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nitoring Provincetown Pilgrimage OOOOOOO 1 2 -- By Bob Fraser Tunes Marcn may be a little too chilly to think about making E sight-seeing trip to CEpe Cod, SD just hang on to this article until summertime. Mean- Vol. 22, N.. 3 March 2003 while, Bob Fraser's profile of the radio landscape it P-ovricetown is a great deTonstration of how you can make use o: any tip to a new NIIMM=IIME location to further 'your knowledge, enter more loggings, End just plain 9Monitoring have fun with your rad o(s.) Times - Notification Grot ps: They Put the SAM in Uncle Sam 16 nitRADIOS 1$F4sr REsPONNOLIRS By Ron Perron no. Special Air Miss ons, or SAM flights, :ake place nea-ly every day. These are the planes and helicopters that transport our VIPs around the country End abroad. It can get confusing, because the callsign changes accordinc to the mission and who's aboard. Here to straighten it all out is our author, who lives within earshot of Andrews Air =iorce Base, the hub of most SAM flights. 11111111 "MO Namibia-Land of Diverse Beauty 18 d Story By Colin Miller The muntry formerly known as South West Afri-a has been late in otificatlon developing broadcasting, but its strides has been rapi: since achiev ng a hard-wonindependence in1990. Broadcasts in Eng ish, German, Afri- roups kaans, and several native languages can be found cn domestic FM and By Michael Coppola shortwave radio. Plans for digital broadcasing are al-eady on the table. A permanent rn.rt of the scanner scene today is the notifi- Roberto Galletti, Neglected Radio Pioneer... 20 cation group. dedicatee to notify- ing its members whenever a By Michel Berlie-Sarrazin newsworthy incident o....xurs. The Marconi became such a dominant figure n communications, that news may be spread by two-way other noteworthy experimenters of his era have near'v been forgo -ten. ratio, pagers, e-mail orweb sites, One such person is Roberto Galletti, wh:- at one time WE.S poised to bur the originating source is al- transmit communications from France to Arr rica with an emission strength ways someone listening to a which rivaled any other. Though he was oirmaneuve-ed in teat fielc, he scanner. This service is much went on to make val_able contributions in the field of radio-ravigaticn. mare than a hobby: These groups ify the media and of public safzty organizations who may not have the ime or the a,titude to cnitor radio frequencies for ernselve3. The aithor is a member of o notificaton groups, and ex - lam in general terms how they operate. Look for a group in your area! Story sarts on page 10. Onoi.r cover:Metro Fire Radio Unit 30 provides an on - the -scene .plate from a recent aekensack NJ 3rd alarm fire. (Pioto by Michael J. Coppola) Reviews: MONITORING TIMES (ISSN: 0889-5341, Publishers Mail For the first time in consumer elec-new CB base station -'the Galaxy DX Agreement #125349 tronics, the shortwave listener can tai -2547 can go toe -to -toe with any other is published monthly by Grove Enterprises,i "or Lis receiver to his own require-CBI've ever owned," says reviewer Inc., Brasstcwn, Nort ments." cheers Bob Grow. Check outJo.* Elliott (p.87). Carolina, USA. its review of the WiNRADi0 WR303 I For those folks who took advantage

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Fugitive Radio Operator Arrested in NC

teve Anderson. 55. of Somerset, He supposedly was a Major in KSM's 6th Anderson announced during a broadcast on Kentucky, a right-wing extremist Battalion. KSM was headed up by "State Friday, March 9, 2001, that he had received pirate radio broadcaster and former Commanding Officer" Charlie Puckett of another letter from the FCC, presumably for member of the Kentucky State Militia, was Nicholasville, Kentucky. Under his influence his transmissions as KSMR. He said there is arrested in southwestern North Carolina af- it became one of the most active militias in no point in citing him. "This is the Kentucky ter eluding authorities for over a year. He pre- the country. Militia station.... We don't want to hear from viously held the Extra Class AA8DP Ama- In December 2000. the Federal Commu- you [because] you don't have anything to teur Radio call sign. nications Commission cited two Amateur say to us. You don't have any authority over A tip received following a November 2nd Radio operators, Charles Puckett, KF4ZMF, us. We are asserting our First Amendment Fox television episode of America's Most and Stephen Anderson, AA8DP, for operat- Rights here and are protecting them with the Wanted and forwarded to federal officials led ing on high frequency spectrum that was not Second Amendment." The Second Amend- to his arrest. It was the second time that the authorized by their ham radio licenses. Their ment, of course, refers to the right to bear show had featured Anderson. an alleged racist radio activities had been under investigation arms. Strong words indeed. and anti-Semite accused of talking about kill- since they were using ham and other frequen- Anderson said that KSMR was operating federal law enforcement officials on the cies for their tactical communications and ing at 800 watts and was in the process of unlicensed radio station he operated from his broadcast needs. adding a 3kW amplifier he called "the rock home. (See April 2002 MT for background The FCC censured Puckett for operat- crusher." He also said that the station would story.) Fox -TV first covered the case in April ing on 80 meters (3.860 MHz), a frequency soon operate full time on 3260, 6880, and 2002. not authorized to Technician Class licensees. 12181 kHz. but that programming never ma- Anderson is the former operator of the Puckett denied the violation, stating that the terialized. clandestine KSMR (Kentucky State Militia transmissions were under the "control" of The FCC took KSM's defiance seriously Radio) and a man on the FBI's most wanted Stephen Anderson (AA8DP) - who, as an and was planning to close the station, levy a list. He was arrested by officers of the Fed- Extra Class ham operator, is licensed for op- minimum $7,500 fine and seize the transmit- eral Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms eration on that frequency. ting equipment. and the North Carolina State Bureau of In- Anderson was also warned by the FCC Anderson was scheduled to teach a semi- vestigation. in December 2000 for his operations just be- nar on communications and antennas to mem- Anderson is accused of shooting an au- low the 40 -meter ham band on 6.890 MHz, a bers of other state militias who would be at- tomatic weapon at an off -duty Bell County frequency not authorized to Amateur Radio tending a "major" multi -state patriot rally sheriff's deputy on October 14. 2001; the at all. Puckett denied monitoring reports that scheduled for April 2001 at Norm Creek, deputy had pulled Anderson's truck over for the KSM or its members were involved in the Kentucky. KSM Commander Puckett became driving his pickup with broken tail lights. The alleged transmissions on 6.890, which report- uneasy about a confrontation with the fed- officer saw a magazine to a gun in his cup edly jammed WWFV, a licensed commercial eral government and ordered Anderson's un- holder and asked if he had any weapons. At shortwave radio broadcaster then operating licensed HF broadcasts - many of which that point, according to authorities, Ander- out of Copperhill, Tennessee. threatened violence - to stop. When they son stepped out of his vehicle and opened On January 24. 2001, FCC enforcement didn't, Puckett dismissed Anderson from fire with an AK -47 at the officer and his pa- agent Riley Hollingsworth sent a letter to KSM. trol car. The officer was unharmed although Anderson asking if he was in control when Three days after Anderson shut down his cruiser was struck about 25 times. Puckett operated on 3.860 MHz. KSMR, he returned to the pirate airwaves as Police said Anderson then drove his 4- Anderson responded by returning his the United Patriot Radio supposedly repre- wheel -drive Kentucky Militia truck into the Amateur Radio license to the FCC claiming senting all militias across this country. Eastern Kentucky mountains. When authori- that the agency "...is an agent of a foreign Anderson was arrested in North Caro- ties found the truck abandoned the next day, corporation" with no authority over his radio lina on November 22, 2002. and was indicted they discovered a pipe bomb and ammunition operation. He also stated that he does "...not in London, Kentucky. If convicted, Ander- in it. A search of his home uncovered a huge reside in any territory or possession of the son faces a maximum penalty of life impris- arsenal of explosives, ammunition and guns. Federal Government of the United States ofonment and a $250,00() fine. He was indicted on federal weapons charges America..." and that he was "...not subject to Puckett was also arrested on federal after his extradition back to Kentucky. any regulation by this fictitious entity." weapons charges shortly after completing an On February 12, 2001, Hollingsworth interview in Lexington, Kentucky, about The Radio Connection obliged by canceling Anderson's AD8DP Ex- Steve Anderson for the television show Un- Anderson had attracted FCC attention tra Class license. solved Mysteries. A nine -count federal indict- two years ago when he operated an unlicensed Anderson then launched unlicensed ment accused him of possessing various guns, HF station as part of the Kentucky State KSMR (Kentucky State Militia Radio) on pipe bombs, and ammunition in violation of Militia...a group of armed extremists who March 3, 2001, and broadcast nightly on 3260 federal law. In a plea bargain, he was sen- oppose the powers of the federal government. kHz USB between 0300 and 0400 UTC. tenced August 29, 2002, to 30 months and one day in prison on federal weapons charges.

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Check it out! ning a regular column to update and hope- marketed by Delphi. It's called the SkyFi, fully clarify some of these issues, and to ad- and it is an XM Radio receiver that is about Railspotters Encounter vise of changes or proposed changes to exist- the size of a remote control, and is loaded "I have been a longtime railfan and New ing legislation. with a number of useful features. Orleans St. Charles Line streetcar buff. I've However, like all our writers, he needs "The quality of the service itself has not photographed the streetcars day and night your input! To kick off the column, send news diminished, either, in the past 12 months. Sig- since about 1970. On many occasions, I and of pending legislation, the URL for your nals have remained reliable, and I've gotten several of my rail nut friends would be in- state's radio laws, examples of hobbyists ha- good service almost everywhere I've gone vited into the Willow St. Carbarn to photo- rassed for scanner possession, or your ques- (tunnels and parking garages excluded), even graph at will. For the last eight or so years, tions to [email protected]. You can in the Rocky Mountains west of town. I've been spending several days in New Or- also write to Jorge Rodriguez c/o Monitoring "The only drawback to this new tech- leans at Christmas time. During my visit in Times, 7540 Hwy 64 West, Brasstown, NC nology remains the cost of the receiving December 2002, a supervisor saw me outside 28902. equipment and the monthly subscription fee. the barn and invited me in and showed me This may turn a number of people off, but where the new cars are being manufactured. Satisfied Satellite User for me the service has been so good thatI When I stuck my head in the door I was in- "In the January 2002 edition of Moni- seldom listen to AM or FM radio anymore. vited in and told to take all the pictures that I toring Times, Ken Reitz wrote an article en- All in all, I've found that satellite radio has wanted. titled 'Sky Wars' which took a look at the lived up to all of my expectations. In fact, "This year was totally different. As I new technology of satellite radio, and what it I've enjoyed it so much, I've added the Delphi was setting up my tripod on the sidewalk the has to offer us as consumers. I answered the unit to my home, and purchased two SkyFi watchman told me 'no pictures, no pictures.' article with a letter to the editor, which was adapters so I can enjoy the service in my den I questioned his authority and reason but he printed in the March 2002 continued to say 'no pic- issue. Well, it's been a year tures.' now since I purchased my "I moved across the street radio, and I thought there and set up. then a 'supervi- might be some interest in an sor' came out, got into his update on how this new tech- truck and parked it in front nology is working for me. of me. He gave me hell for "My overall enthusiasm ignoring the watchman. When for this product has not di- questioned as to the reason, minished in the past 12 all he could say 'they don't months. If anything, it has want any pitchers.' Who is only gotten stronger. By the they? No pitchers period. way, I chose to subscribe to How about on the street. 'No XM Radio. I cannot offer any pitchers anywhere.' Then he input about Sirius Radio, but threatened to call NOPD, so I hear that it offers much the I left. I had already shot three same type of quality and pro- rolls of film on Canal St. gramming choices. In late "After stewing the night. August, XM Radio changed I got up the next morning and their line-up, and one of the read in the paper that the new channels added was Old Time mayor went through the RTA radio. What a perfect format Board with a dose of Exlax. for this medium! I have been Politics as usual in New Or- parked on that channel about leans. So I wrote the mayor 90% of my listening time advising him of the treatment since its introduction. I also and asking a reason for it. No enjoy listening to jazz, com- Oh, I have slipped the surley bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-response yet. edy, rock, holiday tunes,slivered wings... And put out my hand and touched the face of God. "As for NOPD? Well, I news, financial information. - High Flightwas a cop in Mobile for 18 the BBC, and sports. - John Gillespie MaGee, Jr.years and I'm vaguely famil- "My only problem this Our deepest sympathies to the NASA and Astronauts' families for your loss.iar with the level of intelli- past year with satellite radioSeated in front: astronauts USAF Col. Rick D. Husband (left), mission commander;gence (or lack of) of the po- was that I had it installed inKalpana Chawla, mission specialist; and U.S. Navy Commander William C. McCool,lice in that section of New my car, and I would con-pilot. Standing (from left), astronauts/mission specialists: U.S. Navy Captain DavidOrleans. They fell out of the stantly find myself enjoyingM. Brown, U.S. Navy Commander Laurel B. Clark. USAF Lt. Col. Michael P. Ander-trees,anthropologically son. and Israeli Air Force Colonel Ilan Ramon. (Photograph courtesy of NASA).

