revolution, Santiago de Cuba, slogan: 1470Radio Ciudad Bonderas, Cardenas MA Radio Rebelde, Moa HO "La que siempre le acompana" CMKC 560 1490Radio Camoa, San Jose de las Lajas Radio Reloj, Santa Clara VC Radio Sancti Spiritus, Sancti Spiritus http:// 570 HA www.radiosanctispiritus.islagrande.cu 580 Radio Rebelde, Baracoa GU 1540Radio Sagua, Sagua La Grande VC Radio Rebelde, Mantua PR CMGL/CMHT 1560Radio Enciclopedia, Ciego de Avila CA Radio Surco, Ciego de Avila 590 Radio Rebelde, Santa Clara VC 1570 CMBQ Radio Enciclopedia, Las Tunas Radio Musical, Santa Clara VC Radio Trinchera Antimperialista, Guantanamo LT CMKS 600 Radio Rebelde, Urbana Noris HO Radio Victoria, Las Tunas http://wv^v.tiem- 610 Radio Rebelde, Bahia Honda PR po21.islagrande.cu CMKT 620 Radio Rebelde, Colon MA RCM Radio Ciudad del Mar, Cienfuegos http:// Radio Rebelde, Moo HO Read a Good Label Lately? www/rcm.cu 630 Radio Progreso, Pinar del Rio PR 640 Radio Progreso, Guanabacoa HA You could learn a lot! 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December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 13 DX Games to Play A New Way to Listen to Radio

By Jason R. Gardner

In a time when radio stations are more to a news/talk program, guess and then count Thank God: reluctant than ever to give out QSL cards, how many PC statements are made versus See how many religious stations you can sometimes it takes a little creativity to how many stereotypical comments are made. receive on your AM or SW radio. keep things lively in the radio world. The idea Compare your guessed ratio with the show's for DX Games came when months would go ratio. For example, if you guess 10:1, and the GOAL by without any QSLs, and I really needed a show's ratio is 90:9, you win. How many sports stations you can receive way to keep interested in the hobby without on AM. relying on a QSL to make me content. Here Call -In Civil War: are some ideas for you to jump start your own Listen to a nationally syndicated call -in DXER: creativity in the hobby. show: Before the show starts, guess the ratio Try to log as many stations as you can The games have been designed so that of Northern (above the Mason-Dixon line) to with a D or X or E or R anywhere within the you may play them alone and try to beat your Western (Texas or further) to Southern (be- callsign. Compare scores with a friend. personal records or you can play against one or low Mason-Dixon) callers. Play same way as more radio friends. Of course, you can always politically correct count game above. Call -Ins Hour of Low Power: modify these games as you sec fit. from Florida are wild cards in this game, and For an hour receive as many stations as can count in any direction. you can that transmit with lower power. DX Games for AM Broadcast Fright Night: DX Games for Shortwave Listening Coast to coast AM with George Noorey English vs. Spanish Stations and Art Bell is a fascinating, but sometimes Broadcast Band Listening

Keep track of how many English and scary nighttime show. The goal of this game Word War 1 1I: Spanish language broadcasts you receive one is to correctly guess the number of callers on Pick three languages other than English night with the radio in one position. Turn the Coast to Coast that seem a little disturbed by or Spanish. Guess which language will be radio at a 45 degree angle, and use an educated the programming that night. more plentiful. Count them as you're tuning guess of how many English and Spanish sta- the shortwave dial. Whichever language has tions you will receive tonight. If you guess Most Distance Received: the most stations or frequencies wins. Use a 15 English 17 Spanish, and it is off by 4 on An obvious DX Game to play is to try for copy of Passport to World Band Radio's Blue English and 0 on Spanish, you get a +4, etc. the most distant station signal that you can get Pages to identify language if necessary. If you receive 17 English and 19 Spanish, it on your receiver. You can play either a mini- is +2/-2= or Zero. The goal is to make par or version - trying to get a distant station every English vs. Spanish SW Version 1: zero. hour, or you can listen for a personal best. Same as Word War Ill, except guess which of these two languages will be more plentiful. Politically Correct Count: State Count: Be sure to discern between Spanish and Por- We live in a time when talk personalities Count how many states you can receive tuguese languages. try to be very politically correct, and shock on your AM receiver. In -state stations count jocks try to do the opposite. While listening as one point. Adjacent states count as 2 points, English vs. Spanish SW Version 2: states after that radius count as 4 Played same way as English vs. Spanish points, and the next radius counts AM Version. for 8 pts. For example, if you are listening from Mississippi, neigh- Risk Radio: boring states Alabama, Arkansas, The game Risk is one we all probably Louisiana, and Tennessee would enjoyed as children. To play Radio Risk: Get count as 2 pts; two states away out a small map of the world. Throw one die - Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, (of dice), write down that number for Asia, and Texas, Okalahoma, etc... as 4 and repeat the process for Africa and Europe. points. Three states away would Throw two dice, write down that number for be 8 points, and so on. Count the South America. Throw three dice for North total number of points. America, and write down that number. Aus- tralia equals one. 12 -hour Countdown: Your goal is to receive the number of sta- See how many stations tions that you wrote down for each continent. you can receive in one night. If you do that, you win the Risk Radio Solitaire Version. (If game needs to be adjusted for diffi- I.Aample of scoring system for State Count DX Game culty, simply change the number of dice used).

14 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Great Scott: you could log as many religious broadcasters Dr. Gene Scott can be heard around the as possible for a couple of nights. Then you globe on several different shortwave stations. could go for the All-American DX Award other The goal in this game is to receive the most nights in the month. The next month, try to beat frequencies playing Dr. Scott's programs. your personal bests for both the Ecclesiastical Award and the All-American DX Award. Country Count: Shortwave version of state count for AM DX Games to Help with radio. Played basically the same way, but with countries in the radius rather than states. Debating Skills Dueling Ideas: In order to be a well-rounded and open- Radio News Headlines: Most of these games don't require. a receiver minded person, we need to make sure we have Look up some news websites on the with a digital readout or single -side band all the facts behind a point of view before we Internet. Choose a couple of current stories in capabilities. start to criticize it. The idea of the dueling the geographical area of a particular station to ideas game is to listen to a radio program with which you listen for news. Then sit back, tune Bubble Jammin': See how many transmissions you can which you agree, and then find a program with in to their news program, and see what they an opposing view point. You do not have to talk about -which stories do they suppress and receive that are jammed frequently by Cuba. agree with it; just listen and see what appeal what stories do they talk about that you didn't In order to win at this game, the player will need to be able to hear the station well enough it has for others. choose? After listening, take the idea and make it If you get them all right, you are a true to identify it, but still hear the bubble jammer your own. Think about how you might defend newshound. If you get them half -right, you in the background. the idea. After thinking about it for a while, know you are on the same track as the station. switch back to your original view. Now, defend If you get them all wrong, you may want to DX Games for HF Utility your original view against the opposing idea. study up more on the political science of that An example of this could be, if you regularly region. Monitoring Guess a Number from 0 to 9: listen to a liberal program, try listening to a more conservative one, or vice versa. Where in the World? Next time you run across that numbers After receiving a station's ID, try to guess station on HF, instead of trying to break a code where the station is located on a map. The scor- that not even the National Security Agency Some Final Thoughts ing system would be based on approximately could break, see if it can guess your numbers. As a shortwave listener, I have been trying how many miles away you are from the cor- WRITE DOWN A RANDOM BUNCH OF to receive an Ecclesiastical DX Award from the rect location. The goal score would be zero NUMBERS. If it "guesses" 10% of the num- North American Shortwave Association. I have bers that you thought of, it's perfectly normal. miles. thirteen QSLs from religious broadcasters, but For example, say you heard WEWN. You If it guesses 0% of the numbers you thought fifteen are required. However, I just can't seem look the station up in Passport to World Band of, you are off of the hook. If it "guesses" 90% to get any response from several stations that Radio or World Radio TV Handbook, which of your numbers right, that is bizarre. If the I have written. state that it is located in Vandiver, Alabama. numbers voice starts "guessing" your phone Rather than feel down on my luck about You guess where you think it would be on a number, that's probably not a good sign. all this,I know that I am an Ecclesiastical map. Then look it up on a map with a scale DXer, whether or not I have the QSLs to prove or on Yahoo! Maps. If you guessed that it Many Modes: it, because I have received the stations. There was located on the eastern central boarder of Try to get as many modes as you can in is more to listening to shortwave than getting a Alabama, you would have a score of approxi- one night. QSL card, and if your obsession with them or mately 200 km. This game is a great way to with getting an award becomes too consuming, learn geography. This game is suitable for both Ideas for DX Games on the then some of the fun is lost. So, if you are close AM and Shortwave. to getting an award, don't worry about it -just Road take it as it comes, and enjoy the process. Non -Word Watch: The above DX Games are merely sug- Globe Traveling: Rather than hear "Are we there yet?" If you have a dartboard, why not put a gestions to add more fun to the hobby. To my every ten seconds in the car, turn on the radio cheap map in front of it? Throw five darts. knowledge, there are very few awards just and watch for non-existent words by the host If any of them land in the ocean, throw those for listening without verifications, so make or callers. Every time the host or callers say particular ones again. Your mission now is to up your own. Celebrate each new listening something hesitant like "um," "ah," or "er," receive shortwave stations as close as possible accomplishment for the milestone that itis. the first person to say "Gotcha" wins a point. to those five areas on the map. (You could do Verification letters and postcards are a great an AM version of this with a map of the United thing to have, but in the long run it will be Rivalry Radios: the memories you make while listening that States). This game can be played with two por- last. Memories of the chase and the skills you table radios. Starting on the same frequency, acquired while playing DX Games will be your Radio Solitaire: move up the dial in 10 kHz spaces until the best reward. To play this game, get a deck of cards and both of you get on the same station. After shuffle them face down. Tune slowly through you get an idea of what the person is talking the shortwave bands. As you get to a station, about (sports/politics), tune in another sports determine what language it is in. If it is a Ro- Resources: or politics show before the other person and mantic language, such as French, Spanish, or you win. Passport to World Band Radio and WRTH are Portuguese, draw cards until you get a heart available from Grove Enterprises at http:// or diamond card. If it is English or German or www.grove-ent.com another language. draw cards until you get a Modifying Existing Awards More information on the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA) Awards club or spade. At the end of five tunings, count Programs program may be found at: http://www. the face value of the cards you have drawn. DX games can be created by modifying anarc.org/naswa/ Aces=1, Jacks through Kings= 10. Number an existing awards program (like NASWA Yahoo! Maps may be found on the web at. cards arc equal to their number. If your score Awards) to fit your daily goals. For instance, http://maps.yahoo.com is below 45 points, you win.

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 15 Monitoring Chattanooga

By John Pless

Unlike many 800 MHz trunk systems conservative town, raising taxes wouldn't fly, ton County a decent enough signal that it could in the country that were engineered, especially for "walkie-talkies." support portable radios. The price tag for the installed and put into use by multiple The solution turned out to be in the rug- SmartNet four -site system was just over $6 - agencies in one big switch from traditional ged terrain that surrounds Hamilton County. million, and the FCC calls it WPBY 937. VHF/UHF spectrum, the Chattanooga Hamil- The highest points in the county are in the east, With four sites operating, more agencies ton County Tennessee system has been evolv- west, north and south ends. What if just four came on-line in the last few years. The Hamilton ing from day one. And it continues to slowly tower sites are built on these highest points? County Sheriff's Department, Hamilton County evolve. And what if the receive and transmit antennas EMS, volunteer fire departments, and the cit- What makes this nice for a monitoring are built with a few degrees of "down tilt" so that ies of East Ridge, Signal Mountain, Red Bank, enthusiast is that there is always something new the signal penetrates downward from all angles Soddy Daisy and Collegedale became active to discover every few months or so. Now, the into the valleys nestled behind all the ridges? on the system, as did all of the county's general big deal is digital and expanding the system into Well, that's exactly what the powers -that -be government agencies. neighboring counties. decided. In the summer of 2004, Motorola and The first site was built in 1994 on top ofChattanooga radio shop technicians completed The System's History Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga's signature a $4 -million dollar upgrade to the system that Public safety leaders from all across landmark that's the highest point in the area. The turned it into a SmartZone Astro system. It now Hamilton County and several cities began the signal from the south end of Hamilton County supports analog and digital voice transmissions, planning phase for the system in the mid 1980s, covered much of Chattanooga rather well. data for field lap tops, and can be expanded to al- and Motorola was the selected vendor. Back in Some of the first users were the public transit low neighboring counties to join what is planned those days, radio coverage topographic maps system called C.A.R.T.A., the Chattanooga Fire to be a regional system that crosses state lines. showed that a county wide system would require Department, Hamilton County Emergency Ser- six to eight sites, or towers, that are linked by vices supervisors, and the Metropolitan Airport The Frequencies Authority. microwave. The idea was to provide a seamless WPBY 937 is licensed to operate on many radio system that would allow all government A few years later the second site was built frequencies, but not all are used for the voice agencies to communicate with each other ifon top of Signal Mountain on the west side. trunk system. Here's what you need for the main needed. That helped with coverage in areas shielded system: Hamilton County, geographically speak- by ridges. By 1998, the Chattanooga Police ing, is huge. It's spread out hundreds of square Department switched to the system from its 460 860.2125 860.4625 860.7625 miles across mountains, valleys, rivers and MHz real estate, providing more channels (talk 859 2125 859.4625 859.7625 858 2125 lakes. So the idea of 800 MHz working in an groups) and the ability to encrypt their analog 858.4625 858.7625 signals. They exclusively used MTS 2000 por- 857.2125 857.4625 857.7625 environment like this was mind boggling, to say 856 2125 856.4625 860.9625' the least. But 800 MHz was the hottest, latest, tables, and for the most part they worked well greatest whiz-bang technology that everybody on the developing system But, there was still a problem with cover- *The primary control channel is 860.9625, was going to and we just had to have it, one way and on occasions the system will cycle to al- or another. age in the eastern shadows of Missionary Ridge, a long ridge that separates the west and east ternate control channels on either 856.4625, The problem in the early planning phase 857.4625 or 858.4625 for a couple of minutes. was money. How could the county, the City of sides of Chattanooga. Some of the hottest crime zones are there. By 2000 a third transmitter 859.9625 is a non -trunk voice repeater on Chattanooga, and other agencies afford up to the southern end of White Oak Mountain in Col- eight full transmitter sites, mobile and portable site was built on top of White Oak Mountain to the east, to help penetrate the area with an legedale. It's on the Tri Communities Volunteer radios? It would cost well over $10 -million Fire Department's VHF tower and offers that de- - big bucks at the time. The hodge-podge of 800 MHz signal. It helped, but it wasn't quite enough in some areas of the Brainerd and East partment and other county agencies communica- repeaters and radios that were operating on low tions on the eastern side of White Oak Mountain band, 154 MHz and 460 MHz were getting old Ridge communities. A fourth site was later built on Flat Top that are in the shadows of the main system. and worn and just too expensive to fix. Some 858.9625 is used for the sewer system's equipment could not be fixed or replaced, it was Mountain in the northern end of Hamilton County known as Sale Creek. The signals telemetry from area pumping stations. that old. But the money Motorola suggested was 857.9625 and 856.9625 are used for Chat- needed wasn't there. And in this predominantly flooded southward into areas where 800 MHz was "scratchy." That gave about 90% of Hamil- tanooga Police mobile laptop data.

16 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 856.7625 is a non -trunk voice repeater County, Georgia. This has been a goal of Sheriff The Talk Groups used to provide a backup in case of main system Phil Summers for several years. He's managed CHATTANOOGA POLICE failure. to save money toward that goal using a portion 16432 Adam Dispatch 855.2125 is called "Direct" and provides of the local -option sales tax. 16464 Baker Dispatch all public safety agencies with simplex com- The plan is to build a system that will tie 16816 Charlie Dispatch into Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain tower 16496 Info Channel munications off the main system. 16560Car to Car 855.2375, 855.4625, 855.7375 and and will work with a second tower to be built 16848 Detective 855.9875 are also used for mobile laptop com- on a ridge it the south end of Catoosa County. 16880 SWAT puter data for police and in the future fire and They will use E.F. Johnson digital radios that 16656 Narcotics/Vice EMS. will work with the Motorola system for the 16784 City Net 1(traffic ops, special events, Sheriff's Department, EMS and Catoosa County special operations) 16688 City Net 2 " " " Fire -Rescue The cities of Ringgold and Fort (Note: all Chattanooga agencies have City Nets The Fifth Site Oglethorpe will also be offered room on the Recently Motorola and Chattanooga radio for mutual comms) system. technicians installed a five -channel "fill-in" Currently, Catoosa County is waiting for site on a ridge near 1-75 in the East Brainerd CHATTANOOGA FIRE -RESCUE approval from the FCC for frequencies, but that Main Dispatch area that provides enhanced coverage in main 16976 is on hold because of the 800 MHz rebanding 17040 MOSCAD Data (activates statior- vc - system gaps from that area west toward Mis- issue that should be resolved in a few months. cols, lights, doors) sionary Ridge. It's linked to the main system and Authorities in Walker County are also 17200 Fireground 1 becomes active when a nearby radio affiliates 17232 Fireground 2 planning to tie into the Chattanooga system. with its control channel. You really don't need to monitor this site, since everything that's active on it is rebroadcast in real time over the main system. But in ease you do:

868.8000' Primary control channel 867.8000 867.1000 `ill/Welcome tothe 866.6000 856.7125 4Micro Standaid! The Migration to Digital It's happening slowly but surely. Fire /! DJ-X7T Wide Range Pocket Size departments in the various cities and volunteer Communications Receiver &ice again, agencies arc being equipped with Motorola XTS 100KHz to 1.3GHz' Trip!' conveLsion AMiNFM; The Chattanooga Police Depart- A'mc ergineers double conversion WFM, plus FM, SW, and TV ment has recently issued XTS 5000 portables liar redefined Super smi II "credit card" size delivers AMAZING audio quality in a size with digital encryption capability to all SWAT and weigh (as thin as 14.5 m -n. as light as 103g( that you can take miniatere team members and detectives in the fugitive almost an -where. Easy to reac illuminate! LCD. 1.000 memory and major crimes divisions. Supervisors with siertrcMcs channels, lye operating modes. three dtferent antenna modes. easy to program with free downloadable software (optional cable required), Hamilton County Emergency Services also have tE.thnalojy. With cable -Clore. and a long-lasting Lithium on battery! Standard adapter XTS 5000 portables. Tz leading arge charges the Li -Ion battery AND operate! with AC power, even at the same timL so you can listen while charging While they still operate in analog mode c-ediT cud" sire most times, the radio shop has set up four new radios_ Al,; co talk groups for current digital radio users to DJ-X2000T MultimDde experiment with the new digital modes. They pwres arc 32784 Test -A, 32816 Test -B, 32848 Test C, pedormance and Wic e Range "Intell gent Receiver" 100KHz to 2.156Hz* and 32880 Test D. Chattanooga detectives and 7ualit! can be Experiat..: ,nonitoring on a whole new level with the DJ-X2000T "Intelligent SWAT are actively using Test -D with encryp- &aid t1 micro - Receiver.. This triple conversion hartheld receiver offers many unique tion. Test A is mostly used for in -the -clear digital features such as Flash Tun ti" which locks onto nearby signals. Transweeperim communications. sir receives. "bug" detector, anc Channel Scope"' spectrum display. It also has Other agencies equipped with new digital Nev, oeu caa put 2000 memory char nels. alphanumeric labeling, RF frequency counter, digital sound recorier. and receives AM. WFM. NFM, LSB, USB. CW radios include Metropolitan Airport Authority ally the acticn on and FM stereo.- Sdper extra include an on-line "help" feature. 20 Police and Memorial Hospital EMS. vire, patlic scan programs. computer programmable capabilities (download free The rumors have been that the Chatta- software from Alinco websito ), CTCSS decode, two level attenuator. nooga Fire Department will be the first agency iJ /cry. airrraft, field strength mete-. and mo e! to switch to full-time digital communication weather, imateur and Chattanooga Police may make the switch dada; aid many DJ-X3TD Multimode Wide Range within a year or two. Again, this is what's being otaer exciFog rumored, so we'll see what happens. Comrr unications Receiver frfluances right 100KHz to 1.3GHz' i-i'o oeir occset WFM mono and stereo**, NFM, AM The Expansion into Georgia adtt th6 trio of Small tut powerful triple converslui receiver with excellent audio. SMA flex The Chattanooga -Hamilton County and innrnal ferrite bar antennas, 'arc e easy -to -read display, 700 memories. SmartZone system is engineered to allow cerhrnaaace NiMH battery, four scan modes, and dry cell battery pack Computer surrounding counties to tic -in. The goal is to wde band programmable with free control software from www.alinco.corn provide the back bone for a regional system. receivers. Within the last year, talks have been underway www.ALIIIIICOCOM with Marion, Rhea. Meigs and Bradley Counties D etr WIN in North America by Hart Distribution. Inc.. 15 Sou h Trade Center Pkwy, #135, Conroe. Texas. 77385. in Tennessee. In Georgia, talks have been under- Fhone. 936-271-:366 Fax 936-27--3398.snail [email protected] way with Catoosa, Walker and Dade counties. Speciticalicns subject to change without notice or obligation'Cellular blocked in USA. Unblocked versions The first county to tie-in will be Catoosa aiailable to qualified users. documentation required "Optional stereo headphones required

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 17 19472 Fireground 3 20112 EMS Tac-1 MUNICIPAL AGENCIES 21264 Fireground 4 20176 EMS Tac-2 17136 19504 First Responder Signal Mountain PD Tac 20208 EMS Tac-3 22160 17008 Fire Inspectors Signal Mountain Public Works 20240 EMS Admin 18832 17072 Fire Supply Red Bank Public Works 22224 Erlanger LifeForce Ground EMS 1 18864 17104 Fire Admin Red Bank Fire 22256 Erlanger LifeForce Ground EMS 2 18896 Red Bank Police Main 23024 Memorial Hospital EMS 18928 Red Bank Police Talk CHATTANOOGA CITY SERVICES 18992 MedComm 1 (EMS routed to Hospi- 19056 East Ridge Police 1 Main 1 7392 Police/Fire Shop tals) 19152 East Ridge Police 2 Admin 1 7584 Traffic Engineering 20144 MedComm 2 (EMS to Med Control 19088 East Ridge Police 3 Talk 17616 Animal Services Physician) 19152 East Ridge Police 4 Detectives 17712 Sewer Operations 1 19248 Erlanger Medical Center 19216 East Ridge Fire 17744 Sewer Operations 2/Moccasin Bend 19280 Erlanger North Hospital 22928 East Ridge Public Works 19312 Treatment Plant Memorial Hospital 22096 Lookout Mountian Police -Fire 1 19344 17904 Building Inspectors/Neighborhood Memorial Northpark Hospital 22128 Lookout Mountain Police -Fire 2 Services 19376 Parkridge Medical Center 21872 Soddy Daisy Police Main (Simulcasts 18192 Metro Airport Authority Police Main 19408 Parkridge East Hospital 854.9625) 1 82 5 6 Metro Airport Authority Police Tac 19440 T.C. Thompson Childrens Hospital 21904 Soddy Daisy Police Talk 18288 Metro Airport Authority Crash 21936 Soddy Daisy Police District 17296 CARTA Buses HAMILTON COUNTY GENERAL 21968 Soddy Daisy Police Ops 18320 CARTA Shop GOVERNMENT 22000 Soddy Daisy Police Detectives 18352 CARTA Electric Shuttles 18000 Dept. Of Education Admin/Resource 21328 Collegedale Police Talk 18480 CARTA Supervisors Officers 22416 UTC Police Main 18512 CARTA Care -a -van 18032 Dept. Of Education Maintenance 22448 UTC Police Arena 18544 CARTA Lookout Mnt. Incline 18064 Dept. Of Education Transportation 22480 UTC Police Talk 18384 Air Pollution Control Bureau (Future) 23056 US Park Service 21008 Sanitation Services 1 18096 Dept. Of Education Couriers 22608 Erlanger Police Main 21040 Sanitation Services 2 20304 Building Maintenance 1 22640 Erlanger Police Talk 21072 Public Works/City Wide Services 1 20336 Building Maintenance 2 22672 Erlanger Engineering/Maintenance 21104 Public Works/City Wide Services 2 20400 Highway Dept. Channel A 1 21360 Building Maintenance 20432 Highway Dept. Channel B 22704 Erlanger Engineering/Maintenance 21552 Highway Dept. Channel C 2 HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S 21584 Highway Dept. Channel D 22736 Erlanger Disaster DEPARTMENT 21616 Highway Dept. Channel E 22768 Siskin Hospital 19568 East Precinct, Collegedale PD Dis- 20496 Parks & Recreation Main 22800 Erlanger Parking patch 20528 Parks & Recreation 2 22832 Erlanger Volunteers 19600 West Precinct, Signal Mountian PD 21712 Parks & Recreation 3 22864 Erlanger East Dispatch 21392 Parks & Recreation Riverpark 22896 Erlanger Administration 1 96 32 Detectives 21424 Parks & Recreation Riverpark Call 19664 Narcotics Boxes 19728 SWAT 1 21456 Parks & Recreation Chester Frost Conventional Frequencies 19760 Fugitive Park 854.9625 Soddy Daisy Police Dispatch 19792 Civil Process 21488 Parks & Recreation Rangers 854.9875 Signal Mountain Police/Fire Back Up 20912 County Net 1(all county agencies) 20592 Corrections/Roadside Trash Collec- 20944 County Net 2 tion 856.4375 East Ridge Police/Fire Back Up 21168 Talk Channel 20624 Rural Transportation 866.0125 Mutual Aid I -Call 21200 Jail Operations 20656 Property Assessor 866.5125 Mutual Aid ITAC-1 867.0125 22320 Courthouse Security 20720 Building Inspections Mutual Aid ITAC-2 23856 Info Channel 20848 Medical Examiner 1 867.5125 Mutual Aid ITAC-3 868.0125 23888 SWAT 2 20880 Medical Examiner 2 Mutual Aid ITAC-3 & Sheriff SWAT 21232 Waste Water Treatment Authority 3 21520 Couriers 154.160 Hamilton County Fire/Rescue Tone HAMILTON COUNTY FIRE -RESCUE 21648 Engineering 1 Out DEPARTMENTS 21680 Engineering 2 154.310 East Ridge Fire Tone Out 19856 Fire Main 21776 Survey 1 154.325 Red Bank Fire Tone Out 19888 Fire East 21808 Survey 2 154.355 Tri Communities VFD Tone Out & 19920 Fire West 22288 Humane Educational Society Ops 19952 Fireground 5 22992 R.A.C.E.S. 154.415 Soddy Daisy Fire & Ops 19984 Fireground 6 154.445 Walden Ridge Emergency Services 20016 Fireground 7 COMMON NETWORKS Tone Out 20048 Fireground 8 154.280 Tri State Mutual Aid 16528 Police Mutual Aid 1 22960 Tri Community VFD Talk 462.950 20752 Police Mutual Aid 2 LifeForce 2 Dispatch (Sparta) 23088 Hazmat/T.E.M.A. 463.000 20784 Police Mutual Aid 3 LifeForce 1 Dispatch/Ship to Physi- 23216 Highway 58 VFD Talk cian 18704 Disaster 1 23248 Sale Creek VFD Talk (All Agencies) 463.050 18736 Disaster 2 " LifeForce Signal Mountain Re- 23280 Dallas Bay VFD Talk peater 18768 Disaster 3 " 23312 Flat Top Mnt VFD Talk 123.050 23120 Disaster 4 " LifeForce Unicorn 23344 Mowbray Mnt VFD Talk 23152 Disaster 5 " 23376 Sequoyah VFD Talk For all areas surrounding Chattanooga, 23408 23536 Response 1(Emergencies asAs - Walden Ridge Emergency Svcs Talk signed) the best source for conventional frequencies 23440 Chattanooga -Hamilton County Res- 23568 Response 2 " is the Scan Chattanooga website, http//www. cue Talk 23600 23472 Response 3 " scanchattanooga.com. It has everything from Volunteer State Water Rescue Talk 23632 Response 4 " 23504 Special Tactics And Rescue Service 23664 Response 5 " public safet),, a iation, railroads, and businesses Talk 23696 to amateur communications. 18608 Response 6 " Emergency Management/Hazmat 23728 Response 7 " There's plenty to listen to in the Chatta- Team Operations 23792 23760 Response 8 " nooga area, and hat makes it more interesting First Responder East 17840 23984 First Responder West Radio Shop 1 Analog is that the trunking system is always changing. 17872 Radio Shop 2 Analog 32784 Digital Test A now venturing across state lines and into the HAMILTON COUNTY EMERGENCY 32816 Digital Test B digital realm. MEDICAL SERVICE 32848 Digital Test C 18640 EMS Main Dispatch 32880 Digital Test D Encrypted

18 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Radio and an Old Man

Md. Azizul Alam Al -Amin

There is much similarity between radio and a good novel, poem, or literature, because both can create a nice feeling and excite- ment to our minds. But the difference is, only a literate person can enjoy literature, whereas literate and illiterate alike are able to enjoy radio. Recently I visited the village of a DX (shortwave hobbyist) friend. Chaumahany is about 12/15 kilometers from Rajshahi city. The village looked very charming and full of green crops. It was 5 p.m. local time and 1 was going back home, when I saw an old man sitting on a bamboo platform with a 3 -band radio receiver, listening in a very relaxed mood. I was quite impressed to see his creative technique of using the radio. He had made an output line from a flashlight to supply the power at almost no cost, because it was a rechargeable flashlight that required very little electricity to recharge. I stayed a few moments and talked with him about radio listening. His name was Mr. Md. Abul Hossain and he was over 70 years old. He told me that he tuned in mostly local stations almost every day and he liked both educational and entertainment programs. He cherishes the memory of tuning the radio when he was very young and there was no television in the village. At that time, radio was the main source of news and entertainment for their village. It became his daily routine, after working hard in the fields each day, to listen to the radio each evening. Now at the age of over 70, radio is still his best companion. GROVE'S FREQUENCY MASTER FILE NOW AVAILABLE ONE INFORMATION -PACKED CD-THE GROVE MILITARY FREQUENCY DIRECTORY, FEDERAL FREQUENCY DIRECTORY, AND SHORTWAVE DIRECTORY! Thousands of frequencies-HF, VHF and UHF --confirmed by our monitoring stations! Search by frequency or key words like location, call sign or agency! A master search allows you to search across all three books for the information you need! All in convenient PDF! Military Frequency Directory NORAD,CAP, aerial refueling tracks, National Guard, FAA control centers, VHF/UHF military aircraft and base franking systems, Navy Fleet Control training ranges, tactica satellite links, DOD worldwide air/ground frequencies, overseas bases, and more. Shortwave Frequency Directory Worldwide airlines, maritime and coastal station networks, US Coast Guard, domestic and foreign international broadcasting, navigational beacons; diplomatic and government worldwide, press HF links, spy numbers transmissions, amateur and CB band plans, Air Force, Army and Navy networks globally, business, scientific, and private communications, long wave beacons, Travelers Information Stationsand more. Includes an exhaustive "Who's Who in the Spectrum' look -up and tables of abbreviations and terms. Federal Frequency Directory From 2-420 MHz , this is the largest and most accurate listing available outside classified government files. Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Army,NASA, U.S. Marshals, United Nations, Customs, White House Communications, FBI, Border Patrol, IRS, Secret Service, FAA, National Strike Force, DEA, Post Office, TVA, U.S. CapitolPolice, Social Security, NSA, Forest Service, FEMA, Indian Affairs, and dozens of other agencies ore included in this comprehensive database. Additional chapters describe federal radio systems, frequency assignment procedures, and a comprehensive by - agency table of HF (2-30 MHz) nationwide frequencies. A glossary of agency abbreviations isincluded. SPECIAL BONUS! Also includes the comprehensive National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Radio Frequency Management, as well as the NTIA color chart o' the GR electromagnetic spectrum (3 kHz-300GHz)! 800-438-8155 NOW AVAILABLE! Order SFT35 828-837-9200fax: 828-837-2216 Only $3995* WWW.GRDVE-ENT.CDM 7540 Highway 64 West ORDER TODAY! Brasstown, NC 28902 * plus $3 First Class Mail in the US

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 19 Getting Beginner's Corner lienReitz, AIWZR Started kenreitzla monitoringtimes.com

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December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 21 Getting Ask Bob Bob Grove, W8JHD Started [email protected]

Q. Will the GRE Super Amplifier non-volatile memory chip in the key has a coiled that if there is a bomb threat, no work with a handheld scanner? I antenna around it to receive a 125 kHz signal from another coil wrapped around the ignition one should use a two-way radio or am trying to get a better signal inswitch when the key is inserted. That pulse cell phone. Couldn't the electrical the 100-1000 MHz range, espe- provides enough power to enable the key's chip fields produced by our equipment cially the 800 MHz spectrum. I am to send a return signal back to the computer to be recognized, thus allowing operation of the also set off such a sensitive de- running 10 ft of LMR-400 cable vehicle. vice? (MB, Terre Haute, IN) from a discone in the attic to my scanner. (Daniel Cassidy) A. I suspect that if a radio -activated device Q. Why don't cable or TV stations were sensitive to AC fields produced by your A.Yes, the GRE Super Amplifier works just broadcast international or even industrial mill equipment, then it would blow up as well with base and mobile scanners as with a when someone was bringing it in. Typically, re- hand-held. You have excellent cable, and a very domestic radio services on their mote -activated bombs operate on RF frequencies short length. I would first consider getting a bet- second audio program (SAP) chan- and are thus not sensitive to AC electromagnetic ter antenna like the highly -respected ScanTenna nels? (Kevin Crouch, Los Ange:es, fields. Also, equipment have such unpredictable EM radiation levels that detonation of a device which has more gain than a discone. It's quite CA) possible that you won't even need the preamp, based upon environmental fields would be just especially if you can get it outside the attic and as unpredictable. A. up high. I would assume that it's a matter of ecoitont- Perhaps the concern is based upon the fact ics; someone has to pay for the service. Domestic that most remotely -triggered bombs are set off radio stations broadcast to anyone with a simple by a radio -frequency signal; often a cell phone AM/FM radio, and international broadcasters is used. Q. Can the popular Uniden already send their signals worldwide to recipients Historically, one concern goes back to the BC780XLT (or any other scan- with shortwave radios, C -band satellite dishes, construction and mining companies that prohibit ner...ed.] receive digital cordless and the Internet. the use of two-way radios near blasting sites. The concept here is that the long leads to the telephones? (Drew Kelly) blasting cap could act as an antenna and capture enough RF energy to detonate the device. It's my A.It may receive a digital signal, but it can'tQ. Can you define two terms as understanding that this has never happened. decode it. Since the passage of the 1986 Electron- used in logging shortwave sta- ic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA '86), it tions? One is propagation as indi- has been unlawful in the United States to import, cated in the SINPO code, and the manufacture or even possess a scanner capable Q. If a nearby cellular telephone of demodulating scrambled communications. other is heterodyne. (Joe Wood,tower is causing interference to Greenback, TN) my scanner reception, how can it be reduced or eliminated? (Robert Q: What is an "RF scanner," and A.Propagation (the "P" in SINPO) is some- Neal, Courtright, Ont.. CAN) can they pick up 2.4 GHz and 5.8 times called "band conditions"; it refers to the ionospheric and atmospheric capability of assist- GHz cordless phones? (Margaret ing or allowing a signal to reach its destination. A. First, try using the attenuator setting on Costner, email) Static from electrical storms, sunspots, solar your scanner; although it will reduce desirable flares, time of day (also a solar consideration), signals' strengths, they should still come through A:RF simply means "radio frequency" as op- signal reflectivity, fading, and signal absorption (except for marginal signals), but the image and posed to a page scanner used to copy images to are all considerations in assessing propagation. intermodulation will be reduced even more. a computer. But the bottom line is how well the station There are also helical filters to null out Although there are radio scanners that pick is being heard, given the variables cited above. If specific frequency ranges like cell phone tow- up these frequency ranges, all cordless phones there is noticeable fading and static, and signalsers (869-894 MHz), and you might be able to in these frequency ranges are digital so that you arc generally weak, you might indicate it as a 2 co -phase a simple cellular "sense" antenna to would not be able to hear conversations. In the or 3, while excellent conditions would merit a 5 null out the interference from the cell tower. U.S. it is illegal to manufacture, import, sell or(best). even own a descrambler capable of monitoring A heterodyne is an audible tone produced scrambled electronic communications. when two radio signals are so close together in Questions or tips sent to Ask Bob, c/o frequency that their carrier waves "beat," produc- MT are printed in this column as space ing an audio pitch that is exactly the difference permits. If you desire a prompt, personal Q. Can an ignition key with a frequency between the signals. For example, if reply, mail your questions along with a one signal is being received on 5950 kHz and an- self-addressed stamped envelope (no memory chip be safely stored in a other on 5951 kHz, a 1 kHz tone will be heard. telephone calls, please) in care of MT, or magnetic box without erasing its e-mail to bobgrove@monitoringtimes. corn. (Please include your name and ad- memory? (Ed Bixby) dress.) The current Ask Bob is now online Q. I work in a large manufacturing at our website: A. Yes, it is an RF transponder system. Theplant and there is a standing order http://www.monitoringtimes.com

22 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Bright Ideas Getting Gary Webbenhurst P 0. Box 344, Colbert, WA 99005-0344 Started [email protected]

Last month I covered several ideas have degenerated into places where people who into the old channels 158.850 and 158.650. Agen- for improving your home listening just bought a radio join the membership group, and cies now using the old FM 15 kHz channels may 68 post. There was no room for my immediately send out a plea for help in understand- keep their old frequencies, but they must solve any picture of the DC to AC converter. ing the radio. They usually identify themselves as interference problems on their own. For most agen- I glued the converter to the side of "Newbie." They are often answered by some well- cies, they may require new radios or the use of PL my deep cycle battery. I just added a meaning but inane person whose response begins, "I and DCS tones for both encode and decode. windowsill solar panel for a constant have never owned that radio, but my cousin did and On UHF, the band originally utilized 25' trickle charge into the battery. This setup is cheap he took it back because it was too complicated." kHz spacing (with low power 12.5 kHz "splinter" and guarantees many hours of emergency DC power Or, the newbie inquires what antenna is best. frequencies). The FCC wanted to quadruple the for my scanners, LED reading lamps, and other Again, there are many uninformed responses. It number of channels, so three channels were added accessories, plus limited AC power. has reached the point where there is more poor between the original channel centers, thus making or downright incorrect information than reliable post-refarming UHF channel spacing 6.25 kHz. This information. Of course, there are some good and change becomes effective Jan I, 2008. Refarming knowledgeable people in the group. They need to affects ONLY the VHF 150-174 MHz and 450-512 speak up more often to restore integrity and quality MHz bands. Low band VHF 30-50 MHz, aircraft, to the group. ham, and military bands are NOT affected. Here is my advice when joining one of these Implications: As more new licenses arc groups. Don't call yourself a "newbie." Do your issued and new systems come on line, you will own research of the group's archives, read past begin hearing these new channels because your messages, and wait for a couple of weeks to catch old scanners/receivers were set for regular FM, not the tenor of the group. Remember, you are getting the narrow band technology. If the "bleed over" In years past, I used the December people's opinions which may or may not be on problem begins to affect your listening, you may column for a long list of possible track. Read your radio's operating manual. Now need to upgrade to a new scanner with 6.5 kHz holiday gift ideas. This year my read it again. Don't stay a newbie forever: be and 7.5 kHz steps. Receivers that allow you to set list is short, with a goal of getting informed. Besides reading MT faithfully, make a a specific PL or DCS tone for a frequency can help something you really need. If you're habit of checking these websites at least every other overcome this problem. (Hams take note: several trying to stop intermod or need to get month for new information: http://www.grove- ham radios in the market place today already have a better signal, think about notch filters ent.com/radiorumors.html and http://www. the new steps and/or "NFM." Check your manual or amplifiers. The Grove catalog has several to strongsignals.net. or the menu settings.) choose from. With virtually all new scanners com- Do not confuse refarming with rebanding. ing with built-in frequency finders, you might find They are in no way related. Rebanding is not an FCC you need a filter, especially for those powerful FM Refarming and Rebanding term: I do not know where it came from. The FCC radio transmitters. Speaking of yahoo groups, there is much con- officially calls it "Band Reconfiguration and Relo- Of course the best gift is a new radio, and fusion and misinformation in the monitoring world cation Planning." It is a plan to correct the problem there are several new ones in the marketplace. I f you about "refarming" and "rebanding." Here is some of interference between cellular service and public can afford it, go with the RS Pro 96 or the Uniden brief history: Back in 1995, the FCC began wrestling safety systems in the 800 MHz band. It involves 396T. If you don't need all those features, consider with the reality that there was simply more demand relocating some of the public safety frequencies the less expensive RS Pro 83 or Pro 2051 (under for frequencies than what was available. As new away from the interference. It has nothing to do $200), or the Uniden 246T or 330T (under $300). technology grew, radio manufacturers were able to with refarming of the VHF or UHF bands. Please The best buy for your buck is the compact Icom produce radios that could operate in a much smaller consult the websites below to become educated on R5 for under $200. SWLs should also be thrilled bandwidth than earlier equipment. This narrowband these topics. to hear that the Icom R75 is back for just $609. technology seemed to be the best strategy to solve http://wireless.fcc.gov/publicsafety/800MHz/ Need a s:ocking stuffer for a radio friend? the challenge. This allowed the FCC to rework the bandreconfiguration/index2.html http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/p1mrs/refarm- How about a subscription to MT for under $30? spectrum landscape (reforming). As part of the refarming effort, the FCC added ing/ http://wireless.fcc.gov/publicsafety/ I am still planning to buy a Uniden a channel midway between the original 15 kHz http://www.dataradio.com/article_625khz. 396T, so I downloaded the manual, channel centers_ making the newly rearmed VHF html all 156 pages! With highlight pen channel spacing 7.5 kHz. This in effect doubled http://www.wpascanner.com/reband/reband. the number of VHF channels available. All newly htm in hand, and colored sticky notes http://www.grove-ent.com/radiorumors.html nearby, I am carefully checking for manufactured VHF radios must meet these narrow all the rich features and trying to com- band specifications. All new VHF licenses would prehend a complicated state-of-the-art be the new 7.5 kHz frequencies. This took effect : Lights Out January I, 2005. Most federal agencies have made radio. This means I will be up to speed when the I his is last column. For health reasons, I the switch and now use new radios, and some of the radio arrives, and I can keep the original manual have decided to give up writing a monthly column. new 7.5 kHz frequencies are being used. in pristine condition. I appreciate all the comments, support, and bright Locally, the Spokane International Airport ideas that readers have submitted to me. I really ap- wanted a repeater and were the first in Spokane preciate the online friendships I enjoy with many of County to get a pair of the newly available frequen- + Chat Groups you. I hope all of you will remain active I have often recommended Yahoo groups for cies. They now operate a repeater on 154.1075 listeners, contributors, and subscribers those interested in a specific topic, such as a new and 158.8575. Unfortunately, I hear them "bleed to MT. radio like the Uniden 396T or RS Pro 2051. I now over" on the other local frequencies of 154.100 and Best Holiday Wishes. 73. have some misgivings about those groups. Many 154.115. The same is true for 158.8575 bleeding

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 23 The World Above 30 MHz Scanning Danl'eenenian Report danveenemanMOilitoringtimes.