6 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 speaking, last week. They discovered fire Coro at Kulpsville? No Way! read the magazine. My service is long over. yesterday. The PD in downtown and the RegardingMT'snote about Cuba's ham yet Istill subscribe to MT. and buy from French Quarter are quite different." radio host Arnie Coro being invited to the Grove exclusively. I recently purchased an - Torn Trott, Mobile, Alabama SWL Fest March 7-8, we received this note: 895XT and an AOR 8600, and I am extremely "NYTimes1/6/03: Cuba has an aggres- satisfied with them. Thank you very much Lowband Listening sive and effective intelligence service that has for the excellent service, a terrific magazine. "I've got a little Sangean ATS 818 which I hundreds of agents in the USA. Page 3 ofand the kind help I receive when I call." hook up to a simple 100 -ft antenna terminating Northeast Edition. Check it out. - Ed Hutton N3KEX in my greenhouse. While my primary interest "(Arnie Coro is one of the "inner circle" is MW DX, I've also picked up beacons 'Be- in Fidel's government and has been for over "I just subscribed to MTExpressand low 500 kHz' from time to time when nothing 40 years.)" the instructions you sent were flawless! of interest was happening at 530-1710. - CD Fairleigh, Retired Intelligence Worked great. "I've just spent a fruitless [relatively] Analyst, Washington DC "MTExpressis very convenient and al- hour or so on the 'net seeking identification lows me to interact with the publication in for some of these little low -power rascals. You'll be interested to know Coro is un- ways I couldn't with the paper version. I can Managed to identify two of the first 14. Bum- able to attend this year's Fest, due to insuffi- also print out what I want (like the frequency mer. cient time to complete government paperwork. skeds, etc) and not have to lug around the "Needless to say, my $12for Kevin rest of the magazine! :) I'm not trying to 'put Carey'sBeaconfinderbook] will be in the mail Happy Associations down' the paper version at all...Monitoring this very morning. Thanks in advance for "I would like to express my thanks for Timesis still the defacto monitoring publica- publishing an identification list. And ongoing your products, outstanding customer service, tion. However,MT Expressworks the best thanks for a delightful monthly column in and promptness of delivery. My association for me. Thanks for providing such an innova- Monitoring Times. with Grove Enterprises dates back to 1982. 1 tive product!" "IIjust noted that the columns always was in the Army (Communications Tech) and - Larry Spinner, Satisfied Reader appear at the same page number in each is- had just returned from a tour in Turkey. While sue. DA!' there, I had heard rumblings of a new periodi- We welcome your ideas, opinions, cor- - Kilohertzianly vours. Jim Hannah, cal for the swl/scanning enthusiast, but be- Tottenville, NY rections, and additions in this column. Please cause of the isolated nature of my post.I mail to Letters to the Editor, 7540 Highway could not follow up. 64 West, Brasstown, NC 28902, or email Thanks, Jim, for the compliments on the "Once stateside, I quickly became a sub- lowband column: we agree! As for placement. [email protected] may scriber, and as I would travel overseas,Moni- be edited for length and clarity. columns occasionally are moved around a little. wring Timesbecame my reference compan- but we do try to be consistent! Happy monitoring! ion, often raising the ire of my commanders, -Rachel Bought', KE4OPD, editor some of whom became enthused once they

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then instantly access a vast databank of informa- Radioscience Laboratory at Stanford University, Radio Honor Roll tion about the people who typically listen to those says the only way to measure these layers is by Plumber and MetroAlert stations. The electronic ads will then change to fit passing very low frequency electromagnetic waves listener profiles. through it. Such waves are generated naturally by Share Honors The "consumer monitoring system" devel- events such as lightning strikes, but the transmit- As Thomas Ranney was leaving a bank in oped by Mobiltrak of Chandler, Ariz., picks up ter at the South Pole - where there are no thunder- Westerville, Ohio. he held the door open for radio waves "leaked" from the antennas of up to storms - allows for more controlled observations. the customer behind him. Outside, however, 90 percent of all cars passing by and pinpoint the Umran Ivan is paying attention to this sec- he noticed a billow of red dye from the man's stations being played. Each station has a typical tion of atmosphere, hoping transmissions from jacket pocket. When the man, William Caslin, listener profile derived from detailed consumer the massive 4 -mile long antenna will allow better took off in his pick-up, Ranney followed, while surveys. The system will assess the most popu- detection of problems such as satellite -damaging calling 911 on his cellular phone. Ranney de- lar radio station during a given hour and target the disturbances caused by solar activity. "The scribed Caslin, his truck and his license number ads to those drivers. weather in space is very, very important for our to police, who confirmed the bank robbery. A complete Mobiltrak system might include technological age now, because we have so much Ranney stayed on the phone with one billboards along a several -mile stretch of freeway. of our assets in space," Ivan said. The highest dispatcher while another activated MetroAlert, The first billboard's receiver would collect data on energy electrons can also penetrateaslow as 25 the emergency radio frequency that connects a block of cars and send it to the billboards farther miles (40km) above the Earth, where they can all 23 public -safety dispatching offices in on, which would then switch to the appropriate "wreak havoc in the atmosphere, ionizing chemi- Franklin County. Cooperation between dis- ads. cal species, creating x-rays and perhaps influenc- tricts resulted in Caslin's capture. One resident expressed the view that every- ing the chemistry that produces ozone," he noted "It worked exactly the way it was sup- one should turn off their radios "until they let us in a summary of the project. posed to," said Holly Wayt, Westerville com- have our privacy back," but privacy experts are munications manager. "It was the first time that not particularly worried about the new billboards, MetroAlert has been in on the action from the as long as people remain anonymous. beginning to the end." One member of the over- Mobiltrak said the technology doesn't have sight committee said, "This is the first real suc- the ability to listen to people's conversations or !!?BULLETIN BOARD cess story. People started reacting and going to CD players. The technology is designed to be key places, and it paid off." anonymous and passive, and relies on informa- March 7-9: Kulpsville, PA Ranney, who works as a plumber, also tion about large numbers of drivers. That might 16th Annual Winter SWL Festival, Best Western - The Inn at received high praise from detective Dietz who foil the scheme of our MT contributor, who said if Towamencin, 1750 SumneytownPike (215-368-3800). Fo- said, "I'm not sure some police officers could he lived in that area, he would be tempted to put rums on a variety of radio topics, banquet, prizes (grand prize is a provide as good information as he did." a cheap radio under the billboard and tune it to the Ten-Tec RX-350DSP receiver), raffle, fun and fellowship. For reg- same station all day long! istration form and info go to http://wmv.swIfest.com or write SWL DW: Facelift or Cutbacks? Winterfest, PO Box 4153, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Full registra- Some major changes will be in effect from Glad We're in America tion$50. Deutsche Welle beginning March 30. DW's press A French radio hobbyist who posted fre- release touts the changes as a major facelift. For quencies used by the French military and police March 9: Amherst, MA example, daily news bulletins will be increased on the Internet is to be put on trial later this year MTARA 18th Annual Hamfest at Amherst Regional Middle School from 13 to 24. Newslink, the flagship current af- for violating national security. (110 Chestnut St), 9a.m., adm 55, talk -in 146.940 and fairs program, will be broadcast round the clock, Vincent Plousey admitted he had been "too 145.130 (PL 123 Hz). Vendors, tailgating, prizes, snack bar, targeted to its audience. There will be three live curious, naive and immature" but insisted he had handicapped accessible. For VE testing contact Dove Cote WA1DC, editions of Newslink for the Asia -Pacific region, "never sought to make money nor to undermine [email protected] preregistration advised. Commercial license two for Africa, with repeats, two for North my country" by publishing the frequencies and testing also available; contact Steve NI SR of 413-593-6554 America and two for Europe every weekday. said the whole affair had been blown out of pro- (leave name, phone #, and desired license). For info contact Bob But don't expect to hear it on shortwave in portion. Meneguao K1YO,kl [email protected] 413-569-0320. MTARA, North America. Shortwave broadcasts to the "I was a person fascinated by radio commu- PO Box3494, Springfield, MA 01101-3494 "highly developed media markets" of North nication. I simply wanted to share my passion," America, Australia and New Zealand will be ter- he said, adding that "a good number of the fre- March 15: Marietta, GA minated March 30. DW says it will focus on ex- quencies" divulged were freely available in docu- 50th annualKennehoochee ARC homiest at Jim Miller Park panding the number of radio stations which re- ments held in public libraries. (Callaway Road), 8a.m.-4p.m., adm 55, talk -in Fri and Sat broadcast DW's radio programs, like Canadian A source close to the case said an investigat- 146.880(-) (P1100). Vendors, demos, emergency services expo Broadcasting Corporation or ABC New Radio. ing magistrate had ordered the trial at the end of with hi -tech Mobile Command Units, Hazmat units and more. VE Listeners will still be able to hear DW via satellite December. A date had not yet been fixed, but it exams, 9a.m.. Also, one day no -code tech session 8:30a.m.- or over the Internet at http://www.dw-world.de/ should take place by mid -2003, he said. 5p.m., take the test at 5:30p.m. (535). Visithttp//gsl.osti.com/ English. The French interior ministry had raised the hootch/KARC-HamF.html. DW also plans to introduce digital short- alert after coming across Plousey's web site. wave transmissions to East Asia and Europe with March 22: Brampton, Ontario analog shortwave transmissions for Asia and Af- VLF Antarctic Antenna Ham -Ex 2003, Sponsored by Peel A R.C. &Mississauga A.R.C., at rica continuing for the foreseeable future. the Brampton Fall Fairgrounds (Hwy 410 north becomes Heart A new antenna has been erected in the South The press release finally admits, "These re- Lake Road; Continue 7.5 km (4.6 mi) to Old School Road. Fair- Pole, but this one isn't about communications for grounds on SW corner.) 9 am to 1 pm, adm SC 6.00, Tolk-in: strictions have become necessary against the back- the remote outpost nor is it involved in Antarctic ground of financial cut -backs for Deutsche Welle." studies. The antenna is intended to study the 146.880 (-) & 145.430 (-). Manufacturers, vendors, new and mesosphere and lower atmosphere - a section used radio/computer/electronics. Exams (Basic, Advanced &ON), The Billboards are Listening which is largely ignored because it's too high for DXCC Card Checking. Seminars, Exhibits & demonstrations, Gala Electronic billboards in the Bay Area and airplanes or balloons, but too low for satellites. tang uet & Prizes. Guest Speaker - Jim Dean, V.P. Radio Amateurs Sacramento are being equipped to detect which Umran Ivan, head of the Very Low Frequency of Canada. For info, Website: http://www.peelarc.org, E-mail: ham- radio stations are tuned in by passing cars andGroup of the Space, Telecommunications and ex@sympaticosa, Phone: Victoria 905-846-0822