Stretching the Communications Dollar

As with many things in life, operating a MPSCS soon. 8234 202A EMS radio system takes money. Not just for The MPSCS is a "pure APCO-25" system, 8235 2028 EMS the initial installation of equipment, meaning that both the audio and the control 8239 202FFire Dispatch 8244 but for on -going maintenance, repairs, and channels adhere to Project 25 specifications. 2034Battalion 1 Fireground 8245 2035Battalion 2 Fireground upgrades. This month we'll take a look at some You will need one of the following scanners in 8246 2036Battalion 3 Fireground ways agencies are finding to get more value for order to monitor the system: Radio Shack PRO - 8247 2037Battalion 4 Fireground their radio dollar. 96 or PRO -2096, Uniden BC296D, BC796D, or 8248 2038Battalion 5 Fireground BC396T. 8249 2039Battalion 6 Fireground While listening, keep in mind that as of 8250 203A Battalion 7 Fireground + Detroit, Michigan 8251 203BBattalion 8 Fireground September 1, 2005, the Detroit Police Depart- 8252 203C Battalion 9 Fireground Detroit is Michigan's largest city and the ment reorganized the old twelve precincts into Ilth most populated city in the United States, 8253 203D Fireground six new districts: 8274 2052Parking Enforcement despite losing half its residents over the past 50 8277 2055 Parking Enforcement (Dis- years. Some 900,000 people still call Detroit New District Old Precincts patch) home, down from 1.8 million in 1950. Central 1,13 8284 205C Public Lighting (Dispatch) Detroit is probably most famous for two Southwestern 2,3 things - cars and crime. Despite the drop in Northeastern 7,11 population, Detroit is ranked the second most Western 10,12 + Grand Forks, Nebraska Eastern 5,9 Grand Forks, Nebraska, is a city of 50,000 dangerous city in the U.S. (Camden, New Jersey, Northwestern 6,8 is first), although many of its suburbs, including residents located on the Red River, bordering Farmington Hills, Livonia, Sterling Heights, Minnesota. It is home to the University of North The new system is licensed for thirty fre- Dakota (UND) with a student population of and Troy, are rated among the safest and most quencies across nine repeaters around the city, desirable places to live. Even pedestrians are in about 13,000. Grand Forks made the national including towers at the Fire Training Academy, news in April 1997 when the Red River over- danger - in 2003 the National Highway Traffic Recreation District Offices, and Northwestern Safety Administration reported that Detroit had flowed and flooded the city. District Headquarters. This year the Grand Forks Police Depart- the highest pedestrian fatality rate among large The Federal Communications Commission cities, producing twice as many deaths as New ment and the Grand Forks County Sheriff's (FCC) database shows the following frequen- Office received a $75,000 York City. cies licensed for Detroit: 866.6750, 866.7375, After a series of scandals, the Detroit grant and will use it to 867.0750, 867.0875, 867.1000, 867.1750, purchase ten mobile radi- Police Department underwent a court -ordered 867.3250, 867.3375, 867.3625, 867.4250, reorganization last year. They are also working os for vehicle installation 867.4375, 867.6000, 867.7000, 867.7125, and four portable radios. to reduce expenditures, since the city budget is 868.2250, 868.2375, 868.3625, 868.4125, perpetually in the red. all capable of operating in 868.4375, 868.5250, 868.5375, 868.6250, the VHF band. These new One place to save money is with the public 868.6750, 868.6875, 868.7000, 868.7125, safety radio network. Rather than continue to radios will have greater 868.7250, 868.8625, 868.9125 and 868.9375 range in rural areas than operate and maintain their own system, Detroit MHz. Police and Fire Departments have moved to their present 800 MHz equipment and will al- Based on reader reports, Detroit talkgroups low the departments to directly communicate Zone 7 of the Michigan Public Safety Commu- appear to run from 8000 to at least 8400, al- nications System (MPSCS). MPSCS is a $220 with other law enforcement agencies in the though many are not yet identified. Here are a state. Many of the 40,000 service calls each million, digital radio system with more than 180 few to get you started: repeater towers across the state. The state intends year handled by the Grand Forks Police take officers out of the city and into the outlying to spend another $19 million in 2006 to upgrade Decimal HexDescription equipment, software, and microwave backbone 8001 1F41 City-wide Public Safety (All countryside. links. About 16,000 mobile and portable radios Call) In addition, South Dakota and Montana access the system, more than half of those being 8022 1 F56 Common 1 both operate VHF radio networks. 8023 1 F57 Common 2 operated by local agencies and departments. The existing 800 MHz service is provided 8024 1 F58 Common 3 by Stones Mobile Radio, a private company This move, with a $130 million price 8025 1F59 Common 4 headquartered in Grand Forks that supplies tag, will replace decades -old equipment and 8040 1 F68Central District (Dispatch) give Detroit immediate interoperability with 8043 1 F6B Southwestern District (Dis- Motorola equipment and service to public safety the Michigan State Po- patch) agencies across the state. The Motorola TypeII lice and nearby Monroe 8046 1 F6E Northeastern District (Dis- analog system currently serving Grand Forks County. Wayne Counts patch) uses a repeater tower just south of town, at the 8049 1F71 Western District (Dispatch) northwest corner of 47th Avenue and Highway is also expected to make 8055 1 F77Northwestern District (Dis- the transition from their patch) 81 South. Frequencies in use are 851.8625, stand-alone system to 8058 1 F7A Eastern District (Dispatch) 851.9375, 852.8625, 852.9375, 853.8625, 8219 201 BFire/EMS (Dispatch) 853.9375, 854.8625, 854.9375, 855.8625,

24 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 855.9375, 856.8625, 857.8625, 858.8625, 155.505 Highway Patrol (Dispatch) N011(1It unlawful O buy cellular capable sooners mthe Unued Stores mode afte 1993, ar modded 156.030 Highway Patrol (Car -to -Car) far cellular :overage, unless you are an authorized government agency, cellular service ponder, or 859.8625 and 860.8625 MHz. engweeringfcerwe company engaged in cellular technology. Some talkgroups on the system: 156.045 Department of Transpertation (Mo- bi e -to -Mobile) Full 800 MHz Scanners Decimal HEX Description 158.910 Special Use 4 10784 2A2 Grand Forks Fire 10800 2A3 Grand Forks Police (Car -to - it R AR-8600mKi1 Car) Prowers County, Colorado Wideband mobile rx -0.1 to 3000 MHz E36 Grand Forks Police (Dis- Prowers County, in southeast Colorado, $1199us, 58208 continuous. (unblocked) patch) will purchase an 800 MHz Motorola SmartZone - All modes NFM WFM. 57440 E06 Grand Forks Fire system to provide improved interoperability with NAM WAM. USB. UUSB 57568 EOE Grand Forks Fire neighboring counties and state authorities. - Alphanumeric memory 57584 EOF Grand Forks Fire Colorado operates a statewide digital - Improved front end - Computer control - Improved TCXO 57600 El 0 Grand Forks Fire - 1000 memories - 20 banks x 50 mem - 40 search banks 58320 E3D University of North Dakota trunked radio network that began operation six - 2 VFO's - Up to chlseronci sean:lcOetlonal cards Police years ago. The total cost for the project is about 58336 E3E University of North Dakota $79 million, with more than 60% of that figure ALINCO DJ -X2000 Police having been appropriated and expended. Due Intelligent Wideband Receiver 58368 E40 Grand Forks Sheriff's Office - 0 1to 2200 MHz continuous. (unblocked) to revenue shortfalls, the Colorado legislature NFM WFM AM USB, LSB 8 CW (Car -to -Car) has not provided funding since 2001, although flaw,1 ,) -)earby signals - Transweeper 58496 E48 Grand Forks international work continues with existing monies and Federal - Channel scope Airport - 2000 memory channels grants. The project has seven phases (sec chart - Superb sensitivity The County of Grand Forks also uses sev- below). - Various scanning modes Menu system eral VHF and UHF frequencies: Although Prowers is part of Phase 4, offi- cers are equipped with digital radios for mutual (unblocked) FreauencyDescription aid only. They currently use VHF radios for "Compact wideband 155.6850 Grand Forks Sheriff's Office (Dis- day-to-day operations but coverage is spotty in portable receiver!" Freq coverage 1 1 to 1300 MHz patch) some of the more rural areas of the county. Check - Modes of operation AM. FM WFM 155.9850 Grand Forks Sheriff's Office the following frequencies: 155.195, 156.165, 1250 Alpha memory channels (East) 159.015 and 159.105 MHz. In addition, the - CTCSS and DTCS tone squelch 155.9850 Grand Forks Sheriff's Office DC power lack Large LCD Display (West) State is licensed for 155.130 MHz from a tower 'Tt.:MECTRONKM YUPITERU in Carlton. 154.1750 Grand Forks Fire Guaranteed Delivery to USA. 453.9000 County Fire Paging The new SmartZone system will have five 462.9750 EMS Paging channels and make use of existing towers. The FCC records show a tower in Carlton, close to Radieworld.ca The following are statewide frequencies the border with Kansas, licensed to the State Phone: licensed to North Dakota: 416-667-1000 of Colorado for the following frequencies: FA) :(416) 667-9995 sales@radioworld ca 866.0375, 866.4000, 867.2000, 867.4125 and 4335 Steeles Ave W Toronto ON Canada M3N 1V7 FreauencyDescription 151.040 Department of Transportation 1 868.0625 MHz. 151.055 Department of Transportation 2 151.085 Department of Transportation 3 151.100 Department of Transportation 4 Charles County, Maryland 154.295 Fire Emergency Charles Count). Maryland. is located just Radio YourWay LX 154.680 Special Use 2 south of Washington, D.C., between the Potomac AM/FM MP3 Player -Recorder 154.695 Special Use 1 (paired with River and Chesapeake Bay. In October the 159.210) County Sheriff finally switched over to a new 154.770 Special Use 3 Pays Podcasts Too! 154.860 Sheriff 800 MHz trunked radio system that was three 155.370 Shared by local Police and Sheriff years in the making. Back in 2002 the county Bactlit LCD Highway Patrol (Dispatch) 155.430 government signed a contract with Motorola to display 155.475 Police Emergency replace their aging VHF radios. New repeater USB, Line/Mic-in & microphone 0 Colorado Counties Status Phase Frequency range: 1 Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson Completed August 1999 (Central Colorado) FM 67.50-108 MHz 2 Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Completed July 2000 AM 530-1710 kHz Clear Creek, Gilpin MP3. WMA, RVF (Central Colorado) playback 3 Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lorimer, Completed July 2001 Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Adjustable recording Washington, Weld, Yuma qua ity: 32k to 256k (Northeastern Colorado) 128 MB internal flash Completed July 2002 4 Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, SD card compatible El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo, S19995 Incl. FREE U.S. Shipping Teller (Southeastern Colorado) SO Cards: 5 Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Underway (2) 512 MB SD cards S10995 - Save $20 Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, when purchased with Radio YourWay LX Summit (Northwestern Colorado) C. CRANE 6 Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Underway um- COMPANY-] Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Son Juan, San Miguel (Southwestern Colorado) 7 Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Cpropleted May 2005 Rio Grande, Saguache 1300-522-8863 (Southern Colorado) ccrane.com

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 25 of the new system across the state is expected primarily intended for installation in an automo- to take five years and eventually support as bile, the vehicle operator will not have to worry many as 65,000 users. Subcontractors on this about reprogramming the unit while driving. The enormous project include General Dynamics BCD996T will automatically scan those frequen- and Alcatel USA. cies that arc appropriate for its present location. M/A-COM's successful bid included the Besides radio systems, Uniden intends to use of their "VIDA" (Voice, Interoperability, use the GPS information to provide the user Data and Access) platform, which is designed with location alerts when the scanner gets close to integrate different technologies into a single to a programmed latitude and longitude. For system. The radio technology for urban and instance, the scanner can be set up to emit a tone suburban areas will be based on their proprietary when approaching a known speed trap. Other OpenSky, which is currently being fielded in possibilities include displaying travel informa- Pennsylvania and Florida. These radios will tion based on present location. operate in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands. As with other recent high -end Uniden For rural and mountainous areas, VHF models, the BCD996T will offer APCO Project overlays using P25IP will provide wider cover- 25 digital trunking and Close Call technology. sites were built and new radios were installed, age. P25IP is an Internet Protocol -based APCO Expected features include dynamic memory and then the entire system underwent a period Project 25 conventional system developed by management for up to 6,000 channels, fire tone - of testing. During this time transmissions were M/A-COM a few years ago. The idea is to pro- out recognition, multi -site programming and a carried on both the old and the new system while vide APCO-25 signals over the air between the coverage range of 25 MHz up to 1.3 GHz. the kinks were worked out. By October of this radio and the repeater, but use Internet Protocol Uniden also plans to incorporate a number year the testing was complete and the old system (IP) to connect repeaters to the rest of the net- of "wish list" requests received from current was decommissioned. work. With the explosion of the Internet over customers. These include "soft search keys" Frederick Davis, the County Sheriff, is the past decade, IP equipment and services have where search ranges are assigned to a single key particularly enlightened about scanner listeners. become commonplace. M/A-COM will use their on the front -panel; "tone search" to locate the "There is definitely a benefit to having citizens hear NetworkFirst product to provide IP connectivity tone -coded squelch or digital coded squelch of our radio transmissions," he said, "because those between existing radio systems and these new a transmission; automatic storage of the last 10 who monitor their scanners sometimes provide us technologies. Close Call hits; and even selectable LCD and with information based on the transmissions they keypad backlight colors - red or green. are listening to. We encourage this kind of informa- The initial press release from Uniden in- tion sharing and we hope it will continue." Scanners and GPS dicated it would be one of the most expensive The new system is a Motorola Type II with The Global Positioning System (GPS) consumer -level scanners on the market with an has been providing accurate location and time mixed analog and digital APCO-25 voice. The expected list price of $850. Availability is slated system has a number of repeaters located around information for more than a decade. The U.S. for the spring of 2006. the county, including three in La Plata, two in Department of Defense operates a constellation Waldorf, one each in Hughesville, Dentsville, transmitting precise time and navigation mes- Nanjemoy, Marbury, and one at the Naval Sur- Scanner Knob Tip face Warfare Center in Indian Head. Frequencies sages. Commercial GPS receivers provide very Several scanner users have complained are 866.0750, 866.3250, 866.5625, 867.0625, accurate time and position information using about the shape and slipperiness of top -mounted the civilian GPS signal from these satellites at 868.2625,868.3750, 868.6500 and 868.9000 volume and squelch knobs. The close quarters MHz. 1575.42 MHz. and smooth plastic often make it difficult for them to get a good grip on an individual knob Decimal Hex Description without accidentally hitting the other one. 16464 405 Sheriff District 1 Ed Muro provided the accompanying pho- 16480 406 Sheriff District 2 tograph and reports that using the proper -sized 16496 407 Sheriff District 3 (East) automotive vacuum cap over each knob solved 16512 408 Sheriff District 3 (West) the problem nicely. Another user, also shopping 16528 409 Sheriff Tactical 1 16544 40A Sheriff Tactical 2 in an auto parts store, suggested using a quarter - 16560 40B Sheriff Tactical 3 In September the scanner manufacturer inch of windshield wiper hose or vacuum hose 16576 40C Sheriff Tactical 4 Uniden announced the BCD996T, a "GPS-en- of the proper diameter slipped over each knob. 16704 414 Animal Control abled" mobile scanner. This feature will allow 17040 429 Fire/EMS (Dispatch) the scanner to automatically select local radio 17056 42A Fire/EMS Tactical 1 systems to scan when connected to an external 17072 42B Fire/EMS Tactical 2 17088 42C Fire/EMS Tactical 3 GPS receiver. 17104 42D Fire/EMS Tactical 4 Many commercial GPS receivers provide 17120 42E Fire/EMS Tactical 5 what is known asNMEA sentencesvia a se- 17136 42F Fire/EMS (Training) rial data port. NMEA is the National Marine 17152 430 Fire/EMS Electronics Association, which developed the 17168 431 Fire/EMS NMEA-0183 standard. GPS receivers that pro- 17184 432 Fire/EMS 17200 433 Fire/EMS vide NMEA sentences can be connected to other devices, such as a laptop computer, to provide interactive mapping and driving directions. New York Uniden intends to use the GPS information In September, the State of New York signed in these NMEA sentences to look up frequencies a $2 billion contract with M/A-COM for a state- that are local to the geographic area in which the That's all for this month and this year. As wide public safety radio network, making it the scanner is located. Each system in the scanner's always, send comments, corrections, new finds largest single wireless project in United States memory will have associated latitude, longitude, and tips todanveenemangtmonitoringtimes.corn history. In addition to designing and installing and range settings. When the GPS receiver isand check my web site at http://www.signal- the system, under the terms of the contract connected and the unit comes within the defined harbor.com for more frequencies and scanner M/A-COM will also operate and maintain it range, the system can be programmed to auto- information. Until next month, have a Merry for a period of 20 years. Build out and testing matically become active. Since this model is Christmas and a happy, peaceful New Year.

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When the first gaggle of new funny - is a single -tone radio modem with a bandwidth sounding digital modes hit HF (high from about 500 to 3000 hertz, usually tuned in frequency, 3-30 megahertz), it was USB. Like most such systems, it sounds like a all a rather confusing exercise. What's that funny big whoosh. Selective propagation fading gives noise? Which computer program should I run? an effect not unlike the wind noises in movies. If How can I get something besides garbage on you've been hearing a lot of wind on HF lately, the screen? Whatever happened to good old now you know why. Morse code? Most of the same French Navy stations that Things have sorted out in the past year or run endless test loops in Baudot radioteletype so. Sound card software has gotten better and (RTTY) are starting to deploy a system using more comprehensive, and plenty of recordings STANAG 4285 and ALE for autocalling. They arc available online to help people recognize use the same markers we're used to from the all the different signals. More importantly, the RTTY, with the RY's and "Voyez Ic brick..." digital modes are actually being used for some- Kyoritsu GMDSS terminal with HF DSC which is the French -language version of "The thing, making all this geek stuff worth it. Here quick brown fox...." large vessels. It sends a string of characters are some highlights: They even use the same character code as similar to the older Simplex Telex Over Radio the RTTY, namely plain old 5 -bit ITA2 with (SITOR) mode, but these characters are evalu- ALE: the figures and numbers cases. ITA stands for ALE stands for Automatic Link Establish- ated in a different manner to produce the final message. International Telegraph Alphabet. An Italian ment. It's been around a while now, and it's stan- Navy station is also doing this, so perhaps it is For various technical and training reasons, dard on most military gear. There are hundreds a NATO convention. DSC got off to a rocky start and grew slowly. of ALE frequencies. Any truly comprehensive Recently found frequencies include Hours would pass with nothing to decode. Now, listing would be a book, not a column. It would 6315.9, 6316.2, 6348.0, 8149.2, 8478.5, 8568.0, also be obsolete before anyone ever saw it. however, it's busy enough to warrant serious attention by utility fans. 12200.3, 12689.0, 13031.2, 13042.5, and By now most high -end software usually 22447.0 kHz. Decoder parameters are usually Again, the calls often set up voice contacts. decodes ALE, but it's still hard to beat plain old 300 baud, long interleave, and 5N2 framing (5 Often the decoded message will include a chan- PC -ALE, the original Charles Brain creation that data bits, no parity bit, two stop bits). started it all. It's a pretty advanced program to nel (usually in kHz) and designator J3, which is set up and use, but it controls a lot of different the internationally recognized way of describing radios and does a great job. One of several ver- good old upper sideband (USB). No reason the Katrina Update sions making the rounds is at Charles' home listener can't tune to this channel the same way \ lost of the stations mentioned last month page: http://www.chbrain.dircon.co.uk/pcale. the users do. as being knocked off -air by hurricane Katrina html. If this is unavailable due to bandwidth DSC is in the big software packages, which seem to be back. WLO, Mobile Radio in Ala- limitations, try the search engines for other sites do a good job on it, though usually without bama, is once again being heard with its top -of - worldwide. specialized GMDSS features such as automated hour weather broadcasts and traffic lists. These We're starting to see more cases of ALE distress alerts. Tune it like RTTY or SITOR-B, still use the "female" synthesized voice. actually being used for practical purposes. The with 170 shift and 100 -baud rate. Primary inter- Listener reports and the US Coast Guard US Air Force has been autodialing phone patches national DSC calling and distress frequencies web site both indicate that the New Orleans by passing the number in an ALE callup for a arc 2187.5, 4207.5, 6312.0, 8414.5, 12577.0, weather FAX is once again broadcasting its couple of years now, but this use has recently and 16804.5 kHz. normal schedule. Boston, however, will continue expanded from the usual 9025 kilohertz (kHz) to COAA, a company in the UK, has a rather to transmit extra charts. These Hurricane Dan- other frequencies used by the Scope Command slick little program called DSCdecoder. It's ger/High Wind Warning Charts are transmitted radios. trickier to use than some of the big packages, but at 0452, 1028, 1824 and 2228 UTC. The Coast Also, last month we talked about the use of it has some nice features, such as online lookup Guard's complete FAX schedule is available ALE to initiate voice contacts. After awhile, one of vessel callsigns (those long numbers) in the online here: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/ gets the hang of stopping the scan and waiting for public online database at the International Tele- hfmarsh.txt. voice. At this point, ALE is doing the frequency communications Union. This one isn't free (it's At the end of September, there were still scanning for you, just as it does for its users. 25 Euros), but there's a 21 -day trial. Download some problems with the medium wave band it at http://www.coaa.co.uk/dscdecoder.htm. broadcasts from Coast Guard Sector, New DSC: Orleans. The capacity is still being shown as Digital Selective Calling has also been STANAG 4285: "reduced." around for some time. It was incorporated into STANAG means Standardization Agree- Hurricane Rita reflooded a few areas in the overall Global Maritime Distress and Safety ment. It's what NATO (North Atlantic Treaty and around New Orleans, and devastated coastal System (GMDSS) that was deployed worldwide Organization) calls its standards for communica- regions farther west in Louisiana. However, we after international laws required its use on most tions or just about anything else. STANAG 4285 know of no changes in high frequency (HF) services from Rita's area. 28 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Utility Logs Utility Hugh Stegman hughstcgman(a monitoringtimes.com World www.ominous-valve.com/uteworl(/.htnil

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS COLUMN Netherlands) 4557.9 "S" -Russian Navy CW cluster beacon (MX), Arkhangelsk, also on 5153.9, 7038.9, 8494.9, and 10871.9, all at 2046. (Boender- AFB Air Force Base Automatic Link Establishment Netherlands) ALE "C" -Russian Navy CW cluster beacon (MX), Moscow, also on ARQ Automatic Repeat Request teleprinting system 4558.0 CAMSLANT Communication Area Master Station, Atlantic 5154, 7039, 8495, and 10872, all at 2042. (Boender-Nether- CAMSPAC Communication Area Master Station, Pacific lands) CARB Channel Availability Radio Bulletin 4610.0 GYA-UK Royal Navy, Northwood, FAX weather chart at 0430. CBP US Customs and Border Protection (Sevart-KS) COTHEN Customs Over -The -Horizon Enforcement Net 4625.0 The Buzzer -Russian channel marker (S28), at 2040. (Boender- CW Morse code telegraphy ("Continuous Wave") Netherlands) DEA US Drug Enforcement Administration 4637.5 WDC3856-Tidewater Marine offshore oil service vessel Forida DSC Digital Selective Calling Tide, discussing Hurricane Rita with WDC3755, vessel Deena EAM Emergency Action Message Tide, at 0430. (Sevart-KS) E I 0 Israeli English phonetic "numbers" 4721.0 200171 -US Air Force C -17A, ALE -dialed patch via OFF (Offutt E22 Revived English phonetic "numbers" - Indio? AFB, NE), to Pope AFB, NC, at 0258. (Baker -OH) EOC Emergency Operations Center 4730.0 NOJ-USCG, Kodiak, AK, calling SKA, Sitka, ALE at 0519. (Baker - FAX Radiofacsimile OH) FBI US Federal Bureau of Investigation 4780.0 KPA C58D5-Abnormal Israeli intelligence callup (E10a), parallel FEC Forward Error Correction teleprinting system 7605, at 2005. (Boender-Netherlands) FEMA US Federal Emergency Management Agency 4784.0 TXX1-Spanisi Guardia Civil Northern Headquarters, calling HFDL High -Frequency Data Link TWCG2, ALE at 0632. (Day Watson -UK) HF-GCS High -Frequency Global Communications System SLI-FBI, St Louis, MO, calling HQ1, DC, ALE at 0411. IP1, In- International Telegraph Alphabet #2 ("Baudot") 4991.0 ITA2 dianapolis, IN, calling LR1, Little Rock, AR, ALE at 0930. (Baker - M8 Cuban CW "numbers" cut to ANDUWRIGMT M21 Russian CW datagrams with local time stomp OH) CFH-Canadian Forces, Halifax, NS, NAWS calling loop in RTTY, MARS US Military Affiliate Radio System 5097.0 Meteo Meteorological at 2103. (Wctson-UK) MX Russian single -letter beacons and markers 5103.0 GYA-UK Royal Navy, Northwood, CARBs in RTTY, at 0534. (Sev- NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization art-KS) NAWS Group call: Notice to Allied War Ships 5103.7 MGJ-UK Royal Navy, Faslane, CARBs in RTTY, at 1057. (Watson - Piccolo British multitone teleprinting system UK) RSA Republic of South Africa 5135.0 WPFJ625-New Hampshire Emergency Management Agency, RTTY Radio Teletype ALE sounding on state SECURE net, at 0246. (Baker -OH) 528 Russian military "Buzzer" marker for UZB76 5195.0 DRA5-German propagation beacon, identifying in CW every 3 532 Russian "Squeaky Wheel" marker minutes, also periodic solar -terrestrial reports in CW, RTTY, and SECURE State Emergency Capability Using Radio Effectively phase -shift keying, at 2108. (Watson -UK) SITOR-A Simplex Teleprinting Over Radio, ARQ mode 5201.0 Unid-Russian Air Defense, automated CW station with formatted SITOR-B Simplex Teleprinting Over Radio, FEC mode messages (M21), also on 7913.5, at 2057. (Boender-Nether- STANAG Standardization Agreement (NATO) lands) STANAG 4285...NATO single -tone modem teleprinting standard 5211.0 WGY 912-FEMA Special VIP Relocation Facility, Mt. Weather, UK United Kingdom VA, taking net check -ins at 2317. (Mark Cleary -SC) Unid Unidentified 5276.5 GXQ-UK Royal Navy, London, VFT (Voice Frequency Telegraphy) US United States with two Piccolo channels, one encrypted and other with a test USCG US Coast Guard loop, at 1109. (Watson -UK) V2 Cuban "Atencion" station USCG Group Galveston, TX, taking over radio guard with Coast VIP Very Important Person 5320.0 Guard 2104 after it lost contact with Sector Corpus Christi, at .I/I naa.nasuna urr I .S8 ,14.41,,M,l) mile, Whet -wise Indicated All Inviencies are 0500. (Baker -OH) Cutter Tybee, position for Sector Atlantic City, in kHz (kilohertz) und all times are ITC' (Coonlinated tniversal ".Vtimhen- station, at 2326. (Cleary -SC) have their ENICIA1.4 (European .Vunthers Infant:anon Gathering and Alin:daring .4...whitlow 5696.0 WLO-Mobile Radio (commercial coastal station, AL), taking ops- normal from Coast Guard 2118, at 0031. Coast Guard 1502 - tleignators In I) USCG, advis ng Mobile Air, AL, that they have radio guard with 518.0 ZSC-Capetown Radio, RSA, SITOR-B Navtex at 1625. (Bob Hall - WLO, at 0251. (Baker -OH) Coast Guard 2127 -USCG helicopter securing guord with CAMSLANT and landing in Baton Rouge, RSA) 2749.0 VCO-Sydney Coast Guard Radio, Australia, weather at 0044. LA, at 1148. (Cleary -SC) (Rick Baker -OH) 5708.0 180214 -US Air Force C -5A, raising ICZ, Sigonella AB, Italy, in 3137.0 250107 -US Air Force C -17A, ALE sound, also on 4721 and ALE, then patch to Dover Metro as Reach 313, at 0419. (Baker - 5708, at 0006. (Baker -OH) OH) Sentry 22 -US Air Force E-3, ALE -dialed patch to Raymond 3203.2 "L" -Russian Navy single -letter CW beacon (MX), St. Petersburg, 24 (Tinker AFB, OK), at 2354. (Cleary -SC) sending "I: wrong, off -air at 1931. Back with normal CW "I: at 5732.0 Omaha 747-CBP helicopter, patch via Service Center (Rockwell/ 2038. (Ary Boender-Netherlands) Collins contract station, IA) to Hammer (March Air Reserve Base, 3455.0 Air France 095A -flight, position for New York at 0543. (Ron CA), on FEMA damage assessment during hurricane Ophelia, Perron -MD) at 2116. (Cleary -SC) CAMSLANT-USCG, VA, ALE -initiated voice 3640.0 MIW A2B20-Abnormal Israeli intelligence callup (El Oa), parallel regarding post -Katrina rescue, at 0447. CAMSLANT, ops-normal on 5339, at 2010. (Boender-Netherlands) from Juliet 38, probably Katrina, at 0451. (Sevart-KS) 3658.0 "V" -Russian CW channel marker (MX), at 2038. (Boender-Neth-5778.0 TXX1-Spanish Guardia Civil, calling TWCG2, ALE at 0755. erlands) (Watson -UK) 3828.0 The Squeaky Wheel -Russian channel marker (S32), sounds just 5820.0 YHF 1 -Israeli intelligence callup (E10), parallel 9202, at 2000. like the name, at 2051. (Boender-Netherlands) (Boender-Netherlands) 4028.0 Cuban Spanish female AM "numbers" voice (V2), 5 -figure groups 5877.0 L28STATEHF-Unknown net, calling Ll 5STATEHF, probably Loui- in progress, at 0606. (Tom Sevart-KS) siana Katrina ops, ALE at 1757. (Perron -MD) 4316.0 NMN-US Coast Guard CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA, "Perfect 5890.0 TXX2-Spanish Guardia Civil Central Headquarters, ALE sound Paul" weather at 0420. (Sevart-KS) at 2330. (Watson -UK) 4557.7 "D" -Russian Navy, CW cluster beacon (MX), Odessa, also on 6316.2 IDR-Italian Navy, Rome, ITA2 CARB in STANAG 4285 (300/L), 5153.7, 7038.7, 8494.7, and 10871.7, all at 2046. (Boender- also uses 6315.9, at 2225. (Watson -UK)

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 29 Utility Utility Logs Continued World

6474.0 KSM-New CW commercial station, Pt. Reyes, CA, with a calling 10162.0 037RMRCAP-US Civil Air Patrol, Rocky Mountain Region, CO, marker, good signal at 2018. (Hugh Stegman-CA) ALE sound, also on 13415 and 14357, at 0049. (Baker -OH) 6501.0 NMN-USCG CAMSLANT, VA, "Perfect Paul" voice weather at 10242.0 CS1-COTHEN remote transmitter, Atlanta, GA, calling 504, 0623. (Sevart-KS) CAMSLANT asking Cutter Oak if they copied USCG 1504, ALE at 2014. (Baker -OH) Coast Guard 171 1 -USCG the weather, at 1846. (Cleary -SC) HC -130, patch via Service Center (Rockwell/Collins contract 6874.0 TWVB1-Spanish Guardia Civil, Burgos, calling TWCG2, ALE at station) to Elizabeth City Air regarding status of CG 2005, at 0722. (Watson -UK) 2334. (Cleary -SC) 6981.0 673DVA-US Department of Veterans' Affairs, VA, ALE sound at 10320.0 American Forces Network -US Navy, HI, rebroadcasting armed 2202. (Perron -MD) forces radio's Interruptible Voice Channel uplink, at 0425. 6985.0 P2Z10-US Army 2/10th Aviation, NY, ALE sound at 1431. (Per- (Sevart-KS) ron -MD) 10444.0 COBRE-Mexican Army ("Copper"), calling DILUVIO ("Deluge"), 7038.9 "Ch" -Russian CW single -letter beacon (MX?), sending "---." in ALE at 0205. (Baker -OH) Cyrillic Morse, also 8494.9, 10871.9, and 13528.9, presumably 10648.0 Adobe 51 -US Air Force tanker, patch via Puerto Rico to Travis a malfunction, at 1851. (Boender-Netherlands) AFB, OK, at 2321. (Cleary -SC) 7348.0 FC8FEM-FEMA Region 8, CO, ALE sound, also on 9462, 10194, 11034.5 DDH-Hamburg Meteo, Germany, RTTY weather at 1750. (Hall- 10588, 11108, 12216, and 14776, at 2249. (Baker -OH) RSA) 7448.5 USACE1010-US Army Corps of Engineers, DC, ALE sound, also 11175.0Puerto Rico -US Air Force HF-GCS, patching an unknown aircraft 6985 and 7510, at 1306. (Perron -MD) for weather at several Colombian airports, at 1631. (Cleary -SC) 7510.0 USAFC1250-US Army Forces Command, GA, calling USAIS1 012, Temporary -US military, with 28 -character EAM simulcast on Intelligence and Security Command, VA, ALE at 1400. (Perron- 15016, at 1707. (Jeff Haverlah-TX) MD) I 1205.0Shark 43 -USCG C-130, position for Smasher (Joint Task Force, 7527.0 Coast Guard 1701 -US Coast Guard in hurricane area, working Key West, FL), at 1247. (Cleary -SC) CAMSPAC at 0142. (Cleary -SC) 11232.0King 15 -US Air Force 71st Rescue Squad, patch via Trenton 7646.0 DDH7-Hamburg Meteo, RTTY weather observations in SYNOP Military to King Ops (Moody AFB, GA), at 2112. (Baker -OH) (Synoptic) code, at 1305. (Watson -UK) 11494.0137-CBP Cessna 550, calling WST, COTHEN Western Regional 7650.0 4Z4CP2-US Army, possibly TX, ALE sound at 0042. T3Z238-US Node, ALE at 0139. (Baker -OH) Army National Guard, MI, ALE sound at 0045. TZ501, 501st 12689.0FUX-French Navy, Reunion, ITA2 marker and "Voyez le brick" Aviation, ALE sound at 0136. (Perron -MD) test loop in STANAG 4285 (300/L), at 1619. (Watson -UK) 7722.5 FDI8-French Air Force, Nice, RTTY "Voyez le brick" test loop at 12823.5 CTP-NATO Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal, NAWS loop in RTTY, at 1817. 1717. (Watson -UK) (Ken Maltz -NY) 7903.5 MEI -FBI, Memphis, TN, calling ATI, Atlanta, GA, also on 12993.0 KSM-New CW coastal station, Pt. Reyes, CA, calling marker at 10913.5, ALE at 2120. (Baker -OH) 2311. (Perron -MD) 7918.0 VLB2 -Israeli intelligence callup (El 0?), usually the null -message 13152.0 WLO-Mobile Radio, AL, back on -air with the synthesized weather format but a message followed, at 1945. (Boender-Nether- and traffic list, at 1811. (Maltz -NY) lands) 13257.0Canforce 2301 -Canadian Forces CC -130, patch via Trenton at 8010.0 Cuban Spanish female AM "numbers" voice (V2), 5 -figure groups 1932. (Cleary -SC) at 0630. (Sevart-KS) 13321.0ZS-STK-South African Airways flight 245, working Johannesburg 8020.0 60 -Unknown military, calling CHARLY46 in ALE, at 0225. (Per- in HFDL, at 1444. (Hall -RSA) ron -MD) 13488.0 AUSTIN -Texas Dept. of Public Health, calling CDCATLANTA, US 8171.5 LNKOPS-Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, ALE sound, also Centers for Disease Control, GA, at 2033. (Baker -OH) 10797.5 and 14757, at 1850. (Perron -MD) 13907.0Coast Guard 1718 -USCG C-130, leaving New Orleans and 8297.7 VTP13/14-Indian Navy, Vishakhapatnam, RTTY message in 3- working CAMSLANT, at 2145. (Cleary -SC) letter groups, also 6507, at 1640. (Hall -RSA) 13927.1Reach 0457 -US Air Force, patch via MARS station AFA3HS, KS, 8301.6 Sector San Juan -USCG, working Stingray 14, at 2236. (Cleary- to Hilda (Air Mobility Command ops, IL), diverting to Kelly Field SC) with a problem at 1938 (Cleary -SC) 8414.5 D6CU5-Vessel SIS Quest, DSC distress call at 1957. (Watson- 14569.0 SCLC512-Venezuelan Army, working SCLC514 in ALE at 2225. UK) (Baker -OH) 8478.5 RFLIE-French Navy, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, with channel 14757.0 R23687 -Nebraska Army National Guard helicopter, calling marker test loop in 5 -bit ITA2 code, sent using STANAG 4285 T24MED (air ambulance), ALE at 1445. (Perron -MD) (300/L), at 0340. (Stegman-CA) 14761.5 WAROPS-US Army 1/228th "Winged Warriors," Honduras, ALE 8971.0 Goldenhawk-US Navy Tactical Support Center, Brunswick, ME, sound at 1949. (Perron -MD) working P-3Cs Trident 44 and 60, at 1319. (Cleary -SC) 15034.0Trenton Military -Canadian Forces, Trenton, Ontario, weather at 8980.0 Coast Guard 2129 -USCG, patch via CAMSLANT to District 7 1949. (Sevart-KS) Ops, Miami, FL, getting position of a downed aircraft at 1412. 15040.0Unid-Live male AM "numbers" voice (E22), repeating "Hotel (Cleary -SC) Sierra 5," also on 17385, at 1130. Similar broadcasts at 1230, 8983.0 Coast Guard 2134 -USCG helicopter working CAMSLANT in Rita 1330, and 1430. (Boender-Netherlands) operations, also working Coast Guard 6038 and 6040, at 1249. 15867.0Juliet 14 -USCG, patch via Service Center to Elizabeth City Air (Cleary -SC) WLO-Mobile Radio, AL, Katrina -related rescue traffic during Ophelia, at 1558. (Cleary -SC) with Coast Guard 6038, at 2015. (Sevart-KS) 16078.5BAl-FBI, Baltimore, MD, calling BA2 (also Baltimore), also on 8992.0 LL 60 -US Navy P -3C, patch to Duty Office via Offutt HF-GCS, 17458.5, ALE at 1411. (Perron -MD) NE, at 2124. (Cleary -SC) 16316.0 Unid-NATO station with encrypted RTTY, heard daily, this hit at 9025.0 Coast Guard 1503 -USCG HC -130, ALE -initiated patch to Eliza- 1430. (Hall -RSA) beth City Air, at 0007. (Cleary -SC) 16840.5RRR34-Moscow Radio, Russian, SITOR-A marker at 0659. (Hall- 9060.0 Camaleon-Mexican Army ("Chameleon") working Camaleon 3, RSA) ALE at 0141. (Baker -OH) 16986.0 CTP-NATO Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal, NAWS loop in RTTY, at 1937. 9323.0 Cuban Spanish female AM "numbers" (V2), started early at 0356 (Sevart-KS) with the "Atencion" callup, cut off suddenly, then tried again at 17146.4 NMG-USCG, New Orleans, with restored FAX weather transmis- 0400. (Sevart-KS) sions at 1 2 55. (Watson -UK) 9414.5 TEMPLE -Texas Department of Public Health Net, Temple, possible 17441.55YE-Nairobi Meteo, coded RTTY weather observations, at 1625. pre -Rita activation, ALE sound at 1258. AUSTIN, ALE sound, (Hall -RSA) also on 10202 and 13488, at 1339. TYLER, ALE sound at 1359. 22447.0FUV-French Navy, Djibouti, ITA2 marker and "Voyez vous le (Baker -OH) brick" loop, in STANAG 4285 (300/L), at 0932. (Watson -UK) 10135.0 TRUENO-Mexican military ("Thunder"), calling TORBELLINO 23337.0ICZ-US Air Force, Sigonella, Italy, ALE sound at 1336. (Hall- ("Eddy"), ALE at 0209. (Baker -OH) RSA)

30 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Digital Digest Utility Mike Chuce World [email protected] Morse Utility Signals

This month we take a look at the ancient French Air Force 5635, 6508, 7079, 7300, 7307, 7310, 8042, 9350, art of Morse Code or CW (short for Car- The French Air Force is also a frequent user 10820 and I 0822kHz rier Wave) and its use in some interesting of CW for its network of markers. Most simply Note that the station inhabits frequencies utility networks. occupy a frequency with the following style of below 11 MHz. message: vvv vvv vvv de fdg fdg fdg ar The network often works duplex, in other Here are some recently monitored frequen- words, it uses two independent frequencies for Redux cies: 5202, 5293, 5367, 6838, 6989, 7828, 7837, outgoing traffic and the replies. Standard Q codes cw, is,of course, one of the oldest and one of 7949, 8068, 8295, 9348,10520, 13939 and 20705 are used to inform net participants of number of the simplest of digital modes. Perhaps because of kHz messages (QTC), standby (QRX), message re- its age, the mode has fallen out of favor in many The callsigns: ceived (QSL), and change of frequency (QSY). organizations over the recent years and has been FDC Metz dropped as the mode of choice for maritime sta- FDG Bordeaux Czech Army Network tions and for distress purposes. FDI8 Nice All/Ail DI L'AID Another long-standing network is operated Radio amateurs, too, have marched with the F0122Narbonne by theCzech Army. As with the Chinese Naval FDY Orleans times and, in most countries of the world, there system, a number of net control station callsigns appear stable for long periods. Those most com- is no longer a requirement for CW proficiency to Russian Navy Nets be demonstrated before access to the wonders of monly heard orchestrating traffic are CH8N, The Russian Navy still makes considerable S8BD and U4NP. the HF bands is granted. use of CW in the HF spectrum for ship to shore But let's for a moment consider the merits The network is very well run, with monitors communications. The headquarters stations tend of the mode. First, since it's made up of a single reporting ruthless treatment of other transmissions to use three -letter ITU-conforming callsigns, with tone keyed on and off for varying lengths, it fits occupying "their" frequencies, rapid changes of mobile stations using three -letter plus two -number into a very narrow bandwidth. This also means channel under deteriorating propagation condi- callsigns, like RCJ48 for example. that it can prevail in very difficult conditions, in tions. and very clean transmissions. The ENIGMA Here are some recently monitored frequen- crowded bands, and is quite resilient in the face of group's designation for this station is M90. cies: 3192, 4055, 4776, 6873, 7467, 8345, 9145, Frequencies used by this network include: interfering signals. As CW is mostly decoded by9373, 10102, 10659, 11000, 11155, 14556 and the human car, these characteristics also exploit 2363. 2852, 4455, and 4668 kHz. 17468 kHz Typical encrypted traffic looks like the fol- some of the acoustic properties of our auditory Some of the more commonly -heard base system. According to most research, at optimum lowing excerpt: station callsigns: tr2f tr2f tr2f de ch8n ch8n qtc 688 k frequencies, the ear can discriminate between RCC Petropavlovsk signals as closely spaced as 50Hz and with a dy- de ch8n qtc 35 20 30 1035 688 tr2f - RCV Sevastopol qardw hrhbw ykiuo otsfc tuac namic range of about 90dB. That's a performance RDL Moscow Ministerstvo obrany The network has not been reported for some RIT that is difficult for analog or digital filtering to Severomorsk r timebut may still be around. match, and it's far cheaper to implement, too! RIW Moscow The downsides? It's slow, relies on the RMP Kaliningrad You can read more about many more in- decoder (and sender) for error correction, and is Chinese Army Net teresting networks and follow them yourself by difficult to decode by software means. been a long-standing fix- consulting the Resources section. Watch out: lis- So what's out there using this venerable This new ork has ture across the HF spectrum, sometimes intruding tening to these stations can he highly addictive! mode? into the amateur bands where they are usually swiftly rebuked. The lead station in this network uses the MMTTY and NAVTEX Propagation Beacons Before we close for this month,a quick beacons out famous fictitious callsign L9CC. Other stations There are, of course, many correction: Frank from Massachusetts kindly there to advise us of prevailing HF conditions. A use various combinations of four letters or digits, emailed that my mention of the MMTTY program worldwide network of such beacons is operated many of which have remained constant through- supporting SITOR-B for NAVTEX listening was by amateurs on 14100, 21100 and 28100 kHz, out the years. Some of those "control" station callsigns are L9CC, NH8T, 2SLC. 4XML and wrong. Frank is quite correct: MMTTY only sup- among other frequencies. Each beacon transmits ports regular RTTY. My apologies to any other a predefined message at very precise intervals. L4FC. The call-up style is always the same: V BFR7 BFR7 BFR7 DE 4XML 4XML MMTTY users like Frank who were wondering The beacon DKOWCY transmits propagation where NAVTEX appears on the menus! information and aurora warnings from Northern This station is often known by the designa- 73 and enjoy your digital DX. Germany on 3579, 3567, 3557.5 and 10144 kHz tion M89, given to it by the Numbers Station 24 hours/day. monitoring group ENIGMA. Chinese sources point to a possible Naval source. because of Resources bearings taken that indicate the transmissions Military Markers originating from near Guangzhou, Qingdao and DKOWCY Beacon: Israeli Navy the Dalian/Lushan areas, all of which contain large http://www.dkOwcy.de Numbers and Oddities: PerhapsIwasa littleprematurein recently naval facilities. speculating as to the death of the Israeli Navy's http://home.luna.nl/-ary This net has been heard on the following Spooks Newsletter: CW transmissions. The station in Haifa continues frequencies at all times of day and night (which http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/index0. to transmit regular messages and synoptic codes likely represents a fraction of the channels used): html on 4331, 8103, 8437 and 12984 kHz. 3330, 3846, 4440, 4874, 4928, 5385, 5755, 5588,

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 31 Global Shortwave Broadcasting Glenn Hauser P.O. Box 1684 -MT, Enid, OK 73702 Forum [email protected] www.worldofradio.corn

New and ReactivatedShortwave Stations Good news from Julian Santiago on the clubdicxistamexicoya- him on the air to greet listeners. hoo group via Dario Monferini, playdx yg: IMER delivered a 10 kW On 4299.68 another new station was heard by Maim at 2345-0110* transmitter and an omnidirectional antenna to Radio UNAM, Mexico, with nonstop Peruvian music of good sound quality interrupted just twice on October 6, from the defunct XERMX. Ing. Eusebio Mejia says they by short IDs with low modulation, Radio... International(?) Via Arnaldo began installing it at the Ticoman site north of Mexico City, planning to Slaen, dxing.info, Alfredo Canote, in Chaclacayo, Peril thinks it's Radio carry out the first tests by early November. So there is a new possibility Bella(?), in Tingo Maria, at 0120 with local songs and folk music from for Mexican SW, on 9600, compensating for the unfortunate closure of XERMX. On the ConDig list (http://www.dilunislit/mailman/list-the "sierras," inexperienced announcers; also at 1030. A new target broadcast started via Taiwan on 9795, Sat/Sun info/condig), Santiago adds: It's a major cultural station, to simulcast at MW 860. 1500-1600, name and producer not yet established, says Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, in DX LISTENING DIGEST. Takahito Akabayashi tried for it. That's great, but it looks like we have yet another Mexican SW but told BCDX all he could hear in Japan was KLNS in Russian. Trutenau, station that does not understand it must be frequency flexible. Just however, got confirmation that it was heard in Vietnam but with lots of because its ancient frequency was 9600 does notmean that is the best QRM. place for it now! 9600 has a few other occupants now, including China, In Oklahoma on Sunday Oct 16 at 2045 we found Cuba, Vatican, Thailand and Guam, not to mention adjacents a good signal on on 9595 9530 with choral music, closing in English at 2055 as Voice of Jot., with and 9605. It looks like 9705, vacated by XERMX, would be better, websites in Norway, but not in any schedule. A reply from the e-mail but that transmitter put out distorted spurs hundreds of kHz away. and address announced says: "The program is broadcast out of Canada. It stronger than the fundamental. Sure hope it's fixed when XEYU starts will be on at the same time next Saturday. The Voice of Joy Music Hour using it. is producing International Christian Gospel music From early October, a new Peruvian appeared on Shortwave. We on 4965.829 with hope you listen again! Dean Phillips." See http://www.voiceofjoy.net IDs for R. Nacional del Peril, Lima, but BjOm Malm, Ecuador, suspected another station relaying, such as R. Santa Monica which had been on this Radio Station E -Mail Address List, PDF or ZIP frequency before. It has a morning news program, Enfoque Internacional You can download the new email -list by HF. Dumrese: http://www. from 1100 to fade-out at 1115. Next day started at 1050 in Quechua; email.dxer.info says Klaus -Dieter Scholz, or http://www.dxer.info via many mentions of Cusco. He phoned Santa Monica and they knew of Jose Miguel Romero2; it includes some obsolete stations. no such relay. By mid -October it was identified as R. Santa Ana, in Cusco Dept. on 4965 and FM 93.3, relaying R. Nacional, M -F. Han Hardonk's DX Page Now in English Henrik Klemetz, on the ConDig list, says he listened to Malm's BDXC reports that this Dutch DXer has gone to the trouble to clip and called the phone number mentioned. The present person who answered his page also in English. including a number of neat mp3 recordings, MW barely spoke Spanish. It is not in Cusco city, but at Avenida San Martin and SW: http://home.wanadoo.nl/hanhardonk/indexengels.html 636, Santa Ana, La Convention province, Cusco department. Theyput

AFGHANISTAN On 9365, Peace R., Bagram, heard in Sept and Oct 0900- DXing.info) 1500, a bit better around 1400. Much weaker than the 9133 CMF ABC is in the process of upgrading its Alice Springs, Katherine and Ten- station (Mauna Ritola, Finland, DSWCI DX Window) WRTH 2005 has it both in frequency list and in Afghan national radio entry. It's the nant Creek SW services to provide greater reliability. Each will be switched off for approximately four to six weeks while replacement transmittersare ex -8700/7000(/9000?) station which we had before the international installed. Tennant Creek will be turned off first, 10 October (http://www. relays. I later heard a definite ID in English, Dari & Pashto (Mauna Ritola, a bc.net.ou/reception/news/051 006_shortwave jadio_services.htm Finland, DXLD) I do not recall any previous reports of Bagram actually via Dan Srebnick, NJ, DXLD) The site went on to tell T.C. listenersto tune being heard on 9365; do you? (gh) No previous reports probably because in Alice Springs instead, and during daytime would also be it is a 1 kW transmitter on an in -band frequency and it took on 11880. a long time The inactive T.C. frequencies were 4910 and 2325; What kind of upgrad- to catch a readable signal (Mauna Ritola, ibid.) So the only genuine ing? More than 50 kW? DRM? By now T.C. should be back andone of Afghan SWBC outlet, as the new 100 kW supplied by Indiawas still not the others down: Alice on 4835, 2310; or Katherine going, overdue, making 9365 quite a catch! (gh) on 5025, 2485 (gh) Nigel Holmes, Transmission Manager of R. Australiasays the temporary [non) R. Solh was a source of very enjoyable music this fall between VL8 services on 11880 between 2330 and 0900 are transmitted from 1300 and 1600 on 17700 via UK, a lot more music than talk. Last winter Shepparton. Reports to ABC NT HF Service, Box 9994 Darwin, Australia was on 15265/17710 (gh, OK) 0820 (Ian Johnson, Australian Radio DX Club) ALASKA KNLS initial B-05 English hours: 08, 10 and 12on 9615, 12 also BOLIVIA Rogildo Aragoo tells me that R. Municipal on 4845.18 has been on 7355; 14 on 9655 (via Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) May change monthly (gh) renamed Radio Norterio (Bjorn Malm, Ecuador, DXLD) Varying 4679.6 to 4679.2, Radio Virgen del Remedio, Tupiza,at ALBANIA R. Tirana finally evacuates 40m hamband to NAm in English for 2240-2400. Six days later it was on 4682.91, at 2320-2355 relaying B-05: 0245-0300 & 0330-0400 on new 7455, and 6115; alsoon 7455 Radio Catolica Mundial (Nicolas Eramo, Argentina, DXLD) in Albanian at 0000-0130. English to Eu on new 7530, 1945-2000, plus On 6134.80, R. Santa Cruz, at 0932-1022, unusually good signal, 6225, 2230-2300 on 7110 (BCDX) 7455 used to have RTTY QRM (gh) best ever heard with nice Bolivian music, 0955 ID and playeda distinctive AUSTRALIA The ABC WA relay on 7875-USB reported in last month's column song "Viva Santa Cruz"; 1007 Spanish language lesson (Ron Howard, lasted only about a week until Sept 26, but was heard worldwide (gh) From an CA, DXLD) Also better here, 1015-1035 peak, Australian Defence Force transmitter in improved antenna or transmitter? (Chuck &A- All tunes UTC; All frequencies kHz; * before hr= sign on, land, FL, ibid.) Exmouth, North West Cape, Western * after hr = sign off; // = parallel pmgramming; Australia. Communications Adviser BRAZIL Director of Radio Bros radio service, Michael Weaver says it was specifically + = continuing but not monitored; 2 x freq = 2nd har- Marcia Detoni, formerly with the BBC, spoke at for the Australian rules football grand monic: B-05=winter season; I non) = Broadcast to or for a university of Soo Paulo event, reports Flovio final. Programming originated with 6WF the listed counts', but not necessarily originating there; Archangelo. She said RB is no longer broadcast- Perth on 720 kHz (Mika Mokelainen, ing on SW to Africa, due to technical problems u.o.s. = unless otherwise stated and is unlikely to resume, but are trying to place

32 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 programming directly on African stations. Also said government plans to HUNGARY [and non] Not sure what this was doing here but R. Budapest over transform RB from a state outlet to a public station like RCI (Encontro DX, WWV on 10000, at 2250-2258' (Scott R. Barbour Jr., NH, DXLD) Also Radio Aparecida via Cassiano Alves Macedo, DXLD) here on 10000.0 kHz, at '2200-2258' three days in a row. Punch-up CANADA The CBC lockout ended October 11 after two months, during which error? Spur? Strong, mixing with WWV. Talk in Hungarian // 9850 and RCI also had to air mostly repeat programs, delaying the introduction of 12030; listed // 6025 not heard (Brian Alexander, PA, ibid.) This could a new fall season. The SW site at Sackville was also negatively affected, be 3975+6025. But I guess 3975 is not listed at time Brian was listening. with frequencies missing unpredictably, presumably as the regular staff BTW, 3975 has a strong harmonic on 7950 (Joni Savolainen, Finland, could not maintain the transmitters. ibid.) I'll bet carriers at least were on both 3975 and 6025 at that time For B-05, RCI morning broadcasts are daily at 14-17 or 9515, to produce the mix (gh) 13655, 17820; some other Sackville transmissions we may hear 18-19 B-05 English: Eu 1600-1628 Sun 6025 9565; rest daily: Eu 2000- for Africa on 17740 (also try German relay 11875); 21-22 Europe on 2028 3975 6025', 2200-2228 6025'; SAf 2200-2228 9735; NAm 9770; the afternoon service to NAm shrinks to two hours at 21 or 15180 0200-0228 9515, 0330-0358 9775.= still relays via Rimayska Sobota, (Roundup on weekdays, DNTO on Sat, Checkup on Sun); to SAm at 22- Slovakia, as are several other broadcasts on 6025, but not all of them, 2230 on 11990; for World at Six and As It Happens, there is one earlier as well as some on 7285, 9580, 11675 (Observer, Bulgaria) hour to NE USA at 23 on 6100, which it is hoped will propagate better INDIA Contrary to last month's info, final AIR frequency changes are: Bhopal than last winter, as well as the entire two hours from 0000 on 9755 (gh) 4810, Gangtok 4870, Shimla 4980 (DXAsia.info) See also SIKKIM (gh) AIR Just that one frequency instead of three (Will Martin, DXLD) is now accepting online reception reports: http://www.allindiaradio. Maple Leaf Mailbag: Tue 1830, 2130, Sun 1805, 2105, 2205, 2330, org/recepfdk.html (Jose Jacob, dxindia) Mon 0030 (via Ricky Leong, ibid.) INDONESIA It's unusual to hear anything in English on an RRI domestic service, COLOMBIA R. Lider, Bogota, remained off the air from its previous appearance so the Kong Guru Radio English lessons mentioned last monthattracted on Sept. 2, until Sept. 28; then it was widely reported for severalnights a lot of attention; some DXers thought of KGRE as a stationrather than a varying slightly around 6139.78, all-night (gh) Such as at 0821-0907 program (gh) See http://www.kangguru.org/ which also has infoabout with ballads, many short IDs (Ron Howard, CA, DXLD) At 1030 with news, some RRI stations. Exchanged e-mail with Rachel Pearson, ELTMedia and Cundinamarca al dia (Fernando Viloria, Venezuela, DXLD) Training Specialist in Bali. The Wed & Sun 1000-1020 schedule on 9680 A complete ID at 0558 said, "Radio Lider Ilega a los diferentes poises was pre-empted in October by Ramadan programming, butthen KGRE del mundo. Escachenos en la frecuencia de 730 kilociclos, onda largo y was found an hour earlier (Ron Howard, CA, DXLD) Unfortunately,for en 6140 kilociclos, onda corta, band° de 49 metros. Escribanos a nuestro B-05 WYFR collides with 9680 from 0145 to 1100. KGRE is on a number correo electranico [email protected] o al apartado aereo of other more difficult -to -hear low -power RRI stations (gh) 19823, Bogota, Colombia. lndiquenos la hora, la ciudad donde escucha INTERNATIONAL WATERS In Sept and Oct, on 6125 USB only, Information a Radio Lider y a vuelta de correo reciba un fabuloso premio. RadioLider, Radio (R Maluumaati), via Naval Ships of Coalition Maritime Forces in siempre lider en el mundo." (Jose Buena, Spain, Noticias DX) Well heard waters around Sa'udi Arabia, was being heard around 0100, in Arabic, until DW blocked at 0600 (Manuel Mendez, Spain, DXLD) I hcve sent Farsi, Dori and Pashto, various Middle East music, not audible every night! them several reports and numerous reminders since 8 months ago and (Bjarke Vestesen, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window) Drowned from 0159 by no wonderful prize received despite their promises (AdenGonzalez, REE via Costa Rica (Anker Petersen, ibid.) Monitoring from 2335, popped Venezuela, ibid.) Rudolf Grimm, Brasil, and Jose Elias, Venezuela, make on the air at 2352, till 0200, continuous mid -eastern flutes/vocals,brief the same complaint (Conexion Digital) talk occasionally by M, seemingly in Dori/Pashto. This cannot be 250 - Any volunteers in Bogota to deliver our reports in person and collect watts, how about 5 kW + ! See http://www.me.navy.mil/marlo/default. our prizes? (Gonzalez, DXLD) htm (Terry L Krueger, FL, DXLD) CUBA Re RHC on 5055: Arnie Coro wrote that they were testing a 35 kW 9133-USB good strength at 1730, Arabic music and announcements transmitter, but didn't have a 6 MHz antenna available so put it on 5055 (Mike Barraclough, UK, World DX Club Contact) Later on 9133-USB at instead, with just an humble Nadenenko dipole. Did not really plan to 2352-0025 (Scott Barbour, NH, DXLD) What's the Arab on 18727 at make it a permanent frequency, but how was the interference? (via Dino 1600? (Francesco Cecconi, Italy, via Dario Monferini, ibid.) Listened to Bloise FL, DXLD) Several DXers lamented that this would harm the recently his clip, and reminded me of Information Radio. Heard 18727 myself reactivated TIFC, Costa Rica, on 5054.6. Also, I was surprised to find R. around 1655, mentioning Al-zarqawi a lot and giving phone numbers in Rebelde on a new split frequency with hum, 11682.5, at 1305 (gh) Iraq; 1825 with Iraqi frequencies 756 kHz and 846 kHz. Next day loud CZECH REPUBLIC R. Prague English once again this winter, despite the sun- and clear on 18727 around 1700. I think this is the feed for Information spot trough, resumes 21745 to NAm at 1400-1430; the several evening Radio (Radio al-Malumaat) (Tarek Zeidan, Egypt, DXLD) In a band suit- repeats are on 5930, 6200 and/or 7345, per B-05 schedule (via Ashik able for military fixed (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, ibid.) Heard on 18727 Eqbal Tokon, Bangladesh, DXLD) Also shows relay via WRMI 7385 re- AM at 1742, fair on clear channel (Mike Barraclough, UK, ibid.) During sumed, but only in Spanish at 1300; actually started in Oct, continuing B season, 6125 is probably blocked by Spain from 2300 or earlier (gh) at least thru Dec (Jeff White, WRMI) IRAN [non] On 13800, Kurdish workers station? at 1650-1700' (Finn Krone, DJIBOUTI Note for next Ramadan, Sept/Oct 2006: RTD, 4780, normally Denmark, BCDX) Radio International, in Farsi via Moldova, 1630-1700 closing at 2000, was staying on until 2306*. Strong -very good (Brion daily, extended to 1715 on TuefThu/Sat. It is possible to listen to the daily Alexander, PA, DXLD) audio files on http://www.radio-internationalorg One of them was DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Station on 2280 at 0230; ID at 0300 as 1140, so only in Farsi. They had a telephone interview with a worker from the harmonic of R. Anacaona from San Juan de la Maguana (John Sgrulletta, Shohut Sock Company in Iranian Kurdistan who was criticizing factory NY, via Radio Nuevo Mundo) officials for firing half of the factory workers. The workers were on strike EL SALVADOR [non] What might have been the sought-after R. Imperial around and struggling. The Worker -communist Party of Iran (which is produc- 17839v turned out to be a spur from Greece via Delano on 17705! But ing the Radio International programs) is supporting worker's actions that should not be a problem in the B -season (gh) in Iranian Kurdistan; see http://www.kargaran.org (Bernd Trutenau, GERMANY DW's reformatted German program from B-05 results in a morning Lithuania, BCDX) service to NAm on 15445, 1400-1500 via Bonaire and 1500-1600 via ISRAEL Kol Israel B-05 English to NAm/WEu, u.o.s.: Sackville. There will be different versions of DW German for individual -0445 @15640 17600 @6280 9345 7545 target areas, i.e. no longer all frequencies always in parallel (Kai Lud- 1030-1045 15640 17535 wig, Germany, DXLD) Two-hour blocks instead of four, but two of them 1830-1845 9345 7545 11590 in morning and evening, besides the above, also at 12-14 on 12035, 2000-2025 @6280 11590 7545; SAf 15640 15320, 17710; 00-02 on 6135, 9545, 9655; 02-04 on 6100, 6145, @ = alternative frequencies from 15.12.05 to 28.2.06 [presumably replac- 9875. Some of these close 1, 3 or 5 minutes before the hour (Martin ing the highest frequency]. Hebrew to NAm: 2100-0430 & 0500-0600 Gallas, IL, ibid.) 7545; also the main evening TV newscast audio, Mabat at 1900-1945 Tho none intended for NAm, selected DW English hours we may be on 7545 (Bezeq, via Doni Rosenzweig, DXLD) able to hear: 16 on 11695; 19 on 11865, 12025, 15470; 20 on 9735, JAPAN Because of reliable satellites and landlines, NHK terminated its domestic 9830, 12025; 21 on 7280, 11690; 23 on 9555; 00 on 7290; 04 on 6180, SW relays at the end of May, after almost 60 years. They were on 3259, 9710; 05 on 7285, 9565, 12035 (via Marcelo Cornachioni, Conexion 3373.75, 3607.5, 3970, 5428, 6005, 6130, 6175, 9181, 9535, 9550. Digital) Powers ranged from 300 to 900 watts (Toshimichi Ohtake and Satoshi GREENLAND Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa, 3815: finally QSLed in October my Wakisaka, JSWC via DSWCI DX Window) DXpedition reception last winter, using contact info via http://knr.g1 and KURDISTAN [non] On 4400 at 1500-1600 and 0200-0300 I hear "Aira Dengi again heard really well at 2100 in mid -October even here in southern Khabati Kurdistani 'rano," Voice of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan; now Finland. Actually comes from coastal station, Ammassalik Radio (OZL), seems to broadcast 50/50 in Persian as well as in Kurdish. Hadonly neard in Tosiilaq on the Eastern coast of Greenland, aimed at fisher-nen out them in Kurdish with occasional ID in Persian, "Seda-ye Khabati Kurdiston-e at sea; winter schedule 1600-1715 and 2200-2315 (Mika Makelainen, Iran." See http://www.khabat.org/ run by "The Revolutionary Khabot dxing.info) Organization of Iranian Kurdistan" which says it started broadcasting in GUYANA On 3291.13, Voice of Guyana, good signal just as the early -October April 1985 (Dave Kernick, UK, DXLD) grayline was passing, at 0937-0947, with Bollywood and Stateside MOR V of the People of Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, closed (Chuck Bolland, FL, DXLD) Two services from National Communications its SW 4025v in Sept, for MW 1206 only (Mauna Ritola via Gabriel Ivan Network are now streamed live online for USS6 per month vic http:// Barrera, RN Radio Enlace) See also IRAN [non] www.homeviewguyana.com VOG commences its own programming LIBYA [non] It's fascinating to observe how "localized" openings on the 13m between 0805 and 0830, following the overnight relay of BBCWS, fair to band can be. Libya's only full hour in English, at 13-14 on 21675 and poor on 3291.2 kHz via a DX Tuners. Corn receiver near Caracas; were 21695 via France, was often inaudible or barely audible when other also moving to new studios (Dave Kernick, UK, DXLD) signals ore coming through, such as Sa'udi Arabia; but on certain days

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 33 Shortwave Broadcasting during the October peak, V. of Africa was well heard. Programming but Obote was not such a saint. The entire text was also at http://www. ranges from the most boring imaginable, a lecture on the structure of radiorhino.org/ Schedule was Wed & Fri only at 1500-1530on 17870 the Jamahiriyah government, to a listing of the longest rivers in Africa, via Germany, fortunately, since Ayoo blasted BBC (gh) with km, to interviews with Pan-African visitors impressed with Libya. UKRAINERUI could not wait until Oct 30 to go to lower frequencies; from Sept Both frequencies cut off abruptly at 1400' with talk inprogress, as the 27 all changed, including English at 21 on 5830, 00 and 03 studios in Tripoli don't understand the need to adhere to accurate timings on 5910, 11 on 9925 (Alex Yegorov, RUI via BCDX) A month before timeshift,so (Glenn Hauser, OK, DXLD) perhaps now on the same but one UT hour later. Check http://www. MALAYSIARTM Radio 4 had been a regular on 7295 at 1300-1400, butwas nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=162 (gh) missing from late September (Ron Howard, CA, DXLD) RTM renamed its U K BBCWS plans to drop several east European languages, and long -running networks: Radio 4 on 7295 is now called Irmo( FM. The other renamed programmes in English, including Everywoman, Pick of the World, White networks on SW are Nasional FM (ex -Radio 1) in Malay on 5965v; Asyik Label, In Concert, Top of the Pops, Music Review, andeven Outlook, the FM (ex -Radio 7) in Malay and Orang Asli languages on 6025. RTMrenam- weekday 45 -minute magazine -- the latter to be replaced by ings: The Sabah network on 5980v has been renamed an as yet as Sabah V FM, unnamed one -hour news show, as part of an increasingly all-news format but have not heard SW frequency for some time. Wai FM in lban/Bidayuh (Paul Donovan, The Times via Mike Terry) These showsare still on the B05 etc. on Kuching -7270; Sarawak FM in Malay on Kuching -5030 and 7130 schedule, so when will these changes happen? (Rich Cuff, swprograms) (Alan Davies, Indonesia via Howard, ibid.) DRM tests in London are to start early in 2006 on 26 MHz, MEXICO on initia- Andres Cruz of XERTA informs us that they have started broadcasting tive of UK regulator Ofcom. WRN already announced plans to do this, and every day, not just weekends, on 4810, from 2000 to 1200, 1 kW (Julian so has Radio London. One other station is also expected (Media Network Santiago, DF, condig list) MONGOLIA blog) Precise frequencies unknown; these are lowpower intended for MRT B05 English, daily: 1000-1030 on 12085, 250 kW, 178 groundwove, but DXable when E- or F- openings occur (gh) degrees; 1500-1530 & 2000-2030 12015, 50 kW, 315 degrees (via USA My monthly appearance on VOA's Talk to America has officially,perma- Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) nently ended. Thanks to all of you who made the effort to tune in NETHERLANDSRN's Spanish DX program in which gh participates, Radio every first Friday of the month, and who contributed withyour phone calls and Enlace, as scheduled for B-05, in addition to satellite and internet: Fri e -mails. I tried to line up interesting audio and guests to keep you coming 2331 B15310. Sat 0130 M9895 A11900; 0331 M9895 86165.Mon back every four weeks (http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/) 0011 M9895 Al 1900; 0211 86165 M9895. A=Ascension, B=Bonaire, Working around that pesky BBG bipartisan rule? President Bush has M=Madagascor (Jaime Eloguena, RN, DXLD) nominated Mark McKinnon to the Broadcasting Board of Governors. But NEW ZEALAND RNZI B05, azimuth north u.o.s.: 0400-0759 15720, 0800- would McKinnon occupy a Republican or Democratic seaton BBG, required 1059 9885, 1100-1259 15530 325'; 1300-1650 9870; 1651-1750 9870 to be bipartisan by the International Broadcasting Act of 1994? McKinnon 35'; 1751-1850 11980 35'; 1851-2235 15720; 2236-0359 17675 (via was a Democrat, and might still be enrolled as such, but more recently Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) he has been a Bush media advisor and strategist in the president's 2004 RNZI says that over coming months there will be additional shut- campaign. I asked the BBG spokesman if the McKinnon seat would be down periods on SW at 2135-0400 to allow antenna work and instal- Republican or Democratic, and if McKinnon would replace Norm Pattiz, lation of a new DRM transmitter. Audio stream continues 24 hours via whose (Democratic) seat is overdue for renewal or replacement. But the http://www.rnzi.com/index.php (Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog) BBG spokesman replied, "You'll have to get your information elsewhere." So 15720 or 17675 will be missing, but how often, actually? (gh, WORLD If the administration is trying pack the BBG, this might be the logic: 11 OF RADIO) Some days during local daylight depending on how the work Gitcherself a BBG that is pro administration policy. 2) Thisensures that progresses, local weather. I think website will mention in advance when the output of U.S. international broadcasting will be pro administration a shutdown is planned, wherever possible (Andy Sennitt, DXLD) policy. 3) After a few weeks, public opinion around the world will bepro NIGERIA [non] Salama Radio International in Hausa/English to Nigeria via administration policy. Yee -ha (kimandrewelliott.com) VT Comms, 1930-2030 Wed/Sun on 11885 via Woofferton UK,was VOA now offering podcasts: http://www.voanews.com/english/ cancelled from Sep. 14 (Observer, Bulgaria) Was religious, not clandestine podcasts.dm (Richard Cuff, swprograms) (Bernd Trutenau, DXLD) PAPUA NEW GUINEA WWCR had a lot of turnover in personnel, in Aug and Sept (gh) I Visiting Port Douglas, northern Queensland, I checked have retired as GM and am only doing the engineering. Inow have time out Wantok Radio Light on 7120, easily heard in local morning and to enjoy a wide range of interests that my demanding job did not permit evening, 2100-2300 and 0900-1100. Lots of inspirational music and (George McClintock, DXLD) I have also resigned (Adam Lock, Opera- talk in English and Tok Pisin that I found hard to listen to. PNG has just tions Manager) Consequently the future of Ask WWCR celebrated 30 years of independence. (Barry Hartley, BCDX) was in doubt, but PERU continued, hosted by Dr Jerry Plummer. Our best wishes to George and On 5678.00, Radio Iluccin, Cutervo reactivated in early October, after Adam! Zach Harper is the new Ops Mgr (gh) Supposedly the owner's being off air at least one year; audio matched 3rd MW harmonicon son has taken over as manager of WWCR (Jeff White, DXLD) WORLD OF 4260.40 (Bjorn Malm, Ecuador, DXLD) RADIO schedule as expected in winter timings: Thu 2130 on 9975, Fri Station on 6895.412 is now La Voz del Campesino, heard with 1030 on 9985, Sun 0330 on 5070, 0730 on 3210, Wed 1030on 9985. earthquake reports (Bjorn Malm, Ecuador, ibid.) This had beenon 6957v, MUNDO RADIAL: Fri & Mon 2215 on 9975 (gh) from Huarmaca, while 6895 was R. San Miguel (gh) Yes, in April 2004, The Church of the Subgenius Hour of Slack premieredon WBCQ I had Campesino on 6956.90. Now I have a definite ID at close -down 7415 Sunday at 2100, sponsored by "The Bowling League." More info 0235 for Campesino on 6895.412 (Malm, ibid.) at http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html (Larry Will, WBCQ Program SENEGAL [non] West Africa Democracy Radio, which tested fora week in Au- Guide) From Oct 3, WBCQ moved from 5105 to 5110, away from all the gust, did not start regular service the last week in September as planned, RTTY traffic on 5102. Also FEMA complained we ore too close tosome of but from October 10, according to a notice from Abdou Kandre LO of their frequencies (Allan Weiner via Larry Will, DXLD) WORLD OF RADIO WADR, expanded to 0700-0900 in English, 0900-1100 in French,on after timeshifts: Wed 2300 7415, 2400 17495; Sun & Mon 0400 9330, 17555 (Jean -Michel Aubier, France, DXLD) Also heard with shortertests Mon 0515 7415 (gh) again a few days earlier, presumably still via Rampisham UK (Bjorn Frans- On WRMI, with the departure of Brother Stair in October, anda son, Sweden, Jari Savolainen, Finland, Noel Green, UK, ibid.) reduction in Christian Media Network, a lot of time was again filled by SERBIA & MONTENEGRO [non] Re "cancelled" language services of RSCG World Radio Network, thus relaying numerous other stations (gh) Hours (formerly known as R. Yugoslavia): This concerns only the SW transmis- for WRN after the time change (if airtime not sold in the meantime): sions. On the RSCG website these language departments still publish 0500-1000 daily; 1330-1555 M -F, 1330-1600 Sat; 21-22 M -F, allon current stuff, just as the whole station did when the Bijeljina transmitters 7385 (Jeff White) WORLD OF RADIO as expected: Sat 2200, Sun 0930, were entirely off (Kai Ludwig, Germany, DXLD) SIKKIM on 1500 7385; MUNDO RADIAL, Sun 1130 on 9955 (gh) See also CZECH On 3390, AIR Gangtok, at 1325, Oct 1, English program about Sikkim REPUBLIC culture. Seems a regular English slot 1300-1400 (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri The WWL/URBONO relays on SW continued sporadically Lanka, DSWCI DX Window) See INDIA, now moved to 4870 on WHRI, SINGAPORE but were last heard on Sunday, October 9; the multi -station URBONO According to http://www.9381ive.sg 938Live! (formerly NewsRa- co-op programming was to continue indefinitely, via WWL 870, webcosts. dio 938) was launched on 13 June 2005 "and is Singapore's only English Nothing similar developed for Hurricane Rita (gh) news and talk station." Presumably the ID we will hear on 6150 between KWMO, 1350, Washington MO, heard on 3rd harmonic, 4049.91 2300-1100 and 1400-1600 will now be "938 Live" (Tony Rogers, BDXC- at 1100, and also at 0100, when night power is listed as 84 watts (Brett UK) With RSI external service in between, // 6080 (gh) Saylor, Central PA, ABDX) That could be a problem for R. Verdad, Gua- SOMALIA(non] For B-05 R. Waaberi changes from 17550 to 17660 (Jeff White, temala on 4052.5v (gh) RMI, DXLD) Presumably same time, Fri 1330-1400 via Julich VANUATU SOUTH AFRICA An engineering source says only one of three R. Vanuatu SW Channel Africa B-05 English, all to Africa only: 03-04 7390, transmitters is working at the moment, rated 10 but runs around 8 kW: 03-05 3345, 05-06 11875, 05-07 7240, 06-07 15255, 10-12 & 14-16 3945 1900-2100, 0500-1100; 7260 2100-0500. Switch 11825, 15-16 17770, 17-18 15285, 20-22 3345 (SENTECH via Alokesh -over times Gupta, DXLD) approximate as there is no remote control and tech has togo to the UGANDA transmitter site 10 km from town and manually change frequency and [non]R. Rhino International Africa's godfather is dead-- exiled antenna. Audio might be a bit undermodulated due to audiofeed link former Ugandan President Milton Obote died Oct 10 in South Africa.R. problems (Jari Savolainen, Finland, DXLD) Rhino strongly promoted his cause and so its futuremay be less certain ZIMBABWE [and non] Voice of the People, VOP, (from Madagascar), 7120, without him (Chris Greenway, UK, DXLD) Listened to entire broadcastOct 1700-1800 daily is still severely jammed from within Zimbabwe byone 14, with a eulogy to Obote, "our papa" by RRIA head GodfreyAyoo, of the same Chinese jamming transmitters sent to Zimbabwe early this year (March) and previously used by the State to block SW Radio Africa (David Pringle -Wood, Harare, DXLD) 34 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 Broadcast Logs Global Gayle Ian Horn, 1111G1 Forum gavleiwnhorn(a monitoringtime.v.coin