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The signals produced by the South Pole VLF this spectrum, i:'s using its position to strike a me to where I am now. They were the ones that beacon transmitter will be received at Palmer Sta- bargain it says will benefit all parties. issued the 'WPE...' call signs to theirSWL readers tion and coastal Antarctic stations of other coun- Most recently, Nextel indicated it would raise through their columnist, Hank Bennett. It's inevi- tries, providing a scan of the ionospheric regions its offer to $850 million to help upgrade public table, I guess; with the dominating plug -and -play it passes through. The frequency needs to be in safety communications to make the move. In re- mentality, no one is really interested in what's the 10 to 25 kilohertz range so the wavelength will turn, they are asking the FCC to (I) create a new inside the box anymore." bounce off the mesosphere and lower ionosphere. digital advanced Specialized Mobile Radio chan- The South Pole beacon started transmitting in nel block at 816/824 - 861/869 MHz; (2) assign MT Writer Honored by A.RRL January. It operates for one minute out of every to Nextel licenses for the 6 MHz of spectrum (the Ian Poole, G3YWX, is the winner of the 2002 15 minutes, using 5 to 6 kilowatts of power. current public safety channels) in the new ad- Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award, which Receiving the signal doesn't require a large vanced SMR channel block; and (3) assign to is sponsored and administered by the ARRL Foun- antenna - the one at Palmer is 30 feet tall - but it Nextel licenses for a contiguous 10 MHz of Mo- dation. Poole was chosen as the award's first re- must be away from electrical interference. The bile Satellite Service spectrum at 2.1 MHz reallo- cipient on the basis of his article "Understanding signal will also be picked up at the Automatic cated for terrestrial commercial mobile use. Solar Indices," which appeared in September 2002 Geophysical Observatories (AGOs) on the pla- Critics say the swap plan may solve many QST.Ian Poole has written several articles for teau and at receivers being built at stations belong- public safety interference problems in the U.S., Monitoring limeswhich help explain various ra- ing to other countries in all directions across the but the spectrum Nextel is requesting in the new dio specifications; they are also available to read- continent. wireless technology frequencies may be unfair to ersinthereferencesectionathttp:// the rest of the mobile wireless community. www.monitoringti Nextel pursues spectrum swap As a side note, Nextel has had the FCC des- For more than a year, Nextel Communica- ignate it out of the Private Land Mobile Service "Communications" is compiled by editor and into the CMRS as a cellular provider, so it is Rachel Baughnfrom news and clippings from tions Inc. has been lobbying the FCC to realign our readers. Many thanks to this month's con- the 36 MHz of land mobile radio spectrum at illegal under ECPA 86 modified to monitor Nextel tributors: Anonymous. Albany. NY; Kevin Klein. 806/824 - 851/869 MHz so that public safety, digital communications - even if you could. Neenah, WI; Sterling Marcher. La Mirada. CA. private radio, and Commercial Mobile Radio Ser- Bill Midlowney, Everett, MA; Ed Muro, Mineola. vice are no longer comingled - similar to the plan Poptronics, RIP NY; Carmen Risher, Penis. CA; Doug Robertson. Oxnard, CA; Brian Rogers, Melvindale, MI;R.A. the FCC adopted for the 700 MHz band. Despite According to a contributing editor, Gemsback Sklar. Seattle. WA; Georger Speck, Ft Worth. large expenditures of time and money, the prob- Publishing andPoptronicsmagazine ceased to ex- TX. Via email: Bruce Blackburn, DP Dunn, John lems of interference on police and fire department ist as of mid -December.Poptronicswas formerly Figliozzi, Maryanne Kehoe, Ed Muro, Jerry networks from higher -powered CMRS systems Popular ElectronicsandElectronics Nowmaga- None. Ken Reitz. Larry Van Horn, Barry Wil- have gone largely unresolved. Since Nextel has zines. Bob Grove reminisces, "Larry Steckler is liams. Larry Zamora. Thanks also to ARRL. bought up nearly all the independent operators in the one who got my name out as a writer, helping Mobile Radio Technology, and Scan -L. Touch the World with

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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 9 Story and photos by Michael J. Coppola

If you're a person who's involved in scan- TWo-Way Radio scene or cancel because the scene is downsizing. ning, and more specifically, scanning emer- First, let's start with what I consider still Other incidents would include information rela- gency services, then notification groups the most reliable of them all, the two-way radio tive to the nature of the incident, such as per- could be an important part of your everyday group. Most groups are made up of a small num- sons transported or extricated at a serious motor monitoring. Years ago, when notification groups ber of members and therefore cannot afford to vehicle collision. started to become popular, there was only one purchase their own frequency, repeater system, The radio system I belong to, Metro Fire type of group: two-way radio. Most groups and site for the antenna. The simplest solution Radio, is extremely active during the "rush were started by people interested in radios and is to rent "space" on a community repeater (usu- hour" times in the morning and afternoon. they usually were also involved in emergency ally on commercial band frequencies) that a local With over 100 members and two full time service such as a fire department or emergency radio shop may own. aviation units, it's hard to miss a beat. Of medical service (EMS). The most common frequency band for this those two full time aviation units, one is for a Today, you can find radio groups, pag- is UHF (450-512). Very often notification groups major New York City news stations, CBS. ers, e-mail, web sites, and a whole host ofwill operate on the same frequency band as a"Aviation 2", as he is IDed on our system, is methods to obtain your information as it's busy city agency so members only have to carry constantly exchanging information with mem- happening. The concept of notification one radio. (For example: BostonFDis on 480 bers on the ground. This helps him respond groups, no matter what the format, is very MHz and Boston Citywide Radio Group is also to incidents much more quickly. For example, simple; rebroadcast emergencies from the ra- on 480 MHz.) people who are already at the scene can pro- dio or from what you see at a scene to your To give you an idea of how an incident vide nearby landmarks for him to see from members. would be handled, here is a typical example of a the air. Additionally, members who are already Members of these groups are comprised house fire in a local city we cover. Say a member at the scene can provide accurate information mostly of public safety personnel, members ("unit 1") hears the report of a fire in Hackensack, for Aviation 2 that might not be available from of the press, and investigative agencies such 123 Main Street, with several calls. Unit 1 public safety radio. This information is used as arson or fatal accident teams. In many in- would transmit over the group's main frequency, "on the air" to viewers at home watching the stances, it has aided in relations between the "Units may want to monitor Hackensack, mul- news. media, public safety agencies, investigators, tiple calls on a house fire on Main St." Sensitive information such as names, freelance photographers, and potential wit- This is very common practice. It allowscause and determination, ongoing police ac- nesses. people to pay special attention to that town's tivity, etc., are not put on the radio for obvi- frequencies. It also aids members who may be ous reasonsreasons..As I stated, "buff groups" as driving around in the area to start heading in the direction of the incident. When a unit from the fire department confirms a fire, Unit I will then transmit "Working Fire in Hackensack, 123 Main St, first due unit reporting..." Everyone has his or her own personal enjoyment of the system. Some members prefer to just acknowledge other units and monitor the action from their home. Other members enjoy responding to the scene and giving reports. Stan- dard reports include town, address, building size - Overturned auto in Totowa NJ with minor in- up, condition of fire, and whether radio mem- juries. bers coming to the fire should continue in to the Mid-air plane collision in Fairfield NJ

10 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 around for a while, but not as long as the radio systems. A notification paging system is based on "dispatchers" - some groups call them "reporters." First, you need a paging carrier. Today, all large cities in the United States have one, if not several, paging carriers that offer alpha -numeric paging services. Next. you need people who can monitor incidents on scanner radios, and then retype them into computer programs designed for text messaging. What these text messaging programs do A suspicious fire in the Passaic County Jail is take information typed by the "dispatcher"forced the closure of several city blocks and and send it into the paging carrier's system, evacuations of prisoners to other facilities. whether it be via e-mail, dial -up modem, or finding one, please feel free to contact me via SNPP format (like e-mail). The paging sys- my web site. tem then takes that information and sends it out to the customers' or subscribers' pagers. About the Author: Each type of incident has a certain code as- Michael J. Coppola is a Police Officer signed to it. This way, the systems know for the Palisades Interstate Parkway - NJ which pager ID to send the information to. Station, volunteer firefighter for West Pater- For example, if a dispatcher hears a son NJ Fire Department as well as an NJ shooting in town A, he would type the infor- EMT -B. Active member of APCO and an mation into the program. He would assign it instructor for the FBI and NJ State Police the "police" code. The paging carrier receives Criminal Computer systems. Member of Metro Fire Radio member Joe Ramicio - Unit the text on the "police" code and sends it to the Metro Fire Radio Board of Directors 413 seen providing CPR to a victim removed the pagers. Once the pager receives the sig- and Dispatcher for Emergency Action Net- from a house fire until emergency personnel nal, it automatically assigns it to the "police" work Paging. For more information, visit: could arrive. group. http://www.metrofireradio.com and http:/ How do the pagers have groups, you ask? /www.ean-inc.com we're referred to by the public safety com- Well, the pagers used today have what are munity, have an unofficial relationship with called "mail drops" or "cap codes." It's as if most of the members in their area, so they you had a pager with 10 or 15 pager numbers Some Selected Notification Groups try to work together with information distri- assigned to it and each one made a different Radio Group Massachusetts sound when it came over your pager. Boston Citywide bution and not to step on anyone's toes. This Citywide Radio New YorkRadio Group New York City / provides a better working relationship for Paging groups, such as Emergency Ac- New Jersey future events. tion Network in New Jersey, can now also D.0 Citywide Radio Group Washington D C area send these incidents to your e-mail. Several Firecom Radio Radio Group New Jersey Paging Systems subscribers of EAN have set up a special e- Hartford Citywide Radio Group Connecticut mail address just for receiving the incident Jersey Coastal Emerg. Serv. Radio Group New Jersey One of the more advanced types of noti- Metro Fire Radio Radio Group New Jersey / notifications. As a matter of fact, several large fication system is the pager. This has been New York City media groups in the New York/New Jersey New Lonaoo Citywide Radio Group Connecticut area have the same set-up so their reporters Northwest Emerg. Comm. Radio Group New Jersey can get the information right at their comput- Provident Citywide Radio Group Rhode Island ers. This type of notification group or sys- CFP Paging Group South Carolina Emergency Action Network Paging Group New Jersey / tem has some advantages. You don't have to New York City listen to the radio. You can get your informa- FitePage Ohio Paging Group Ohio tion almost anywhere. You can save the mes- HNAN Paging Group GA sages on your pager, and dozens of other use- NEFNN Paging Group Mass ful applications. PPS Paging Paging Group New Jersey Paging & RadioGroupMassachusetts It also has its drawbacks. At times, there Toc-9 Radio TCFN Paging Group Canada is a delay of several minutes to get the information, whereas you can hear it as it's happening right off the radio group. You can't -SCAN A MIX BX1 interact with a pager like you can with radio Eliminates the need group, and therefore can't ask specific ques- for multiple external speakers in your tions to a unit on the scene regarding the inci- shack. Improves dent. audio and provides Notification groups have become a rec- convenient muting of ognized and reliable source of information. all receive audio. 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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 11 Provincetown Pilgrimage By Bob Fraser