0115 UTC on 11780 0636 UTC on 5039.27 BRAZIL: Radio Nacional Amazonia. Portuguese text between lively PERU: Radio Melodia. Spanish news program Melodia en la Noti- Braz pops. Station identification at 0145 followed by music block. cia, SINPO 24432. Peru's Radio Victoria 9720, 0640-0650 with (Joe Wood, Greenback, TN) Brazilian's heard in Portuguese: Radio religious programming and local time check. (Slaen, ARG; M.R. Aparecida 6134.9, 2253-2302+ (Harold Frodge, Midland, MI) Phillips, Charlotte, NC). Radio Cancao 9625, 0740-0803. (Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing, 0949 UTC on 4605.03 PA/NASWA Flash Sheet) INDONESIA (Papua) RRI Serui. Instrumental music at tune -in to 0117 UTC on 6854 Indonesian text and mentions of "Kalimantan." Music ballads at USA -PIRATE: The Crystal Ship. Nicely produced program with 1000 for poor -fair signal quality. Scott Barbour, Intervale, NH) RRI mentions of "Blue States Republic" and parody on political Blue vs Fak Fak (Irian Jaya) 4789.98 at 1004-1036. (Van Horn, NC) Red states. Audio clips from Civil Defense films, Richard Nixon and 1232 UTC on 15735 others. Several IDs and maildrop as P.O. Box 1, Belfast, NY 14711. SWEDEN: Radio Sweden. News and features from male/female WMPR 6925, 2300-2319 with techno music and promo for "WMPR duo. Good signal despite fading. My first log from this Horby site. Dance Party." Radio Free Euphoria 6925 USB 2303-2309% in- (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN/NASWA Flash Sheet) 15240 at 1345. cluding reggae music and A Pirate's Life For Me tune plus maildrop (Bob Fraser, Belfast, ME) given as, PO. Box 452, Wellsville, NY 14865. (Wood, TN) 1431 UTC on 5985.83 0159 UTC on 7260 MYANMAR: Myanmar Radio. Commentary about cultural under- EGYPT: Radio Cairo. Time pips and ID at 0200 for English service to standing and mentions national development and different nation- North America, plus program preview. Music reminiscent of tracks alities. Signal poor at times with heavy interference from 5985 kHz. from desert epics. Fair -good signal quality. (Wood, TN) 9990.1, ID at 1440, "you are listening to Myanmar Radio from Yangon." 2113-2137. (D'Angelo, PA; Tom Banks, Dallas, TX) (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA/NASWA Flash Sheet) 0220 UTC on 9805 1542 UTC on 17780 MOROCCO: Radio Farda. Arabic vocals at tune -in, followed by ITALY: RAI. Italian service during soccer match and promotional for identifications at 0230 and 0240. Morocco's RTV Marocaine RAI. Noted on 11800 at 0125. (Howard Moser, Lincolnshire, IL) 15345, Arabic 1825-1845. (Brian Bagwell, St. Louis, MO) Arabic 1552 UTC on 17640 also 15345 at 1940.(Wood, TN) UK: BBC WS. Soccer game match for Manchester United vs West - 0312 UTC on 3240 haven, from an unidentified transmitter site. (Moser, IL) Isn't Man- SWAZILAND: Trans World Radio. Shona language to lively African chester vs Westhaven a continuing rivalry ? - ed. vocals. Identification at 0327 followed by Ndau language program 1600 UTC on 11690 at 0330 for fair signal. (D'Angelo, PA) German 4775 at 0417. (Slaen, JORDAN: Radio Jordan. English service world newscast. Pop music ARG) relay from FM 96.3 including ID and promos. Programming moni- 0345 UTC on 7290 tored to 1630. (Moser, IL) SAO TOME: VOA relay. Fair signal at tune -in to world news updates. 2017 UTC on 6165 Station ID at 0400, continuing news.(Banks, TX) 4930, 0500-0507+ CHAD: Radio Diffussion Nationale Tchadienne. French announce- English VOA News (Frodge, MI) 11975, 1943-1951. (Wood, TN). ments to Afro pops and full ID at 2020. Very nice signal on top of 0402 UTC on 4052 Croatian Radio. (Mark VelcIhuis, Borne, Netherlands/DX Window) GUATEMALA: Radio Verdad. Poor -fair Spanish programming notes 2044 UTC on 13830 to marimba instrumentals and station ID.(Duane Hadley, Bristol, CROATIA: Croatian Radio. Phone-in program with local music TN) Guatemalan's in Spanish; Radio Buenas Nuevas 4799, between segments. Time pips and ID at 2100 into Croatian news 0118-0128 (Wood, TN) Radio Armistad 4052.51, 2345; Radio script. Weak despite steady signal and utility interference on 13828 Cultural Coatan 4780, 0220-0230'. (D'Angelo, PA) kHz. (Barbour, NH) 9925 at 2228-2231 in English and Spanish. 0420 UTC on 4890 (Frodge, MI) GABON: Radio France Int'l relay. French news program // 9790 2052 UTC on 9624.83 and talk on Iraq. (Arnaldo Slaen, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Gabon's BOLIVIA: Radio Fides. Spanish talk segments for breaks during Africa # 1 in French, 9580, 2258-2302'. (Frodge, MI) Bolivia vs Ecuador soccer game from Hernando Silas Stadium. 0420 UTC on 15720 (Slaen, ARG) Bolivian's monitored in Spanish; Radio Yura 4716, NEW ZEALAND: Radio NZ Intl. Liz Barry with Home Grown music 0027-0046; Radio Masai Chaski 3310, 0030-0050 (Gayle Van program for young adults. Several identifications as"National Horn, NC) Radio Mallku 4796.5, 2337-2350. (Barbour, NH) Radio Radio." Mention of New Zealand's Fashion Week and schedule of Municipal 4845, 0040-0058. (Van Horn, NC) bands. Great signal. (Wood, TN) 2215 UTC on 5005 0437 UTC on 6210 EQUATORIAL GUINEA: (Bata) Radio Nacional. Vocals to Spanish ID ETHIOPIA: Radio Fana. Vernacular text from male announcer. (Am- at 2236 prior to lively vocal; resumption. Closing ID with announce- haric?) Radio Ethiopia 9704.2, 0441+ with vernacular news and ments, followed by length), national anthem from 2257. Fair -good text from male/female duo // 7110 kHz. (Slaen, ARG) signal. (D'Angelo, PA) Logged in Spanish at 0532. (Slaen, ARG) 0449 UTC on 4910 2253 UTC on 6070 ZAMBIA: Radio Zambia. Pop music to male's ID at 0500, followed CANADA: CFRX. "News-Tclk 10-10 CFRB" identification to "Six 0' by news and mention of Zambian President. Identification repeated Clock News Hour" with call -in about Canada vs China relations. at 0507 with fair -good signal. (Wood, TN; Slaen, ARG) (Frodge, MI) Radio Japan's Canadian relay 6145 at 0025. (Fraser, 0525 UTC on 4930 ME) BOTSWANA: VOA Relay. Jazz America program with ID. Listeners' 2310 UTC on 6005 letters amid heavy static. (Wood, TN; Slaen, ARG) GERMANY: Deutschland Radio Berlin (tent) Lady in special German 0530 UTC on 9686 text and mentions of "Deutschland." Male resumes normal speed SOUTH AFRICA: Channel Africa (tent) Meet Me at the River and German at 2323 for call -in routine. Signal cleanest to monitor in Children of Babylon tunes amid mix of Afro pops. Poor -fair signal. LSB despite excessive interferences. (Frodge, MI) (Wood, TN) '0257-0318 on 3345 and South Africa's Radio Okapi via Meyerton 11690, 0422-0445. (D'Angelo, PA) Radio Sonder Thanks to our contributors. /lave you sent in MIR Grese 3320, 0305-0318. (Van Horn, NC) Send to Gayle Van Horn. c/o Alonnoring Times (or e-mail gayleyanhorMii;monitoringtimes.cono English broadcast unless otherwise noted.

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How to Hear the BBCWS in NorthAmerica

Whatever controversy may exist in Internet has two of its own - three if you count to sneeze at certainly; but still less than it could listener circles about recent World a largely unpublicized feed of the Americas be - at least in my humble opinion. Service policies and attitudes, the stream. Partner networks and stations around consensus remains that the BBC is the "Big the world that rebroadcast the BBC, such as Kahuna" in international broadcasting. And PRI in the U.S., have contracted for proprietary Still the One contrary to popular belief, it still broadcasts World Service feeds. At one time all World I Ian ing said all this, the question I still get to North America on shortwave! (Just not in Service programs could be heard on every such most often is. "Where can I hear the BBC?" And ANALOG shortwave.) stream (albeit at different times deemed more despite all the criticism I heap on old Auntie, I That is not to say that it can no longer be convenient or suitable to local tastes), but today must add, "deservedly so." Whether because heard the "old fashioned" way; because it can. some streams do not carry the entirety of the of its august reputation through the decades or So stay tuned. schedule. because it still remains the most trusted source New distribution platforms also are a part for consistently accurate news and intelligent of this perpetual transformation. Whereas once analysis, we all should want to hear the BBC. So + Perpetual Transformation upon a time it was almost entirely on shortwave how does one do this in North America today'? Still, that doesn't mean its easy, either-or as well as terrestrial analog radio, the BBC at least not as easy as those running the BBC distribution strategy has embraced the internet. 1. The Internet would have us believe. For the last decade and satellite (in both direct -to -consumer and feed to The BBC strongly emphasizes the internet then some, the World Service has been almost local partners forms), local placement on MW as its preferred delivery vehicle for North Amer- constantly remaking and reforming itself. What and FM, Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM or digi- ican listeners. In its reports to the Foreign Office, once was a hallmark of consistency has become tal terrestrial shortwave) and, now, podcasting. publicity releases, and arguments defending hard to pin down, both in terms of "where" as Again, this embrace is natural and necessary its decision to discontinue analog shortwave well as "what" you'll hear. Yes, the Beeb was - even laudable; but the confusion it introduces to North America, the BBC points out that the staid and in some ways static, and some updat- for the listener is problematic. For example. on number of North Americans with access to high ing and housecleaning was no doubt called for. the PRI and all news streams (our characteriza- speed internet is high and growing. It claims However, one has to wonder if what we have at tion, not the BBC's, as streams arc not identified that the number of people using the internet to this point is the result that was intended. on air, as we said), there are often "teaser" mes- hear the BBC and access information is already If you're a longtime listener like me, you sages describing a program not carried on all reaching numbers higher than those listening on can recall an international service that at one feeds. In these cases, the listener is sometimes shortwave ever did. time was like the Roman Catholic Church before directed to the internet to hear the program via The World Service provides three channels Vatican II - the same no matter where you trav- download; but in others a time is given, even of programming in internet audio. The Europe eled around the globe. Then in the late eighties, when the program won't be scheduled for the "full spectrum" stream and an all news stream management decided that different regions ofstream to which the listener is tuned. Another are available direct from the World Service's the world deserved their own individual World example involves the carriage of only small parts award winning web site.bk.co.uk/worldser- Service with program timings (and in some cases of the schedule on shortwave or on local MW and vice.The Americas stream that was available their own individual programs) presumably FM partner stations. The "teaser" might direct through the now defunct Yahoo! Broadcast more suited to their cultures and lifestyles. the listener to tune in at a time when the partner remains active. The best way to access it is These "streams" had their own names and or the shortwave schedule is not even relaying throughpublicradinfan.com their own shortwave frequencies - but only on the World Service. The World Service also provides nearly paper. Curiously, the Beeb refused (and does to Another feature of the transitioning World all of its programs, including its most recent this day) to identify "which" World Service the Service is its overt decision to emphasize its newscasts, on demand on the internet with some listener is hearing. At the time this approach was news "products" at the expense of much of limited archiving of previous editions of some first implemented, Write On - the BBC listener the feature or focused topic programming like programs. response program - explained that management drama, music, comedy, special interest and cul- wanted to maintain the "unitary identity" of the ture that used to occupy a more prominent role World Service. in the overall schedule. Hard news and analysis, It's an odd incongruity that has mostly documentaries, and magazine style programs proven inscrutable. Without a scorecard, listen- have proliferated. It is good stuff as far as it goes ers can't possibly know what they will hearand might respond to a valid perception that when. It requires detective work of a sort piecing a majority of consumers use radio differently together information, some of it unintentionally than they once did; but one can't help feeling contradictory, from a number of sources. both on that something important has been and is being air and online. (The BBC decided to end publica- lost. tion of a printed program guide last year.) The BBC also seems much less interested a It remains that way today, only. if anything. than it once was about communicating British the challenge for the listener is greater. Apart Mi culture and perspectives to the world at large. MC 10 40 torlIMMO from the seven "streams" of World Service avail- -a ,- 11 Instead, it seems content to be the world's P.m %FYNE . able via shortwave, others have been added. The .nrart... C .

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36 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 2. Satellite Radio Brunswick. While free to air, reception of DRM XM and Sirius also each carry the BBC broadcasts requires the use of new receivers not World Service 24 hours a day, seven days a week yet on the market here. The only way to DRM - XM on channel 131 and Sirius on channel reception now is through use of a receiver con- 141. The Americas stream is on XM. Sirius nected to or hosted by a computer which, in turn, carries a stream customized for Public Radio uses specialty software purchased from DRM to International (PRI) that offers primarily news decode the signal and produce audio and text. and analysis, but includes a limited amount of Therefore, at this time at least, reception of the non -news programming on weekends. Both are World Service in DRM is a much less practical subscription services (about $13 a month) and alternative than the other methods described here require the purchase of proprietary receivers ($50 this month. and up depending on sophistication and features) that can be used in cars, at home, and in more **- In a Nutshell portable applications. America a de -facto secondary target during some Full Access parts of the day. (Sirius also has contracts to provide other So, to recap, full "24/7" carriage of the World For now, refer to the excellent and compre- BBC -produced programming not originating with Service Americas stream, the all news stream hensive hour by hour Shortwave Guide section of the World Service specifically. These include a and the PRI contract stream arc on offer via the package of Barclay's Premier League soccer MT and key on all the frequencies listed for the internet and/or as part of the continent's two BBC. By trying each such frequency, you will be matches and the Wimbledon Tennis Champion- subscription satellite radio services. For these, able to determine for yourself which frequencies ships that are heard in Britain on BBC Radio you will need a subscription of some sort - either at which time of day work best for your particular Five Live, as well as a full relay of Radio One, a computer with intemet access, preferably high location and listening circumstances. the BBC's youth and pop music network.) speed service; or a satellite receiver. Next month's column will provide a com- In addition, the most recent newscasts and pendium of these broadcasts reflecting actual news programs as well as nearly all current edi- listening experience over a protracted period of tions of World Service programs can be heard time, as well as a program and stream guide "on demand" with some limited archiving of for your convenience. If you share with me by past editions. For this, a computer with internet e-mail your experiences in this regard, you also access, again preferably with high speed service, will enhance this column's ability to help other will be necessary. Listeners who want more useful listeners hear the World Service in this way. As is portability will need to purchase an MP3 player, common knowledge, with reception of shortwave, iPod or other device to which recordings can be your listening location, receiver and antenna will transferred for on -the -go listening. Where pro- have major influences on whether and how well grams are not provided as downloads, additional you receive these broadcasts. third party software may be required in order to record the programs rather than simply listen to 5. Podcasting them. 3. Partner Stations This newest delivery vehicle is, to me at least, the most intriguing in its potential to have a In the U.S. as noted, Public Radio Inter- Supplementary Coverage national has contracted for a proprietary full profound influence on the medium of radio. Pod - time stream of World Service programming that casting makes individual programs automatically What might be termed partial or "supple- available for download to a portable digital player, it makes available to public radio stations na- mentary coverage" can be obtained through many such as an MP3, iPod or other similar device. tionwide. While a large number of such stations "free," over the air local U.S. public radio sta- The level of convenience, portability and degree covering much of the geographical area of the tions, via other regional World Service streams of personal choice, both in terms of content and nation take some World Service content, most carried on analog shortwave, via direct broad- time of use, afforded the user by podcasting are confine their rebroadcasts to overnight hours and casts to North America on DRM (Digital Radio occasional daytime newscasts. However, there has key advantages. From the provider's point of view, Mondiale or digital shortwave) and - just now the popularity of a given program or service can been a trend - especially in some larger cities with introduced - podcasting. multiple public radio stations - toward increasing be easily and accurately determined with further the amount of BBC content during "more acces- potential for direct interaction with listeners. sible" hours. Interestingly, BBC management, which in Seasons' Greetings! The effort to enlist partner stations has been the past has very quickly and fully embraced new Given the BBC's continuing interest and im- demonstrably less successful in Canada. The platforms, seems to be approaching podcasting in portance to listeners, we're book -ending this topic recent introduction of (or soon to be launched) a more cautious, incremental way. Consequently around the old and new year. Next month, lots of subscription satellite radio service there will at this point, podcasting (in contrast to "on de- lists and directions for turning what we've learned provide an added avenue of access for listeners mand" listening) can only be regarded as a supple- this month into actual listening experience. Until beyond the one provided by the Internet. mentary way of listening to the World Service. then, please accept my warmest best wishes for To learn which programs arc part of the BBC's the Holiday Season and for a safe, healthy and 4. Analog Shortwave podcasting trial, go to bbeworldservice.cont and happy New Year. Cheers! As noted. the \\, oi Id Service has stopped click on "Programming" and then "Podcasting targeting North America with analog shortwave trial." In order to use podcasts, a computer with services. However, the nature of the shortwave intemet access (preferably high speed) is required, medium is such that some broadcasts do make it to along with iTunes 6 ( free and available in PC and Daniel Sampson's radios on these shores (and inland, of course), al- Mac versions) or other "aggregator" software. A PRIME TIME SHORTWAVE beit perhaps less reliably on a daily basis than they portable player - iPod, MP3 or other - is also once did. The Americas stream is still broadcast on required if portability is desired. http://www.primetimeshortwave.com a limited basis to Central and South America and the Caribbean, and can be heard usually quite well 6. Digital Radio Mondlale (DRM) Your guide for up-to-date English on most of the North American continent. In ad- The World Service has been providing ex- shortwave schedules sorted by time, dition, the transmitter trajectories of some analog perimental DRM (digital shortwave) broadcasts country and frequency plus a DX shortwave broadcasts targeting other regions of to North America for at least the last two years media program guide and newsletter the world with their regional streams make North using the RCI transmitter site at Sackville, New

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 37 Global The QSL Report Gayle Ian Horn, Ii4G111 Forum gadevanhartinionitoringtimes.com December's Old -FashionDXing With the hustle of the holiday season upon us, don't forget to that reactivate for a kw days. because "it's the season.- That'san excel- save some time at your receiver for band scanning in December. lent opportunity to add to your logbookor database. United Arab Emirates celebrates their Independence Day December Since midnight occurs at different time zones around the world, why 2, kllowed by Thailand on the .5th. Look fur special programming not consider a round the globe DX party on New Years Eve? Begin with from Cuba on the It)'' as they note their independence from Spain, Radio New Zealand International at 1100 UT(', andyou can celebrate and Burkina Faso's Republic Day on December 11. midnight twenty -tour times as you traverse the globe! However. ifyou're In Latin America, the Posadas religious commemoration begins toasting each midnight, you might not make it through twenty-four hours! December 14. During this and ensuing evenings, many radio stations Pirates are likely to be active on New Year's Eve and Day with theusual disregard regular scheduling and extend programminga kw hours. parodies and oddities of the year's close. while a few have all night broadcasting. Many stations rely on network Take time for some old-fashioned holiday band scanning andyou relays which are activated for the season. Youmay discover stations may find some special QSLs to commemorate the season. ALBANIA 20 days. (Kusalik, CAN) caulacbo@hoamai. my follow up to the station. Station address: TWR-Europe 6235 kHz. Full data Albanian org P.O. Box 1273, Port Moresby NLD, Papua transmitter site card, signed with illeg- New Guinea. Website: http://wviw.wan- ible signature, plus stickers and program Eritrean -Voice of Delina 12130 kHz. Full data tokradio.net/ Email: info@wantokradio. schedule. Received in seven months for an prepared QSL cards with illegible signature. net USA address: Life Radio Ministries Inc., English report and one US dollar. Website: Received in 12 days for an English report. PO. Box 2020, Griffin, GA 30224 (or) 100 http://rtsh.sil.at Station address: External QSL address: Tesfa Delina Foundation, S. Hill Street -Suite 100, Griffin, GA 30224. Service, Rruga Ismail Qemali Nr. 11, Tirana, 17326 Road, A-230 Cerritos, CA 90703 (Kusalik, CAN) Albania. (Frank Hillton, Charleston, SC) USA. (Kusalik, CAN) RWANDA AMATEUR RADIO FM Deutsche Welle 15205 kHz. Two full data El Salvador YS1/HB9KNA, 10 meters SSB. WUCP LP Radio, 106.1 MHz. Full data verifi- cards of Berlin's night view and Russian Beautiful scenery card via ARRL bureau. cation letter signed by Dave Garner -Station language map of Europe, signed by Horst Received in four months. (Larry Van Horn, Manager, including invitation to visit ,he Scholz -Transmission Management. Received N5FPW, NC) station. Station is a 100 watt, operated by in 45 days for an English report. Website: Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church in http://www.dw-world.de Station ad- Kaliningrad UA2FCC, 10 meters SSB. Full Farragut, Tennessee. Received in seven days dress: English Service, Kurt-Schmacher-Str data bi-color card via ARRL bureau. Received for an English report and one US dollar. in four months. (Van Horn, NC) 3, D-53113, Bonn, Germany. (Joe Wood, Station address: 106.1 Christian Road, 400 Greenback, TN) Everett Road, Farragut, TN 37922 USA. (Joe Marshall Islands V73UX Kwajalein, 20me- Wood, Greenback, TN) USA ters SSB. Two full data color cards. Received in two and a half years, two request and a WBCQ 7415 kHz. Full data The Planet card MEDIUM WAVE signed by Allan H. Weiner. Received in nine SASE.to: Dave Forin V73UX, PO. Box 66, KINF 1020 kHz AM. Verification letter signed days for an English report and one US dollar. APO AP 96555 USA. (Van Horn, NC) by Chris Johnson -News Director, plus sticker Website: http://www.wbcq.com/ Station and patch. Received in 91 days for an AM address: WBCQ,-The Planet, 97 High Street, report. Website: http://roswellradio.org/ Kennebunk, ME 04043 USA. (Wood, TN) ASCENSION ISLAND kinf/ Station address: P.O. Box 670, Roswell, Star Radio 11965 kHz. Full data Star Ra- NM 88202. (Patrick Martin, Seaside, OR) dio card signed by Darcy Christen, plus information letter. Received in 14 days for KSJB 600 kHz AM. Reception confirmedas follow up letter to Hirondelle Foundation written on a color coverage map and signed after no response from their email address. by Steve Malone. Received in 197 days foran Station address: 3, rue Traversiere 1018, AM report. Website: http://www.ksjbam. Lusanne, Switzerland. Website: http://www. com/ Station address: 2400 Eighth Avenue hirondelle.org/ (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Southwest, Jamestown, ND 58402-5180. Canada) (Patrick Griffith, Westminster, CO) CANADA KWHG 750 kHz AM. Handwritten letter UTILITY Radio Japan relay 17875 kHz. Full data 55th signed by Donna Gregory -Sales Rep., plus BASRA Weather Net, 4003 kHz USB. Full Anniversary Special BCB card via Sackville, bumper sticker and business card. Received data prepared QSL and amateur card, with illegible signature, plus calender. in 35 days for an AM report. Station address: Received in 56 days for an English report signed by Carolyn Wardle, C6AGG. Received 1050 Williams, Fallon, NV 89406. MW QSL in twelve and a half months for a utility report and one IRC. Station address: NHK World, # 2914. (Martin, OR) Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Tokyo 150-80001, and one US dollar. Station address: Bahamas Japan. Website: http://www.radiojapan. Air -Sea Rescue Association, East Bay Street, PAPUA NEW GUINEA PO. Box 55-6247, Nassau, Bahamas. (R.C. corn/ (Duane Hadley, Bristol, TN) Wantok Radio Light 7120 kHz. Full data Watts, Louisville, KY) Grass Hut and Locals card signed by David CLANDESTINE Olson -Chief Engineer P29CQ/KL7K, plus Radio Hoa-Mai via WHRI Hawaii, 11555 KPH, 6477.5 kHz USB /KSM 6474 kHz USB. information letter. Received in four days after Full data verification for dual frequencies kHz. Full data map card signed by Trinh verified on one RCA Marine Radiogram, Ngoc Anh. Received in 33 days for an Eng- signed by D.A. Stoops. Received in three lish report and one US dollar. QSL address: WANT° weeks for a utility report, one US dollar P.O. Box 4175, Garden Grove, CA 92842. (Bill Wilkins, Springfield, MO) Returned two and a return address label (used for reply). Station address: P.O. Box 381, Bolinas, CA prepared QSL cards, signed by veil signer in ADIO LIGHT6' 94924-0381. (Wilkins, MO)

38 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 English Shortwave Guide Language

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0000.0100 twhfa USA. Voice of America 5995am 6130ca 7405am 9455af / / / / // oes ©o But they can also :hange in response to short-term Shortwave Broadcast Bands Convert your time to UTC. conditions, interference, equipment problems, etc. kHz Meters Our frequency manager coordinates published sta- 2300-2495 120 meters (Note 1) Broadcast time on W and time off 0 are tion schedules with confirmations and reports from 3200-3400 90 meters (Note 1) expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) her monitoring team and MT readers to make the 3900-3950 75 meters (Regional band, used for broadcasting in Asia only) - the time at the 0 meridian nearGreenwich, Shortwave Guide up-to-date as of one week before England. To translate your local time into UTC, 3950-4000 75 meters (Regional band, uses for print deadline. broadcasting in Asia and Europe) first convert your local time to 24 -hour format, To help you find the most promising signal for then add (during Standard Time) 5, 6, 7 or 8 4750-4995 60 meters (Note 1) your location, immediately following each frequency 60 meters (Note 1) hours for Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific 5005-5060 we've included information on the target area 0 of 5730-5900 49 meter NIB (Note 2) Times, respectively. Eastern, Central, and Pacific the broadcast. Signals beamed toward your area 5900-5950 49 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) Times are already converted to UTC for you at will generally be easier to hear than those beamed 5950-6200 49 meters the top of each hour. elsewhere, even though the latter will often still be 6200-6295 49 meter NIB (Note 2) Note that all dates, as well as times, are in 41 meter NIB (Note 2) audible. 6890-6990 UTC; for example, a show which might air at 7100-7300 41 meters (Regional band, not allo- cated for broadcasting in the western 0030 UTC Sunday will be heard on Saturday Target Areas evening in America (in other words, 7:30 pm hemisphere) (Note 4) of: Africa 7300-7350 41 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) Eastern, 6:30 pm Central, etc.). al: alternate frequency 7350-7600 41 meter NIB (Note 2) (occasional use only) 9250-9400 31 meter NIB (Note 2) am: The Americas 9400-9500 31 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) 31 meters Find the station you want to hear. as: Asia 9500-9900 11500- 11600 25 meter NIB (Note 2) au: Australia 25 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) Look at the page which corresponds to the 11600-11650 ca: Centrcl America 11650 12050 25 meters time you will be listening. On the top half of do: domestic broadcast 12050 12100 25 meter WARC-92 bond (Note 3) the page English broadcasts ore listed by UTC eu: Europe 12100 12600 25 meter NIB (Note 2) time on 10 , then alphabetically by country S, irr: irregular (Costa Rica RFPI) 13570 13600 22 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) followed by the station name O. (If the station me: Middle East 13600 13800 22 meters name is the same as the country, we don't repeat no: North America 13800 13870 22 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) 19 meter NIB (Note 2) it, e.g., "Vanuatu, Radio" (Vanuatu].) pa: Pacific 15030.15100 If a broadcast is not daily, the days of broad- 15100-15600 19 meters so: South America 19 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) cast m will appear in the column following the 15600 -15800 va: various 17480-17550 17 meter WARC -92 band (Note 3) time of broadcast, using the following codes: 17550 -17900 17 meters 18900-19020 15 meter WARC-92 band (Note 3) Day Codes MT MONITORING TEAM 21450-21850 13 meters s/S Sunday 25670-26100 11 meters m/M Monday Gayle Van Horn t/T Tuesday Frequency Manager Notes Note 1 Tropical bands, 120/90/60 meters are for w/W Wednesday gaylevonhornamonitoringtimes.rom h/H Thursday broadcast use only in designated tropical areas of the world. f/F Friday Daniel Sampson Note 2 Broadcasters can use this frequency range a/A Saturday daniekompsonamonitoringtimes.rom on a (NIB) non-interference basis only D Daily Note 3 WARC-92 bands are allocated officially for mon/MON monthly use by HF broadcasting stations in 2007. occ: occasional They are only authorized on a non-interfer- DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale ence basis until that date. Note4 WRC-03 update. After March 29, 2009, Thank You... the spectrum from 7100-7200 kHz w II no In the same column ©, irregular broadcasts Additional Contributors to This are indicated "tent" and programming which longer be available for broadcast purposes and will be turned over to amateur radio includes languages besides English are coded Month's Shortwave Guide: operations worldwide "v1" (various languages). Rich D'AngeloVASW.4Flash Sheet: BCL News: Cumbre DX: Choose the most promising frequencies GLENN HAUSER'S Glenn Hauser, Enid,OKIDX Listen- for the time, location and conditions. ing Digest.Md. Azizul Alam, Ra- WORLD OF RADIO http://www.worldofradio.com The frequencies 6 follow to the right of the jshahi, Bangladesh; Daniel Samp- station listing; all frequencies are listed in kilohertz son/PrimeTinto -SW; DX Window: (kHz). Not olf listed stations will be heard from your Observer,Bulgaria; ODXA/DX For the latest DX and programming location and virtually none of them will be heard news, amateur nets, DX program all the time on all frequencies. Ontario; Larry Van Horn NSFPW, Shortwave broadcast stations change some MT Asst. Editor;Hard Core DX: schedules, audio archives and much of their frequencies at least twice a year, in April NASPGI Journal:WWDX. more! and October, to adapt to seasonal conditions.

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 39 0000 UTC - 7PM EST / 6PM CST / 4PM PST 0100 0115 Pakistan, Radio 9340as 11565os 0100 0127 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl6200na 7345na 0000 0015vl Cambodia, National Radio 11940as 0100 0128 Vietnam, Voice of 6175no 0000 0015 Japan, Radio 6145na 13650as 17810as 0100 0130 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as13630pa 17825na 15240pa 15415pa 17715as 17750pa 0000 0030 Australia, HCJB 15530as 17775as 0000 0030 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080os 13630pa 01000130 mwfa Belarus, Radio 5970eu 7210eu 15240pa 17715as 17750pa17775pa 01000130 s Germany, Universal Life 9485as 00000030 Burma, Dem Voice of Burma9435eu 01000130 Slovakia, Radio Slovakia Intl 7230na 9440sa 00000030 Egypt, Radio Cairo 11885na 01000130 Uzbekistan, Radio Tashkent 7190as 9715as 00000030 mtwhfa Serbia & Montenegro, Intl Radio 9580va 01000156 Romania, Radio Romania Intl 0000 6040na 9690na 0030 Thailand, Radio 9570va 11820na 15430na 00000030 UK, BBC World Service 3915as 5970as 01000157 Netherlands, Radio 9845na 6195as 9410as 9740as 11945as 01000159 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9755am 11955as 15280as 15310as 15360as 01000200 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 17655as 17790as 01000200 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 0000 0030 USA, Voice of America 7215vo 12140os 01000200 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 4910do 15185va 15290va 17820vo 01000200 Australia, Voice Intl 0000 0045 Indio, All India Radio 7355as 9705as 9950as 01000200 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 11620as 11645as 13605as 0100 0000 0200 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 0057 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9755am 9800as 0100 00000059 0200 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do Spain, Radio Exterior Espana 15385na 01000200 00000100 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 6090am 01000200 China, China Broadcast Network 00000100 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 6005no 6020na 9570na 11870as 13640as 4835do 0100 0200 00000100 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 00000100 7375va 9725vo Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 4910do 0100 0200 00000100 Bulgaria, Radio 7400na 9700na Cuba, Radio Havana 6000na 9820na 00000100 12000no Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 0100 0200 00000100 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do Guyana, Voice of 3291do 00000100 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 0100 0200 Indonesia, Voice of 9525as 11785po 00000100 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 1515001 0100 0200 00000100 China, China Broadcast Network 6020no Japan, Radio 5960as 11860as 11935sa 7180as 9570na 13600eu 153235as 17560va 17685po17810as 0000 0100 Costa Rica, University Network 5030vo 6150va 17825ca 17845as 7375va 9725va 0100 0200 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 00000100 Cuba, Radio Havana 12000na 0100 0200 vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 00000100 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6030as 7290as 6060do 6175do 00000100 Guyana, Voice of 3290do 0100 0200 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675po 00000100 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 0100 0200 North Korea, Voice of 7140as 9345as 00000100 vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 9730am 11735am13760as 15180as 6060do 6175do 01000200vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 0000 0100 Netherlands, Radio 9845na 01000200 Russia, Voice of 7180no 7250na 15545no na 00000100 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675po 01000200 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 00000100vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 01000200 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio6150do 00000100 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 01000200 UK, BBC World Service 6195as 00000100 9410as Singapore, Mediacorp Radio6150do 11955as 15280as 15310as 17790as 00000100 UK, BBC World Service 5975am 0100 0200 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 00000100 5446usb5765usb Ukraine, Radio Ukraine Intl 5910na 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb12579usb 00000100 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb13855usb 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 01000200 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb 13855usb 01000200 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT7505na 00000100 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 01000200 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 17510as 00000100 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 15590no 01000200 00000100 USA, Voice of America 7115va 9885va USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 17510as 11705va 11725va 00000100 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 5110no 7415na 0100 0200 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 511 Ono 7415no 9330na 9330na 0000 0100 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 0000 0100 0100 0200 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5810va 7425va 0100 0200 13615va USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5810va 7425vo 13615vo 00000100 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 7520na 01000200 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 00000100mtwhf USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7490am 5850na 9515am 01000200mtwh' USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 00000100as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7315am 7490am 9515am 01000200as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 00000100 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am 7315am 00000100 01000200 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595am 0100 00000100twhfa USA, WMLK Bethel PA 0200 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595om 7385am 01000200twhfa 00000100sm USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9955am USA, WMLK Bethel PA 7385am 00000100 USA, WTJC Newport NC 01000200sm USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9955am 9370na 01000200 00000100 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210na 5070na USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370no 9985na 13845na 01000200 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210na 5070na 0000 0100 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5050na 5935na 5085na 5745na 6890na 0100 0200 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5050na 0000 0100 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 6065na 9505as 5085na 5745na 6890na 11835na 17805na 01000200 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 6065na 9505as 00000100 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af 01000200 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af 00300045 s Germany, Pan American BC 9740as 01050130sm Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870am 00300100 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as 13630pa 01100200 Libya, Voice of Africa 7230af 15240pa 15415pa 17715as 17750pa 01130130twhfa Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870am 17775as 01150130a Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870sa 0030 0100 Lithuania, Radio Vilnius 11690no 01300200 Australia, HCJB 15405as 0030 0100 Thailand, Radio 5890no 01300200 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as 13630pa 0030 0100 UK, BBC World Service 5970as 6195as 15240pa 15415pa 17715as 17750pa 9410as 9740as 11955as 15280as 01300200 s Belarus, Radio 5970eu 7210eu 15310as 15360as 17790as 01300200 Iran, Voice of the Islamic Rep 9495am 11875am 0030 0100 USA, Voice of America 7215va 9780va 01300200 Sweden, Radio 6010no 9435va 11760va 15185va 15290va 17740va 01300200twhfa USA, Voice of America 7405va 9775vo 17820va 0035 0100 sm 13740va Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870sa 01330200sm Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870me 0043 0058 twhfa Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870sa 01400200 0045 0100 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 9650as 12055as Pakistan, Radio 9340as 11565as 01430158twhfa Austria, Radio Austria Intl 9870no 0055 0100 Italy, RAI Intl 11800na

0100 UTC - 8PM EST/ 7PM CST / 5PM PST 0200 UTC - 9PM EST / 8PM CST / 6PM PST 0200 0227 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl6200na 7345na 0100 0115 m Australia, HCJB 15405as 0200 0227 Iran, Voice of the Islamic Rep 9495am 0100 0115 Italy, RAI Intl 11875am 11800na 0200 0228 Hungary, Radio Budapest 9515na 40 MONITORINGTIMES December 2005 7290af 7340af 9885af 12080af 0200 0230 s Australia, HCJB 15405os Austria, AWR Europe 9895as 17895af 0200 0230 9660af 0200 0230 mtwfa Belarus, Radio 5970eu 7210eu 03000330 Vatican City, Vatican Radio Turkey, Voice of 6140va 7270va 0200 0230vl Croatia, Croatian Radio 9925sa 03000350 0200 0300 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 03000358 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675po 0200 0300 twhfa Argentina, RAE 11710am 03000400 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 0200 0300 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 03000400 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 4835do 4835do Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 03000400 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 0200 0300 4910do 0200 0300 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 4910do 03000400 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek Australia, Radio 9660as 12080os13630pa 03000400 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as 13630pa 0200 0300 17750pa 15240pa 15415pa 15515as 17750pa 15240pa 15415pa 15515as 21725pa 21725po 0200 0300 Australia, Voice Intl 7355as 03000400 Australia, Voice Intl 13685os 0200 0300 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 03000400 Bulgaria, Radio 7400na 9700na 0200 0300 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 03000400twhfas Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625na Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 03000400 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 0200 0300 6030do 0200 0300 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 03000400 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 0200 0300 China, China Broadcast Network 9580na 03000400 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 03000400 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 0200 0300 9690am 7375va 9725va 03000400 China, China Broadcast Network Cuba, Radio Havana 6000na 9820na 9790am 11870os 15110m 0200 0300 6150va 12000na 03000400 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va Egypt, Radio Cairo 7260na 7375va 9725va 0200 0300 9820na 0200 0300 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 03000400 Cuba, Radio Havana 6000na 0200 0300 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 03000400 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 0200 0300 vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 03000400 Japan, Radio 21610pa 6060do 6175do 03000400 Malaysia, Radio 7295as New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675pa 03000400 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 9750as 15295as 0200 0300 3290do 0200 0300 North Korea, Voice of 4405as 13650os 03000400vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 15100as 6060do 6175do North Korea, Voice of 3560as 7140as 0200 0300vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 03000400 Philippines, Radio Pilipinas 11885va 15120va 9345as 9730as 0200 0300 7120va 17665va 03000400vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light 7180na 9860na Russia, Voice of 5945me 7180na 9860na 03000400 Russia, Voice of 5900na 0200 0300 15595na17660na 15545na 15555na 15595na17660na 15545na 15555na 0200 0300 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 03000400vl Rwanda, Radio 6055do 0200 0300 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio 6150do 03000400 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do South Korea, Radio Korea Intl 9560va 1 1810sa 03000400 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio 6150do 0200 0300 7390af 15575vo 03000400 South Africa, Channel Africa 3345af 15215va 0200 0300 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 5950na 9680no 03000400 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 5950na 11875as 15465as 15320va 7196do UK, BBC World Service 5975am 9750of 03000400vl Uganda, Radio 4976do 5026do 0200 0300 5975am 9825am 11760me11955os 12095am 03000400 UK, BBC World Service 3255af 7160of 15280os 15310as 15360as 17790as 6005of 6190af 6195eu 9750af 11760me 17760as 0200 0300 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb 5765usb 9410eu 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 11765af 12035af 12095as 15280os 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 15310as 15420af 15575me 17760as USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 17790os 21660as 0200 0300 9625vo 0200 0300 USA, KJES Vodo NM 7555na 03000400v1/ mtwhf UK, Sudan Radio Service USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 03000400 Ukraine, Radio Ukraine Intl 5910no 0200 0300 5765usb USA, KWHR Noolehu HI 17510os 03000400 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb 0200 0300 12133usb 12579usb 0200 0300 mtwhf USA, Voice of America 7115va 9885va 7590usb 7812usb 11705va 11725va 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb 13855usb 0200 0300 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 5110na 7415na 03000400 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755no 9330na 03000400 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 03000400 USA, KWHR Noalehu HI 17510as 0200 0300 5110na 7415na 0200 0300 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5810va 7425va 03000400 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 13615va 9330na USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 5850na 03000400 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 0200 0300 7425va 0200 0300 mtwhf USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7490am 9515am 03000400 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5810va 0200 0300 as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7315am 13615va 9320am 03000400 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 5850na 0200 0300 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 7465am USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595am 03000400mtwhf USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5835am 0200 0300 7315am 0200 0300 twilfa USA, WMLK Bethel PA 7385am 03000400as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 0200 0300 sm USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9955am 03000400 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 03000400 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595am 0200 0300 7385am 0200 0300 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210na 5070na 03000400 USA, WMLK Bethel PA 5935na 03000400 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370no 3210nc 5070na 0200 0300 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185no 5050ra 03000400 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 5085na 5745na 6890na 5765na 5935na 3185na 5050na 0200 0300 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 5985no 6065no 03000400 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 9505na 11835na 11855na 5085na 5745na 6890no 6065nc 9505na 0200 0300 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965of 03000400 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 0215 0230 Nepal, Radio 3230as 5005as 6100os 11740na 15255no 7165as 03000400 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af 0225 0235 Libya, Voice of Africa 7230af 03000400vl Zimbabwe, ZBC Corp 5975do 0230 0258 Vietnam, Voice of 6175na 03300358 Hungary, Radio Budapest 9775et. 0230 0300 s Belarus, Radio 5970eu 7210eu 03300358 Vietnam, Voice of 6175am 6010na 03300400stwhfa Albania, Radio Tirana 6115eu 7455eu 023U 0300 Sweden, Radio 13675no 0245 0300 stwhfa Albania, Radio Tirana 61 15eu 7455eu 03300400 UAE, Emirates Radio 12005ra Myanmar, Radio 9730do 15400na 0245 0300 7290of 12080af 0250 0300 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7305am 9605am 03300400mtwhf USA, Voice of America 0256 0300 Turkey, Voice of 6140va 7270va 17895af 03300400 USA, Voice of America 4930af 6080af 9885af 0300 UTC - 10PM EST / 9PM CST / 7PM PST 0300 0320 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7305am 9605am 0400 UTC - 11PM EST / 10PM CST / 8PM PST Egypt, Radio Cairo 7260na 0300 0330 7345na Myanmar, Radio 9730do 04000427 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl6200na 0300 0330 12080as 13630pa 0300 0330 Philippines, Radio Pilipinas 11885vo17665va 04000430 Australia, Radio 9660as 5890na 15240pa 15515pa 17750pa21725po 0300 0330 Thailand, Radio 11700of USA, KJES Vado NM 7555na 04000430 France, Radio France Intl 9805af 0300 0330 4930af 4960af 0300 0330 USA, Voice of America 4930af 6080af 04000430 USA, Voice of America