Radio is my traveling companion. I some 15,000 years ago. Remnants of never go anywhere, even to work, an earlier Cape Cod can still be seen, without one. However, my equip- notably the Clay "Pounds" or High- ment is quite modest, even going for a long lands at Provincetown's neighbor, stay. Right now, I am using a SONY ICF- Truro. SW100, a Grundig YB-300PE, and a Radio The Cape was originally cov- Shack PRO -46. These three cover nearly the ered with trees but in the 19th cen- whole radio spectrum from the lowest long tury almost all were harvested to wave to the highest UHF signals. In addition make great shallow pans where sea- are: a simple wire antenna, ear buds, small water was evaporated by the sun's notebook with pencil, extra batteries, and, rays to make salt, primarily for the most important. a homemade frequency/pro- state's fishing fleets. Once the for- gram list. ests were gone the sand began to In planning a trip, I do considerable re- drift, changing the landscape. The search as to what I shall expect to see and most notable example is the big fresh- and a home for Jamaicans. All of these differ- hear. I have found that even the most mun- waterPilgrimLake,oncepartofent groups with their unique cultures have dane place is awash with radio signals so, if Provincetown Harbor and, therefore, saltwa- created a very rich flavor to Provincetown. the urge hits, I am never disappointed. I doter. The fight to control erosion continues to limit my radio listening to short periods, some the present, and more and more areas of sand How to Get There evenings, and rainy days which usually ap- are closed to the public each year. The battle The easiest way is by car. Just come over pear. To merely stay in a room at a vacation seems somewhat successful, as the vegeta- spot listening to the radio the whole time, the bridges at the Cape Cod Canal and travel tion has increased immeasurably in recent 64 miles to the very end of U.S. Route 6. seems to me a crime. One might as well stay years. There is even talk of opening Pilgrim With its narrow streets, Provincetown is in- at home - there is so much else to see and do. Lake to the sea again. credibly crowded - "like Bombay" one friend I have been to a number of places not The first people here were the Nauset described it. I suggest day-trippers come into too distant from my home town of Cohasset, Indians several thousand years ago. Around town from the north, off U.S. 6 onto Conwell Massachusetts, and one of the most interest- 1000 A.D., Vikings visited. A wall, said to Road and park at the Monument. The only ing I have found is Provincetown, Massachu- have been built by them, is enclosed in a house free parking I have seen in the town is at the setts - "P -Town," as it is affectionately called at "P -Town." The later Pilgrims discovered various hotels and inns, which is only for - at the very end of Cape Cod. an ancient grave nearby and noticed red and their tenants. Provincetown is quite compact: blond hairs on the skulls. only three miles from end to end, and an easy A Bit of History Next were the Basque and Portuguese walk. fishermen, who were working these waters, The present Cape Cod was created by Cape traffic in the summer is quite bru- it is said, even before the birth of Columbus. the Laurentide Glacier, the fourth and last, tal with long delays and jams. Ignore the "Cape Often overlooked by history is the Cod Tunnel" stickers you see on cars. The fact that the Pilgrims landed here tunnel does not exist; it is merely wishful first before moving onto Plymouth thinking and a local joke. across the Bay. A 252 -foot Italianate Cape Air flies out of Logan Airport, Bos- stone tower built in 1907-1910 at ton, to Provincetown, Hyannis, Nantucket, the town's center now makes sure Martha's Vineyard, and Providence, R.I. that this First Landing is never for- In summer, the Bay State Cruise Com- gotten. Imagine DXing at the top of pany at Commonwealth Pier, South Boston, this shaft with a handheld scanner has a daily boat to P -Town. Boston Harbor or ham rig! Cruises has a fast ferry. three boats per day Around 1880, artists "discovered" and 90 minutesfrom Boston to this town and it became America's Provincetown, from mid -May to mid -Octo- largest art colony. More recently, it ber. They are based at Long Wharf in down- has also become a gay community town Boston. The Capt. John Boats are at

12 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 music - "We play anything," executive director Bob Speay told me. A few years ago, WOMR started broadcasting the New York Metropolitan Opera, surprising everyone at the station when it became its most popular program. The late Ernie Cooper hosted a program of marching band music, his own collection, over WOMR. It is said to have been the only such program ever aired anywhere. Seay told me that at present, Cooper's collection is stored in a barn but there are no future plans for it. Cooper was most famous for his MW DXing. I told Seay that I could easily pick up WOMR at my house 34 miles across the Bay, but many mornings it has to fight the New Hampshire relay of the hard rock Boston station WFNX for the frequency. Seay said that it is planned to move WOMR down to Or- leans where its signal would cover the more populous mid -Cape area. But anyone can tune in to WOMR over the internet at http:// www.womr.org. As for DXing, it is amazing! Cape Cod the Town Pier in Plymouth and have a daily businesses along or just off the two-way sticks far out into the North Atlantic and sig- boat in summer to P -Town. These boats areBradford Street. nals from overseas -LW and MW stations - quite small and reservations are strongly ad- For kids of all ages, there is the fascinat- are often received loud and clear even by more vised. ing Whydah Pirate Museum on MacMillan modest receivers. The low powered SW sta- There is also the Cape Cod Railroad, but Wharf (named for Donald B. MacMillan, the tions from Africa and the Middle East boom this only goes as far as Hyannis. Mostlyfamous Arctic explorer), with relics from a in, whereas just a few miles inland, these sig- freight, it does have dinner and excursionreal pirate ship wrecked a few miles down nals quickly fade away to nothing. trains in the summer and fall. There is also the coast in 1717. The ship is named for the Where to start with scanners? The fre- the Bay Colony Line which goes along Buz- world's largest slave port, Whydah, Dahomey quency list I include (see following page) is zards Bay down the west edge of Cape Cod (now Ouidah. Benin, which is a museum it-just the basics, there is so much to hear. I to Falmouth. It is famous for its weekly self). Indeed, the ship was a slaver when cap- tried to create a list that is helpful to begin- Train," carrying refuse off the Cape.tured by the pirates. The museum concen- ners as well as being useful to the more expe- There are a number of bus lines that ser-trates on the personal effects and lifestyle ofrienced. With the ocean on three sides, the vice the Cape, particularly the blue and silver the pirates. marine band is often far more active than pub- Plymouth & Brockton buses which run to What else? Fishing from shore or on a lic service frequencies. Visitors should load Provincetown. "The Breeze" is the Cape Codcharter boat, harbor cruises, whale watches,the full marine band into their scanners and, Transit bus, but it is a shuttle. The one at taxi rides through the sand dunes, surfing, bi- with the nearby airport, the full air band as Provincetown runs the full length of the town cycling, hiking, swimming, kite flying, and well. and as far as campgrounds in neighboring more. Nearby are the Province Lands of the The Massachusetts State Police now Truro. "P -Town" also has sightseeing trolleyCape Cod National Seashore with its natureuses an 800 MHz trunked system. It appears buses looping around the town. walks. that 853.8370 is their general statewide frequency and 856.2525 is for operations on What to Do Radio Connections Cape Cod. 1 can't think of any other Cape Cod is well known as the site of Provincetown is only one of the many place that offers so much. Marconi's famous radio station "CC" of 1903. places from which I have enjoyed DXing. Do Sightseeing and shoppingA centennial celebration is planned for the a little research on your own and you should tops the list. There are mu-summer of 2003. find the same excitement at your favorite va- seums galore and art gal- Provincetown's only radio station is cation spot. leries and restaurants forWOMR, "Outermost Radio," on 92.1, which every taste. Most unusual went on the air in the summer of 1982. Just is the Marine Specialtiesthis past summer, it celebrated its 20th birth- shop, which seems to haveday with a rebroadcast of its very first pro- LOOP ANTENNA just about everything imag-gram. WOMR is in an old Victorian house at The best tabletop AM inable. Most of the tour- the corner of Center and Bradford Streets. ist attractions are on the broadcast antenna. Starting out at 1,000 watts, it was re- Loops for 50 KHz to aptly named Commercialcently increased to 6,000 watts. Its transmit- Street, a one-way running Airoos"r 6 -MHz plug into amp- ter antenna is on the town's largest water , lifier. Free Catalog. along the harbor's edge. standpipe atop a high sand hill called Mount The "townies" live moreGilboa. It is a community station catering to ModelLA -1Loop Amplifier 5135 inland with their stores and all the groups in town, and its $260,000 an- 5:30-1700KHzLoop $135 nual operating budget is funded by the local + S6 S&HTax. in Calif. (1. businesses and various private donors. Each summer, WOMR hosts a Music, Food, and it PALOMAR Wine Festival at the Cape Cod Melody Tent BOX 462222, ESCONDIDO, CA 92046 in Hyannis as a successful fundraiser. All but TEL:760-747-3343FAX: 760-747-3346 three of its personnel are volunteers. As for email: [email protected] www.Palomar-Engineers.com

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 13 110011/1R92.1fmYears rMOStcommunity radio °kite PROVINCETOWN CAPE COD 1982-2002

Provincetown Pilgrimage 463.100 - C-Med, Cope Cod 463.150 - C-Med, Cape Cod 463.175 - C-Med, Cope Cod frequencies kHz 464.100 - Fire Notification Service 389 - PVC, Provincetown (NDB) 464.150 - Cope Cod Hospital 1610 - Provincetown TIS

853.8370 - State Police, statewide Frequencies MHz 856.2525 - State Police, Cope Cod 33.460 - Provincetown Fire Dept. 866.0125 - National Police call 33.680 - Cape Cod area fireground 866.3125 - State Fire relay, statewide 33.700 - Cape Cod Fire net 866.8375 - State Fire relay, statewide 42.440 - State Police, statewide 868.9375 - State Police relay, statewide 42.500 - State Police, Cope Cod 155.055 - Harbor masters 868.9500 - State Police relay, statewide 47.140 - State Highway, Cape Cod 155.565 - Cape Cod Police net 47.740 - townsT water depts. 155.700 - Provincetown Police Other 156.180 - Provincetown Highway Dept. 92.10 - WOMR-FM, Provincetown 156.350 - Dolphin Whale Watch kHz 156.420 - yacht clubs + marinas 194 - TUK, Nantucket - voice weather 118 200 - Approach/departure, Cape Cod 156.475 - yacht clubs + marinas 279 - COX, Chatham airport 122.800 - Provincetown Airport 156.650 - Cope Cod Canal transit 382 - LO, tyndy - voice weather 123.050 - copter to copter 156.950 - Bay State Cruise Line 123.450 - plane to plane 151.025 - Capt. John Boats 680 - WRKO, Boston - Talk 123.470 - plane to plane 157.075 - Coast Guard ops 850 - WEEI, Boston - Sports 125.400 - Coast Guard copters 157.100 - Coast Guard broadcasts: 1030 - WBZ, Boston - News, talk 129.250 - Cape Air (Boston to Cape, Islands, and Providence) 1005, 2205 UTC Cape Cod Bay 1170 - WUMB, Orleans - U. Mass 129.400 - air - ground 1035, 2235 UTC Mass. Boy 131.800 - plane to plane 1240 - WBUR, W. Yarmouth - NPR 158.835 - Cape Cod Marine Patrol 1390 - WPLM, Plymouth - EZL rrusic 132.900 - planes over Cape Cod 158.970 - Moss. police intercity 1510 - WWLN, Boston - Sports

146.730 - Ham repeater 160.305 - Bay Colony Railroad MHz 141.045 - Ham repeater 160.725 - Cape Cod Railroad 89.7 - WGBH, Boston - NPR 147.180 - Ham emergency 162.475 - NOAA Weather, Boston, KHB-35 94.9 - WATB. Yarmouth - relays WATD 141.255 - Ham repeater 162.550 - NOAA Weather, Cape Cod, KEC-73 95.9 - WATD, Marshfield - Pop 147.330 - Ham repeater 163.4125 - Army Engineers, Cape Cod Canal op5 99.1 - WPLM, Plymouth - ELL music 164.225 - Coast Guard SAR, secondary 99.9 - WORC, Barnstable - ELL music 151.145 - State Fire 164.550 - Coast.Guard SAR, primary 102.3 - WCDJ, Truro - Variety 151.205 - State Fire 171.125 - Cape Cod National Seashore 104.1 151.310 - State fire towers - WBCN, Boston - Talk, rock music 173.325 - Cope Cod Standard Times (media) 107.9 - WFCC, Chatham - Classical music 151.865 - Dune Tours 153.350 - WATB-FM (media -Yarmouth) 453.575 - Cape Cod Transit 33.660 - Truro Fire 154.280 - Moss. fire intercity 461.200 - Cape Cod Ambulance 37.180 - Truro Highway 154.515 - Dune Tours 463.025 - (-Med. Cope Cod 155.200 - Truro Police 154.570 -Pilgrim Monument