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 41 6080af 7290af 9575of 9885af 05000530vl Rwanda, Radio 6055do 11835af 12080af 17895af 05000530 UK, BBC World Service 04000456 6005af 6190af Romania, Radio Romania Intl9780va 11820va 7160af 11765af 11940af 11955me 15140va 17860va 11765af 12035af 12095va15280as 04000457 Netherlands, Radio 6165no 9590na 15310os 04000500 15420af 15575me17760as Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 17790as 21660as 04000500 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 05000530 UK, BBC World Service 6005af 6195af 4835do 7160af 9410va 11765af 11940af 04000500 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 11955as 15280as 15310os 15360as 04000500 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 4910do 17640af 0400 17760as 17790as 178850f 0500 Australia, Voice Intl 13685as 21660as 0400 0500twhfas Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625na 05000530 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 0400 9660af 0500 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 05000600 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 04000500 6090am Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 05000600 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 04000500 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 4835do 04000500 China, China Broadcast Network 9590na 05000600 Australia, ABC NT Katherine5025do 9690na 9755na 05000600 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 04000500 4910do Costa Rica, University Network 5030vo 6150va 05000600 Australia, Voice Intl 13685as 7375va 9725va 05000600 Bhuthan, BBS 6035as 04000500 Cuba, Radio Havana 6000na 9820na 05000600 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 04000500 6070do Germany, Deutsche Welle 6180af 9710af 05000600 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 15445af 05000600 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 04000500 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 05000600 China, China Broadcast Network 6190na 04000500 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 9560na 9590af 11710af 11880as 04000500 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 9750as 15295as 15350as 15465as 175050f 17540as 04000500vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 05000600 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 6060do 6175do 7375va 9725va 04000500 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15720pa 05000600 Cuba, Radio Havana 6000va 6060va 04000500 Nigeria, Radio/Kaduna 6090do 9550va 0400 11760va 0500vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 05000600 France, Radio France Intl 04000500 13680va Russia, Voice of 5900na 7180na 15545na 05000600 Germany, Deutsche Welle 7285af 9565af 15555na 15595na 17660na 12035af 0400 15410af 0500vl Rwanda, Radio 6055do 05000600vl Greece, Voice of 0400 5865eu 7475eu 9420eu 0500 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 05000600 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 0400 0500 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio6150do 05000600 Japan, Radio 04000500 5975eu 6110na 7230eu South Africa, Channel Africa 7390af 15195as 17810as 04000500vl 21755pa Uganda, Radio 4976do 5026do 7196do 05000600 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 04000500 UK, BBC World Service 3255af 6005af 05000600 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 9750as 15295os 6195eu 7160af 9410va 11760eu 05000600vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 9410va 11760me 11765af 12035af 6060do 6175do 15310as 15280as 15360as 15420af 05000600 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15720pa 15575me 17760as 17790as21660as 05000600 Nigeria, Radio/lbadan 04000500v1/ mtwhf 6050do UK, Sudan Radio Service 9625va 05000600 Nigeria, Radio/Kaduna 4770do 6090do 04000500 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 05000600 Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do 4990do 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 05000600 Nigeria, Voice of15120of 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb 13855usb 05000600vl 0400 Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 0500 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 05000600 Russia, Voice of 04000500 17665pa 21790pa USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 05000600 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 04000500 USA, KWHR Naolehu HI 17510as 05000600 04000500 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio6150do USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 5110na 7415no 05000600 South Africa, Channel Africa 7240af 11875af 9330na 05000600 Swaziland, TWR 04000500 3200af 4775af 9500af USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 05000600vl Uganda, Radio 04000500 4976do 5026do 7196do USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5810va 7425va 05000600 UK, BBC World Service 6195eu 13615va 11760me 12095eu 15565eu 15575me 04000500 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 5850na 05000600 UK, CVC International 04000500mtwhf 9430af USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5835am 7465am 05000600vl/ mtwhf UK, Sudan Radio Service 11795va 04000500as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5835am 05000600 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 04000500 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595am 7590usb 0400 7812usb 12133usb12579usb 0500 USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9265eu 9955eu 12133usb 04000500 12579usb 13362usb13855usb USA, WMLK Bethel PA 7385am 05000600 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 04000500 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 05000600 04000500 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210na 5070na 05000600 USA, KWHR Ncialehu HI 9510as 5765na 17510as 5935na 05000600 USA, Voice of America 4930af 6080af 04000500 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5050no 6180af 7290af 12080af 13645af 5085no 5745na 6890na 05000600 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 04000500 7415na USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 6065na 6855eu 05000600 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 7355eu 9505eu 9715eu 05000600 04000500 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5850va 7425va Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af 05000600 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 04000500vl 7490no Zimbabwe, ZBC Corp 5975do 05000600 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7315am 7465am 04300445 Israel, Kol Israel 6280va 7545va 15640vo 05000600 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 13595am 17600vo 05000600 USA, WMLK Bethel PA 04300500 9265eu 9955eu Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as 13630pa 05000600 USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 15240pa 15415po 15515va17750pa 05000600 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 21725pa 05000600 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210na 5070na 04300500 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl9885va 11600va 5765na 04300500 5935na Nigeria, Radio/Ibadan 6050do 05000600 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5050na 04300500 Nigeria, Radio/Kaduna 4770do 5085na 04300500 5745na Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do 4990do 05000600 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 04300500 6855eu 9355eu Serbia & Montenegro, Intl Radio 9580va 05000600 Zambia, Christian Voice 04300500 4965af Swaziland, TWR 3200af 4775af 05000600vl Zimbabwe, ZBC Corp 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15240va 15415as 15515pa 07000800 Australia, Voice Intl 15335as 17750va 07000800 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 0600 0700 Australia, Voice Intl 15335as 07000800 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 0600 0700 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 07000800 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 0600 0700 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 07000800 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 0600 0700 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 07000800 China, China Broadcast Network 11880as 0600 0700 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 13710eu 15350as 15465as 17490eu 0600 0700 China, China Broadcast Network 9590af 0700 0800 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 11710af 11870me11880as 13620me 7375va 9725va 11870va 15350as 15465as 17490eu17505af 07000800 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190of 17540as 07000800 France, Radio France Intl 15605af 06000700 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 07000800 as Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 5945eu 7375vo 9725va 11870va 07000800 Germany, Deutsche Walla 6140eu 06000700 Cuba, Radio Havana 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December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 43 08000830 Australia, Radio 5995as 9580as 9590as 9710as 12080po 13630pa15240pa 0900 UTC - 4AM EST / 3AM CST/ lAM PST 17750pa 08000830as Australia, Radio 15415va 09000915vl Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 3366do 4915do 08000830 s Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 5945eu 09000920 mtwhf Albania, TWR 11865eu 08000830 Liberia, ELWA 4760do 09000920 s Albania, TWR 11865eu 08000830 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 9750as 09000920 s Monaco, TWR 9800eu 08000830 Myanmar, Radio 9730do 09000930 Australia, Radio 9580as 9590as 15240as 08000830 Swaziland, TWR 47750f 6120af 9500af 09000930 as Australia, Radio 15415va 08000900mtwhf Albania, TWR 11865eu 09000930 mtwhf Guam, TWR/KTWR 11840as 08000900 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 09001000 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090am 08000900 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310irr 09001000 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310do 4835do 4835irr 08000900 Australia, HCJB 11750pa 09001000 Australia, ABC NT Katherine2485do 08000900 Australia, Voice Intl 15335as 09001000 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 2325do 08000900 Bhuthan, BBS 6035as 09001000 Australia, Voice Intl 1 1955as 08000900 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 09001000 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 08000900 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 09001000 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 08000900 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 09001000 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 08000900 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 09001000 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 08000900 China, China Broadcast Network 11880as 09001000 China, China Broadcast Network 15210pa 13710eu 15350as 15465as 17490eu 17490eu 17690pa 17540as 0900 1000 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 08000900 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150va 7375va 9725va 11870va 13750va 7375va 9725va 11870va 09001000 0800 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190af 0900 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190af 09001000 08000900 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140eu Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140eu 09001000DRM Germany, Deutsche Welle 08000900DRM Germany, Deutsche 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44 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 1000 1100 Australia, Radio 9580as 9590as 15240cs 11001200 Ecuador, HCJB 12005am 21455am 15415po 11001200 Germany, Overcomer Ministries 6110eu 10001100 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 11001200 vl/a Italy, IRRS 15725va 10001100 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 11001200 Japan, Radio 6120na 9695as 11730as 10001100 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 11001200 DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 10001100 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 11001200 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 10001100 China, China Broadcast Network 15210po 11001200 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 15295as 17490eu 17690pa 11001200 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15530pc 1000 1100 Costa Rica, University Network 5030va 6150vc 11001200 Nigeria, Voice of15120af 7375va 9725va 11870va 13750va 11001200 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 4960do 10001100 s Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 5910eu 11001200 Papua New Guinea, NBC 4890do 10001100 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 5950do 11001200vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 10001100 India, All Indio Radio 13695as 15020as 11001200 Singapore, Radio Singapore Intl 6080as 15410as 17800as 17895as 6150as 10001100 vale Italy, IRRS 15725va 11001200vl South Africa, Channel Africa 1 1825af 10001100 vVs Italy, IRRS 13840va 15725o1 11001200 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 7445as 10001100 Japan, Radio 6120na 9695as 11730as 11001200 UK, BBC World Service 6195as 9740as 17585eu 17720va 21755po 11760me 11865am15310as 15575me 10001100 DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 17640va 17760as 17790as 10001100 Malaysia, Radio 7295os 1100 1200 Ukraine, Radio Ukraine Intl 5910eu 10001100 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 15295as 1100 1200 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 10001100 Nigeria, Voice of15120af 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 10001100 North Korea, Voice of 3560as 11710as 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 11735as 13650ca 15180ca 11001200 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 10001100 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 4960do 11001200 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 10001100 Papua New Guinea, NBC 4890do 11001200 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 11555as 10001100vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 11001200 USA, Voice of America 9705va 15205va 10001100 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio 6150do 17745va 10001100vl Solomon Islands, SIBC 5020do 9545do 1100 1200 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 10001100vl South Africa, Channel Africa 11825af 1100 1200 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5745na 11530na 10001100 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 6195vo 13615na 9605as 11760me11940af 15310as 11001200 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7520am 9495am 15360as 15485af 15575me 17640eu 11001200 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am 17640me 17760as 17790as 17885af 11001200 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 21470af 21660as 11001200 USA, WRMI Miami FL 9955am 1000 1100 as UK, BBC World Service 15400af 17830af 11001200 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 1000 1100 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 11001200 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 5070na 5765na 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 5935na 15825na 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 11001200 s USA, WWRB Manchester TN 9320na 10001100 USA, KAU Dallas TX 5755na 11001200 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5085na 10001100 USA, KNLS Anchor Point AK 9615as 11001200 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 5950va 5985va 10001100 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 7355va 9550va 9625va 9755va 10001100 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 9930as 11001200 Zambia, Christian Voice 9555af 10001100 USA, Voice of America 9705va 15205va 11251200 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 15595me 17745va 11301157 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 11640eu21745va 10001100 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 11301159 a Germany, Universal Life 6055me 10001100 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5745na 7425na 11301200 Australia, HCJB 15425as 10001100 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7520am 9495am 11301200 Australia, Radio 5995as 6020as 9475as 10001100 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am 9560as 9580as 9590as 12080os 10001100 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 1130 1200t UAE, Radio UNMEE 21550af 10001100 USA, WRMI Miami FL 9955am 1130 1200 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 11940af 10001100 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 15485af 17830af 17885af21470af 10001100 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 5070na 5765na 1130 1200 Vatican Clty, Vatican Radio 17515me 5935na 15825na 1145 1200vl Libya, Voice of Africa 17695af21675d 10001100 s USA, WWRB Manchester TN 9320na 21695af 10001100 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185na 5085na 10001100 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 5950na 5985na 6855na 9755na 1200 UTC - 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December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 45 6150as 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 1200 1300 South Korea, Radio Korea Intl9650va 1300 1400 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 1200 1300 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 7130as 1300 1400 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT7505na 1200 1300 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 9605am 1300 1400 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 11555as 11760me 11865am 11940af 15190am 1300 1400 USA, Voice of America 9645va 9760va 15485af 15565eu 15575me 17640eu 1300 1400 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 17495na 17640me 17830me17885af 21470af 1300 1400 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 1200 1300 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 1300 1400 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5745na 11530na 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 13615no 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 13001400 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 1531 Ona 12001300 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 5755na 13001400 mtwhf USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 15285am 12001300 USA, KNLS Anchor Point AK 7355as 9615as 13001400 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 13570am 12001300 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 13001400 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 12001300 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 11555as 13001400 USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 12001300 USA, Voice of America 6160va 9645va 13001400 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 9760va 15240va 13001400 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 7465na 13845no 12001300 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 17495na 9985na 15825na 12001300 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 1300 1400 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 11830va 11865va 12001300 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL5745na 11530na 11910vo 17750va 13615na 13001400 Zambia, Christian Voice 9555af 12001300 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 1531 Ona 13301400 s Australia, HCJB 15405os 1200 1300 as USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9840am 11785am 13301400irreg Cuba, Radio Havana 9550va 12000va 12001300 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am 13680va 12001300 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 13301400 Guam, AWR/KSDA11980as 12001300 USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 13301400 mwhfa Guam, AWR/KSDA15275as 12001300 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 13301400 Guam, TWR/KTWR 9585as 12001300 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 7465na 13845na 13301400 India, All India Radio 9690as 11620os 9985na 15825na 13710as 1200 1300 s USA, WWRB Manchester TN 9320na 1330 1400 Laos, National Radio 7145os 1200 1300 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 5950na 5985na 1330 1400 Sweden, Radio 15240na 15735va 17505na 17750na 1330 1400 Uzbekistan, Radio Tashkent 7285as 15295as 1200 1300 Uzbekistan, Radio Tashkent 7285as 11905as 17775as 15295as 17775as 1200 1300 Zambia, Christian Voice 9555af 1205 1220 m Austria, Radio Austria Intl 6155va 13730va 1400 UTC - 9AM EST / 8AM CST / 6AM PST 17715va 12151230 twhf Austria, Radio Austria Intl 17715va 14001415 Russia, FEBA 9500as 12151300 Egypt, Radio Cairo 17835as 14001429 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl11600as 21745na 12301258 Vietnam, Voice of 9840as 12020as 14001430 Australia, Radio 5995as 6080as 7240as 12301300 Bangladesh, Bangla Betar 7185as 9590as 9625pa 12301300 Bulgaria, Radio 11700eu 15700eu 14001430 DRM Canada, Radio Canada Intl 7240eu 12301300 Sweden, Radio 13580va 15240na15735va 14001430 Oman, Radio Oman 15140os 12301300 Thailand, Radio 9600va 14001430 Thailand, Radio 9830va 1230 1300 Turkey, Voice of 15225eu 15535va 14001500 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 12351300 as Austria, Radio Austria Intl 17715va 14001500 Australia, HCJB 15390as 1245 1300 twhf Austria, Radio Austria Intl 6155eu 13730eu 14001500 Australia, Voice Intl 15205as 17715va 14001500 as Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625no 14001500 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 14001500 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 1300 UTC - 8AM EST / 7AM CST / 5AM PST 14001500 Canada, CKZN St John's NF6160do 14001500 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 13001329 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9665as 9725as 14001500 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9515am 13655am 13001330 Ecuador, HCJB 12005am 21455am 17820am 13001330 Egypt, Radio Cairo 17835as 1400 1500 China, China Broadcast Network 9590as 13001330 Uzbekistan, Radio Tashkent 11905as 11675as 11765as 11775as 13685af 1300 1335 Turkey, Voice of 15225eu 15535va 13740na 13790eu 17630af 17650eu 13001356 Romania, Radio Romania Intl11830eu15105eu 1400 1500 DRM China, China Broadcast Network 9610va 1300 1357 DRM China, China Broadcast Network 7250va 1400 1500 Costa Rica, University Network 9725va 11870va 11810va 13750vo 1300 1400 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 14001500 France, Radio France Intl 7180va 15615va 1300 1400 Australia, Radio 5995as 6020as 9560pa 14001500 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140eu 9580pa 9590pa 14001500 Germany, Overcomer Ministries 61 10eu 13001400 Australia, Voice Intl 13685os 1381 Ome 1300 1400 as Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625na 14001500vl Greece, Voice of7430vo 13001400 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 14001500 Guam, TWR/KTWR 9975as 13001400 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 14001500 India, All India Radio 9690as 11620os 13001400 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 13710as 13001400 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 14001500 Japan, Radio 7200as 11730as 11840pa 13001400 China, China Broadcast Network 9650am 14001500 Jordan, Radio 11690na 11760pa 11900pa 11980as 13790eu 14001500 DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 15260am 17490eu 17625ca 14001500 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 1300 1400 Costa Rica, University Network 9725va 11870vo 14001500 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 13750vo 14001500 Netherlands, Radio 9345va 9890va 13001400 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140eu 11835va 13001400 Jordan, Radio 11690na 14001500 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 9870pa 13001400 DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 14001500 Nigeria, Voice of15120af 1300 1400 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 14001500vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 13001400 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 14001500 Russia, Voice of 6205as 7390as 9745as 13001400 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 9870pa 11755as 15605as 17645as 13001400 Nigeria, Voice of15120af 14001500 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio6150do 13001400 North Korea, Voice of 4405eu 9335eu 14001500vl South Africa, Channel Africa 1 1825of 11710no 13760na 15245eu 14001500 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 15265as 13001400 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 4960do 14001500 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 6195as 13001400 Papua New Guinea, NBC 4890do 7105as 9740as 11760me 11940af 13001400vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 15310as 15485af 15565va 1300 17640va 1400 Singapore, Radio Singapore Intl 6080as 17790as 17830af 21470af21660af 6150as 1400 1500 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 1300 1400 5446usb5765usb South Korea, Radio Korea Intl 9570as 9770as 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 1300 1400 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 6195as 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 9740as 11760me11940af 15190am 1400 1500 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 13815na 15310as 15420af 15485af 15565va 1400 1500 USA, KJES Vado NM 11715no 15575me 17640va 17760as17790as 1400 1500 USA, KNLS Anchor Point AK 9655as 17830af 17885af 21470af 1400 1500 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 7505na 15590na 1300 1400 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765usb 1400 1500 USA, KWHR Naalehu HI 11555as 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 1400 1500 USA, Voice of America 6160va 7125va

46 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 9760va 15185va 15001600 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 17640no 12020am15285am 14001500 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 17495na 15001600 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9740am 14001500 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 15001600as USA, WINB Red Lion PA 13570am 14001500 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL9955na 11530na 15001600mtwhf 15745na 15001600 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 7385am 1500 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 15310na 15001600 USA, WRMI Miami FL 1400 9370no 14001500 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9840am 15285am 15001600 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9985na 12160na 14001500 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 13570am 15001600 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 15825na 14001500 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 13845no 11830va 11910va 14001500 USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 15001600 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 15770va 17750vo 14001500 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 15520vo 13775na 14001500 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 9985na 12160na 15051520m Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13845na 15825na 15051530as Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13775na 13775na 14001500 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 11830va 11910va 15151530twhf Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13695va 17750va 15151600 Russia, FEBA 7320as 17510as 14001500 Zambia, Christian Voice 9555af 15301600mwh Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting Iran, Voice of the Islamic Rep 9635as 11650as 14151430 Nepal, Radio 3230as 5005as 6100as 15301600 7165as 15301600mtwhf South Korea, Radio Korea Intl 15725na 15225os 14301500 Australia, Radio 5995as 6080as 7240as 15301600 UAE, AWR Africa 9475as 9590pa 9625pa 15301600 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 1 1940of 12095af 15400af 15485af 21470af 14301500a Germany, Pan American BC 15650as 21660af 15301600 USA, Voice of America 6160va 9590va 1500 UTC - 10AM EST / 9AM CST / 7AM PST 9760va 9845va 12040va 15550va 15301600 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 12065os 13765as 15001515 Russia, FEBA 7320as 15235as Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13775na 15001528 Vietnam, Voice of 9550va 9840va 12020va 15351300as 13860va 15401600mtwhf Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 13590me Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13775na 15001530 Australia, HCJB. 15425os 15451600 Austria, Radio Austria Intl 13775na 15001530 Mongolia, Voice of 12015eu 15451600twhf Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 13590me 15001530 UK, BBC World Service 6190af 6195cs 15451600as 7105as 11690af 11860af 11940af 12095af 15310as 15400af 15420af 15485af 17790as 17790as21470af 1600 UTC - 11AM EST / 10AM CST / 8AM PST 21490af 21660af Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 13590me 15001545 Zambia, Christian Voice 9555af 16001615mtwhf 4790va 5027af 5080va 15001557 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9635as 1 1975as 16001615 Pakistan, Radio 15100va 15001557 Netherlands, Radio 9345va 9890va 11570va 11835vo 16001627 Iran, Voice of the Islamic Rep 9635as 11650as 6025eu 9565eu 1600 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 16001628s Hungary, Radio Budapest 1500 9550va 9730va 15001600 Australia, Radio 5995as 6080as 7240as 16001628 Vietnam, Voice of 7280va 9475as 9590pa 9625pa 11630va 13860va 13820me 1600 Australia, Voice Intl 15205as 16001630a Germany, Pan American BC 1500 11680as 12015as 15001600as Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625na 16001630 Guam, AWR/KSDA11640as 11690na 1600 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 16001630 Jordan, Radio 1500 9730do 15001600 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 16001630 Myanmar, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 9870pa 1600 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 16001650 1500 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9515am 13655arn 15001600 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 16001659 15001600 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 9515am 13655am 17870am 17820 qm 16001700 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 5995as 6080as 7240as 15001600 China, China Broadcast Network 6100af 16001700 Australia, Radio 7160as 11775as 11965eu 13640eu 9475as 9710as 13635as 13685of 13740na 17490eu 17630af 16001700 Australia, Voice Intl 11840os 1600DIM China, China Broadcast Network 9610va 15205as 1500 Canada, CBC NO SW Service 9625na 15001600 Costa Rica, University Network 9725vo 11870va 16001700a 13750va 16001700 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 15001600a Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 17510as 16001700 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140eu 1600170C Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 15001600 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 15001600 Germany, Overcomer Ministries 61 10eu 1600170C 13810me 16001700 China, China Broadcast Network 6100af 11900of 11940eu11965eu 15001600vl Greece, Voice of7430va 9570of Japan, Radio 6190as 7200as 9505va 13760eu 17490eu 15001600 17510va 11730as 16001700DRM China, China Broadcast Network 13750va Jordan, Radio 11690no 16001700 Costa Rica, University Network 11870va 15001600 5990af 7110of 7165af 15001600DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 16001700 Ethiopia, Radio Malaysia, Radio 7295as 9560af 9704af 11800af 15001600 7170af 9730af 1600 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 16001700 France, Radio France Intl 1500 15605af 17605of 17850af 15001600 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 9870pa 15160af Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 13590me 15001600 North Korea, Voice of 3560af 4405eu 16001700as 9335eu 11710na 13760va 15245va 16001700 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6170as 9795as 15001600vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 11695as Germany, Overcomer Ministries 9845eu 15001600 Russia, Voice of 4965me 4975me 7315of 16001700 7325me 9810eu 11980eu 11985me 16001700DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 7295as DRM Russia, Voice of 5810eu 16001700 Malaysia, Radio 15001600 Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 1600 Singapore, Mediacorp Radio 6150do 16001700 1500 North Korea, Voice of 3560va 9990me 15001600vl South Africa, Channel Africa 17770af 16001700 UK, BBC World Service 15565eu15575me 11545va 15001600 7120va UK, CVC International 15680of 16001700vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light 15001600 11640as vl/ mtwhf UK, Sudan Radio Service 15530va 16001700 Russia, Voice of 6070va 9405as 15001600 12115va15540va USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb 5765usb 11985af 12055va 15001600 9870vo 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb12579usb 16001700 South Korea, Radio Korea Intl 5975va 11815os 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb13855usb 16001700 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl USA, KAIJ 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6015eu 18001830 s Germany, Universal Life 15675of 17001800 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 18001830 17001800 South Africa, AWR Africa 3215af 3345of Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 1 1925af 17001800 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 18001830 Swaziland, TWR 17001800 3200af Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 18001830 UK, BBC World Service 17001800 3255as 5975as China, China Broadcast Network 9695eu 6190af 9510as 11940eu 12095va15400af 13760eu 15420af 17830af 21470af 17001800DRM China, China Broadcast Network 12080va 18001850 17001800 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 11980pa Costa Rica, University Network 11870va 13750va 18001856 Romania, Radio Romania Intl 17001800 Egypt, Radio Cairo 11880af 9635eu 11830eu 18001857 Netherlands, Radio 6020af 9895af 17001800 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190af 17001800wf 11655of Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 13590me 18001859 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 17001800as 7185af 9770af Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 9430me 11875af 17001800 17740af Germany, Overcomer Ministries 9845eu 18001900 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 17001800 Japan, Radio 11775am 9535va 11970eu15355of 18001900mtwhf Argentina, RAE 9690eu 15345eu 17001800DRM Luxembourg, Radio 7145eu 18001900 17001800 Australia, Radio 6080as 7240as 9475as Malaysia, Radio 7295as 9580as 17001800 9710as Malaysia, Voice of 6175as 18001900 Australia, Voice Intl 17001800 Nigeria, Voice of 11685os 15120va 18001900 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 17001800vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 18001900 17001800 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do Russia, Voice of 7390eu 9405as 9820eu 18001900 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 9890eu 6160do 11510af 11985af 18001900 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 17001800 South Africa, Channel Africa 15285af 18001900 17001800 China, China Broadcast Network 9695eu UK, BBC World Service 3915as 5975as 11940eu 13760eu 6195eu 7160as 9510as 12095va 18001900DRM China, China Broadcast Network 12080va 15310as 15565va 18001900 17001800 Costa Rica, University Network 11870va13750va UK, CVC 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MONITORING TIMES December 2005 6090do Philippines, Radio Pilipinos 11720va15190va 1900 2000 Nigeria, Radio/Kaduna 4770do 1800 1900 4990do 17720va 1900 2000 Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do Russia, Voice of 9480eu 9745af 9820eu 1900 2000 Nigeria, Voice of7255va 1800 1900 9975eu 9890eu 11510of 1900 2000 North Korea, Voice of 4405eu Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 3965eu 11910eu 11535eu 1800 1900 4960do 1800 1900 UK, BBC World Service 6195eu 9410eu 1900 2000 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 12095me 15310me 1900 2000 Papua New Guinea, NBC 4890do 7120va 1800 1900 UK, CVC International 9765af 1900 2000vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light 7380eu 9890eu 1800 1900 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb5765Lsb 1900 2000 Russia, Voice of 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 1900 2000 vl/DRM Russia, Voice of 5820eu 12133usb 12579usb13362usb 13855usb 1900 2000 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do Sierra Leone, SLBS 3316do 18001900 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 13815no 1900 2000 irreg/ vl USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 15590na 1900 2000 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15720po 1900 2000 mtwhf 1900 2000 JSA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 3230af 6085af 13695af 13800af 17795af 17845af 1900 UTC 2PM EST , 1PM CST / 11AM PST 18930af 18980va 1900 2000 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af Congo, RN Congolaise 4765af 5985af 1900 2000 vl Zimbabwe, ZBC Corp 5975do 19001915 11635of 11715af Turkey, Voice of 9785eu 1915 1930vl Libya, Voice of Africa 19001920 Armenia, Voice of 4810eu 9965as 19001928 Vietnam, Voice of 7280va 9730va 1925 1945 Libya, Voice of Africa 11715af 19001930 Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 6015me 1930 1945vl Belarus, Radio 7105eu 7280eu 19001930a Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 9430af 1930 2000 mthf Germany, Bible Voice Broadcasting 9430af 1930 Germany, Universal Life 13820me 1930 2000 as 1900 Iron, Voice of the Islamic Rep 7205eu 9800eu 19001930 Lithuania, Radio Vilnius 9710eu 1930 2000 Philippines, Radio Pilipinas 1 1720va 15190va 9925af 11860af 19001930 7345eu 17720va 1930 2000 Slovakia, Radio Slovakia Intl 5915eu 1900 1945 India, All India Radio 7410eu 9445af 1930 2000 Sweden, Radio 6065va 11620eu 11935af 13605af 1930 2000 ws UK, Salamo Radio 11885va 9950eu 9760eu 15075of 15155af 17670af 1935 1955 Italy, RAI Intl 6035eu 6225eu 7530eu 1900 2000 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 1945 2000 mtwhfo Albania, Radio Tirana Australia, Radio 6080as 7240as 9500as 1945 2000vl Rwanda, Radio 6055do 1900 2000 4005eu 5885eu 9580as 9710as 1950 2000 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7250eu 9645eu 19002000 Australia, Voice Intl 11685as 19002000 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 19002000 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 19002000 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160do 2000 UTC - 3PM EST / 2PM CST / 12PM PST 19002000 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 7295va 20002015 s Germany, Pan American BC 9430af 19002000 China, China Broadcast Network 11590va 9440af 11940eu 20002025 Israel, Kol Israel 6280va 7545va China, China Broadcast Network 12080va 15640of 19002000 DRM 9800eu Costa Rica, University Network 11870va13750va 20002027 Iran, Voice of the Islamic Rep7205eu 19002000 11860af 19002000 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190of 9925af Hungary, Radio Budapest 3975eu 6025eu 19002000 Germany, Deutsche Welle 12025of 15470af 20002028 Germany, Overcomer Ministries 13810me 20002030 Australia, Voice Intl 11685as 19002000 Mongolia, Voice of 12015eu 19002000 vl Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 3366do 4915do 20002030 South Africa, AWR Africa 9655af 19002000 vl Greece, Voice of7430va 20002030 Liberia, ELWA 4760do 20002030 Swaziland, TWR 3200af 19002000 UK, Salama Radio 11885va 19002000 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 20002030ws Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 20002030 USA, Voice of America 4930af 4940cf 19002000vl 13670af 15410af 6060do 6175do 9850af 11975af 7120af 9895of 15445af 19002000 Netherlands, Radio 1 1625of 11655af 17810af 20002030 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 9755af Netherlands, Radio 15315no17660no 13765of 19002000 as 15315no17660na 17735na 20002057as Netherlands, Radio 17735na 19002000 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15720po Spain, Radio Exterior Espana9570af 15290eu 19002000 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Montenegro, Intl Radio 6100eu 20002100DRM China, China Broadcast Network 12080va 21002130mtwhf UK, BBC World Service 11675am 20002100 Costa Rica, University Network 13750va 21002145 Nigeria, Radio/Ibadan 6050do 2000 2100 Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 15190af 21002157DRM China, China Broadcast Network 12080va 20002100 Germany, Deutsche Welle 9735af 9830af 21002159 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 5850eu 9770eu 12025af 15410af 15180am 20002100 Germany, Overcomer Ministries 13810me 21002159as Spain, Radio Exterior Espana 9570va 2000 9840va 2100vl Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 3366do 4915do 21002200 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775am 20002100 Indonesia, Voice of 9525as 1 1785pa 21002200 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310do 15150a1 4835irr 20002100vl Italy, IRRS 5775va 21002200 Australia, Radio 9660as 11650as 20002100 11660as Liberia, ELWA 4760do 12080pa 13630pa 15515pa 20002100 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 21002200 Austria, AWR Europe 2000 9715af 2100vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 21002200 Canada, CFRX 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Radio Cairo 11885no Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310do 2300 0000 2200 2300 2300 0000 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6070as 9555of 4835irr 9815as Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 2200 2300 Germany, Deutsche Welle 9800na Australia, ABC NT Tennant Creek 4910do 2300 0000 DRM 2200 2300 Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 3366do 4915do Australia, Radio 13630as 13630as 15230os 2300 0000 vl 2200 2300 2300 0000 Guyana, Voice of 3291do 15240pa 15515pa 21740po India, All India Radio 9705as 9950as 7500eu 2300 0000 2200 2300 Bulgaria, Radio 5800eu 11620as 11645as 13605as Canada, CBC NQ SW Service 9625na 2200 2300 smtwhf 2300 0000 Malaysia, Radio 7295as 2200 2300 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 2300 0000 vl Namibia, Namibian BC Corp 3270do 3290do 2200 2300 Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do 6060do 6175do 6160do 2200 2300 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 2300 0000 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675pa 2200 2300 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 2300 0000 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 4960do 2200 2300 DRM Canada, Radio Canada 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6090do 2300 0000 USA, Voice of America 12140as 2200 2300 Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do 4990do 2300 0000 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 5110no 7415na 2200 2300 Papua New Guinea, Catholic Radio 4960do 9330na 2200 2300 vl Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light7120va 2300 0000 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 2200 2300 vl/DRM Russia, Voice of 5820eu 2300 0000 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL9355va 9975va 2200 2300 Sierra Leone, Radio UNAMSIL 6137do 2300 0000 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 7520na 2200 2300 irreg/ vl Sierra Leone, SLBS 3316do 2300 0000 mtwhfa USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9495am 2200 2300vl Solomon Islands, SIBC 5020do 9545do 2300 0000 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 9320am 2200 2300 Taiwan, Radio Taiwan Intl 15600eu 2300 0000 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 13595am 2200 2300 UK, BBC World Service 5965as 5975am 2300 0000 as USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 6195as 7105as 9605va 9740as 2300 0000 USA, WRMI Miami FL 9955am 11955as 15400of 2300 0000 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370na 2200 2300 USA, AFRTS 4319usb 5446usb 5765usb 2300 0000 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 5070na 7465na 7590usb 7812usb 12133usb 12579usb 9985na 12160na 12133usb 12579usb 13362usb 13855usb 2300 0000 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 3185no 5050na 2200 2300 USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 13815na 5085na 5745na 6890na 2200 2300 USA, KTBN Salt Lake City UT 15590na 2300 0000 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 11740va 15255vo 2200 2300 USA, Voice of America 7215va 12140os 17750va 15185vo 15290va 15305va 17740va 2300 0000 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965of 17820vo 2300 2315 Nigeria, Radio/Koduna 4770do 6090do 2200 2300 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk ME 5110no 7415na 2300 2315 Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do 9330na 17495na 2300 2330 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080os 13620as 2200 2300 USA, WBOH Newport NC 5920am 13630pa 15230pa 15240pa 21740pa 2200 2300 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL9355va 9975va 2300 2330 UK, BBC World Service 3915as 5965as 2200 2300 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 11765na 6195as 9605as 9740as 11945as 2200 2300 mtwhfa USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9495am 11955as 15280as 2200 2300 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 13570am 2300 2330 USA, Voice of America 9570va 13755va 2200 2300 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490am 13595am 15145va 2200 2300 as USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385am 2300 2356 Romania, Radio Romania Intl6140eu 7265eu 2200 2300 USA, WRMI Miami FL 9955am 9645eu 11940na 2200 2300 USA, WTJC Newport NC 9370no 2300 2359 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 6100am 2200 2300 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 7465na 9985na 2330 0000 Australia, Radio 9660as 12080as 13620as 12160na 13845na 13630pa 15230pa 15415pa17750po 2200 2300 USA, WWRB Manchester TN 6890no 11920na 17795pa 21740po 2200 2300 USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 11740va 15770va 2330 0000 Burma, Dem Voice of Burma9435eu Zambia, Christian Voice 4965af 2330 0000 Lithuania, Radio Vilnius 9875na 2200 2300 11945as 2205 2230 Italy, RAI Intl 6090as 2330 0000 UK, BBC World Service 9740as 11955as 15280as 2215 2230vl Croatia, Croatian Radio 9925na Libya, Voice of Africa 7320af 2330 0000 USA, Voice of America 7260va 13725va 2223 2228 7345of 2230 2257 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl5930na 7345af 2330 2357 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl5930na 2230 2259 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 6160as 7195as 2330 2358 Vietnam, Voice of 9840as 12020va

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 51 ILCOM MONITORING MIUTARY COMMUNICATIONS Larry Van Horn, N5FPW 101'1\10111101'11(a 111,,1111e,1111.;11Ille\,(.0111

50 Years of Tracking Santa

For the last 49 years on Christmas Eve, 269.325 Jacksonville IAP, FL Approach/Departure Control the United States military has performed 270.400 NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOU 270.600 FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL ['Bristol'-LVH) a special mission - tracking Santa Claus. 223.550 Daytona, FL RCAG Jacksonville Center Who is the military organization that performs 273.900 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW 282.300 Alma, GA RCAG Jacksonville Center [Ultra High Altitude- this service? - North American Aerospace De- Courtesy of Analytical Graphics Inc LVH] fense Command (NORAD). 282.600 NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOCC 228 800228 900 252.000 254 200 275 000276 400276 650277 600 283.700 MacDill AFB, FL [Base TOY Aircraft Operations-LVHj "Good" parents and kids will enjoy watch- 279 400 282 600 285 900 295 800 298 300300 125316 300320 900 284.500 ing the Jolly Old Elf during his worldwide FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL [`Sealord"-LVH] 328.000 338 400 362.300 364.200 364 800387 000 285.650 Savannah, GA RCAG Jacksonville Center travels on "Santa Cams" linked to computers 285.725 Avon Park, FL Range [Range Control/Operations-NH] Alaska NORAD Region 290.350 and television sets around the country. NORAD Eglin AFB Arrival [I show this is a High Altitude Jay ARTCC 229 100 238.400 240.200 254 500 254 600 261.600 261 700261800262 400 freq-LVH) even has a website set up to report on Santa's 264 400 269 900 278 000287 500288 400288 500291000293 200 292.200 Avon Pork, FL Range [Range Control/Operations-WI] 197 600 297 800 315 400325.000325 800364 200397800 travels at http://www.noradsanta.org/ 292.700 NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOU NORAD won the honor of tracking Santa as 298.300 NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOU Canada NORAD Region a part of their real mission in the defense of this 299.500 Colin AFB, FL 33FW discrete 234 700 307.250 Si. Augustine, Ft RCAG Jacksonville Center country - to deter, detect and defend. It is played 308.925 Beaufort WAS [Merritt Field), SC VFA-86 Air -to -Air Hawaii Air Defense out on a daily basis in the skies over the United 314.050 Tyndall AFB, FL "Whetstone Control' [Ground Control Intercept 259.000 264.800 267.800 284.000 288.200 States and Canada. NORAD's mission involves Operations-LVH] 314.200 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW Northeast Air Defense Sector the protection of our borders and airspace from 314.300 Tyndall AFB, FL 53d TEG/85th TES 225.000 225.800 228.700 228800 228.900229 100234600235 800 317.600 Lowell, FL RCAG Jacksonville Center attack, and protection for selected government 235.900 239.200 239 400250 800251.800254 200255800258 000 323.200 Brooksville, FL RUG Miami Center leaders when they fly on government aircraft. 259.600 260.900 262.150263.600271.000273 400275000277 600 339.700 FACSfACJadsonville, FL 278.200 278.400 282 500282 600284 800288 000288350288 400 And if you have a milair band capable scanner, 341.100 FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL CCl/ACM 292 400 292.800 293 600297.700298 800303 900309500312 000 342.100 you can get in on the NORAD action from just NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOCC 312.800 316.200 316.300318 100318 400320 600320.900324 000 343.000 Jacksonville Re FL 125FW about anywhere in the continental U.S. 326 400 327.200 327.900328.000338 400338 800342100347 400 346.250 St. Augustine, FL RUG Jacksonville Center 348.800 351 600 357 100357.200358 850360 700362300364 200 Table One is a list of NORAD frequencies 351.800 Jacksonville IAP, FL Approach/Departure 371.000 371.800 376.200379000379 800384 000386000387 000 you should put in a bank/system of your scanner 351.900 Orlando IAP, FL Approach/Departure 389 200 394 800 396 800399 000 and monitor for activity. You don't need to live 353.950 Eglin AFB, FL Blue air 354.725 Unknown usr/usage Southeast Air Defense Sector near a military base to hear NORAD commu- 357.000 Pinecastle Range, FL [Range Control/Operations-LVH] 225.600 228.000 228 400 228800 228 900234.600234700238 500 357500 Tyndall AFB, FL Usage unknown nications. In our post 9/11 world, major events 251 000 251.250 252 000254 200256 600263.200264.400265.400 361.400 Tyndall AFB, FL 'Hydra Control' [Command Post-LVH] (sports, parades, national conventions, etc) and 270.200 270.400 274 400275 000277 600278 400278600282 400 377.050 Jacksonville IAP, FL Approach/Departure 282.600 287 800 288 400288 700288.900292.700293600295.800 VIP movements can trigger a NORAD Combat 379.250 Melbourne, FL RUG Miami Center 298.300 298 500 302 400306 400316.360320 600325.500328.000 382 600 Flight Test [Nationwide -CM] ;Air Patrol (CAP). So keep these frequencies 338.400 342 600 344.000356 000364 200369 000375100386.200 handy and you may be pleasantly surprised 383.000 Patrick AFB, FL Command Post [Consolidated CP-LVH) 387 800 392.800 397 250 387 000 Daytona Beach, FL Approach/Departure

who you may hear on NORAD frequencies. 388 350 Tyndall AFB, FL W-4706 Common [F-15 Red Air Mis- Western Air Defense Sector sion)-LVH] And congratulations to NORAD on their 50th 225.000 228 600 228 800 228 900 234 600234 700235300235 800 393 800 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW anniversary of tracking the big guy! 235 900 238 000 238 400238 SOO 238 600238 700239700243 500 399 800 Tyndall AFB, FL 325FW Supervisor of Flying 251 000 251.900 252 000254 200256 600260 800260900261 400 261 900 262.325 262 400262 800263 200264 900265400267 000 270 200 271.000 274 400275 000275 900276 400277600279 400 + SE Milcom Freqs 281 500 281.600 282 600284 600 FAA ARTCC Frequency List 287 800288 400292700293 600 294 400 295.800 298 100298 400 Our old friend Jack NeSmith checksin I malty, in this month's FAA Air Route Traf- 298 500300 125302400306 400 with the following list of frequencies he has 309 400 316.300 320 600321.300324 000325 500327900328 000 fic Control Center report we are going to take a 336 600 338.400 340 600341 500341 800342 300344000346 200 recently monitored from his Florida listening 348.200 348.400 351 500 look at the Chicago and Minneapolis Centers in 354.200355 200356 000359800360 400 post. Thanks, Jack. 364.200364.300369 000374.000375 100377 000386000386 200 Table Two. For the background on the Air Route 387 800 390 200 392 800394.200397 800398 000

227.075 Eglin AFB, FL W -470A [Only thingI hove is 125F1V/159FS Traffic Control Centers, check out our Milcom NORAD (AP Air-to-Air-LVH] column in the June 2005 issue of MT. 227.400 Unknown So until next month, 73, we hope you have Table Two: Chicago and Minneapolis ARTCC 234 800 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW 236 250 a safe and happy holiday season and good hunt- St. Augustine, FL Grumman 'Echo Base' Frequency List 237 800 NAS Jacksonville, FL ing. 251.250 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW CHICAGO ARTCC 253 700 Jacksonville IAP, FL 125FW Aurora, IL 254 275 Unknown RCAG Jacksonville Center [Live Oak MOA-LVH] Table One: NORAD Frequencies 121.500/243.000 low: Aero Emergency/Distress/ 254.325 Lake City, FL RCAG Jacksonville Center Calling 256 600 NORAD Southeast Air Defense SOCC NORAD HF (kHz, mode various) 123.750/354.000 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 257 500 Tyndall AFB, FL W -470A Common 3210.5 40851 4959.5 5068.0 6795.0 6834.5 7811.0 8967.0 9023.0 9230.0 Bradford, IL 263 400 Jacksonville NAS (Towers Field), FL VS -24 Squadron Com- 10280.0 10647.0 114411 120601 14894.0 157151 185321 20855.0 124350/398.900 Low: Approach/Departure Services mon 208701 208731 25340.0 26818.0 26910.0 29270.0 Burlington, IA 164 625 Avon Park, FL Range (Bravo Range) 135.600/370.950 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 266.500 Florida 'A' Track AAR [This also an Aerial Refueling ACC NORAD VHF (MHz, NFM) Cedar Rapids, IA Random Tracks CONUSLVH] 138.000 138.025 138.200 138.225 139.150 139.925 148.125 148.150 132.800/328.400 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 267.500 FACSFAC Jacksonville, FL ["Sealorcr-LVH] Chicago (Aurora), IL 269 250 Orlando, FL RCAG Jacksonville Center NORAD UHF Nationwide (AM mode) 125.200 Low/High

52 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 High: Special Use TSU 272 700 Low/High Washington, IA 321.300 323 200 Low/High 125 575/385 600 High Lincoln, NE 385 500 Low/High 133 350/297.400 High 119.525/269.175 High: Approach/Departure Services Chicago Heights, IL 134325/239.300 High Mankato, MN Unknown RCAG 124.725124.825/343.700127 325/380.050 132.950/272.700 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 135.000/306.900 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 128.525132 625/353 850282 375348 750 Crown Point, IN Marquette, MI 386.650 127 800/387 050 low 243.000 High Discrete: Military Aero Emergency/Dis- Danville, IL tress/Calling 135.750/353 950. Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC Aberdeen. SD Marysville, KS Des Moines, IA Low Discrete Approoch/Departise Services Approach/Departure Ser- 127 050/319.800...._., Low: Approach/Departure Services 120 600/371.900 126.400/317.700 Low Discrete Alexandria, MN Des Planes, IL vices 126100/269 200 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 120 325/317 400 Low Discrete 134.225/282.300 High 133 400/281.550 High Approach/Departure Services 128 650/298.900 Low Mason City, IA 243 000 Low/High:Military Aero Emergeary/Distress/Coll- 133 200/360 800 Low Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services ing 127.300/380.200 Downers Grove, IL High Alpena, MI 134.250/263.100 127 600/363.200 ... Low 125 475/269.450 Low. Approach/Departure Services Minot, ND 135 750 Low Bemidji, MN 118.900/319.100 Low 338 300 Low Special Military Use 134.750/251.100 Low Discrete: Approach/Deportue Services Low/High Discrete: Approach/Departure 364.800 High. Special Use TSU < Amber -03 127.600/279.600 Bismark, ND Dubuque. IA Services 125.600/281.500 Low/High Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 125.225/285.500 High Mosinee, WI Brainerd, MN 127.775/343.600 High 124.400/317.700 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 118.050/239.000 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 133.950/281.400 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services O'Neill, NE Darwin, MN Fort Wayne, IN 125 500/323.100 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 128.000/385.500 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 119.850/362.300 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services: Aerial Des Moines, IA 135.875/353.150 High: Approach/Departure Services refueling route AR -16 East exit 118.825/279.550 High Omaha, NE 119.600/290.400 Low Discrete: Approach/ 126.325/269.100...._ High 125.650/306.950 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services Departure Services Goshen, IN 135 775/37211 High 127 550/263.100 low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 128.150/346.300 Low: Approach/Departure Services Dickinson, ND 133 900/317.600 Low 134.350 Low 124.250/380.300 Low Discrete: Approach/Deportt re Services 135.900/317.600 Low: Approach/Departure Services 256.700 High 321.300 High: Special Use TSU < Amber -06 -> Grand Rapids, MI High: Special Use TSC Duluth, MN 321.300 126.125/319.100 . High 127.900/281A50 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services Oscoda, MI Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 134.950/287.900 134.550/290.500...... _ Low/High 118.525/251.150 Low: Approach/Depa lure Services Hampshire, IL 134 675 Pellston, MI 133.350/381.400... Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 321 300 High: Special Use TSU < Amber -06c 132.425/336.400 High 134.200/348 700 Low Dupree, SD 134.600/354.050 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services Horicon, WI 126.800/263.000 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services: Aerial High: Special Use TSU 132.225/327.800 High refueling route AR -12L exit 321.300 High Aerial refueling route AR312 exit Pierre, SD 132 750/263.000 Eau Claire. WI 135.550/343 900.. Low 125 300/335 600 low Discrete. Approach/Departse Services 125.100/269.100 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Seices Jones, MI 133 750/353.900 High 134.800/228.500 High 120.225/269350.. High [stanch, MI 243.000 Low/High: Military Ae,ci Emergency/Distress/ 125.975/254300.. High 127 650 Low Discrete Approach/Departjre Services Calling Konkokee, IL Fairmont, MN 317.500 High: Aerial refueling route AR -12H East 118.225/353.550 High 127 750/257.700 Low: Approach/Departure Servrtes Princeton, MN 120.125/256000 Low Forgo, ND 121.050/397.900 Low Discrete: Approcxh/Deporture Services 132 500/258.100 Low- Approach/Departure Services 127 350/278.300 Low/High Discrete Approach/Departure Services Lafayette, IN Farmington, MN Redwood Falls, MN 123.850/393.000. Low Discrete Approach/Departure Services 121 500/243.000 low/High: : Civilian/Military Aero Emergency/Die 119.875/263.050 High Leroy, IL tress/Calling 127.100/290.200 Low Discrete: Approcch/Departure Services 119 225/307 250... Low 133 700/381.650 Low Discrete 133.075/269.500 High Lone Rock, WI Fort Dodge, IA Rhinelander, WS 133 300/380.350 Low Discrete Approach/Departure Services Low Discrete, Approach/Departure Services 134 000/288.300 123.725/316.150 High Maple Park, IL Grand Forks, ND 133.650/281.500 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 127.075/299.100 Low Discrete 132 150/269.600 High Discrete Approach/Departure Services Rochester, MN Milford, IL 321 300 High: Special Use TSU Amber -06> 120.175 Low Grand Island, NE 132.350/307.300 Low: Approach/Departure Services

125.050/284.700 Low. Approach/Departure Services 126 050 . . Low Roseau, MN 132.500 High Green Bay, WI 127.800/256.900 Low Discrete: Approcch/Departure Services 135.400 High 125.550/370 900 Low Discrete. Approach/Deporure Services Saginaw, MI 353.800 High Hastings, NE 118.050/282.200 Low Discrete 377 200 High 119 400/278.800 Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services Sawyer, MN Milwaukee, WI 135100/307.200 High 119.100/290.200 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 125.100/323.100 Low Discrete 243.000. High: Military Aero Emergency/Distress/Calling Sioux City, IA 132.300/360.600.. Low Hayward, WI 134 750/291 700. Low 126.450/276.400 Law Discrete Approach/Departure Services 119.725/363.100 High Discrete 364 800 Low.Special Use TSU- Amber -03 Houghton, MI 124.100/269.000 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services: Moline, IL 127200/379.100 Low Discrete. Approach/Depadure Services Aerial refueling route AR -105 east/west and 118750/351 700 Low: Approach/Departure Services 243 000 Low: Military Aero Emergency Distress/Calling AR -607 High 135 825/385 650 Ultra High 273 500 Sioux Foils, SD 321 300 High Special Use TSU Monee, IL 132.050/317.400 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 133425/360.750 Ultra High Huron, SD 321.300 High: Special Use TSU Muskegon, MI 126.250/339.800 High Discrete' Approach 'Departure Ser- Swinns Valley, WI 132 275/254 350 High Discrete Approach/Departure Services vices 134.850/352.000 Low Discrete Oshkosh, WI International Falls, MN 127 000/387 100 Low Discrete Approach/Departure Services 135.700/307.900 High Discrete 120.900/377.100 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 132 100/319 250 Low Traverse City, MI Iron Mountain, MI Ottumwa, IA 132.900/338.300 Low DiscreteApproach/Departure Ser- Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 118150/354.100. Low Discrete Approach/Departure Services 121.250/322.500 vices 133.450 High Pullman, MI 243.000 Low/High: Military Aero Emergency/Distress/ Low Discrete. Approach/Departure Services 128.500/269.600. Ironwood, MI Calling Rockford, IL 135.550 Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services 317.450 High 120 375/279.650. High Discrete Jamestown, ND Watertown, SD Roseville, IN 124.200/270.300 High Discrete: Approach/Departure High 128.500/306.200 Low: Approach/Departure Services: Aerial 120.975/343.950 Services: Aerial refueling -auto AR - 125.375/370.850. Low Discrete refueling route AR: 6H/L east/west 453/606/619 350 350 Low/High CiscreteHilltop MOA White Cloud, MI 125.600/281.500 Low: Approach/Departure Services South Bend, IN 120.850/322.350 Low Discrete: Apprcoch/Departure Services La Crosse, WI 135 350/273.600 High Discrete 132.550/335.65 High Volk Field, WI 118.850 High: Approach/Departure Services 125.050/269.650 Low Approach/Departure Services 128.600/363.00C Low Discrete: Approach/Departure Services

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 53 AM BAN DSCAN THE WORLD OF DOMESTIC BROADCASTING Doug Smith (1011t;Nmillto monitoritigiimi,%.com

State -by -State: Way OutWest

The Rocky Mountains seem to form a directional and don't favor the east. However,ated, forming the United Radio Broadcasters of formidable barrier against AM RF. If KFBK has been heard (and pretty well) at my New Orleans. At the height of the relief effort, you live in the West you may not realize Nashville -area location. Listen for both ofa press release indicated fifteen stations were just how hard the next six states are to log from these. simulcasting recovery and relief information. the East. If you live in the East, you won't need Elsewhere in the Golden State... Fresno is any convincing! Two independently -owned stations in Lake home to Radio Unica, Spanish -language KWRU- Charles and Jennings, outside the hurricane 940. Simi Valley's KIRN-670 is a 35,000 -watt California: area, also participated in the group. One other Farsi-language station, broadcasting to Iranian station well outside the area carried United Radio I suppose it's no surprise the most populous immigrants in Los Angeles. San, Diego is home state is also home to the most AM stations. And Broadcasters programs - WHRI shortwave in to one of a very small number of stations that South Carolina. Shortwave frequencies included I suppose it's no surprise that the state with the uses more power at night than during the day. 5835, 9840, 11785, and 15285 kHz. If you heard most stations also offers many reasonable DX KFMB-760 is limited to 5,000 watts daytime, an unexplained WWL-870 relay on shortwave, targets. On the other hand, for Easterners, miti- to protect a 740 station in the Catalina Islands. WHRI is what you heard. gating against that California logging is sheer The Avalon station goes off the air at sunset, and distance. (Those of you on the West Coast, fed For several days, WWL-870 operated at half KFMB is allowed to increase power to 50,000 power voluntarily, to conserve generator fuel. up with a dialful of the Golden State, please have watts - however, it must use a directional antenna A bit over a week after the storm, commercial some sympathy!) Still, California is the easiest to protect WJR, Detroit. Despite the high power, of the Western states. electricity was back on at the WWL transmitter KFMB remains a difficult catch in the East. and full -power operation resumed. Most New We'll start this month's tour in Los Ange- Three expanded -band stations are found les. LA offers two 50,000 -watt non -directional Orleans transmitters were outside the flooded around the state. KDIA-1640 is a religious sta- area, as were most FM and TV transmitters in stations: KFI-640 and KNX-1070. Whichone tion in Vallejo, near San Francisco; KFOX-1650 is easier? In my opinion it's a wash. It depends the Biloxi/Gulfport area, so the real problem is Korean from Torrance, near Los Angeles; for restoring reliable service has been electric on which frequency is clearer in your area. KFI and KFSG- I 690 carries a variety ofprogram- power. lost its tower to a wayward airplane earlier this ming from Roseville near Sacramento. All three WWL-TV was also credited with doing an year, but I'd be surprised if they aren't back uphave been heard in the East, but none areeasy to full power by the time you read this. excellent job providing information both during catches. and after the storm. (It should be noted that WWL The hardest region to log from the eastern radio and WWL-TV are no longer co -owned.) Best Bets for logging California U.S. is the Pacific Northwest. We'll address this The TV transmitter survived, but the stationwas region next time. Los Angeles: KFI-640, KNX-1070 reportedly signing off the air between Ilpm and San Francisco:KNBR-680, KCBS-740, KDIA- 5am to conserve generator fuel. The WWL-TV 1640 studios were destroyed by the storm; the station Sacramento: KFBK-1530 + Katrina It is, of course, impossible to ignore thehas been using studio facilities at Louisiana largest natural disaster in American history. I State University in Baton Rouge. WDSU-TV was similarly reported using temporary studio Other 50,000 -watt clear -channel stations in have not heard of any broadcasters or DXers facilities at co -owned WESH-TV in Orlando. LA include KSPN-710, KMPC-1540, KTNQ- losing their lives to the storm, though I fear that's 1020, KDIS-1110, and KBLA-1580. KMXE- only because of poor communications. (Yes, You've probably heard about local public 830 in Orange County reduces power to 20kW even at this late date information continues toofficials commandeering buses and other equip- ment and materials for hurricane relief. In St. at night, but is still occasionally heard in the East be incomplete. Survivors have better things to with their Spanish -language format. do!) Several days after the hurricane, at least Tammany Parish north of Lake Pontchartrain, Up the coast a bit is San Francisco. The one TV station didn't yet know whether its tower local officials commandeered a radio station. WASO-730, a 250 -watt daytimer, had run a City by the Bay only has one 50,000 -wattnon - survived; they'd not been able to get an engineer news/talk format before being taken off the air directional station, KNBR-680. This is also the to the site to check. But, as it turns out, their tower easiest California station to log at my location; was intact, and so was everyone else's. I've not by the Federal Trade Commission for failing to pay a legal judgement. Parish officials were using some winter mornings it's easy copy on a cheap heard of any station losing its tower to Katrina! the station to broadcast emergency information bedside portable here in the Nashville Buildings and transmitters, on the other hand, area. to local residents. Other Bay Area stations with powerful signals have not fared nearly as well. There is considerable interest in storm include KCBS-740, KGO-810, KTCT- I 050, Anyone who's listened to the AM band dur- cov- erage outside the immediate New Orleans area. KFAX-1100, and KYCY- 1550. In a rare long- ing previous hurricanes will not be surprised to Some of the interest is from displaced New Or- distance move, Modesto's KTRB-860 holdsa hear WWL-870 has done a job the radio industry leanians; some from people with relatives there; permit to move to San Francisco and increase can be proud of. The station was off the air bnefly and some from people with no connection to the power to 50,000 watts. At this writing the move at the height of the storm - then surprised many has not yet taken place, but rumors suggest it's by returning a few hours later. Turned out the city except concern for its future. WWL-TV's iminent. generator at the transmitter site failed, and it signal was being uplinked to satellite; digital Moving inland, we find California's took a few hours to get an engineer out there to TV stations outside New Orleans used this feed capital city. Sacramento has two 50,000-wat- fix it. to rebroadcast WWL-TV on a subchannel. As ters: KHTK-1140 and KFBK- I 530. Both are Rivals Clear Channel and Entercom cooper- mentioned earlier, WWL Radio and the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans were also 54 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 simulcast on WHRI Shortwave. is still up on http://www.evacuationradioser- that no stations on 880 or 890 kHz are authorized United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans vices.org for IBOC operation. The lack of IBOC on these ("URBNO") wrapped up their mission in early One must wonder what the long-term con- frequencies probably greatly enhanced the abil- October. Hurricane relief operations continue to sequences of the storm will be for New Orleans ity of displaced New Orleanians to keep up with dominate the news along the Gulf (not to men- broadcasters. It looks likely the infrastructure the news over WWL. Four stations on 850 and tion the rest of the country) but radio and TV are can be repaired fairly quickly. However, much860 arc authorized for IBOC, though I suspect gradually returning to normal. of the audience is gone. Over the course of a KFUO-850 (near St. Louis) is the only one that New Orleans wasn't the only place hard-hit few days, Baton Rouge has become the largest could generate significant interference. I hate to by this storm. The Mississippi coast was also city in Louisiana. Many New Orleanians arethink what would have happened if WLS was devastated. WLOX-TV lost its studio -transmit- saying they will not return to the city after it's radiating a digital sideband in the 875-880 kHz ter link tower - and much of their studio roof. rebuilt. Rumors suggest some broadcast stations spectrum... WTNI-1640, the main news/talk station on the will suspend operations if advertising revenue Mississippi Coast, was off the air for several doesn't begin coming in soon. I think it's likely some smaller radio stations in the region will not + New station guides days. Ten days after the storm, WTNI was back. Nec\ editions of both major domestic sta- resume operation. Like the major New Orleans stations, WTNI was tion guides are out. The National Radio Club The consequences of this storm will be with simulcasting with a number of area FMs with a has released the 26th Edition of their AM Radio most elements of American society for years to format of relief information and classic rock. Log. As you might imagine, the Log lists U.S. come. Broadcasting will be no exception. They're now back to their regular talk format. and Canadian AM stations, including technical, Stations in Hattiesburg and Meridian, Missis- address, and format information. The Log is sippi, were also reported knocked off the air by $25.95 in the U.S.; see http://www.nrcdxas.org Katrina. Rita Thankfully, Hurricane Rita weakened con- for more information. Houston, Texas, didn't suffer any damage siderably before striking, and moved cast, sparing As for FM, the first new edition of the FM from Katrina. It did, however, become at least Houston and Galveston. However, damage in the Atlas since 2003 is now available. This publica- temporary home to thousands of hurricane Beaumont, Port Arthur, Lake Charles area was tion, too, offers technical, address, and program evacuees. Within a week, evacuees in the Reliant severe. Rumors suggest one Port Arthur, Texas, format information on stations in the U.S. and Complex received their own radio station. LPFM AM station lost its tower and another area AM Canada (also Mexico). The 20th Edition is S22 advocates obtained an emergency temporary suffered tower damage. All FM and TV stations from FM Atlas, P.O. Box 336, Esko MN 55733- license for a station inside the arena on 95.3 arc believed to have survived the storm pretty0336. See http://members.aol.com/fmatlas/ MHz. It took a few more days to clear up local much unscathed. As in New Orleans, Houston home.html for more info. red tape and get the station on the air - from an and Beaumont radio stations performed a critical Airstream trailer outside in the Astrodome park- duty providing storm information. ing lot instead of inside the dome as planned. The + `Ti' next month volunteer -operated station's official call letters Hearing anything interesting? Write me at were KH5XIM; they also called themselves + IBOC News 7540 Highway 64 West, Brasstown NC 28902- "KAMP". KH5XIM left the air on September After Katrina, I did a quick check on the 0098, or by email to dougsmith@monitoringtim 18th, its mission accomplished. Their website FCC's CDBS website. I was surprised to learnes.com. Good DX!

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Winter Activities and theYaesu VX-170

Well, another winter is here again, building the mountain and has done some of charger takes about ten hours for a full charge after a long, hot summer. I look for- the cardboard weaving work. John and I are from the time that the radio indicates the bat- ward to winter - The cold weather both members of the National Model Railroad tery needs to be charged. The manual indicates sometimes makes for clear, crisp VHF signals Association (NMRA) and John has the distinc- that prolonged charging (24 hours or more) can on the railroad band. We will try to hear all we tion of being Master Model Railroader #316 in lead to early failure of the battery pack. A quick can this winter while staying warm indoors. the NMRA. John's status as a Master Model charger is also available, and the radio may be Winter is also a good time to work on that Railroader is similar to me being an Extra Class powered from an external source or the cigar model railroad layout in the spare room, attic, amateur radio operator - both a lot of work to lighter of a vehicle through a special EDC5B or the basement. I am making great progress on earn the title. power cord. I have one and know that it also my railroad layout. Some of my buddies drop by Now on to this month's column. works with the VX- 150. on Saturday mornings to work on the railroad The receiver is a double -conversion su- and to have a good time in fellowship. Then at perheterodyne with intermediate frequencies lunchtime, we go eat lunch in Grabill, Indiana, Railmonitoring with Yaesu of 21.7 MHz and 450 kHz. The sensitivity is I had heard about Yaesu's new VX-170 and sit by the railroad tracks to watch trains. rated at 0.2 microvolts for 12 dB SINAD in the handheld, which was introduced in August of 160 MHz receive range. The selectivity is 12 this year as an update to the VX-150. Vertex - kHz/35 kHz (-6 dB/-60dB). The audio output Mountains in the Standard is a U.S. company that sells radios is 700 milliwatts into the I6 -ohm speaker with under the Yaesu name. I have been very fond basement! 10% Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). We started building a mountain near the of the VX-150, which I also own. I belong to coal mine area on my layout. The framework the VX-I50 users group on Yahoo and monitor of the mountain is made of woven cardboard. the Internet threads daily. Only just listening in... I have been busy gathering tunnel portals and I know many people use the VX-I50 for I have only related the specifications for retaining wall segments from the hobby shop. monitoring only, since they mention they are the receiver. Although I am an amateur radio We are going to cover the framework of the not licensed hams. I am an Extra Class ham, but operator, I will be using this handheld primar- mountain with brown paper sack material. I listen more than I talk. I love monitoring the ily for railfanning and will only be listening to railroad channels and am always on the look- These sacks will be hot glued in place. Hydro- railroad communications. Remember that this is cal plaster will be brushed over the mountain out for radios that are tops for listening to the an amateur radio and it will not transmit outside to form the shell of the structure. Molded rock railroads. I have owned some duds and some the amateur band of 144-148 MHz. outcroppings will be placed onto the moun- with stellar performance. I even assembled A new feature of this radio, useful for tainside and it will be painted and sprinkled Heath scanners in the 1970s. One of the stellar non -amateurs, is the numeric password feature. with ground cover material to give it a scenic radios is my 23 -year old Regency HX- I 000. The transmitter can be locked from use by appearance. It still functions fine, except for an occasional non -licensed persons with a numeric password. One of my railroad buddies, John Reitz, memory lapse with the programming. The danger of any accidental transmission on has been tutoring me on the fine points of As soon as a railroad buddy told me about 2 -meter channels by non -licensed amateurs the introduction of the new Yaesu VX-170 and would be lessened. I found it had a long -life (1400 mAH NiMH) The other interesting feature of this HT battery and memory banks for scanning, I (handy -talkie) is the digital battery voltage wanted to get one. Through the Internet, I found readout. Look at the battery voltage when the an amateur radio shop that had just received a low battery light first illuminates. You will shipment. Two days after ordering it, I got one know how much "juice" you have left in your of the first ones. battery and how long you can keep on monitor- ing. The Specifications... The receive range is 137-174 MHz on the Scanning with the VX- VX-170. It is a larger radio than the VX-150, standing 4-5/8 inches tall without the knobs 170... and 2-5/8 inches wide. It measures 1-3/8 inches The channel steps are 5/10/12.5/15/20 thick without the belt clip. The radio weighs /25/50/100 kHz. The radio can be set to 15 almost 14 ounces with the battery, antenna, and kHz steps, enabling easier programming of belt clip. The nominal battery voltage is 7.2 the memory channels. I programmed railroad volts DC and the radio has a negative ground. radio channels #7 through #97 in about fifteen The radio draws 45 milliamperes when on minutes. I started at 160.215 MHz (channel #7) standby. in Memory #7 and ran through the 97 standard The radio uses a Nickel Metal Hydride U.S. railroad channels every 15 kHz until I battery pack. The battery pack slips on the programmed up to 161.565 MHz, which is back of the radio. Charging with the trickle channel #97. Setting the radio with the 15 kHz steps made programming an easy task.

56 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 The radio can be set via mounted display. The VX -170 also get some electronic interference in the house menus for automatic power -off, has a bayonet type belt clip. The with all my scanners and radios. The same type with alpha -tags for each memory, belt clip stays on your belt, but the of interference is evident in my 2005 Chevy scan -resume in three different radio must be rotated upside-down Uplander van with On -Star, XM-Radio, and the modes (Busy, Hold and Time), to be removed from the clip. engine electronics in the vehicle. The use of an power saver mode, and can be set The VX- I 70 can be im- external antenna seems to eliminate these RFI to skip channels in the scan mode. mersed in water for a limited time problems. The alpha -tags allow the user to without damage. The radio has Some sources of interference you can tag each of the railroad channels sealing plugs for both the power minimize and some you may have to live with. programmed with the AAR (As- and microphone jacks. Hypotheti- The CD player in my home stereo even causes sociation of American Railroads) cally, the radio is capable of being some radio frequency interference (RFI) with identifier. AAR 7 would be railroad submersed in three feet of water my handheld and base radios. A ham told me radio frequency 160.215 M II/. for thirty minutes with no damage. that battery charging systems for vacuum AAR 8 is 160.230 MHz, etc. This is good when out in rainy cleaners and other household devices emit The three scan -resume -scan- weather. radio frequency interference that can cause ning modes are typically featured The radio also includes these problems with RF interference. Even the on amateur radios. "Busy" scan- something every railfan needs Regency HX-I000 is bothered by this interfer- ning will stop the scanning on a - preprogrammed WeatherBroad- ence. channel and resume the scanning cast Band channels and also weath- The price, the size and the reputation of two seconds after the transmission er alert in case of severe weather. Yaesu (Vertex -Standard) makes the VX-170 a has ended. The "hold" scan feature This is just another valuable feature worthwhile HT with great features. Some will will stop the scanning and the scanning will of the Yaesu VX- I 70. appreciate the memory bank feature, but to date not resume until this procedure is manually I have not really needed the banks. The battery's restarted. "Time" scanning will stop the scan- "gas gauge" is one feature I have grown to ap- ning for five seconds and then the scanning will Just how sensitive is it? preciate. I am happy that I purchased the '170, I have been monitoring the local railroad resume. and have even used it for communicating with channels with the VX- I 70, using the VX- I 50 This handheld has as many as 10 memory my fellow hams. It works well in the van with and the Regency HX- I 000 for reference stan- groups or banks in which frequencies can be an external antenna for transmitting. This radio categorized for convenience to the operator. dards. does have an option for a 6 -battery pack so you The VX- I 70 appears to be as sensitive as The radio has 200 memory channels in all.I can use an alkaline or rechargeable battery for the older VX-I50. However, neither the VX-170 would estimate the handheld scans about 25 extended field use. nor the VX- I 50 is as sensitive for monitoring channels per second, which is good for a ham Overall I am happy with the performance in the railroad band as the Regency HX- I 000. radio. The radio scans quickly enough to allow of this radio. The Regency HX-1000 is about 22 years old scanning of all 91 U.S. railroad radio channels See you in March when we'll discuss more and was specially tuned to the rail band for me without having to use banks. Especially if you topics of railroads and scanning the rails! by Regency. The HX-1000 is equipped with a are monitoring in a new location, scanning all duck -type antenna tuned for use on commercial the allocated channels can be handy to catch railroad radios and on the railroad crew hand- IR REMOTE RADIO CONTROL transmissions that may otherwise be missed by not listening to all 91 AAR U.S. frequencies. helds. emote control your Shortwave Receiver acanne In my home and in my van the VX- I 70 In case the user wishes to place several fre- ICOM Transceiver from your easy chair with the compares quite well to the reception of the SWL R Remote and a Universal TV Remote contr.:, quencies in one or more of the Memory Groups, the owner's manual illustrates how this is ac- VX- 150, but it still doesn't beat the Regency SWL IR Remote for Drake R8/A/B $89.95 HX- I 000. I did run the VX- 170 with a 2/440 complished. This feature would come in handy SWL IR Remote for Yaesu FRG -100 $79.95 mobile antenna on my van and checked the if just monitoring say, three to a dozen or so SWL IR Remote for Yaesu FRG -8800 $79.95 performance against my Motorola GM -300 channels in a certain locale. A single frequency SWL IR Remote for ICOM Transceiver $69.95 receiver. The VX-170 seemed to outperform may be placed into multiple Memory Groups, SWL IR Remote for ICOM IC -R75 $79.95 the GM -300. The reception was clearer and making this a versatile feature of the radio. $89.95 the VX- I 70 is actually more versatile, since SWL IR Remote for JRC NRD-535 If only two channels are being monitored, it can be programmed in the field by the user. SWL IR Remote for Lowe HF-150. HF-225 $79.95 Dual -Watch could be used. Dual Watch would The Motorola GM -300 has to be programmed SWL IR Remote for Kenwood R-5000 $79.95 come in handy for monitoring the individual typically by a radio shop. SWL IR Remote for linden Scanners $89.95 road channels of two railroads crossing at a junc- One good way to check the receive per- tion. Monitoring both the road and dispatcher formance on these radios is to program in a www.swl-remotes.Com channels would most likely require the use of distant NOAA weather channel and alternate the Memory Groups for fast scanning of the the radios in the same location while noting the channels of interest. S -meter readings. (The HX-1000 does not have LOOP ANTENNA this feature, so I had to go by the clarity of the The best tabletop AM audio signal.) Features I like... broadcast antenna. One of the features of the radio that I like I have not noticed internal "birdie" signals. Loops for 50 KHz to is the fact that the display can be set to light up where the radio will stop scanning and lock -up 6 -MHz plug into amp- when the scanning stops on an active channel. on a blank channel. I have noticed no inter - The radio can also be set to beep when it stops, modulation in the radio, either, while traveling lifier. Free Catalog. thus alerting the listener to observe the channel with it in the van or at home. Intermodulation Model LA -1 Loop Amplifier $135 display for an active channel. I also liked this (intermod) is where a strong signal, such as 530-1700 KHz Loop $135 feature on the VX- I 50 radio. Both the lighted a NOAA weather channel, mixes with other 311E + $6 S&H Tax. in Calif.SO display and the sound can be turned off inde- frequencies in the radio and appears elsewhere pendently. on the band. *PALOMAR One of the features thatI prefer on the BOX 462222, ESCONDIDO, CA92046 VX-150 is the angled top display. The display TEL: 760-747-3343FAX: 760-747-3346 is much easier to check when carrying the radio RFI and other Gremlins... email: [email protected] I have noticed with the advent of wireless on one's belt. The VX- I 70 has a larger, front - www.Palomar-Engineers.com computer servers and DSL modems that I now

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 57 BELOW 500 kHz DXING THE BASEMENT BAND hior ( orI I,11 /;2(11/) [email protected] Season Opener

What is it about December? For some 189 Iceland 300 kW their stations in an effort to "push the envelope" of reason this month always seems to 198 England 600 kW low power communication. Take a slow spin through bring heightened interest in Longwave 234 Luxembourg 2000 kW this band and you might be rewarded with a Lowfer DXing. Maybe it's because winter is settling in and 252 Ireland 500 kW (Low Frequency Experimental Radio) intercept. An there's very little static on the band, or that there's updated list of Lowfer stations may be found online no yard work to do. Perhaps, as one listener sug- + Beacons at: http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/index. gested, it's because of the vacation time that many Chasing non -directional beacons (NDBs) is htm. Once there, just click the "Low/Med/HiFER" people take over the holidays. Whatever the reason, another popular activity during the winter months. tab to view the current listings. it is a welcome change, and listening to longwave Low and medium powered beacons are sprinkled A little further down at 136 kHz, you may is clearly better than shoveling snow! throughout North America and occupy the band find more experimental activity. In many coun- between 190 and 535 kHz. These stations do not tries, governments permit amateur access to this + Chasing Euro-Broadcasters have very interesting programming- just a slow, frequency with much higher power limits than those The interest in this topic never ceases, no repetitive CW message (their ID). However, it is imposed on the "Lowfer" band. The predominant matter what the season. Yes, you can hear these not the content of the transmission we are interested mode here is CW and QRSS (super -slow CW). To longwave broadcasters in North America, but you in, but the fact of reception. download software for viewing QRSS signals, visit should not expect "armchair" copy. On a clear Most beacons operate with less than 50 watts http://www.qsl.net/padan/argo/ winter night, you can often make out what's being of power (25 watts in many cases) from small,un- Also in the experimental category, another said and recognize songs, but you probably won't manned shacks. They utilize a rather small antenna, group is trying their luck at the high end of the consider the signals to be "strong" by any means. and are not meant to be heard for more than 100 band from 495-510 kHz (500 kHz nominal), under The key is to listen at times when there is a complete miles. Imagine the thrill of pulling one in at five or a special FCC license. Years ago, this frequency path of darkness between you and the transmitting ten times that distance. range was heavily used by mariners, but today it lies station. This means East Coast listeners should try As with broadcasters, nighttime is the best virtually dormant. An adventurous group plans to for these signals between dusk and about Ia.m. time to listen for beacon DX. Often you'll hear set up a network of stations all around the U.S. for local time. several stations on a single frequency, and wi:1 need propagation tests and to prove the viability of the Listed below are some European stations you to sort through them to pick out the IDs. To do this, band for two-way communication. This work could may want to listen for. A more complete reference is it helps to know a thing or two about ID formats. eventually lead to a ham band allocation there. For available online at http://home.cogeco.cat-dxinfo/ For instance, Canadian IDs can usually be identi- more details, and to see if there is a station planned Iw.htm. fied by two primary traits. First, they typicallyuse near you, visit http://www.500kc.com a 400 Hz modulated tone (as opposed to 1020 Hz commonly used in the U.S.) Also, they will have a Table 1. Selected EuroBroadcasters long dash after the ID (DAID). U.S. beacons do not + Bottom End Sweep have a dash after the ID. Using these traits alone, Below 136 kHz, the main signals you'll hear Freq. Location Power Out. are military RTTY stations sending encrypted data. 153 you should be able to quickly determine a beacon's Algeria 250 kW These powerhouses are at various locations around 162 France 2000 kW country of origin. the world and can often be heard around the clock. 171 Russia 6400 kW When hunting beacons, don't neglect the band 207 Germany 2000 kW during the daytime. Although you won't hear sta- At 60 kHz, you should be able to hear the pulsating tions from as far away during the day, you're likely carrier of WWVB in Fort Collins, CO. Newcomers to hear some beacons that are covered up by DX often confuse this signal with slow speed Morse, but Redindiffesio 15S1:K.11 Lop Aliefiflit at night. In fact, some DXers enjoy the challenge it is actually a binary coded system for automated clocks. 21,RddesMerges LAI .21 of daytime monitoring. An intercept of 400 miles ALGF.R or more during the day would be a prized catch, WWVB is the sister station of WWV operat- ."11.)41 indeed. An excellent online resource for beacons ing at 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz. Longwave time stations have the advantage of providing a more QSL may be found at http://www.classaxe.com/dx/ ndb/rna/ stable, ground -hugging signal that is desirable for automated time keeping and laboratory applica- tions. Today, it's even possible to buy an inexpen- + Experimental Stations sive (under $30) table clock that locks onto WWVB hi Mu% tog dim n the band a bit. let's explore a and provides extremely accurate time that never unique sliver of spectrum from 160 to 190 kHz. needs to be reset. Today, there are even affordable Officially, this is the Part 15 band, where the FCC wrist watches and VCRs with WWVB capability &F.*. allows a variety of low powered devices such as built in. Rapport du'07T, aelcrM7'7' wireless intercoms and power line carriers to operate We could also dip down below 20 kHz into Frequence yJacques d'Avignon without a license of any kind. An industrious group the realm of Natural Radio, but that is a topic for Heure GMT 4Z: (ON) received this of experimenters have been using this band for ham- a future column. Stay tuned! Best wishes from the like operation since at least the early 1970s. Carey family to you and yours for a joyous Christ- Mr-Joie71/em YkirexQSL from Algeria, 153Allz Limited by regulation toI watt and a 50 mas holiday. See you next month. foot/15 meter antenna, these experimenters operate

58 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 OUTER LIMITS THE CLANDESTINE, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNLICENSED l;corge Zeller georgezeller@ monnoringiimes.