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We're all familiar with the sight of port fleet consists of two special') Air Force 1 as it carries America's configured Boeing 747-200Bs - tail most visible VIP (Very Important numbers 28000 and 29000 - with Person) on his trips across the country and the Air Force designation VC -25A. around the world. But there's a fleet of lesser - When the President is aboard either known aircraft, whose mission is to carry our aircraft, or any other Air Force air- government's VIPs on official trips and visits. craft, the radio call sign is "Air Force US military VIP flights are known as Special Air One." Missions, or SAM flights. The primary unit The principal differences be- providing governmental VIP flight support is tween the VC -25A and the standard the USAF's 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB Boeing 747, other than the number Maryland. of passengers carried, are: the electronic and communications equip- Background ment aboard Air Force One, its inte- On July I2, 1991, the 89th MAW merged rior configuration and furnishings, with the 1776th Air Base Wing to become the self-contained baggage loader, front 89th Airlift Wing (ALW). The airlift wing is an and aft air -stairs, and the capability Air Mobility Command (AMC) asset directly for in-flight refueling. cially on cross-country or international flights, assigned to 21st Air Force, headquartered at Accommodations for the President include both aircraft will be used. One of them will be McGuire AFB, N.J. Units assigned to the 89th an executive suite consisting of a stateroom (with using callsign Air Force I and the other serves in ALW, based at Andrews AFB, Md, include: the dressing room, lavatory and shower) and thea back-up role using the appropriate SAM Presidential Airlift Group (PAG), the 1st Heli- president's office. A conference/dining room is callsign. On some US trips, once the primary copter Squadron, the 1st Airlift Squadron, and also available for the president, his family and aircraft is airborne and the crew is satisfied with the 99th Airlift Squadron. staff. Other separate accommodations are pro- its performance, they will radio back to SAM vided for guests, senior staff, Secret Service and Command that the back-up aircraft is released The Presidential Flight security personnel, and the news media. Two and it will return to Andrews. Also, on some galleys provide up to 100 meals at one sitting. Also known as the Presidential Airlift Squad- short US trips (New York, Boston, etc) the Presi- Six passenger lavatories - including handicap ron (PAS), the Presidential long-range air trans - dent will occasionally use one of the older VC - facilities - are provided as well as a rest area and 9's in the 89th's inventory. However, this air- mini -galley for the aircrew. The craft will use the Air Force I callsign. VC -25A also has a compart- In addition to the VC -25s, other aircraft ment outfitted with medical (C -141s or C -5s) will also be used in support equipment and supplies for roles transporting advance Secret Service and minor medical emergencies. White House Communications Agency teams, These aircraft are flown by their equipment and vehicles. There have been the presidential aircrew, main- some reports that Reach aircraft using suf- tained by the Presidential fix to their number, i.e. Reach 498T, are sup- Maintenance Branch, and are porting Presidential visits. assigned to Air Mobility On international flights the ABNCP E -4s Command's 89th Airlift Wing. are also deployed to support the National Com- VC -25A # 82-8000 is the mand structure. These E-4Bs carry the num- primary Presidential aircraft. bers: When the President is not on 73.1676 board it uses the callsign 73-1671 Venus 01. The back-up aircraft 74-0187 is VC -25 # 92-9000 and uses 75-0125 the callsign Venus 02. When- They have been known to fly the occa- ever the President flies, espe- sional SAM mission as SAM 676/677/787/125.

16 MONITORING TIMES March2003 ing. The crews obtain diplomatic clearances and coordinate all enroute support requirements essential to mission accomplishment. In the past, typical missions have included supporting Congressional delegations sent to monitor election results in Haiti; shuttle diplo- macy missions in the Middle East and the Balkans; missions flown in support of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations; and the V -E and V -J Day celebrations. The 99th Airlift Squadron routinely conducts First Lady and Air Force Two missions and provides aircrew mem- 1st Helicopter Squadron bers to augment Air Force One missions. The cies that I've logged associated with VIP trans- The 1st Helicopter Squadron (UH- I s/99th Airlift Squadron has a proud tradition of port activity. callsign Mussel) does not provide Presidential accident -free transportation, first class passen- airlift support. Their mission is to provide local ger service, and unsurpassed reliability. Callsigns airlift for the Executive Department, high-rank- Today the 1" and 99th Airlift Squadrons ing dignitaries and distinguished visitors. Their continue to provide VIP transportation and is in Air Force 1 mission is also to be prepared to evacuate key the process of modernizing its fleet of aircraft. President On Board military personnel from the Pentagon in the As far as I've been able to learn, the following Air force 2 Vice -President On Board Executive 1'oxtrot event of a nuclear attack. This mission was con- aircraft are in their inventory: First Family Member On Board firmed on September llth after the terrorist at- SAM 99th AS -Special Air Mission Venus 99th AS -SAM without VIP Aboard tack on the Pentagon. Shortly after the attack. SAM/ AIRCRAFT NON -SAM (ALBION Mussel 1st Helicopter Squadron several Mussel helicopters were noted flying into AIRCRAFT # TYPE 90-0300 (-20 SAM Command the Pentagon area and then departing - probably VENUS 30 (99* AS) 89" AIM Command Post 92-0375 (-20 POSS VENUS 35 (99" AS) Nighthawk HMV -1 Executive Transport Aircraft extricating military VIPs to safe havens. 13-1681 VC -9 VENUS 81 (99- AS) The 1° Helicopter Squadron is also tasked 73-1682 V(-9 VENUS 82 (99- AS) When using the Venus callsign they usually with search and rescue and emergency medical 73-1683 VC -9 VENUS 83 (99- AS) use Venus + two digits from their tail numbers; evacuation. I have heard them conducting prac- 85-0050 (-20 VENUS 50 (99- AS) 86-0201 VENUS 21 (99- AS) i.e. Venus 81 is C-9 #31681; Venus 24 is C-20 tice search and rescue drills, one of which in- (-20 86-0202 (-20 EXECUTIVE 1FOXTROT- VENUS 22 (99" AS) #60204. There is an exception; Venus 01 is Air volved a hostage rescue scenario. 86-0203 (-20 VENUS 23 (99' AS) Force 1 (28000) without the President on board 86-0204 (-20 VENUS 24 (99' AS) and Venus 02 is 29000 (AF1 backup aircraft). 86-0206 C-20 1st and 99th Airlift Squadrons EXECUTIVE 1 FOXTROT -VENUS 26 (99' AS) Both 28000 & 29000 have been noted peri- In addition to the Presidential Flight, there 86-0403 C-20 VENUS 43 (99' AS) 98-0001 C -32A VENUS 91 (1" AS) odically practicing ILS (instrument landingsys- are two other VIP transport units based at 98-0002 (-32A VENUS 92 (1' AS) tem) approaches at both Baltimore -Washington Andrews AFB subordinate to the 89th ALW; 99-0003 (-32A VENUS 93 (1° AS) International and Dover AFB, which are prob- the 1st Airlift Squadron and the 99th Airlift 99-0004 (-32A VENUS 94 (1' AS) ably alternate airfields for these aircraft should Squadron. According to their Web site, the mis- 91-0400 (-37A VENUS 40 (99" AS) conditions require them to divert. 91-0401 C -37A VENUS 41 (99' AS) sion of these Airlift Squadrons is to "Maintain a All the SAM/VENUS aircraft also have HF team of dedicated professionals to provide un- 99-0402 C -37A VENUS 42(99' AS) 99-0404 (-37A VENUS 44(996 AS) and secure communications capabilities. The surpassed DV (distinguished visitor) airlift." SAM and Venus aircraft tend to use the pub- The squadron operates specially configured The C-20B/E are Gulfstream III aircraft, lished ATC VHF frequencies, except when talk- C-9, C-20, C-32 and C-37 aircraft on Special Air ing with the SAM CP. Missions (SAM) directed by HQ USAF sup- the C -20H is a Gulfstream IV, and the C -37A is porting the Vice President, and other US and a Gulfstream V aircraft. foreign senior diplomats. Selectively manned air- SAM aircraft use the Venus callsign when Frequendes crews are responsible for the detailed planning they are not carrying VIPs. Thus, listeners in areas other than Washington DC will probably and execution of sensitive missions of national 118.400 Andrews Tower not hear this particular callsign. There are excep- and international consequence. The crew estab- 118.950 Washington Departure tions - when SAM aircraft are being ferried to/ lishes direct coordination with numerous agen- 119.300 Andrews Approach from aircraft factories for upgrades or modifica- cies to include Headquarters United States Air 119.850 Washington Approach tions. Occasionally an aircraft will fly from Force, embassies, and congressional offices. 120.750 Washington Area Helo Unicorn Andrews to a particular location as Venus, pick Crews conduct these global missions iso- 122.850 Andrews Dispatch up a VIP and return as SAM ###. lated from normal supply and command and 124.200 Washington Approach The Executive 1 Foxtrot callsign is used by control structures. The aircrews accomplish 125.650 Washington Departure any aircraft carrying a member of the First Fam- Special Air Missions (SAM) into unfamiliar air- 136.725 (AM)SAM/Venus Interplane ily. Currently this usually means that First Lady fields, in all weather conditions, with 99.5% re- 141.550 (AM)SAM Command Post Laura Bush or their daughters are on board. liability, often while the world is literally watch- 141.700 (AM)1st Helo Sqdn Lately aircraft # 60202 & 60206 appear to draw 142.750 (AM)Venus Control that duty. In addition, at least one of the C -20s 251.900 1' Helo Sqdn Search & Rescue Freq is designated as the " alert bird" on any given 292.200 1st Helo Sdqn Ops day. I assume this means that they are on call 372.200 Andrews Dispatch should a First Family member have to make an 378.100 SNV1Command Post unscheduled trip out of Andrews. The C-20 on alert duty will fly local training flights in the[Editor's note: More frequencies for Andrews Washington area maintaining contact with SAM Air Force Base and the surrounding area can be Command Post should they be required to re- found in the GroveMonitoring the Militaryon turn to Andrews. CD and also at: http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ Technical Data html/mt_frequency_exchange.html] Here are some of the callsigns and frequen-

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 17 NAMIBIA-Land of Diverse Beauty By Colin Miller

From vast expanses of desert, movingWest Africa Territorial sand dunes and the spectacular Fish Force, SWATF, for control River Canyon, to savanna, wood-of the country. Indepen- lands and forests - the southern Africa coun- dence was finally achieved try of Namibia is a land of contrasts. It getson March 21, 1990. its name from the world's oldest desert, the The capital is Namib, located along the Atlantic coast. Windhoek, a small city of about 200,000 inhabitants, About the Country which has a German influ- Namibia has an area of 318,000 square ence in some of its architec- miles, or about the size of Texas and New ture. In fact many tourists York combined. This ranks it as the 31'1 larg- see it as a most un-African est country in the world. It is bounded by city. It is cosmopolitan with Angola on the north, Botswana on the eastexcellent hotels, restaurants and South Africa to the south. The borderand shops, and is situated also just touches those of Zambia and Zim- in a hilly region at almost babwe at the eastern end of the Caprivi Strip, the exact center of the coun- a narrow finger of land stretching east alongtry. The population is in- the frontier with Angola. creasing due to a lack of employment in the and of course those languages mentioned The population is more than 1.8 million. rural areas. Other towns include Tsumeb, above are also spoken. The inhabitants include a small number of Keetmanshoop and Liideritz. The major port Namibia has great mineral wealth, espe- Bushmen, as well as members of the Herero, of Walvis Bay formerly belonged to South cially alluvial diamonds near the mouth of Ovambo, Tswana, Kavango, Damara, Nama Africa as part of the Cape Province, but thisthe Orange River in the extreme southwest. and other groups. It also includes some was relinquished in 1994 and it is now The most important agricultural products are Whites of German, English and Afrikaans Namibia's only deepwater port. English, Ger- cattle and karakul sheep, the latter being descent. Only about a third of man and Afrikaans are the official languages. raised for their valuable skins. The fishing Namibia's population lives in ur- industry plays a significant role ban areas. in the economy; lobsters and an- In the late 15th century the chovies, among other fish, are Portuguese navigators Diogo Cao caught off the coast. and Bartholomew Diaz explored There is quite a lot to at- the coast. The country became a tract tourists to the country. The German colony in the late 19th most famous game park is the century. In World War I, South Af- Etosha National Park, which has rica, fighting on the side of the a variety of wildlife. The Great Allies, took the country and ad- Fish River Canyon is one of the ministered it until independence. most impressive sightsin In 1966, the UN General Assem- Namibia. For those who like to bly declared that South Africa's visit the desert, the sand dunes mandate was terminated; how- in Kolmanskop, a ghost town, ever, South Africa disregarded this have surrounded the buildings. resolution. Two years later, the UN adopted the country name Broadcasting Debut Namibia, although South West Af- Broadcasting came late to rica was still officially in use. Namibia, although South Africa From 1968 the South West Afri- NBC, formerly Radio SWA, has issued some beautiful had already provided a short- canPeople'sOrganization, QSL cards over the years, which depict the "land of wave service for many years. In SWAPO, was involved in a vio- contrasts" through its various tourii: attractions, flora South West Africa, as it was then, lent and bitter struggle against the and fauna. the South African Broadcasting South African army and the South

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Corporation N as responsible for the intro- programs, but this is difficult to achieve due duction of radio services on FM for the in- National Service 1in English to financial constraints. digenous peoples. as was the case in South National Service 2 in Afrikaans The Education Section was established Africa. This commenced in November 1969 National Service 3 in German in 1985 and provides formal and informal with the birth of Radio Ovambo. broadcast- Oshiwambo Service in Ovambo and education programs covering all ages from ing in the Kwanyama and Ndonga languages. Kwanyoma for the north and pre-school to adult. Some programs are im- and also Radio Herero and Radio Damara northwest ported from other countries. but it has devel-

Nama. Otjiherero Service in Herero and oped its own programs to meet the local cur- The introduction of Radio Kavango Setswa-ta for the east riculum. along the northeastern border with Angola Damara/Noma Service in Camara The NBC has taken a step towards digi- followed in February 1976 in the Kwangan. and Nama for central Namibia tal broadcasting. A computerized studio has Mbukushu and Jeiriku languages. However. Rukavango Service in Kwangali for been installed in Windhoek. and plans are to the SABC relinquished control of these ser- the Caprivi Strip extend this to the entire network. vices in May 1979. when the South West Radio Opuwo, which opened in Following the liberalization of the air- African Broadcasting Corporation (SWABC) 2000, and is a supporting unit to waves through the Namibian Communication came into being by proclamation of the Ad- the regional station at Oshakati Commission Act, a number of independent ministrator General. On Oct 10. 1980. the in the north stations lave opened in recent years. broad- SWABC inaugurated two 100 kW shortwave casting on FM. These include commercial, re- transmitters at Hnffnung near Windhoek. This Most of these services originate from the ligious and community stations. station relayed the English. Afrikaans and studios on Cullinan Street in the northern in- Namibia can usually be logged in North German services on the one transmitter. and dustrial area of Windhoek. The NBC's radio America on 3270 or 3290 kHz from fade-in the indigenous services on the other. service reaches about 97 percent of the coun- around 0100 until sign off at 0715. These try over a network of FM stations, as well as channels relay the National Service in Ger- The other NBC shortwave broadcasting from regional cen- man and Afrikaans. however. They are not On March I. 1990. the SWABC was re- ters at Katima Mulilo in Caprivi, Rundu in always in parallel or heard at the same time. named Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. the Kavango region. and Oshakati in the So it just amounts to a matter of luck. You which aims to provide information, educa- Oshana region. In addition to the three re- might also try 7165 kHz between 0500 and tion and entertainment to its listeners. with- gional centers. NBC has contribution centers 0630 in English. out discrimination or bias. The NBC now at Otjiwarongo in central -northern Namibia The address for reception reports is operates radio services in several languages. and Keetmanshoop in southern Namibia. NBC Short-wave Section. P.O. Box 321. with regional programming at various times. Ne% s and educational programs form a Windhoek. Namibia. The station is a good These are as follows: large part of daily output. and there is also verifier. Prior to independence, the cards had audience participation the name Radio SWA, and were modeled on through call -in shows. In those of Radio RSA in South Africa. The sta- Chat Show and Open Line, tion has issued some beautiful QSL cards over Se% i;ILL0 listeners air their views the years, which depict the "land of con- and opinions about many trasts" through its various tourist attractions. issues, as long as these do flora and fauna. not infringe on the rights and freedoms of other citizens. These talk shows also provide a channel of GLENN HAUSER'S communication between WORLD OF RADIO the public and political de- httpd/www.worldofradio.com cision -makers. Responses to listeners' questions about government policies For the latest DX and program- are aired on the daily ming news, amateur nets, DX pro- Feedback program. The gram schedules, audio archives and NBC is striving to add much more! more local content to its

March 2CO3 MONITORING TIMES 19 Roberto Clemens Galletti Di Cadilhac Neglected Radio Pioneer

By Michel Berlie-Sarrazin

This is not the first time that Monitor- De Messimy) he moved to the town of Mursthe RhOne river, close by the village of ing Times has rescued a neglected rain France. Leschaux in Savoie. During the winter of 1913, dio genius from oblivion in order to From 1906 to 1926, Galletti took outGalletti's radio -telegraphic emissions were pay tribute to him. If these persons are al- patents on radio -telecommunications elec-picked up at the Goldschmitd Company's most completely forgotten, it is not due to a tronic circuitry improvements, beginning in Tuckerton station in New Jersey with a good lesser interest or quality of their work and England, then in Italy, Belgium, France, Ger- signal/noise ratio. discoveries, but only to the fact that fate al- many, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, lowed other figures to put them in the shade.Canada and the US. Transatlantic Radio Contacts So I am happy to make my contribution In 1908 he made contact with the Technology to this approach and, if not to restore Mr. CilindroId Company (London) with the aim The radio station in Leschaux was Galletti's rights, at least to participate in his of setting up wireless telegraphy communi- equipped with six 10 -kilovolt generators fed rediscovery. cations between France and the East Coast ofby two special high tension cables. Resistors the US. The French government gave him were in liquid form, and it used 800 capaci- A Life Devoted to Radio temporary authorization to begin his experi-tors. To minimize HF losses, all the wooden Born on 29 December 1879, in the town ments in France. First he made trial transmis-buildings rested on a layer of asphalt or por- of San Vezano (Italy), near the Adriatic, of asions starting in 1909, between his first sta- celain insulators. French -Italian father and an English mother, tion located in the town of Villeurbanne (east The oscillating system was a synthetic Roberto Galletti was naturally trilingual. Very of France) and other stations located in France combination made from the Poulsen and early in his life he expressed his interest in or in Algeria. Majorana low power sustained oscillations mathematics and physics, especially knowl- Later, in 1912, the "Galletti Wireless systems and the Marconi high power single edge related to electricity. He studied to be- Telegraph and telephone Company Ltd." was electrical discharge (producing damped oscil- come an engineer and joined the Italian Engi- set up and he began to build one of the mostlations) system. It was a spark gap system neers and Architects Society in 1908. When powerful radio stations existing at that time. (providing high -power sustained oscillations) he married a Frenchwoman (widow of Count This station was located about one hundredand was driven by oil relay. The carrier was kilometers southeast of the first one - near

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The commemorative plaque located near the village of Saint Maurice de Therens, at the top of the cliff

20 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 musical note modulated or pure. World War began. Mr. On the emitting side, high speed CW (50 Galletti proposed to use signals per second) was used, thanks to auto- his radio station to help matic Baudot or Weatstone keying devices. the French Army Sig- The emitting radiated power was about 90 nals Corps to transmit kilowatts (80 amps). The working wavelength radio -telegrams to the was 7 kilometers (that is about 43 kHz) with Russian Army (our Al- a 10% to 15% possible drift. liesof those days On the receiving side, an Orcing relay against Germany). The was used to detect arriving electromagnetic Signal Corps was hav- waves and to extract the telegraphy from ing difficulty carrying picked up signals, with an automatic record- out this essential job ing on paper tape. from its own Eiffel Undoubtedly. the most impressive part Tower emitting station. of this station lay in its antenna. It was in a In spite of (or "be- harp or fan shape, with 10 wires, each being cause of," see further) 950 meters long, and tightened between the his offer to contribute foot and the top of a steep chalk cliff facing to the war effort, theA panoramic view of the telegraphy station buildings near the village the West (a perfect location to communicate station was confiscatedof Leschaux. with the US). Wooden poles, evenly spaced suddenly and dismantled by the Navythe Eiffel Tower as the only radio station to 30 meters apart along the cliff crest and an- Department's personnel in September of the be recognized. other (stayed) one at its foot, supported the same year. In 1920 (two years after the war The letter Mr. Galletti sent to the French entire aerials system. To improve the ground- ended) the equipment was officially restored, War Department. in which he explained that ing, 10 strips of copper were buried in the but, in fact, the seals were removed only in to ensure reliable emissions to the Russian soil which was good and marshy, thanks to 1922. Then Mr. Galletti discovered that his staff his radio station was more efficient than the nearby Rhone river. station was in a very bad condition: parts Army's, was probably the last straw. He sup- At the Tuckerton station, the receiving were missing and electronic circuitry was ported this statement with the well-known antenna was an umbrella type supported by damaged. Damages were so significant and the fact that radio -telegrams aired from Eiffel an 800 -ft central tower. The detecting device repair costs were considered so high that the Tower needed to be repeated up to fifteen or was a Goldschmitd wheel. The VLF signals hope of starting again was quickly abandoned. twenty times in order to be understood com- from France were estimated to be at least three pletely at the Russian receiving station. The times the minimal level necessary for estab- Cutthroat Competition truth of his argument made getting a closure lishing an exploitable contact, night and day. If we take in consideration the fact that decree against his station an even greater vic- By means of indirect calculations, we are able the French Government had invested about tory for his rivals, even though it was to the to estimate that the signal level was in the 60 20,000 Francs and Mr. Galletti more than detriment of common patriotic and strategic x 10' Watts (0.06 micro -watt) range. 600.000 Francs in this radio station, the fi- interests. nancial loss was mainly his. But what is the To be fair,it must be emphasized that First World War Turmoil explanation for this sad outcome? Many rea- when first officer Captain Garnache of the Unfortunately, in August 1914 the First sons can be put forward. Some of them were Eiffel Tower Signal Corps was sent to stated by Mr. Galletti himself, in Leschaux under orders of the Army Depart- both official and private writings. ment to destroy the antenna network, he im- 300 meters First, it seems that French mediately noted the quality of this station Army Signal Corps officers were which was of great interest to the French and embittered and jealous of the ex- Allied armed forces. In an attempt to extri- cellent results achieved by Mr. cate himself from this tricky situation, he Chalk Galletti's radio station. They also made a smart move and simply postponed Cliff seemed very anxious to promote the hierarchy's directive. He drew up a re-

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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 21 port in which he gave his consent to Mr. In November 1926, the British Galletti to carry on the feasibility study for Aeronautics Department allocated a better transmissions aimed to Russia. hangar not far from London for his In addition, the regional prefect of Sa- research. Early in 1927 he gave the voy and the regional general also resisted gov- British authorities a successful dem- ernmental pressures as long as possible, be- onstration and met Mr. Ferranti. ing aware of the vital importance of keeping From 1928 to 1931 he worked with Galletti's station operational. But all these the Ferranti Company of Manches- courageous stands were only rearguard ac- ter on new, efficient radio -navigation tions. systems for in-flight planes. Actually. long before these events, dark All the circuitry was enclosed clouds were already gathering on the horizon. in a box 3 -feet long by 2 feet wide. From March 1918. heated exchanges on Mr. The wavelength of the directional Galletti's station had taken place in the French radio beam was about 12 meters; 120 Chamber of Deputies. with the Post and Tele- miles away from the emitting radio graph Ministry, the Trade Secretary, the Bud- station the beam was 4 miles wide. get Committee President, the Colonies De- Long distance trials during flights partment, etc. in opposition to it. above France and Spain proved the Hidden behind arguments of national in- usefulness of this radio -navigation terest were the lobbying efforts of another system. famous telecommunications company. Mr. Marconi. acting through the French Radio In Memoriam Company, in conjunction with combined in- On 18 March 1932 he died at the terests of Colonies and Army Departments. age of 53 and was buried in the grave- seems to have played no small part in these yard of Murs. A museum, erected in events. This hostility to Mr. Galletti prob- Saint Maurice de Rotherens (the small ably had its source in the fact that Galletti's village located at the top of the cliff station had the ability to easily jam transmis- overhanging his station), is devoted to sions between two Marconi stations located his memory. in Canada (Glace Bay) and Ireland (Clifden ) Every other year on the second - further proof of Galletti's superior emis- Sunday of June. a radio and ham fes- sion power. tival takes place in this Saint Maurice de Rotherens village. In 2004, the Museum in Saint .Maurice de Redierens. Last Inventions next festival topic will deal with "Radioin being airdropped by American or English Al- Although very distressed by this fail- the French Resistance during Second World lied Air Forces, and were easy to move as ure, for which he was not personally respon- War." and it's likely there will be a display of needed. If you are traveling in this region, the sible. Galletti still pursued his research, this transceivers used by the Underground. These hamfest could make your visit to this his- time in England. \\ erequite often concealed in suitcases after toric radio site even more interesting.