ACE Ceases Publication

For over 20 years,The ACE,published would be to pins ide news and information to The station had been known to identify itself as by the Association of Clandestine radio people in the United States that is not covered Hava 88.7, among other names. Enthusiasts, was the only North American or is glossed over in the USA media. Although The FFC and the Florida Department of club publication devoted entirely to coverage ofthis appears to be nothing but some tentative Law Enforcement claimed that Hava 88.7 oper- pirate and clandestine radio broadcasting.The future plans, the concept itself is an interesting ated with a 10,000 watt transmitter, and that its ACEbulletin has always been required reading propaganda message. signal was getting out over a seven mile radius. for serious pirate DXers. But, we now have the The transmitter was seized during the arrest, very sad news that as ofAugust 2005,The ACEis along with the antenna and various other studio no longer being published on a monthly basis. + Schoech's QSL Page equipment. We have mentioned this item before, but ACEwas originally founded in the early Martin Schoech of Germany announces that 1980s by Darren Leno. It quickly evolved into + What We Are Hearing the definitive source of information for pirate several new clandestine QSL images have been made available on his excellent web site. Martin, Monitoring Timesreaders heard fifteen dif- radio DXers. After a contentious discussion, ferent North American pirates this month. Pirate it was admitted into membership in the now of course, is the maven at Clandestine Radio Watch, and he continues to keep us all informed radio stations never use regularly announced defunct Association of North American Radio schedules, but shortwave pirate broadcasting Clubs. For 25 years it was the definitive infor- about new developments on the clandestine broadcasting scene. You can check out the latest increases noticeably on weekends and major mation source for loggings and QSLs of North holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and American pirate stations and clandestine radio images at http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html#ci on your internet dial. New Years. The primary North American pirate broadcasters. Several other individuals manned frequency of 6925 kHz, plus or minus 30 or the publishing role in ACE over the years, in- 40 kHz, remainsthebest place to scan for the cluding Keith Thibodeaux, Kirk Baxter, Harry + Orion Radio pirates. Helms, and John T. Arthur. For a long time dur- \A, ith ,.interDX conditions back with us ing the 1980s, the club even had a column by again, it is time to start checking for European Captain Morgan- Their Twilight Zone TV audio Lani Pettit that covered "spy" numbers station gives a clue to this station's identity.(None, says pirate stations. Among those active this month to send loggings to the Free Radio Network, and loggings. has been Orion Radio on 5715 kHz. If you has QSLed lately) ACE was the first North American radio hear them, they welcome reports to either Ground Zero Radio- Dave Gunn's rock music is hobby club in which all of its columns were unusual, since he mixes it with anti -war advocacy [email protected] or ORN, PO Box from an abandoned missile silo. (Elkhorn) transmitted to the publisher via the internet. 9, 8096 ZG, Oldebroek, The Netherlands. Eu- Grasscutter Radio- As we see, they still sometimes John T. Arthur, the lastACEpublisher, tellsMT ropirates commonly operate above the 49 meter produce joint rock music programming with Sun- that ironicallyACEmay have been a "victim broadcasting band in the 6200-6300 kHz range, shine Radio.(Uses grosscutterradio.,i'yahoo corn e-mail) of changing technology." The emergence ofor in the upper end of the North American 80 the internet gave DXers an opportunity to get meter ham band between 3890 and 4000 kHz. We are not real time information about pirates, rather than They can be a real DX challenge from North all that different waiting a month to receive a bulletin in the mail. America, but DXers on the east coast have a That did not eliminate the need for detailed pirate legitimate shot at hearing them. coverage, but it did cut into the support base of ACE. The elimination of ACE as an active par- + Correction and Update ticipant in the North American DX hobby is Sharp eyedMTcolumnist Glenn Hauser a stunning major event. It leaves a huge void noticed an error in the September 2005Outer in the unlicensed broadcast DXing scene. Of Limits column. On June 30, Florida law en- course, some alternative pirate radio information forcement and FCC officials arrested Marquis resources remain. One of them is the column that McDonald and Rasheem Oriley in Fort Lauder- KCBM- The Ken and Barry show is best heard in the western US, on the unusual freq of 6990 kHz. Rock you are reading here. Another is the Free Radio dale, FL. McDonald and Oriley were accused of music is their staple format. (Asks for reports vio the Weekly internet newsletter and the Free Radio operating unlicensed FM pirates on both 90.5 Free Radio Network web site) and 88.7 MHz FM. They were the first individu- KIPM- Alan Maxwell's complex drama shows are so Network web site. As always, we provide contact elaborate that they are relayed at times on licensed information for these resources at the bottom of als arrested under Florida's new law making it stations. They are the only existentialism advocacy this column. a criminal offense to operate an unlicensed station active in radio today, either licensed or pirate in Florida. At the end of June they were pirate. (Elkhorn) KSUR- Their rock music is sometimes but not always transported to Broward County Jail. supplemented by Detroit Lions football audio. (Uses + Radio Free America? InMTwe incorrectly reported that their [email protected] e-mail) According to the Bangkok Post via Clan- station IDed as WKPX. It instead interfered with Pirate Radio Boston- Their rock music shows nor- mally include some local New England groups. destine Radio Watch, China is considering WKPX, which operates on a licensed basis on They sometimes use odd frequencies such as the possibility that it might start a Radio Free 88.5 MHz. WKPX filed the complaint that led to 6875 kHz, but they also use 6925 kHz.(Uses America clandestine station. This is an obvious the arrests. The pirate station actually broadcast [email protected] e-mail) pun on the operations of Radio Free Europe over rap, hip hop, and rhythm and blues music that Radio Free Euphoria- Captain Ganja is best known the years. The purpose of the station allegedly were spiced with uncensored local street talk. Continued on page 63

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES S9 ON THE HAM BANDS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO T.J. "Skip" Arey, N2EI tjarey0Smonnoringiimes.com

Scanning for Hams

Iam humble enough to understand that centimeter) ranges. Private sector frequencies due to ECPA regula- it is unlikely many of you folks read and public safety communication tions). In other words, my friend, Monitoring Times as your primary source of potential interest to a ham can that handheld two meter rig sticking of information related to amateur radio. The be found throughout the UHFNHF out of your back pocket may already exclusively ham radio oriented publications bands. It doesn't take a great leap of be a perfectly serviceable public such as QST and CQ, among others, provide the imagination to see that keeping safety (or more) scanner! a level of coverage, information and expertise an ear on the non -ham frequencies All that said, I can only related to the ham hobby well beyond anything can be a great aid to ham radio really think of one minus worth I could provide, even if the MT powers that practice. mentioning. Some state and local be gave me ten pages instead of two to talk Monitoring this broad swath of laws can get a bit twitchy when it about the amateur radio aspect of the larger frequencies in support of amateur comes to scanning, especially if you radio hobby. radio was not always the easiest are operating mobile. Fortunately I don't think it's too much of a stretch to thing to do. In the early days of the many of the laws limiting scanner assume that you are a Monitoring Times reader scanning hobby, most receivers had use carry within their verbiage spe- because you also enjoy the wider aspects of limited coverage (often crystal con- cific exemptions related to amateur the radio hobby. And that is what is so great trolled) that left large chunks of the radio operators (yet another reason about this magazine. It stands in the tradition bands out. For example, even most to get your license if you haven't of great radio hobby magazines of the past of the first generation synthesizedI already). However, more than once such as Electronics Illustrated and Popular scanners left out the amateur radio What's a scannerI have had to explain these excep- Electronics - which took a "DC to Daylight" 220 band. But, as scanners becamedoing in a ham col-tions to the local constabulary, approach to radio hobby enjoyment. more sophisticated, with widerumn? Read on! often standing at the side of the Folks with a "Wide Band Attitude" may bandwidth and more frequency road brandishing a copy of the very gravitate to good old MT, but you would storage, the ability to listen to everything on law in question. So while you are preparing be surprised how many ham folks have no the bands came into the reach of all radio to enjoy the shared aspects of ham radio and concept of the hobby beyond the frequencies hobbyists. scanning, have a care for the law of the land. their license grants to their use. These folks We'll talk in a few minutes about making I never travel down the roads without a copy do themselves a great disservice by not being choices for scanners for ham support but, for of both my ham ticket and the most current aware of how the ham radio hobby can go now, I want to point out a short list of pluses state laws stuffed in my wallet. hand in hand with other radio hobby activi- and minuses. Not a minus, but something else that ties, such as scanning. It would seem to be a First a big plus: Most of the broadband needs full consideration: The scanning world no-brainer that scanning would augment any antenna designs used at VHF/UHF frequen- has changed quite a bit over the last few years VHF/UHF ham's daily practice, especially if cies (such as the log periodic and the discone) with more changes in sight. Various trunk- he or she is involved in any form of public can serve double duty as either amateur band ing schemes, digital signals, and frequency safety support work, such as normally comes or scanning antennas. And, where dedicated refarming all play a part in deciding what up through the activities of organizations such frequency segment antennas are preferred, scanning receiver capability you require for as ARES, RACES and Sky Warn. most common antenna designs in the VHF/ where you live. You also have to keep an Personally, there has never been a time UHF range are small enough that more than eye on frequency use changes as local agen- in my ham radio career when I didn't own at one antenna can be conveniently mountedcies take advantage of advanced VHF/UHF least one scanner, so the concept of the two either at home or in a mobile environment. communications technologies. Right now, aspects of the hobby dovetailing just sort of Second big plus: modern receivers in the the environment is volatile enough that it is remained the way I always did ham radio VHF/UHF range, regardless of if they are for truly possible to purchase a scanning receiver business. But, just in case a few folks have ham or non -ham frequencies, have relatively that will be of no practical use in your local missed this symbiotic opportunity (and to give low current drain with reasonably high perfor- area in just a few months' time. A bit of time everyone a look at how these hobby aspects mance. Add to this, surface mount design that devoted to reviewing information at sites such come together, at least for me), let's give this shrinks even high performance gear down to as http://www.radioreference.com will go a ham radio'' canner notion a xalk around the something that fits in the palm of your hand. long way toward helping you make informed block. My most miserly scanning receiver can run choices. all day on two AA cells. + Reviewing a Few Basics And finally, the biggest plus of all: many + Assessing Your Needs Scanning, in the broadest definition current amateur radio transceivers (both mo- bile and base stations) include some level of Allow me to use myself as a test case of the hobby, would be the monitoring of here. I live in an area where local public any frequencies in the VHF/UHF spectrum. broadband receive capability. This can range from limited coverage of traditional public safety services are dispatched via a County Much of the activity in this part of the radio 911 System. All of the local services within safety bands up through broadband coverage spectrum can be found in the spaces between the county are in the process of moving to a ham activity on the 145 MHz (2 meter), 220 that runs the length of the radio spectrum (usually with the normal restriction of cellular 500 MHz Motorola digital trunk radio system MHz (1.25 centimeter), and 450 MHz (70 from a conventional system of independent

60 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 frequencies. into a separate receiver. I also duplicated the Also of note, there are two major met- State Police analog trunked system on this unit UNCLE SKIP'S CONTEST CALENDAR ropolitan areas that routinely figure into the so I can give it priority when it is warranted mix of any wide area activity I might want to by something like a major traffic problem on ARRL 160 -Meter Contest monitor as a ham. One of these systems is also one of the main arteries. Dec 2 2200 UTC - Dec 4 1600 UTC a Motorola digital trunk system (800 MHz), ARRL 10 -Meter Contest but the other is an EDACS system. Antennas Anyone? Dec 0 0000 UTC - Dec 11 2400 UTC The State Police in my home state are on Believe it or not, most olitty local activity a 800 MHz analog trunk system but expect to is accomplished with very good results using Russian 160 -Meter Contest Dec 16 2100 UTC - 2300 UTC move to digital in the not too distant future. I just the "rubber duckie" antennas that reside also have the opportunity to monitor civilian on the various handheld units. Still in all, RAC Winter Contest and military air as well as marine traffic on playing with antennas is fun, and it is fairly Dec 1 7 0000 UTC - 2359 UTC a major river. Not to mention the passenger, easy to extend coverage at reasonable prices commuter and freight rail activity as well. in the VHF/UHF world. At my base I use a S-ew Perry Topband Challenge Yep ...I live in a frequency rich environ- Diamond D -130J Discone. Set at a height Dec7 1500 UTC - Dec 18 1500 UTC ment. But let's also not forget the fact that a above local terrain of 45 feet, it allows me to DARC Christmas Contest major natural or man made disaster would hit all relevant ham repeaters DFQ (dead full Dec 26 0830 UTC - 1059 UTC probably bring all of those systems into play. quieting) and then some. It also hears all the Now, armed with this information, I can make public safety systems I have programmed into intelligent choices as to how I may combine the scanners. Its clean design has even won my two radio hobbies. praise from my nonradio oriented neighbors. It's about as close to a one size fits all antenna Picking Your Rigs as you are going to find for this type of use. Chapters: My ham handheld of choice remains When operating mobile, I string a bit History of the venerable Yaesu FT-50RD. Yes, there are more coax. When I am not just getting by with race comms., newer and lighter handhelds in the current the handheld "duckie" antennas, I run my ham What you marketplace, but none that have caught my transceiver into a Larsen Dual Band mobile can hear eye enough to move on. I have always been vertical on a trunk lip mount. My scanners get Racing of the "use it up, wear it out, make do" school. treated to sniffing the ether by way of an An- terms Is it any wonder my classic Drake TR-33C 2 tenna Specialists MON752 trunk lip mounted - Racing flags vertical scanner antenna. Of the antennas I meter rig is still in use in my shack? Choosing a tested, this unit was the best compromise, While designed as a dual band 2 meter/ scanner given that my area had both 500 and 800 MHz 70 centimeter rig, my FT -50 is an early serial Tips and number model that allowed for modification to trunk systems. With all the antennas, including tricks permit limited low power 220 MHz transmis- the mobile units, I run low loss coax and high sion. The broadband receive coverage ranges quality connectors. Racing from 76 MHz through 999 MHz. The unit also frequencies By Richard Haas, Jr. Listening to a has 100 memories. The Bottom Line scan -12r radio at the track adds a dramatic As it stands, my FT -50's capabilities as a When participating in any of the area ham new c ement to the race fan's experience. conventional mode scanning receiver far ex- radio volunteer or emergency related activi- This nook will help you be properly ceed some of the earliest scanners in my shack. ties, 1 can usually be depended upon to have equipped and informed to enjoy the race Given that much of the public safety activity the most up-to-date information. This helps from a new perspective. Listen to, and in my area is now trunked, this rig allows me me keep my fellow hams informed, safe, and understand exciting real-time transmis- to load all the ham repeaters I need access to, ready to deploy in the best way possible. All sions from the drivers seat and support and still leave more than enough space for the because I found creative ways to bring two communications from behind the scene. relatively small number of conventional public aspects of the radio hobby together. Oh ... Printed September 2003 with up-to-date safety frequencies I need to monitor, such as and did I mention, I am having a lot of fun? frequencies. #0031 Onlys4.95 (-1-'2,00ship) mutual aid. May you, your family and friends have I did a lot of research into the current crop Universal Radio a joyous Holiday Season, and may the New 6830 Americana Pkwy. of digital trunking scanners and settled on the Year bring you Peace, Prosperity and the best Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Radio Shack Pro96 as my scanning receiver of DX. Orders 800431-3939 of choice to monitor the various trunked radio See you on the bottom end of 40 me- Info 614 866-4267 systems in my region. The Pro96 feature set ters! www.universal-radio.com made the most sense for me, not just because of the unit's capabilities but, being a handheld design, it fit better with my "go anywhere, do anything" scanning style. I grab the FT -50 and Nitelogger II SALE PRICE the Pro96 and I'm good for just about anything that comes my way. Or am I? Automatic Tape Recorder Activato $49.95 Shi Like those late night TV stations say, "But wait...there's more!" My experience in actual practice led me to add one more scanner Record from scanner into the mix. I recently added a Radio Shack Pro97 to my belt loops. This receiver filled in Automatic operation a few small gaps in that it added LTR system Easy set-up and use tracking and the "Signal Stalker" feature, Guaranteed quality useful in unknown environments. But more importantly, I discovered that my Pro96 was kept humming with trunk system activity to the point that I found it prudent to break out the (800)239-0441 www.nitelogger.corn marine, air, railroad and news service activity

Deceniher 2005 MONITORING TIMES 61 ANTENNA TOPICS BUYING, BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING ANTENNAS ('Mm Small. AR() clemsmall@monitoringtimes. Christmas Down on the Antenna Farm

There is a classic antenna design that is often lowest SWR at the receiver/transmitter end of the dom-length antenna concept in which any length referred to as the "Christmas Tree Anten- coax. Probably we should use only low power for of conductor which happens to be convenient is na." In German, this antenna is called the transmitting with tree antennas to avoid possibly used as an antenna. On the other hand, there are "tannenbaum" antenna. The word "tannenbaum" injuring the tree. As you can guess, dry, dead trees reports of resonant -length antenna elements being is loosely interpreted at times as "Christmas Tree." won't perform as an antenna. placed within the branches of a tree to produce a but more precisely as "fir tree." Notice that the above -mentioned tree pro- good antenna. These elements are best insulated The tannenbaum antenna is a dipole array vided a ground as well as an antenna. In this, it is from the tree. As one example, I've snaked the which has been employed to beam programs similar to the Marconi grounded vertical antenna. vertical element of a quarter wavelength antenna overseas by shortwave broadcasters. This beam In the same fashion, electrical contact with the up through the branches of a tall pine. The antenna antenna contains four "trees" like the one shown moist underbark of shrubs can be used as an worked, but was below average. If I had installed in fig. 1A. Comparing the tannenbaum "tree" emergency antenna -system ground for reception. a ground plane under the antenna, instead of the outline of figure IA to the outline of a Yagi-Uda, ground rod that I used, it would likely have been and log -periodic dipole array (LPDA), (figs. 1B Stringing Along a better performer. Another factor is that I used a & IC), the design certainly could warrant the At least one ham has used a string of Christ- live tree. The element's proximity to the tree may "Christmas Tree" translation. It is interesting to mas lights on his Christmas tree as an antenna (see cause significant loss of signal strength unless the note in passing that the Yagi-Uda antenna, because website box). The light string must have made tree is dead and dry. its outline looks something like a fish skeleton a decent antenna, because the operator reported See the website box to view an antenna tower without a head or tail, has also been nicknamed a working DX stations with it! Sounds like some designed to look like an 80 -ft pine tree. Another "fish bone" antenna. of Kurt Sturba's doings, doesn't it? The light rather interesting site referenced in the website box string was about 25 -ft long, and an antenna tuner discusses using artificial pine trees and preserved Going Live was used to obtain a match between antenna and palm trees as camouflaged towers which contain Getting closer to a real Christmas Tree transceiver. Of course, the light strings were antennas. antenna, there are various reports in the techni- disconnected from the power line when used as cal literature describing the use of living trees, an antenna! This light -string antenna was in the Under the Tree including fir trees, as antennas. In the past in this operator's living room. Often, tall outdoor trees phis next kind of Christmas -Tree Antenna column, we've reported the successful use of a tall are strung with Christmas lights. On HF and lower may be the final proof that our consumer society maple tree as a good, HF receiving antenna. Nails, frequencies, the longer light -string antennas in has gone too far. Would you believe that you can vertically spaced 2 to 3 in apart, were driven into these trees should work better than the shorter even get a silver, flashing, Christmas -Tree Antenna the trunk from 6 to 30 inches above the ground. indoor ones. (that's what the ads say) for your cell phone?! It One of these will serve as the antenna connection. installs simply with only a screwdriver and its Another nail in the trunk at ground level serves Purely Artificial "super bright" lights flash gaily when you use your as the antenna's ground connection. I used a 4:1 I've also read of using an artificial Christmas phone. balun with the high -impedance side toward the tree that had a metal frame as an antenna. It was And, lastly, I almost forgot to mention one tree and the low -impedance side to the coax lead- set up outdoors and insulated from the ground. A other kind of Christmas Tree antenna. It's the rotat- in cable. Try using the above -ground nails one at ground rod was connected to the coax lead-in's able, all -band, high -gain, super -directional, beam a time as the antenna connection while checking shield, and its center went to the base of the tree. antenna that you are going to buy with the check for best reception. Or, if an SWR meter is avail- Live -tree antennas, light -string antennas, that your rich Aunt Martha left for you under your able, check, using the different nails, to find the and artificial antennas are examples of the ran- Christmas Tree. Now there's the ideal Christmas Tree antenna! But, if that check doesn't material- A B ..4 --FEED POINT ize, and you'd like to have a high. vertical antenna in years to come, then you'd better be planting you an antenna tree in an open area of your yard soon! Or plant three, appropriately spaced. if you ELEMENTS want a vertical beam: director, driven element, and N reflector. L EMENT

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Last Month: POI NT Fig. I.Three antennas with the Christmas Spirit: A In last month's column I said: "Last month "Christmas Tree"from a tannenbaum bean antenna (A), a we discussed antennas that utilize water as their Yagi-Uda beam antenna (B), and an VIM antenna (C). conducting elements. Yet in the early engineering development of waveguides, water was utilized

62 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 This Month: You'll find an answer to this month's riddle, This Month's Interesting Antenna -Related Web site: Trees are what we might call "natural radio another riddle, another antenna -related web site How about an 80 ft. fake pine tree antenna antennas." Are there any natural radio transmitters or so, and much more, in next month's issue of tower? and/or natural radio receivers? Monitoring Times. 'III then Peace, Happy Holi- http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/ar- days, DX, and 73. ticle/2 0 0 2/Dec/1 0/In/In 1 2a.html Or how about artificial and preserved trees as antennas? Outer Limits cuntinued from page 59 44QSLing Pirates http://www.preservedpalm.net/eng/ Radio Free Euphoria- Captain Ganja is best known Reczption reports to pirate stations require gsm.shtml for his marijuana advocacy, but his shows always three first class stamps for USA maildrops or $2 US This next site is by a ham who reports work- contain considerable comedy content as well. to foreign locations. Letters go to these addresses, ing DX when using a string of lights on his 'Belfast) Christmas tree as an antenna: Radio Moshiach and Redemption- Better known identified above in parentheses: PO Box I, Belfast, http://www.kkn.net/archives/html/ORP- among DXers as Lubavitcher Radio, they still oc- NY 14895; PO Box 28413, Providence, RI 02908; L/2 0 0 2-1 2/msg 0 1 6 5 3.html casionally broadcast orthodox Jewish programming PO Box 109, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214; PO Box on 1710 kHz above the medium wave X Band. Their Lastly, this site has a discussion on using trees http://wvnv.rad omoshiach.org/ web site con- 69, Elkhorn, NE 68022: 383 Kingston Avenue, Suite as antennas, and gives several references tains a working live audio feed in Windows Media 94, Brooklyn NY 11213; and PO Box 293, Merlin, to articles on that topic: Player. (Brooklyn and uses radiomoshicrch@erols. Ontario NOP I WO. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VLF_ corn e-mail) Some pirates prefer e-mail, bulletin logs or Group/message/88 7 Sunshine Radio- Their female announcer still pro- duces rock music broadcasts, sometimes in coop- internet web site reports instead. With the demise as their dielectric! Dielectrics are insulators, not eration with Grasscutter Radio. (Uses the address of the ACE, the best bulletin is now the e -mailed from Grasscutter Radio; grasscutterradia@yohoo. conductors, so what's going on here? Is water a Free Radio Weekly newsletter, free to contributors corn e-mail) via niel(a.icanme. and a few pirates will sometimes conductor, or is it a dielectric? Or is it some kind The Crystal Ship- The Poet operates on various QSL reports on the Free Radio Network web site at of semi -conductor, or semi -dielectric?" random frequencies such as 6854, 6875, 6925, 7545, 7825, 8000, and 9057 kHz. Rock music and http://www.frn.net Well, depending on its purity, water can be left wing political commentary. (Belfast and uses either a conductor, or dielectric and insulator! [email protected] e-mail) Pure water, which contains almost no ions, is es- Undercover Radio- "Dr. Benway continues to produce rock music programming from the middle of no- Thanks sentially an insulator. But when impurities which where." He claims various fictitious locations. (Mer- Your loggings and news about unlicensed create significant amounts of ions are introduced lin and uses [email protected] e-mail) broadcasting stations are always welcome via 7540 into the water, it becomes a conductor. In fact. VUDU- Voodoo Radio produces both rock music Highway 64 W, Brasstown, NC 28902, or the e-mail broadcasts and drama shows. They seldom involve address atop the column. We thank this month's water purification systems often use the electrical voodoo. (Elkhorn) resistance of their purified water as a measure of WHYP- The James Brownyard memorial station, al- valuable contributors: John T. Arthur, Belfast, NY; its purity. The higher the resistance, the more pure legedly from North East, PA, features a mix of rock Dave Balint, Wooster, OH; Kirk Baxter, North music and pircre radio comedy, with their trademark Canton, OH; Dave Balint, Wooster, OH; Jerry Berg, the water. Water in rivers or oceans contain lots of ancient recorded weather reports for Lake Erie cities. Lexington, MA; Artie Bigley, Columbus, OH; ions, and that's why they're conductive and make (Belfast and uses [email protected] e-mail) Ralph Brandi, Middletown, NJ; Rich D'Angelo, good ground planes for radio waves. WMPR- The only "dance party" techno rock station on shortwave today is still active. (None, has QSLed Wyomissing, PA; Harold Frodge, Midland. MI; only at the Wi -)ter SWL Festival) William T. Hassig, Mt. Prospect.

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The HQ -120: Picking Up WhereWe Left Off

Ihope you hadn't been holding your breath into the power -supply filter circuit. Sometimes diode -triode (used as the detector/first audio waiting for this update of the Hammarlund the job was impossible and I had to resort to tube). HQ -120-X restoration! I'm embarrassed crimping a lead around the outside of a filled -up And speaking of odd tube usage, I've to admit that, until now, the topic has gone lug - relying on the solder to provide mechanical already mentioned in an earlier article the ec- untouched since our September column. As my strength. centric employment of a 6F6 (a common audio regular readers know, I always change out all output tube) as the third i.f. amplifier. I certainly paper and electrolytic capacitors before apply- would have expected a 6S7 here, as in the first ing power to a vintage receiver for the first time. Parts Sources two i.f. stages. Perhaps Hammarlund made a Being more advanced than any other radio we've With the recapping complete, I was almost very advantageous bulk purchase of these tube handled in this column so far, the set has a great ready to test the set. I needed only to install a new types. line cord to replace the cracked and crumbling many more capacitors. And my vacation and While I'm handing out plugs, I don't mind later attendance at the Antique Wireless Associa- original, replace the weak and missing tubes, mentioning Radio Daze as my parts source of tion annual conference interrupted the work. and install the control knobs. I used one of the choice. They had the tubes I needed - which ar- newly -available, period -style, line cords sup- rived two days after I phone -ordered them. I've plied by Bob's Antique Radios and Electronics had equally fast service on capacitors and other Completing the Recapping ( I 11 East 29th St., Lagrange Park, IL 60526; Final a few days ago, I sat down at the parts. Minimum order is a reasonable $10.00 (708) 352-0648; radiohoh I @sbeglobal.net: and there is no handling charge. Shipping is by bench to complete the job. It took the better part http://www.radioantiques.com). of two days to accomplish that and, at the same Priority Mail and the customer pays only the time, check the restoration work of a previous actual mailing cost. Radio Dazc, 7620 Omni- tech Place, Victor, NY 14564; (585) 742-2020; owner. For some reason, he had replaced a great many of the .05 uF paper capacitors, leaving the infii0._Oadiodaze.com: http://vm s.radiodaze. coin. other sizes strictly alone. Maybe he happened to have a handful of .05s on hand and planned to follow up with others later. In any case, all were Initial Testing wired in and sized correctly. With the line cord and tubes in place, I The power supply electrolytic filter caps connected a speaker and prepared to power up were a different story. Mounted neatly in the the radio for the first time. As always, I hooked original brackets, the multi -section can looked. up a voltmeter to monitor power supply output, at first, as if it had come with the set. However. Reproduction a.c. plug by Bob's Antique made sure to keep the rectifier tube in sight, and the connections to the solder lugs definitely Radios (right) with an actual 1930s plug for watched for smoke. If a destructive short circuit comparison. didn't look factory made. And one section had were present, there would be negligible output been left unused - which certainly would not The cord is terminated in a non -polarized and the tube plates would likely glow cherry have been part of the original design. molded plug modeled on one from a 1937 Ze- red. The glow of the VR-150 voltage regulator Dismounting the can and taking a closer nith. Though the cord is not heavy looking, as in tube would serve as another visible indicator look, I found that sections rated at 40, 30 and period zip cord, the neat repro plug and overall of B plus voltage. 10 uF had been used; the proper part was a 10- matte finish give it a plausible vintage look. It's After a few moments of warm-up, it 10-10 uF unit. As an interesting aside, I noticed eight feet long and available in black or brown became clear that there was not going to be a that the substitute can had a "Transvision" at $1.50 plus shipping. problem with the B plus. Everything looked part number. A television kit of that brand was Normally, I can replace most missing or normal. However, there was not a peep out of widely marketed in the mid 1940s. At any rate, weak tubes out of my own stock. But the HQ -120 the radio - not even the usual static when mov- I replaced the can with three 10 uF 450 caps uses a few exotic ones - some where more com- ing the bandswitch or scratching an antenna wired to a terminal strip mounted on one of the mon types would certainly have done. Examples: terminal with a screwdriver. I also observed a original capacitor brackets. It's amazing how the 5V4 rectifier and two different dual triodes: strange effect when rotating the volume control. compact and easy to mount these modern caps a 6Z7 with the two triodes wired in parallel (in At a certain position of the control, a sharp, slow arc compared to the massive original! the noise limiter circuit) and a 6F8 wired as a popping, or motorboating, could be heard in the The recapping went very smoothly. Thank- speaker. 1 -AF fully absent were the peculiar, and sometimes 656.5 Just at this point, I was tempted to close the unexplainable, owner mods I've come to expect From I -AF work session, report to you on what I'd accom- in almost any communications receiver I open Stage plished so far, and take a short vacation from up. However, the job was made just a bit harder R12 troubleshooting. I had enjoyed the recapping 500.000 by Hammarlund's stinginess with tie points. CI5 work, as always. Though it's repetitious and 10 There were places where as many as six mostly mechanical work, there is great satisfac- leads - including a few of fairly heavy stranded B. tion in replacing all those dirty wax -covered wire - had to be inserted into two tiny holes in Generic representation of second audio stage. paper capacitors with fresh plastic -enclosed a tube socket lug. This was a particular problem In the HQ -120-X, the 500k volume control units that could be reasonably counted on not when wiring the new electrolytic capacitor leads takes the place of resistor R12. to leak!

64 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 But recapping a communications receiver The discussion pointed out that an open grid the time zones: eastern (7-8:30 p.m. local time); can also be a tension -filled process. Focusing resistor, or one with a poor connection, could central (7:30-9 pm local time); mountain (8-9 closely on one stage after another, there is al- cause growling or motorboating! I immediately p.m. local time); and western (8-9 p.m. local ways the chance of coming across "rogue parts" disconnected the wiper arm of the volume con- time). Operating frequency is 3880 kHz. or difficult -to -reverse circuit changes installed trol potentiometer and connected an ohmmeter I received the press release on the very by previous owners. When I finished the job. I between the arm and one end of the resistance day of the October session, and though I have was quite ready to take a break! element. Sure enough, the resistance varied only a temporary antenna and am not set up to Yet I had very little to write about. Chang- smoothly - until I reached the "motorboating transmit, I had a lot of fun listening. I was able ing out caps on a big receiver is certainly labor spot," and then open -circuited. Moving past the to hear the net control for our area and vari- intensive - but how much can a person say spot restored the connection again. ous stations checking in from different parts about changing caps? Ithink, probably. that Now there was nothing to do but remove of the Midwest. By the time you read this in next time I tackle a big set for the column (and the volume control for inspection - which December. the summer QRN should have died I am considering a couple of even larger ones), meant removing all 13 of the control knobs down - so be sure and listen! For more informa- I'll do all of the recapping before even introduc- thatI had just installed, as well as all of the tion about the organization and the event, visit ing the set to you readers. Then I can begin with front -panel mounting screws. Then I could pull http://%%%%%.collinsradio.org. the actual testing and troubleshooting. All of the panel far enough away from the chassis so which is to say that, very reluctantly, I realized that I could get a wrench on the potentiometer Video Piracy I had to begin the troubleshooting process on mounting nut. Videohas everything you need this radio just so I could have enough "meat" Once I had pulled the control out and to know about video for the column. popped the back cover/a.c. switch,I could piracy. Satellite, Cable, sec the problem. A tiny section of the graphite PiracyVideotape, DVD, etc. ISBN 0-9703092-4-4 resistance element had flaked off just at the Only 518.95. Free info + Troubleshooting spot where the motorboating was occurring. 12.1 954-610-2546 I began with the 6V6 final audio stage - in- ma we Gino gram This was enough to keep the wiper arm from -ornemon not

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 65 This is your equipment page. Moni- toring Times pays for projects, reviews, radio theory and hardware topics. N THE BENCH Contact Rachel Baughn, 7540 Hwy 64 PROJECTS, REVIEWS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES West, Brasstown, NC 28902; email [email protected]. Electronic Kit Building: StartYour Irons! The Ten-Tec 1254 SW Kit,Part 2

By Dr. John Catalano

The TenTec manual is especially user- components can be inserted before soldering The Main Board manual is broken down friendly. But before we begin actual them in place. into the construction of these building blocks, construction of the Ten-Tec model 1254 each with its own chapter or "Phase." The parts SSB-CW-AM general coverage receiver kit, + The Display Board are partially sorted by type; all resistors in one it's a good idea to search the paperwork for ad- bag, etc. Let's begin the big Main Board. dendum and corrections. The 1254 has a few of Follow each stcp for the construction of them, so write them right into the construction the Display Board and insert and solder the manual or staple them to the pertinent page(s). components as called out in the manual. When At the beginning of each "phase" of con- instructed to, carefully remove the LED displays struction it gives a "Quick -Reference Summary." from their conductive packing foam. Take care This provides an excellent overview of what is not to bend the pins; getting all eleven pins going to be built in this section of the manual. aligned and in the holes on the Display PCB is It is then followed by the detailed assembly probably the toughest part. Make sure you hold instructions. All parts used on the display board the display tight against the PCB when you turn are packed in a zip lock bag with the board. it over to perform your soldering. Then solder Remember to use all the electronic con- one pin and check that the display is still tight struction techniques we previously outlined in against the PCB. If you find that it is sitting too Part 1 and use solder sparingly. high on the PCB, apply light pressure whilere- If the component is axial, gently bend the heating the pin. leads at right angles to the body of the compo- nent, making a "U" shape. Use your needlenose pliers to make the bends taking care not to Figure 7 - Naked 1254 main PCB - No compo- nents from the colder side. stress the leads where they exit the component's body. Now, find where on the printed circuit board (PCB) this component should be inserted. + Clean is Still Good Components are usually inserted on the side Start by cleaning all cut leads and solder of the PCB with a small number or nocopper Figure 6 - Completed 1254 display board splashes from your work area. Retin the iron's traces. To be certain, find the PCB diagram in tip and you're ready to go. your construction manual and locate the com- The spacing of the holes for the 33 ohm Open the resistor bag and remove only ponent. resistors places them a bit close together, not those that will be needed for Phase 2, as listed in allowing the resistors to lie flat on the PCB. Just the Quick Reference Summary for the particular make sure the resistors are lower than the top of Phase. Use the Kit Manual Supplement parts + Mix of Science and Art the LEDs. location diagrams. I suggest that resistors and inductors be TenTec has done a great job with the After inserting them into the proper position inserted into the PCB with the first band on the instructions. So, if you not sure about some in the PCB and soldering, follow the instructions left, or in the case of vertical placement, on the detail, just reread the instruction step carefully and repeat the procedure with each bag of differ- top. This will make troubleshooting (in the rare and match it to the illustrated layout of the PCB. ent required components. case that we would need it!) much easier. Simi- Although TenTec rates the 1254 as an intermedi- larly, face all disc capacitor values in the same ate level kit, all the information is there; enough Look Closely direction. Remember, diodes and electrolytic for an experienced or a novice kit builder to be Understanding the mechanical orientations capacitors are polarized and must be inserted successful. of P1 and P2 are perhaps the most challenging as directed, not by label positioning. Once we complete the Display PCB, Figure Check that you are inserting the component 6, it's on to the Main Circuit Board. thing in the Phase 2 assembly. They are mounted into the proper location on the PCB location on the other side of the PCB from the other com- twice before you insert it. Desoldering is pos- ponents, but soldered on the component side. sible, but it's an art in itself that risks damaging Bags and Bags of Parts When the short pins of PI and P2 go into the the component and the PCB. In manufacturing The Main Board, Figure 7, is quite a bit PCB to be soldered, make sure you use the very operations, "Pick and Place" robots perform this larger and more complicated than the Display bottom row of holes. This will cause the longer component positioning and insertion on PCBs. Board. Unlike the Display Board, the Main pins to point off the board. PI and P2 are delicate While holding the body of the component Board has a number of different functional plastic pieces, so don't leave the iron on their pins against the PCB, turn the PCB over and gently circuit blocks. These include: for too long a time. Logic and display driver The diodes that are required in Phase 2 are spread the leads apart where they emerge from VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) and PLL the PCB. This will hold the component in place, (phase lock loop), not easily identifiable, since their numbers and allowing multiple components to be inserted and Audio/detectors/IF amp and automatic gain colored bands are very difficult to read. Perhaps then soldered all at once. Depending on the PCB control a magnifying glass is a necessity. Printed tags complexity and your experience, three to seven LO 1(local oscillator 2) and mixer 2, LO should be placed on the diodes, although page 16 1/mixer 1 and RF input. in "Getting Started" helps. Triple check your parts

66 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 selection and orientation before you solder. two "slits" on the speaker bracket. : Phase 6 You will need contact cement to mount the This section goes much easier and faster than speaker to its bracket. It is not supplied with the all the others, due to the enlarged parts location Before You Go On kit, but is readily available. I used Loctite Contact drawings provided on each page. TenTec has thoughtfully included "Progress Cement, which worked fast and seemed to give a Test" sections after each Phase. These provide secure joint. intermediate tests that allow you to test what Oops, No Oops! Following the mechanical assembly instruc- you've just built. Sometimes a surprise occurs when you find tions, we're now ready for testing and final align- I must confess that, using the Phase 2 "Prog- out, near the end of construction, that a part called ment. ress Test" instructions, 1 found that the function for has been already used. Oops! That means you buttons did not operate. I found a solder bridge mistakenly used the wrong value part earlier in shorting between the first two pins of P2. It can the construction. Recheck every similar part on Almost There Well, after a few days of mostly pleasur- happen to the most experienced, so carefully the board. With patience you'll find it. Carefully able effort, the 1254 is ready for final test and inspect all joints immediately after soldering and desolder it and install the correct part. If you de- alignment. If you subjected your work to all the then again after cutting the leads. stroy a resistor or a capacitor, you can usually get intermediate tests at the end of each Phase, there one from a Radio Shack store or on-line. But what should be no surprises. Phase 3 a pain! Final alignment requires just two voltage A completed, correctly constructed Main PCB There are lots of parts to solder here, starting measuring coil adjustments, then peaking the with the VCO and PLL circuits. Get out the old signal strength of an off -air signal, using five coils. magnifying glass for identifying components. Yes, Virginia, it's done by ear, but the results are Again, be very careful with identifying the excellent. diodes whose colors are faint. Orient the three - leaded coils carefully, as well as the transistors. Make sure you don't miss the insertion of any + That's It parts. Check while cutting leads that you have Congratulations! You are now the proud actually soldered them. I sometimes find a few I owner of a 2.25 x 6.5 x 6.5 inch, double conver- sion, microprocessor controlled, digital shortwave missed! receiver! It features 15 programmable memories, 2.5 microvolt AM sensitivity, 0.5 microvolt SSB VCO Alignments sensitivity for 10dB SNR, and you built it from I wondered how TenTec was going to bags of parts! See Figure 9. handle this critical set of adjustments with just a simple VOM. In a word - great! All it takes is a well -fitting alignment tool (part of the Radio Shack alignment tool assortment) and a VOM. Connect the voltmeter to the VCO test point, tune the display to 100 kHz as detailed in the Figure R - Completed main PCB nulled to di. - instructions, and adjust the L3 for a reading ofplay PCB prior to mechanical assem6ly 3.5 volts. Be light and gentle with L3, lest you crack the adjustment ferrite core. Follow a similar is a thing of beauty; see Figure 8. procedure with L2, and the initial VCO alignment Once all the parts are in their right places and is complete. Pretty easy. you've CAREFULLY checked for solder bridges Phase 4 has a number of sections. Take and stray pieces of wire and solder, it's time to put Figure 9 - Congratulations! You're the proud your time and enjoy the kit building experience. the 1254 in its case and then final alignment. In Phase 4C be especially careful not to solder - owner of a healthy (working), newly -con- bridge the connections on T2 and T3. The spacing structed, TenTec 1254 Receiver. here is tight and is a real test of your soldering Yuck, Mechanical! Off air tests suggest that the 1254 is a hot little I hate the mechanical part of construction. ability. radio. Accurate and easy to operate, the 1254 is a It seems I always have parts left over, a worrying Check over your connections for unsoldered perfect second "monitoring" receiver around any situation. However, getting to this point means or bridged joints. Use your magnifying glass and shack. Its small size makes it perfect for a primary we are close to an operational receiver - if we did compare the traces on the PCB to those found receiver in an office or den. everything right. Ever since my first kit over 40 on page 40 of the Reference section. If all looks Ten -Tee suggests a build time of 20 to 25 years ago, when I get to this point I often feel a bit good, go on to Phase 5. Kit building is a journey hours, and they are probably on the mark. They of let -down, knowing that the end of the kit build- as well as a destination. Take the time to enjoy also give the 1254 an "intermediate" building both. ing is near. However, the anticipation of having skill level. I would agree with this, although a all these parts become a working dual conversion determined novice with patience could perhaps shortwave receiver is exciting. do the job and enjoy the rewards. Phase 5 The mechanical assembly of the 1254 has Labels for the disc capacitors are tricky to some "interesting" steps, requiring melting six read on the silk-screened component pattern on plastic pins to hold in the display cover. The trick Conclusion the PCB, even using the Kit Manual Supplement is to partially melt the pins but not the display cover In the 21" century, with instant gratification, diagrams. Try reading the description of the they are holding. DON'T YOU DARE USE your shrinking attention spans, and a waning interest in component in the "Quick Reference Informa- good Weller soldering iron for this purpose. This electronic hardware (as compared to the explosion tion" section to localize the component use on is a job for a Dollar Store soldering iron. in software), shortwave kits are few; but some the board. I was concerned about the manual's suggested good ones, such as the TenTec 1254 receiver, still For example, for C80 it reads "base bypass method of mounting the nine -volt memory back- exist. The 1254 receiver kit is available at a cost on Q5." Therefore, we know to look around Q5. up battery. A loose, metal -cased battery running of $195 plus shipping from TenTec. But, it is still a trick, and one of the most time- around the bottom of the PCB could cause real consuming activities in building the 1254. trouble. You can't let that happen to your baby http://radio.tentec.com/kits/Receiver There is a misprint on page 53, step 5-51. ...uh, I mean receiver. Instead, I found a plastic Ten-Tec Inc The first reference should be to L7 for the instal- 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway box at a Dollar Store that the nine -volt battery fits Sevierville, TN 37862 lation of the smaller shield. snugly into. I used two screws to secure it in the (800) 833-7373 (865) 453-71721