How to Make a Communications Authentication Codes Table By Ken Windyka ([email protected])

Want to ensure your communications group on our FRS. MURS, The 2" communicator authenticates by reading the letter in the or CB radio nets (or even on the land line telephone) are valid or autho- row/column that intersects with the two. NOTE: Codes (intersec- rized members of your group? Then construct a communications au- tions) are only used one time and the net control station should keep thentication code table as above and distribute to your members. track of every code used to prevent reuse. It's simple to use: The first communicator calling the second com- So. for example, communicator I states to communicator 2."Au- municator uses the first letter in the left most column (underlined) thenticate BRAVO -GOLF' and communicator 2 states to communi- combined with the letter in the top column (underlined). cator I. "I authenticate WHISKEY." Simple to use but quite effective!

Table I COMMUNICATIONS AUTHENTICATION CODES

TABLE2PHONETICALPHABET: C A = Alpha M = Mike K 0 B = Bravo N = November F C = Charlie 0 = Oscar M T D =Delta P = Papa z M 1.1 z r w E = Echo Q = Quebec K F = Foxtrot R = Romeo Q B 6 = Golf S = Sierra C H = Hotel T = Tango U L I =India U = Uniform N C M 1= Juliet W = Whiskey K E K =Kilo X = Xray 1. H R = lima Y = Yankee = Zulu \ I

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A Beginner's Look at Radio Modifications

Usually when we hear the words "radio harmonic transmissions out of band or exec Get Yer Updated Info Here! modifications." we immediately think sively wide transmissions within band) is also The best part about getting mud info on- about ways people hack into their not allowed. As a ham you are allowed to modify line is that it's more likely to be up-to-date scanners to tune in the forbidden cell phone or even build your own gear. but it's got to than that which is published in magazine or frequencies. There have indeed been volumes operate within the parameters laid down in the book form. This is critical, because there's so written on just that subject. but that's not what FCC rules pertaining to such operating. If you much potential for misinformation or outdated this month'sBeginner's Comeris about. don't follow these rules you'll risk the wrath advice. The on-line sources will sometimes have There are many reasons to modify the ra- of the FCC. dios you have in your listening post even if a discussion about a particular mod and what experiences others have had doing the same you exclude your scanning equipment. The big- The Down Side to Mods thing. Look for the posting dates on each entry gest reason is to enhance receiver performance. !here arc a couple of problems with radio to see which is the latest info. There are quite a Serious radio listeners are always seeking to modifications of which every reader should be few sources for on-line information. Some of push the envelope of their hobby. Another rea- aware. First, unauthorized mods on brand new these sources are simply duplicating original son to modify is to correct manufacturing flaws gear will probably void the warranty. You'll be sources, but in general. there's a wide range of or design defects. So competitive is the radio better off if you can get the mods done by a modification information available. listening hobby today that some radios and hi - factory authorized technician. Second, any modi- tech related products are rushed to the market fication may actually result in unintended de- place before all the bugs and glitches have been cline in performance or worse. Any time you J- OM Mir. .o worked out. We've all bought gear which had start fiddling around with the delicate insides some sort of problem right out of the box or of some of our hi -tech radio gear, strange things Tips for ImpnrIng Iteeshar Palmer. developed a problem shortly after being used. can happen. Be careful. If the product is under warranty the manufac- Modifications published in books, maga- turer will usually repair it for free (less ship- zines or found on the Internet may or may not AM14.1111.11101 ping), but, if the problem developed out of actually work. Try to do as much research on warranty, consumers are faced with having to the particular mod as you can before actually v113:411A1C111I pay to get it right or trying to fix it themselves. doing it or having it done to your own gear. The O Another reason for modification is to first thing you'll read or hear about modifica- change the design goal. For example. some ham tions is that no one warrants the results of any E11:11231:- related products are designed without much modification. And no one will take the blame thought to performance on non -ham bands. for anything you do even if it was suggested -"""`"`"-"-- While this isn't a warranty issue, the product that it would work. You must accept the conse- is not performing as well as it might. and modi- quences of any modification you or anyone other One of the best places for a beginner to fications could rectify that with little effect on than an authorized and warranted technician start is the Kiwa Electronics web site (http:// the original design other than the improvement. performs. www.kiwa.com/rxtips.html) with its 16 page However, some "design flaws" are actually pro- And, finally, consider this: It's possible "Tips for Improving Receiver Performance." tecting the performance of the radio for which that not only will the modification, once per- Print the article out to read later at your leisure. it was intended and "correcting" the "flaw" may formed. not work but that corrective measures Beginning with a generic receiver block diagram. actually cause other performance problems. can't be taken to return the product to its origi- the piece follows the progress of a received sig- Finally, changes in technology sometimes nal state. This can be a real mess. You have to nal through the antenna input, the input filters, renders a product less useful if not obsolete. figure out if you really want to take that kind of But, with a little ingenuity and modification the RF (radio frequency) amplifiers, the IF (in- risk. You also must remember that even if the termediate frequency) filters, and to the AM the old technology can be adapted to work with mods work it may not give you the same re- detector. There's also a section on Audio Im- the new. This has been the case with computers sults as you would enjoy with a product actu- provements and handling AC Line Induced Hum interfacing with old style radio gear. For ex- ally designed to do what you're trying to get and Noise. ample. modification can allow older 2 meter rigs, another radio to do through modification. Kiwa specializes in making components which might not be as useful, to work as dedi- to solve many of the performance problems of cated packet transceivers. today's receivers and there's plenty of space Of course, there are legal issues with modi- given for them to hawk their wares. Still, the fying which have to be addressed. For instance. discussion is so well presented and the infor- modifying scanners to receive blocked frequen- mation so useful that most radio enthusiasts cies is illegal. Modifying ham gear to transmit will learn something from the piece. There are on bands for which you are not licensed is also r") many places along the way for beginners to get illegal. Modifying ham gear to operate on bands Get your information and gather up your tools. lost. Don't feel bad if a lot of it seems over for which you are licensed, but in a way which Time to make some modifications! (Courtesy your head. The discussion on improving receiver creates unintended problems (such as making Radio Shack)

24 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 audio and AC line induced hum and noise are of www.dxzone.com) which has many of the back together and with not quite enough screws particular interest to beginners. because there same links. files and articles. Hams who are to put it all right. are some fixes which don't require a degree of ARRL members will appreciate the collection If you do plan to do your own mods. here expertise and may be more easily accomplished. of various mods available on the League web are a couple of simple things to keep in mind: site (http://www.arri.org). While it's more Always make sure the unit is unplugged from any specific to amateur radio applications there are, antenna and any power source. Take the unit apart nonetheless, lists of modifications for various on a big clean surface on which you can leave it for T;;;007 rigs which appeared in the magazine from 1953 days or weeks undisturbed. (It could come to that!) Iwo to present. Go to the "members only" section Lay down a sheet or other cloth to stop screws and do an "article search" with the keywords: and other tiny parts from scooting across the sur- radio modifications. Others can get tons of ad- face and winding up on the floor. Have a bright light overhead. Use a large lighted magnifying glass 74147 ditional information by doing a similar search VI or, on Google (http://www.google.com). Just page on a stand. I found one of those cheap $30 magni-

a._ 111SO MO* No* iYel woo, through the resulting search. fying ligFts with a clamp (available at most hardware stor,:s) to be very useful. Use a proper wattage soldering iron and heavy duty stand. Use a solder will) the highest content of silver you can .p. find (2-4 percent). There's always a certain amount of fear and

trepidation the first time you do a modification on

One of the more useful mod sites is on the TOURB.B. a receiver/transceiver. But, once you gain a little popular QRZ.COM In their modification sec- Rae. meetcoons confidence from success, you'll feel better about tion (http://www.qrz.com/download/main/ tackling bigger and more interesting tasks. Start mods.html) you can choose from hundreds of out with a radio you don't mind risking and have mods for all the popular receivers and trans- at it! Once down this road you'll want to keep ceivers. Just click on the brand name and scroll your eyes open for other mods and interesting down to the model in which you're interested. projects. Clicking on the model brings up a list of all One place to look is the back issues of MT. posted mods. spa op I've been collecting various tidbits from other col-

0." ' C=21 umns for eventual use for years. If you're new to MT you may want to consider the annual MT Anthology which is a complete year's worth of =Z= IILMO issues of this magazine on a convenient CD ROM. =I= u6...AM f.-.1 =MEISALanMan Some companies offer small modifications. The last four years are currently available. such as turning otf the mute on digitally tuned shortwave receivers or adding external antenna jacks. The C. Crane company does such mods on 1=1= i= L=11 popular portables such as the Sangean 818. Radio Shortwave Receivers Shack DX 390 and Grundig Satelit 700. These - Past & Present mods typically cost $20 with the purchase of a Communications Receivers 1942-1997 radio from them. For more information see http:/ /www.ccrane.com/radio_modifications.asp. New 3"' Ed. When considering buying used shortwave RECEIVERS 108 Chapters PAST & PRESENT. 472 Pages or ham gear you may want to check on whether UrIkation or not mods have been done to your "new" rig. If lit,el, 840 Photos lilt Printed 03198 One of the most extensive and up-to-date so, you may want to check those mods and see if P: ' Covers 1942 sites is found on http://wvvw.mods.dk. Another they were done properly. You might be pleased to 1997. popular site is http://www.radiomods.co.nz with the results and it could end up being a bonus nak.lza which has extensive files on everything from to your purchase. On the other hand if they 770 Receivers . v.; mods to 10 -codes. Of particular use are the mic weren't done properly, you may want to give 660 Variants Includes 98 diagrams which show the pin configuration of that rig a pass. 0-Mammal= all the popular ham and CB transceiver micro- I found the various mods pages interesting U.S. and Intl. manufacturers phones. I found this particularly useful when I reading and discovered a problem with one of my CO) T00 1010on RIPS Dslonnan had to repair a broken CB mic and when adapt- own radios of which I had not been aware. Per- Only '24.95 ing a homebrew headset mic to a particular HT. haps you have a web site, book or other source This huge 472 page Third Edition includes Next is The DX Zone(http:// with information on mods and you'd like to share over 770 shortwave and amateur them with the rest of us. If so. pass it along! communications receivers made from 1942 to 1997.Here is everything you need to e .. LI 1 know as a radio collector or informed Modification Procedures receiver buyer. Entry information includes: moot% -11 r- -111' n `a The amount of technical expertise needed to receiver type, date sold, photograph, size & actually perform modifications varies with the weight, features, reviews, specifications, ..011- mod and the receiver. In general, modifications new & used values, variants, value rating will require some experience with soldering and and availability.Ninety eight worldwide manufacturers are represented. 840 Photos. """t.'i: the ability to understand pictorial diagrams and follow instructions. Some modifications will be Become an instant receiver expert! as simple as cutting a single piece of easily identi- tz=7" Universal Radio fied wire and taping the ends against shorting. 6830 Americana Pkwy. Virtually all will require you to at least remove Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 the outer cabinet. Some will ask you to dig a little Orders: 800 431-3939 deeper. Before you know it, you could have your Info: 614 866-4267 $5(X) receiver in pieces. not sure of how to put it www.universal-radio.com

March 2C'03 MONITORING TIMES 25 Getting Ask Bob Bob Grove, 1418J111) Started bo bgrove0Proonitoringtinies.coni