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 67 Tune In InternationalRadio REVIEWBroadcasts witha Small Dish

By Ken Reitz KSRZR

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68 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 patio which is under your control. in circular polarity as opposed to the linear To receive two different satellites polarity of MPEGII systems. AfTre-,1 using the same receiver, you can install two separate dishes and feed till111411111illlilIII II III IIII I II Last Word them both with a diplexer, which is a While MPEG11 digital broadcasting on signal combiner and antenna switch North America's broadcast satellites is nearly in one. You program your receiver 10 years old, programmers arc just now start- to automatically switch satellites to ing to sec the profit in using this system for pick up the channels you want on Direct To Home (DTH) broadcasts of niche another dish. It's a great solution for programming of interest to viewers across the places which could never accommo- continent. Globecast's receiver is among the date a big dish and where shortwave first to use an addressable smart card to allow reception is poor. reception of subscription channels. Globecast says the FTA channels they offer will continue Eagle/Aspendiplexer switch lets you switch remotely to be offered for free. Only new specialty between twodishes instantly. (Courtesy: DVBexpress. The Globecast channels will be added for subscription. com) Receiver up Close by pressing the "language" button on the This trend will likely continue over the This receiver is similar to most MPEGII next several years, as more MPEGII FTA re- remote. FTA receivers with a couple of notable ex- ceivers form a wider market and terrestrially Washington. D.C. based MHz Networks ceptions. It's set up to automatically search ( http://www.m hz.org) has just launched based independent broadcasters realize the for and store the Globecast channels on 1A5. potential of reaching an audience of MPEGII on 1A5 offering international programming That's handy when first setting it up. It will with all English subtitles. Check out their ac- FTA listeners via satellite. It could easily not do a "blind search" of all satellite signals become an inexpensive alternative satellite claimed International Mystery series and half on all satellites. However, it does an excellent radio service. hour news programs from around the world. job of tuning channels when you've manually Also offered is Setanta Sports North entered the necessary reception parameters America ($11.99 /month), which brings, via (transponder frequency and symbol rate).I FOLLOW-UP live broadcast and replay, European sporting found that this receiver is very sensitive and events such as FIFA World Cup qualifiers, FA can display channels with as little at 8 or 9 Additional information on items mentioned cup, UEFA cup, Bundeslige, Scottish Premier percent signal quality. in this article: League, and much more. An extensive list of There's a one -button signal strength all channels to which you may subscribe are meter which is a real plus in helping find the DVB Express has excellent Ku -band dishes, di- found on the Globecast home page (http:// plexers, cable, etc. at reasonable prices. signal you're looking for. In fact, the small http://www.dvbexpress.com www.globecastworldtv.com). remote is very well designed and laid out, with one -button switching between audio EuroNews: http://www.euronews.net The Multi -Dish Solution and video services, and it allows switching from satellite dish to an outside off -air TV Global Communications has many C and One of the great things about this system Ku -band related systems: http://www. is that it's so small it may be installed just antenna. global-cm.net about anywhere. Many of D.C.'s high-rise The on -screen menu is easy to read apartment buildings sport these dishes, be- and navigate. This receiver is packed with Globecast World TV: http://www.globecast- cause for many it's the only way to receive advanced features. There are many hundreds wtv.com 888-988-5288 programming from the home country. The of signals which can be tuned in, so it's im- portant to have an electronic program guide Sadoun Satellite offers a wide variety of system comes with an exterior wall mount, MPEGII FTA equipment: http://www. but it can also be installed in a back yard or which can be edited to allow tuning only the sadoun.com patio, no matter how small. All you need is an video and audio services of interest to you. To unobstructed view to the south. And, regard- access the edited list, simply press the "FAV" Setanta Sports North America: http://www. less of what your home -owner's association button on the remote. Continued pressing the setanta.com/usa button cycles through the various favorite lists or landlord claims, the FCC allows you to World Radio Network English Schedule: install this type of system on a balcony or you may customize. The back of the receiver http://www.wrn.org/english features the usual LNB Find reception parameters for ell MPEGII FTA loop -through, which allows services on satellites worldwide at: you to set it up without http://www.lyngsat.com having to split the signal coming from the LNB if you're using it in a "slave" configuration with a big Read a Good Label Lately? dish. Outputs include "S" You could learn a lot! Look at your MT label video cable output, three before you throw your wrapper away it tells RCA plugs for left and right you how many issues you have left in your audio and TV signal, and an subscription. If two or less, renew right away "F" connector for channel 3 to avoid missing on issue. Keep those MTs audio/video via coax to your coming and we guarantee you'll learn a lot! TV or VCR. MPEGII FTA systems are WARNING: If you get a neon yellow incompatible with DISH wrapper on your magazine, don't throw it Network and DirecTV sys- away: That is your renewal notice! Cut the tems. Those DBS services card out of the wrapper and send it in with The multi -dish solution: Tune in two different satellites usingnot only operate on a differ- your payment. You'll get two notices and the Globecast system and another dish. Switching is done via aent part of the Ku -band, but then it expires. So take care, don't let your diplexer: no moving parts! (Courtesy: Author) their signals arc transmitted subscription die!

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 69 FIRST LOOK CONSUMER RADIOS AND ELECTRONICS

Uniden BR -330T A Wideband Scanner withTrunk Tracking-Finally! By Larry Van Horn, N5FPW

Anyone who has followed this column You can scan by car number and dm er name, to find some no% trequencies thanks to Close closely over the last year knows that assign the car to a quick key, and set the scanner Call. This model has a broadcast screen to set Uniden has been constantly raising the so it sounds an alert when the car you are scan- the scanner to ignore Close CallTh or to search bar with a line of new handheld scanners offering ning transmits. hits on known broadcast frequencies, including the scanner hobbyist more listening capability. There are 13 service searches ranges preset pager frequencies. It also has a custom screen Now, for the first time ever in the scanner mar- in separate public safety, TV/Radio services, capability that lets you input up to 10 frequency ketplace, we have a wideband handheld scanner amateur radio, maritime, railroad, civilian air, with trunk trucking capability ranges that the scanner will ignore during Close - the new Uniden CB radio, FRS/GMRS frequencies, automobile Call"' or search operation. BR -330T handheld. racing, special services, AM broadcasts, FM You can lock out any system, group, fre- The BR -330T offers continuous frequency broadcasts, and TV broadcasts. quency, or channel while scanning or searching. coverage from 100 kHz to 1300 MHz (except for The BR -330T also has a feature that lets If you lock out a system or group, any channels the mobile and base cellular bands). Reception you include selected service searches or custom belonging to that system or group are also locked modes include AM, narrowband FM and wide - search ranges during normal scan operation. out. You can lock out up to 200 frequencies and band FM. In addition to conventional scanning, review all locked -out frequencies. The scanner the BR -330T has Trunk Tracker IIITh technology. This will let the monitor follow unencrypted Other Enhanced Features skips locked -out frequencies while using the Close Call feature or while searching. conversations on analog Motorola, EDACS, Many of the features found in the more The 330T incorporates the fast CTCSS EDACS SCAT, and LTR trunk radio systems, expensive BCD396T have been incorporated into and DCS squelch modes search and store. You including systems in VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 the BR -330T. Here arc a few of the most notable can see the CTCSS/DCS tone on a programmed MHz and 900 MHz bands. The scanner can scan ones. memory channel or during searches if this func- both conventional and trunk systems at the same Close CallRF Capture Technology - This tion is selected. time. one feature that monitors have really enjoyed. First introduced in the 396, this scanner also If the scanner is used to scan Motorola trunk Recently at an airshow, a milair monitor was able has fire tone -out standby. This feature lets you set frequencies, you can set it so it scans using only the scanner to alert you if a two-tone sequential the system control channel frequency data. You page is transmitted. You can set up to 10 settings do not have to program all the trunk system (transmit frequency, tone frequencies) then select voice channel frequencies into memory in this one of those presets for standby monitoring. mode as long as all possible control channelsarc programmed. Repeater reverse lets you set the scanner so it switches to the input frequency on a con- Like its 246/396 Uniden cousins, this scan- ventional repeater system. Channel alert allows ner uses dynamically assigned memory chan- you to set the scanner so it alerts you when there nels to store frequencies more efficiently than is activity on any channel you specify. For each conventional scanners. The 330T has 2,500 of alert in the scanner (such as channel alert, Close these memory channels used to store frequency, Call alert, emergency alert), you can select from talkgroup, and alphanumeric tag information. nine different tone patterns and also set the alert This lets you organize the scanner's memory so volume level independently from the main vol- that it more closely matches how radio systems ume level. actually work, making it easier to program and Automatic channel step accepts frequencies use your scanner, and allowing you to determine on any valid channel step, even if it does not fall how much memory you have used and how much you have left. within the band plan's default step. Frequency step lets you select a frequency step (5, 6.25, 7.5, 8.33, Using 99 quick keys, you can set the scanner 9, 10, 12.5,15, 20, 25, 50 or 100 kHz) for manual so you can quickly select systems and groups by mode and chain search mode. The scanner's auto using the keypad. This makes it easy to listen to or quickly lock out those systems or groups you don't want to scan. MT First Look Rating (0-10 scale) Audio Quality 8 Preprogrammed Audio Levels 9 Back light/Display 8 Frequencies Battery Life 8 The BR -330T is preprogrammed with over Ease of use 8 Feature Set 1,000 channels covering police, fire, and ambu- 8 Keyboard/Button/Control Layout 8 lance operations in the 25 most populated coun- Overall Construction 8 ties in the U.S. and frequencies for many major Overall Reception 8 automobile races. For race track operations, you Overall Manual 7 can set it to scan races using a frequency list or Sensitivity 8 Selectivity the frequencies preprogrammed into thescanner. MT Rating: 4 1/4 Stars 7

70 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 step feature also lets you set the scanner so it blue used on the 396T which made the display This scanner is loaded with features for automatically chooses the correct step. harder to read. The 330 uses amber backlight the money. It is a lot of fun to use the BCD396T Some of the other features that 396T us- which is easier on the eyes, especially in bright and BR -330T together to monitor a wide swath ers will be familiar with include: Quick recall. light environments. Also, do not try to view the of radio spectrum.I now have two scanners scan/search delay, text tagging ( name each screen or photograph it using polarized eye wear programmed with 8,500 frequencies, monitoring system, group, channel, talk group ID, custom or lenses. There is a special screen bezel over the a wide ariety of services/frequencies. There is search range, and SAME group. using up to 16 display that will not present the display properly a lot of monitoring capability in the BR -330T. characters per name), unique data skip, duplicate with polarizing filter/lenses in use. If you don't need digital decoding capability in frequency alert, and memory backup. Out of the box, the AM/Shortwave reception your area or you are looking for a good second using the stock rubber duck or AM bar antenna is scanner, the BR -330T is the model you should poor. Add a good external antenna and AM/Short- consider. NOAA Weather Features wave reception improves considerably. Unfortu- Like earlier Uniden models, the BR -330T nately. there is no SSB/CW mode capability. This The Uniden BR -330T (SCN 30) is available has a suite of NOAA weather reception fea- limits the utility of shortwave reception to short- from Grove Enterprises (1-800-438-8155 or tures. wave broadcast stations (only about 15-20% of the http://www.grove-enterprises.com)for $289.95 Weather search lets your scanner receive shortwave frequencies covered by this unit). plus shipping. your local NOAA weather transmission. The SAME weather alert alerts you when a SAME weather alert is transmitted on a NOAA weather Table One: BR -330T Specifications channel. The scanner also displays the transmit- Dynamic Allocation Capacity: Antenna Impedance: 50 ohms ted alert type. Weather priority alerts you when Systems -200 max, Groups -20 per system, External Jacks: a SAME weather priority alert is transmitted on Channels -2500, and channels per trunk Antenna Jack SMA Type, Headphone Jack a NOAA weather channel. system up to 200. 3.5mm, DC Power Jack (EIAJ TYPE -2 Center Attenuation: 18 dB (nominal), 10 dB (limit) Positive) 4.0mm, and Remote Jack 4 Pin Operating Temperature: Mini Auto Store Normal -20°C to +60°C, Close Call -10°C Size: Frequency autostore automatically stores all to +60°C 2.40 -inches (W) by 1.22 -inches (D) by 5.35 - active frequencies in the selected conventional Scan Rate: 90 channels per second (conven- inches (H) Weight: system, and talk group ID autostorc stores all tional mode) Search Rate: 140 steps per second (5 kHz step 0.60 lbs (with batteries installed), 0.40 lbs new talk group IDs it finds into a channel group only) (without batteries installed) you select. Scan Delay: 0-5 seconds Audio Output: Specifications certified in accordance with FCC 400mW nominal into 24 ohms internal Rules and Regulations Part 15, Subpart C, as of Backlight and Power speaker, 30 mW nominal into 32 ohms The B030T display and keypad arc backlit headphone date of manufacture. Features, specifications, making the display and keypad easy to sec in dim Power Requirements: and availability of optional accessories are all light. You can adjust the back light so it turns 3 AA Alkaline Batteries (4.5V DC),3 AA subject to change without notice. on (1) when you press a key, (2) when squelch Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries (3.6V DC), or AC Adapter (6 VDC 800mA) (AD -1001) breaks during a transmission, or (3) manually. There are also low battery alert and battery save Frequency coverage: continuous 100 kHz -1300 MHz (except for cellular bands): functions. Search/ Frequency (MHz) Prog. Steps Service(s) 0.100-0.525 5 kHz Longwave (100-525 kHz) PC Control and Cloning 0.530-1.700 10 kHz AM Broadcast (530-1700 kHz) You can transfer programming data to and 1.705-24.995 5 kHz Shortwave (1705-24995 kHz) from your scanner and your personal computer, 25.000-26.960 5 kHz Petroleum products/Broadcast pick up band and control the scanner using a computer using 26.965-27.405 5 kHz Citizens Band Class D Uniden's PC Control software. This helps you 27.410-27.995 5 kHz Business/Forest products land mobile 20 kHz 10 -Meter Amateur band find frequencies listed on the Internet and load 28.000-29.680 29.700-49.990 10 kHz VHF Low band land mobile them into the scanner. PC control and program- 50.000-53.980 20 kHz 6 -Meter Amateur band ming software can be purchased at http://www. 54.000-71.950 50 kHz VHF TV Broadcast channels 2-4 uniden.com for $29.95. 72.000-75.995 5 kHz Miscellaneous land mobile and Astronomy You also have a couple of scanner cloning 76.000-87.950 50 kHz VHF TV Broadcast channels 5-6 options using two units wired together and over - 88.0000-107.9000 100 kHzFM Broadcast 108.0000-136.9750 25 kHz Civilian aircraft the -air cloning. You can clone all programmed 137.0000-143.987512.5 kHz Military land mobile data, including the contents of the scanner's 144.0000-147.9950 5 kHz 2 -Meter Amateur band memory. menu settings, and other parameters 148.0000-150.787512.5 kHz Military land mobile from one BR -330T scanner to another BR -330T 150.8000-161.9950 5 kHz VHF High band land mobile scanner. 162.0000-173.987512.5 kHz Federal government land mobile 174.0000-215.9500 50 kHz VHF TV Broadcast channels 7-13 216.0000-224.9800 20 kHz Miscellaneous services/1.25-Meter Amateur band Antennas 225.0000-399.9500 25 kHz UHF Military aircraft The BR -330T has several antenna options. 400.0000-405.987512.5 kHz Miscellaneous services There is a built-in bar antenna for AM radio 406.0000-419.987512.5 kHz Federal government land mobile 420.0000-449.987512.5 kHz 70 -cm Amateur band broadcasts. This antenna can be turned on or off. 450.0000-469.987512.5 kHz UHF Public service An external antenna can be used for reception 470.0000-511.987512.5 kHz UHF -T Public service/UFF TV Broadcast channels 14-20 of any of the frequency ranges the scanner can 512.0000-763.9500 50 kHz UHF TV Broadcast channels 21-62 (except channel 37: 608-614 be tuned to via the SMA connector on top of the MHz)/Astronomy unit. The unit comes with a rubber duck antenna 764.0000-775.987512.5 kHz700 MHz Public service/UHF TV broadcast channels 63-64 776.0000-793.9500 50 kHz UHF TV Broadcast channels 65-67 and an SMA to F female adapter. 794.0000-805.987512.5 kHz700 MHz Public service/UHF TV broadcast channels 68-69 806.0000-823.987512.5 kHz800 MHz Public service (mobile -to -base) Bottom Line 849.0125-868.987512.5 kHz800 MHz Public service (base -to -mobile) 894.0125-956.000012.5 kHz33 -cm Amateur band/900 MHz Business/Public service The backlit color has been changed from the 956.0250-1300.000 25 kHz Miscellaneous services/25-cm Amateur band

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 71 COMPUTERS & RADIO RADIO -RELATED SOFTWARE & HARDWARE SOLUTIONS John Catalano, PhD johneatakinoW mon iloringlimeA.coin

Radio to the Max

ver ten years ago I came upon a Delivery Devices, LLC. Their receiver control program called Ra- website is http://r1wiN.datade- dioMax. Back then I was impressed 1111111111111111111111111111111r"" Od 712042 120.11011 AM Wm 00 11 rrita 0 liverydevices.com/RadioNlax. o.... with its simplicity of operation, while provid- htm . ANA udo Iowa. MN 01 Flove ISS Ally Se. 00 ing all the basic features necessary for radio A demo version of Ra- 14140 04011 SSO ilS1 CV AM 38. fino monitoring ... and then some. In the past de- dioMax version 5.22 that will J cade we have looked at this program by Future operate for thirty minutes is Scanning Systems in a number of Computers available for downloading. We & Radio columns and compared it to other used the real thing (uncrippled) receiver control and logging programs. for this article. The download, RadioMax usually came out in the top including the manual in MS - five every time. As we hit the middle of this Word format, is about 2.4Meg. decade, many of these radio programs arc However, the download was no longer available. Either they could not quick, even using a dial -up con- work with new Windows operating systems nection to the Internet. From or their capabilities were eclipsed. Although talking with the people at Data the last revision, 5.22, is over two years ago, Delivery Systems, although guess who is still hanging in there? Yup, Ra- version 5.22 has not strayedFigure 2 - Right click on a "hit" line to display/edit that dioMax. from the initial RadioMax con-frequency's data. cept, some new features have How Does It Compare been added. spectrum, RadioMax 5.22 ran perfectly on a It's been exa, years since we put Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz PC with I Gig of RAM RadioMax version 5.17 through its paces. + Which PC? running under Windows XP. So the program Now, in 2005, I have lots of questions concern- RadioMax 5.22's PC requirements arcclearly displayed its operating system flex- ing version 5.22. Will RadioMax 5.22 work the most basic I have ever encountered, so ibility. under Windows 98 SE and Windows XP? Will the answer may be that almost any PC will In all cases, installation was quick and it still be as user-friendly as version 5.17? How run it! To summarize, all that is needed is a simple with the program operational within a will RadioMax's features compare to other 21" PC running Windows with a serial port. That's minute. century radio programs? Let's load RadioMax it! For utilization of the program's sound fea- 5.22 and take these questions one at a time. tures, a SoundBlaster compatible sound card Which Radios? is required. We tried RadioMax 5.22, via a home- Just for fun,Itried to load RadioMax First Things First made interface where required, with an ICOM RadioMax's parent company's name has 5.22 on an old IBM 701C laptop. This slide R-71, R7000, and an ICR-1000. All operated changed. Initially, in the 1990s, it was Future keyboard, color LCD laptop, circa 1995, has a flawlessly. Scanning Systems. Now its name is Data very small footprint, even by today's standard. The list of supported radios by manufac- However, with a 486 processor running at 66 turer includes AOR, Drake, ICOM, Kenwood, MHz under Windows 95, it Lowe, Optoelectronics, Uniden and Watkins. is not exactly a modern ma-Twenty-nine specific models arc listed, in- Mao Od le rtirsz 131.141/01 AM 1M0 Od II 11013.11 133.1541111 AY chine. The results were sur- cluding the computer -only ICOM PCR-1000. Ma. Od 1071:12'.SI 113.41111 AM 144110 114 171112 Mow 04110 70:12'51 113.411081 AM prisingly good. Everything All Kenwood radios arc supported. Moo 04110 71:17:51 133.35884 AM Mon On 11 71 1711 17 / 1S11111 AM functioned as advertised! Interestingly, some of the supported ra- Mon 0.0 I. 71 37 71I n.1511 AM Od II 71 32 73 13.15011 AM Although I didn't try it,I dios are ham transceivers such as the ICOM Moo Oct 11 78 17 21113 80000 0.54 1.- " `. guess Data Delivery Devices' 751. I assume RadioMax will only control the HMV 4 - claim that RadioMax can run receiver portion of the 751, although I have on a 386 PC under Windows not tried it. 3.1 is valid. The program betrays its age a bit in that Fast Forward to 2000: All the list of models under each manufacturer is features of RadioMax 5.22 a bit dated. For example, the ICOM R75 is not ran great and surprisingly fast explicitly supported. The R75's basic func- on a Pentium 233 MHz with tions may be able to be controlled by choosing 256 Meg of RAM running the R72 and entering the address for the R75 i it AI 1. 1111 1 IIIIII 11Luili.aiglakli Windows SE. I would sug- in the box to the right in the Configuration, gest this as the minimum PC then Radio, menu. 111^21(19ii requirement for RadioMax However, glaring omissions are Yaesu and Figure t - The Main Screen of Radiollax version 5.22. where5.22. JRC receiver support. RadioMax 5.22 does not it all happens. At the other end of the PC support radios from these companies.

72 MONITORING TIMES December 2005 data. In the future, when this fre- The "Save" possibilities, accessible from quency is found to be active again, the "File" menu, include Save All Channels, Mon Od 11731011 171.M311 AM 11/001,10918 Man Od II 711112 11113000 1.1ftlie In 7111112 this data, along with a monitoring Save Channels with Hits, and Save Unlocked Mori Od 112311112 111.05000 AM Mon 101101/2 104100 1121:00:53 110 13100 AM ACIdS Mon Od 10 23 01 55 time stamp, is displayed in the top Channels. Moo Oct 112311:42 1711151100 AM Men Od 10 23:00.12 Moo Oct II 73:0012 121.00110 AM Mon Od 10 23 Id 42 section of the main display, Figure Moo Oct II 7116.31 Ira 00000 AM Men Oct 10 23 OS 3? Mr 04110 231117 123.00000 AM Moo Oct Ill 2303 32 M. Oct 10 23:08:72 12110010 AM ^." 23 01 21 I. The program createsand stores Ao 4.4 .4 141.41101.0.444 C Yeah or Nay? Hits an active history file of all these 21 RadioMax 5.22 is still a very easy -to -use 174411440 intercepts. receiver control and logging program. Today Although based on a VHF/ there are programs that have greater capabili- UHF scanner receiver methodol- ties, such as RxPlus which also works with a ogy, the system has adjustable greater number of compatible radios. This is a squelch trigger level control and limitation of RadioMax 5.22 as a consequence adjustable start -stop timers. This of the length of time since it was updated. works surprising well for short- Listeners who do not need or want all the wave monitoring, whenever the bells and whistles and want a simple to use atmospheric noise is not too bad. 10831111-ra-laiiiiiipwlmAran control and logging program should consider When you get tired of all Figure 3 - Sorting RadioMax's results by hit times. You RadioMax version 5.22. Make sure your radio the computer modes of tuning, is supported, then give the free demo a try. You can also sort by frequency, comments, hits, modes types oryou can use the mouse on the lockouts. may find that RadioMax is just what you're graph to perform lots of functions. looking for. The full RadioMax 5.22 program Quick frequency jumps, scan di- Fire It Up can be downloaded from the web site above A Ithouuli RadioMax has lots of features. rection changes, pause, and moving up/down for a cost of $45. which we will look at later, the two that stick the tuning range are all accessible using the in my mind arc its natural case of operation mouse. A right clip on a specific line" on and its use of computer -generated voice the graph, which represents an intercept, will Time Passages As the year ends, let us once again take enunciation. display its details. See Figure 2. As with other versions, RadioMax 5.22's this time to reflect. My thanks to all those operation centers around a frequency versus + Real Multitasking who have emailed me, especially those who signal "Hits" display graph. Sec Figure I. sent words of support and encouragement. My Multiple copies of RadioMax can run hope is that we have helped to teach and to The frequency that the receiver is tuned to is simultaneously on the same PC to control entertain. My appreciation goes out to all the mapped on the horizontal X-axis. The vertical multiple radios. The limitation here is the manufacturers who have submitted products Y-axis displays "Hits" or how many times this number of Com or serial ports that you have frequency was found to be active. Commands for our perusal in this column. And Happy installed on your PC. For most of us, this is Holidays to all MT readers. arc accessed from dropdown menus in the limited to two radios. Command line at the top of the display. However, you could take an older, inex- Once a signal is detected, its signal pensive PC and dedicate it to radio control strength is shown on a thin vertical bar at the and logging by installing inexpensive multiple far right of the display. Information associ- serial port PC cards. Then, using RadioMax SIGNAL STRENGTH METER ated with that frequency is displayed at the 5.22, five or more radios could be controlled < 3 MHz to > 5 (al, top of the display. If selected, you will hear simultaneously for a very small investment. The ZC 185 is an extremely sensitive MODEL.Radio Frequency Detector operating over a voice announcement of the frequency and ZC INS the time of intercept. The user can choose a a broad range of frequencies. male or female voice for the frequency/time + Sound Features HAM RADIO Detects and locates Fox Xmtrs. RadioMax ,s rich w ith audio features. fa. -2.r c tu-e -ups of milliwatt to kilowatt rigs. announcements. Version 5.22 also lets you measures antenna patterns. delet.ts oscillations use your own voice. Very slick. It can control an external tape recorder with locates cable leaks and RFI mentors power level, remote control capability - a natural for un- The program has a number of useful COMPUTER WIRELESS Super Ni Fi Sniffer. operating modes. RadioMax can scan a list attended monitoring. If you use a stereo tape detects Hot 8. Cold spots measures baseline RF recorder, one channel can be used for record- Illioptimizes hub tr satellite network sites locates of specific frequency channels manually hacker sites strengthens RF-signol links ing signal audio while the other audio channel entered by the user. The user can also input SECURITY Supersensitive cover camera station data for each specific frequency chan- can record RadioMax's voice announcements, ,k159.00 and bug detector simplifies wireless installations. resulting in no -mistake frequency and time "'"+57 aligns antennas verifies transmisvions identifies nel. A file of the channels can then be saved ^, hacker sites locates mterference identification. for later scanning. Up to 5000 frequencies WWW.ZAP(1 lI CKER.COM For those of you who want to stay in the can be loaded from a file and the display ALAN BROADBAND CO will auto -scale to accommodate the range of digital domain, RadioMax provides for radio Ph (650) 369-9627 Fax (650) 369-3788 frequencies. audio to be stored on your PC's hard disk when Since the program is capable of multi -tile there is signal activity. These features. coupled scanning. you are not limited to just scanning to the program -generated "History" file, can Longwave Resources one file of frequencies. provide the user with a complete archive of signal activity. If you arc lucky enough to have Sounds of Longwave 60 -minute Audio a soundcard with duplex capability, which Cassette featuring WWVB, Omega Whistlers, Lazy Listening most are today, RadioMax 5.22 can play back Beacons. European Broadcasters. and morel If you're not up for t ..ping tedious lists of previously recorded audio files while record- $13.95 postpaid station data. RadioMax can import data from a ing new intercepts. number of databases including UDBF format (PerCon) dBase files, Betty Bearcat DBF, Mr ,/ The BeaconFinder A 65 -page guide listing Scaner DBF and ASCII text files. Data Manipulation Frequency, ID and Location for hundreds of LF In RadioMax's range search/scan mode, On this subject. the RadioMax web site beacons and utility stations. Covers 0-530 kHz. says it all. "RadioMax may scan, sort and save when the program detects a frequency in use it $13.95 postpaid stops and saves the frequency and time of hit by multiple parameters, such as frequencies. and then, after a user defined time period, con- hits, comments." Sort parameters are selected Kevin Carey tinues scanning. Later, the user can add station via the "Sort" Command line pull -down menu. P.O. Box 56. W. Bloomfield. NY 14585 See Figure 3.

December 2005 MONITORING TIMES 73 What's NE Tell them you saw it in Monitoring Times

World's First GPS- 300 step/sec. Part One of the book is some Other features include dynamic IRCA Mexican Log 10th Edition (Winter 2005) real basic introductory material memory management (maximum of into radios and the wireless world. Enabled Scanner TheIRCA Mexican Loglists I la \ hccii complaining 6000 channels and 400 systems), all AM stations in Mexico by fre- Two-way radio communications are that scanner operation in the increas- fire tone -out, tone search, service covered in Part Two and include quency, including call letters, state, ingly complex world of trunk and search, control channel scanning, city, day/night power. slogans. FRS/GMRS, citizens band, emer- digital systems has gotten too com- and multi -site programming. One schedule in UTC/GMT, formats, gency communications, business plicated? Uniden has come up with unique application of the GPS con- radio services, marine radio, and networks and notes. The call letter a new scanner to take some of the nection is the speed -trap alert: The amateur radio. index gives call, frequency. city and pain out of monitoring, especially scanner will sound alert tones if the In Part Three arc six chapters state. The city index (listed by state, for mobile users who need to moni- unit is traveling above a set speed then city) includes frequency. call covering shortwave and scanner lis- tor signals from various services limit while it is within a user -defined tening. Part Four has six chapters on and day/night power. The transmit- over a wide geographic area. The grid area! the technical side of radio, and the ter site index (listed by state, then new Uniden BCD996T is a desktop The BCD996T is slated to hit final section of the book, Part Five, city) tabulates the latitude and lon- design that may also be used in an retail shelves in spring 2006 and comprises four chapters found in all gitude of transmitter sites. This is an in -dash or mobile installation. carries a suggested retail price of Dummy books - The indispensable reference for anyone Part ofTens. $849.99. This book is written in typical who hears Mexican radio stations. Size is 8-1/2" x I I". Dummy style and is a good basic book for the newcomer or someone MFJ End -fed Zepp Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $9.50 (US/Canada/Mexico/ sea on the outside looking at what this radio hobby is all about. If you have Antennas mail), $12.00 (rest of the Americas/ "The BCD996T, the first been around the hobby a bit, you When an end -fed antenna is Europe airmail). $12.50 (Australia/ GPS-enabled model in the scanner desirable or when a center -fed an- Japan New Zealand airmail). Non- probably won't find much here to industry, is another milestone in the chew on. tenna is not possible or convenient, IRCA/ NRC members add $2.00. evolution of scanning," said Paul these hang and play' end -fed Zepp To order, send your funds Unfortunately, some of the Opitz, product manager at Uniden antennas provide excellent no -com- to: IRCA Bookstore. 9705 Mary frequency information presented in America Corporation. "These new promise performance. Ave NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334. this book is just plain wrong. For features will provide an efficient The MFJ end -fed Zepp is a (Please make check out to Phil instance, on the back of the Cheat way for agencies that need compat- Sheet cutout in front of the book, completely assembled single band Bytheway), or use PayPal to: fok- ibility in multiple geographic areas the author lists National (U.S.) half -wave antenna. It's designed ker_d8(ayahoo.com (please include to use the scanner without having to for direct coax tired and handles a an extra $0.50 to cover the service Emergency Frequencies. He lists reprogram the equipment for each full 1500 Watts legal limit with low charge). For more information, visit National Guard emergency frequen- location." SWR. http://www.ircaonline.com cies as 34.900 and 163.4875. The When a user -provided GPS Hang and Play! Just follow first frequency has never been a unit is connected to the BCD996T, the easy installation instructions nationwide allocation, much less a the scanner is able to automati- - no cutting. soldering, tuning, or Two -Way Radios NG emergency freq. and 163.4875 cally turn system reception on or trimming. is a US Air Force allocation. An- off depending on the user's location. They radiate in a wide broad- and Scanners for other example from the same sheet (For this feature to work, the user side pattern. Feedline/stub can be Dummies. lists 163.525 as a military disaster must first assign lat/long and range "bent" at the bottom and pulled op frequency. Not only isit not a information to each system.) In ad- away at an angle. By H. Ward Silver disaster frequency. it wasn't even dition, the scanner can display other Super -strong fiberglass feed Every time I see one of the authorized for military use until this location -based information, such point insulator, glazed ceramic Wiley Publishing_Jar Dummies year. as dangerous intersections, school insulator, heavy-duty 7 -strand. 14 books on a bookstore rack, I always Overall, looking past the fre- zones, or general points of interest. gauge hard copper wire, extremely get a chuckle (I hear I am not alone). quency errors, if you have a friend or Of course, the Bearcat strong solderless crimped -construc- But I must admit, if it is something relative you want to get interested in BCD996T also offers Close CaIITM tion. Super -strong custom fiberglass that really interests me, yep. I buy it. the radio hobby. drop by your local RF Capture Technology, which tunes SO -239 mount provides stress -relief Now the world of radio listening has bookstore dealer and get a copy of to any active radio frequency within for the ladder line. two titles in this series of publica- this book. Oh yeah, and get them a close range. whether programmed The 1/2 Wave End -Fed Zepp tions to choose from. subscription toMonitoring Times or not (excluding cellular signals). Antenna comes in five models, Recently. H. Ward Silver, for the right frequency informa- Frequency range is 25-1300 MHz. ranging from a 23ft horizontal ele- NOAX, publishedHam Radio for tion. The BCD996T also offers ment with an Ilft vertical stub for Dummies,and he has now followed The list price is $21.99 and is APCO 25 digital capability, to the 15 meter band ($31.95) to a 67ft it up with a more general book on available at bookstores and inter - increase interoperability between element with 34ft stub for 40 meters the radio hobby,Two -Way Radios net websites such as Amazon and agencies using ditTerent types of ($44.95). Coaxial feedline is not and Scanners Ibr Dummies. Barnes and Noble. radio systems. Trunk systems sup- included. The book title is somewhat - Review by Larry ranH0171 ported by this scanner include To order, get a free catalog, or misleading, as there is more than Books and Equipment for announce- Motorola Type I 800 / Type II 800, for your nearest dealer, call 1-800- two-way radio and scanners in this 900. UHF, VHF, P25; EDACS wide, book. 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The E5 is the world's leading Intelligence meets performance in The E100 fits full-sized features multi -band and Single Side Band the E10. With 550 programmable into your palm or pocket. This lit- (SSB) enabled radio, uniting per- memories, manual and auto scan, tle marvel is packed with all the formance and mobility into one precision tuning and alarm clock latest radio features you want: compact unit, and bringing the features, the E10 provides the digital tuning, 200 programmable power of local and world radio sophisticated tools for listening to memories, digital clock and alarm, into the palm of your hand. news, sports, and music from plus AM/FM and Shortwave recep- around the world. The E10 even tion. And, it is small enough to fit Features allows internal recharging of its in your coat pocket. FM -Stereo, AM and full - Ni-MH batteries (charger and bat- Shortwave coverage (1711- teries included). With excellent Features 29999 KHz) AM, FM, and Shortwave recept:on, Shortwave range of 1711 - PLL dual conversion AM/SW cir- intermediate frequency shift and 29,999 KHz cuitry with SSB shortwave antenna trimmer-the 200 programmable memories 700 programmable memory pre- E10 gives you the performance _Memory page customization sets with memory scan and auto you want with the digital ease Manual and auto scan, direct tuning storage (ATS) you deserve. keypad frequency entry Clock, sleep timer and alarm Earphones functions with world zone set- Features Power Source: 2 AA Batteries tings Shortwave range of 1711 - (included) or AC Adapter (not Tunes via auto -scan, manual - 29,999 KHz included) scan, direct key -in entry and 550 programmable memories _Dimensions: 5"W x 3"H x 1- tuning knob with memory page customiza- 1/4"D Internally recharges Ni-MH bat- tion Weight: 7 oz. teries Manual and auto scan, direct Station name input keypad frequency entry, ATS Dimensions: 6-5/8"W x 4-1/8"H x Clock with alarm, sleep timer, 1-1/8"D and snooze functions Weight: 12.2 oz. Earphones Supplementary wire antenna Features are subject to change Power Source: 4 AA Batteries (included) or AC Adapter/Charger (included) Dimensions: 7-1/2"W x 4-1/2"H x 1-1/2"D

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1C-R 75 Tune in the world! 30 kHz - 60.0 MHz AM, FM, S -AM, USB, LSB, CW, RTTY 101

Alphanumeric Memory Channels Twin Passband Tuning (PBT) Synchronous AM Detection (S -AM) DSP with Noise Reduction

Auto Notch Filter triple Conversion Up to Two Optional Filters Front Mounted Speaker Large Display Well Spaced Keys

and Dials PC Remote Control with Optional Icom RSR75 Softwore for Windows And Many Other Features

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IC-R3 500 ktiz - 2.45 GHz' AM, FM, WFM, AM -TV, FM -TV 450 Alphanumeric Memories CTCSS with Tone Scan 4 Level Attenuator Antenna with BNC

Connector 2" Color TFT Display with Video and Audio Output Jacks Lithium Ion Power

IC-R5 150 kHz - 1.3 GHz AM, FM, WFM 1250 Alphanumeric Memories CTCSS 8 DTCS Decode Weather Alert Dynamic Memory Scan Icom's Hot 100

Preprogrammed P 8 Shortwave Channels Weather Resistant M Ni-Cds 8. Charger

IC-R20 150 kHz - 3.3 GHz *AM, FM, WFM, USB, LSB, ON 1250 Alphanumeric

Memories CTCSS 8 DTCS Decode Dual Watch Audio Recorder Weather Alert Dynamic

Memory Scan Icom's Hot 100 Preprogrammed TV 8. Shortwave Channels Lithium Ion Power

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