More On TV Channel coil is open and I've heard that tion which shields your reception. Allocations there are ways of using a resistor Move it to a temporary elevated outdoor position to see if the re- In our January column, a Philadelphia and/or a capacitor in place of the reader questioned why adjacent TV channels 6 ception substantially improves. and 7 were not assigned in his area, and won- coil. Can I? (Othello, email) dered if there was a general FCC policy to avoid (2) The little balun transformer that adjacent -channel licensing in the same city. A.If the field coil on the dynamic speaker is came with the Omni could be de- MT reader Joseph Martin did some addi- open, in most cases you can substitute tie I 20 - fective; this rarely happens, but tional digging to disprove the speculation. He volt A(' primary of a general-purpose power it does. Do you have a similar TV discovered that in Miami. WTVJ (ch.6) and transformer. Ideally. you really should replace balun you can substitute to try? WSVN (ch.7): in Denver. KRMA-TV Ich.6) it with a filter choke with approximately 2-8 KMGH (ch.7): and in Omaha. WOWT (ch.6) henries inductance: that way the original filter (3) There may be something wrong and KETV (ch.7) have been on for decades. capacitors, assuming they're still.. good, will he with the coax or connector assem- So why aren't channels 6 and 7 both op- adequate filtering without additional filter ca- bly. Inspect the F connector on erational in Philadelphia? Joseph tells us. pacitors being necessary. the coax to be sure the center ...-there are existing stations on channel 7 in If that isn't possible. you can also use a wire is not bent off -center, and New York (WABC-TV) and Washington DC high -wattage (20 watts or so). %\ irewound re- that it's long enough to be about ( WJLA ).Both of these stations are located sistor (I (X) -2(X) ohms) as a substitute along with flush with the edge of the con- way too close to Philadelphia to allow a full additional filter capacitors in parallel with the nector so that it's making con- power channel 7 station to operate there ac- original filter capacitors) on the circuit side tact with the adaptor. cording to the minimum spacing dictated by the (not rectifier side) of the resistor to keep down If that all looks fine, get an ohm- FCC for stations operating on the same chan- the A(' ripple and its resultant hum. The reason meter and test the feed line with nel.- for the choke or resistor, rather than simply any adaptor(s) attached: With Thanks. Joseph. using a humongous filter capacitor to remove one meter prod on the shell and the hum, is to avoid damage to the circuit com- the other on the center pin, and ponents from the inrush current when the no transformer attached to the Q. Why can't I hear my own 900 power supply is turned on. other end of the cable, there But you still have one big problem: The should be no deflection on the MHz cordless telephone on a speaker used that field coil as its magnet so. meter. Next, short out the far end scanner with the appropriate fre- without it, the speaker won't work: you need with a wire or other metallic ob- quency range? (Larry Young, to replace the speaker as well with one of the ject, and the meter should swing full scale. Ventura, CA) correct sum and close voice -coil impedance (4- 16 ohms or so should work fine). Even better. try to find an old electrodynamic speaker with (4) Be sure that your scanner does A.Chances are that your phone is spread spec- a field coil! not have the attenuator switched trum. a digitally -controlled system that spreads on. Check also the center hole your speech user a very wide bandwidth that is in the antenna connector; if the unintelligible to scanners. Take a look at the Q.I just purchased the Grove hole looks a little too large, it's description on the box or in the manual. and it possible that the little center should tell you whether it's analog or digital. If OMNI II rooftop scanner antenna prongs may need to be moved it's digital or spread spectrum. that's your an- with 50 feet of coax.I have it slightly closer by pressing a swer. resting against the wall of my straight pin aside the outside room, coax connected, and its edge of each one. Q. With last summer's concernreception is much poorer than a (5) The scanner itself could be de- over the West Nile fever, can thehand-held with its rubber duckie, fective; try plugging one of those beat of a mosquito's wings beor another scanner with a plug- rubber duckies into it to see if that improves reception. Ifit detected by radio? (Donaldin antenna. What could be the does, that leaves only the possi- Michael Choleva, Euclid, OH) problem? (Tim M., email) bilities outlined above.

A.Not unless the 1000 Hz acoustic wave A. The OMNI II is an excellent antenna, sub- causes an electrical effect (none has been noted) stantially superior to rubber duckies and screw - and. if it did, you would need a receiver tunable in scanner antennas. so the fact that you are Questions or tips sent to Ask Bob, c/o MT are printed in this column as space permits. as low as I kHz. getting poorer reception than those comparative antennas shows that something is definitely If you desire a prompt, personal reply, mail wrong. Let's consider the possibilities: your questions along with a self-addressed Q. My antique radio has a stamped envelope (no telephone calls, (1) The antenna may be up against please) in care of MT, or e-mail to speaker with a coil instead of a [email protected]. (Please wiring, plumbing, a filing cabi- include your name and address.) The magnet which, I'm told, acts as net, heating/ air conditioning current Ask Bob is now online at our a choke in the power supply. The duct, or metalized Mylar insula- website: http://www.monitoringtimes.com

26 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Bright Ideas Getting Gary Webbenhurst P 0. Box 344, Colbert, WA 99005-0344 Started [email protected]

Attention shortwave listeners. A ham buddy of mine broughtlesson I learned in working with this radio? The 16' annual SWL Fest is set over his new Yaesu VX- I R for Read the manual carefully, and then reread it. 20 forMarch7 -8thatthe a modification he wanted me to Like most of today's radios, the engineers Kulpsville, PA Holiday Inn. perform. (If you are not a skilleddesigned the radio so that operates with just This event is sponsored by electronics technician, don'ta quick tap of the key. I mean really quick. NASWA. Contact them at http:// even think about doing this your-For other functions, you need to hold the key www.swlfest.com. (Scanner buffs are wel- self!)I cracked it open, and was as instructed, usually for two seconds or more. come, too.) Register by March 2nd, and pay amazed. This was the smallest diode chip I That is the idea: quick taps or long presses. just $43 for full registration. Meals, and lodg- have ever seen: about the size of a grain of ing are extra, of course. Sounds like a lot of sand! While doing yet another repair fun, plus new friendships, and valuable in- When I disassembled the radio, the bat- job, I encountered anther prob- formation. Wish I could be there. tery hatch cover had a wrist watch band type lem. A small Phillips screw was rod to hold it in place. Even though I was not coming out. Careful or you Do you live in the Pacific North- working on a piece of carpet (just to prevent strip it!I have a small screw- west? The 5' annual Radio this from happening) the part flew off into driver that is my most valuable tool. Communications Academy is never-never land. It perfectly fits the super -small slated for March 22 -23rd. It will After performing the modification, I had Phillips type screws. I use it in my right hand be at the Shoreline Conference to figure out how to reassemble the radio. I to hold the screwdriver in the middle of my Center, just north of Seattle. This tried to use a staple as the pin. Nope: toopalm, then I use the left hand to rotate the intensive series of seminars and pre- thin and weak. So I found a large safety pin radio. I hold the tip of the screwdriver with sentations is open to anyone who is active in and snipped out a piece of wire. I had to cut my fingers to hold, and guide it in place. Thus, disaster or emergency services, and who uses it two more times to get the size right. Better I can keep all the pressure on the screwdriver radio communications skills. Meet the mov- to start off too long than too short. Saved by with maximum torque for the job. Just re- ers and shakers of the first responder com- the safety pin! I was so pleased with myselfmember to use the best small Phillips screw- munity, and see their communications ve- that I tossed the safety pin in the trash. (But driver you can find, and rotate the radio, and hicles. Lots of handouts, even prizes! You wait, that safety pin still had more than not the screwdriver. It may not work on a can register on line at http:// enough wire for a couple of more emergen- large HF radio, but it does the trick for HTs, www.CommAcademy.org. See you there! cies. Always think before you discard any- and mobiles. Just look for the AB7NI on my hat. thing.) For those of you that would like Live elsewhere, but wish to im- As you see by the bright idea to become a ham, it is a good prove your radio communica- above, you never know when time to study for ham test. tions skills? There are other you will need a small screw, Why? The current pool of no - academies springing up around nut, spring, gasket, BNC pin, code Technician Level questions the country. I know that north- etc. I toss all these surplus items is only good through June 30, 2003. ern California hosts one. Search the n a small plastic case as the junk Better study now, as the question internet, or check with your local box. Of course, I use a bigger box for pool never seems to get shorter or easier. ham ARES/RACES officials, or your county the bigger items. emergency management office. Another note- As an amateur radio operator, I worthy alternative open to anyone: sign up I saw a tip on TV that you can sometimes need to use the ac- for the ARRL sponsored Emergency Com- put a pair of panty hose over cepted symbol for zero in munications internet class series for levels I, the end of your vacuum tool, someone's callsign so it is not II, and Ill. Try http://www.arrl.org. and carefully sweep over the confused with the letter "0". carpet. You just might find it. irThe zero numeral designator is used When planning your spring The fine screen provided by the for the states in the upper Midwest, travel calendar, don't forget the panty hose would supposedly col- specifically; ND. SD, NE, CO, KS, MO, IA, Dayton Hamvention May 16- lect the tiny part you were searching for. and MN. Here is the solution: type 0216 18. If you live in Ohio, or a Maybe you can even find other lost miniscule while holding down the Alt key. A second nearby state, this is must do for items. Guess I better get out the vacuum. (I solution; in your word processor from the hams, and non -hams alike. shudder to think of how I can get some main menus, choose Insert, then symbol, and pantyhose.) select "0" from among the many choices. If The folks at the Public Broad- either of these two processes results in a dif- casting System (PBS) have a My friend asked me to help him ferent symbol or size, use the one that best wonderful program on the his- program his VX-1R. Itis asuits. You can also change the font size or tory of broadcast radio in the rather complex radio, and has make it bold if necessary. If you use this sym- US. If you missed it on your lo- no keypad. Of course, there is bol often, you can write a macro or create a cal PBS station, you can order a a computer program for this ra- new menu shortcut in your word processor. VHS tape, or DVD copy, from 1- dio. But we did it the old fashioned 800-PLAYPBS. Cost is $19.95 plus S&H. way. We read the manual, and started That is all for this month. Keep listen- Well worth it. the learning process. ing. Look for me at the Seattle conference. I have a couple of pointers from my experience of helping him. The most important

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 17 The World Above 30 MHz Scanning Robert Wyman Report [email protected]

An Avalanche of Frequencies

Scanner hobbyists who follow the Nevertheless, new radio frequencies on DELAWARE, STATE OF technical and political side of the existing bands are being approved and imple- DOVER, DE radio spectrum are aware that ra- mented at a rapid pace, regardless of whether [applicant isa government entity which provides police, fire and para- dio frequencies have become a valuable and a forced reallocation is on the horizon. Here medical services to the citizens of delaware] commercial commodity. With all the auctions, is a brief sampling of new radio licensees, 866.3, 866.65, 866.825, 867.125, 861.3, 867.6625, 868.325, deals, investments, legislation and back -room informal application comments and frequen- 868.5, 821.3, 821.65, 821.825, 822.125, 822.3, 822.6625, politics, we may as well have a "New York cies from around the United States. Note that 823.325 ,823.5 Frequency Exchange" in addition to the Stock some systems may already be in use, while Exchange! others may only be in the planningstages. TACOMA, CITY OF There is no shortage of new frequencies, Conventional and trunked systems are repre- TACOMA, WA bandplans and industry -specific allocation sented, as well as new narrowband channels [applicant isa city government and will use radios to coordinate activities] lists being discussed on a daily basis. For in the VHF -High band. Please send me your 866.7875, 866.8125, 866.8375, 866.8625, 867.1625, 867.1875, 867.2125, 867.2375, 867.2625, 867.4625, 867.95, some, these discussions relate to monetary reception reports for these and other radio income as segments of the radio spectrum are 867.9875, 868.25, 868.325, 821.7875, 821.8125, 821.8375, systems around the country and the world. 821.8625, 822.1625, 822.1875, 822.2125, 822.2375, marketed, sold and managed. For others, the 822 2625, 822.4625, 822 95, 822.9875, 823.25, 823.325 subject is a source of concern and potential UNION CITY, NJ expense. Some government agencies and pri- [applicantis union city and will use the radios for official public San Diego, County of-Sheriff vate firms with large radio inventories may safety activities] San Diego, CA 866.35, 867.1625, 868.1815, 868.2125, 868.4, 821.35, be forced to re -tune or completely replace [applicant is o governmental entity. will provide regional communica- 822.1625,823.1875, 823.2125, 823.4 existing radio systems if proposed bandplan tions for public safety and regional operations.] changes are enacted. 856.175, 856.2,857.175,857.2,858.175, 858.2,859.2, 860.2, ALASKA, STATE OF For example. the Wackenhut company, a 860.225, 861,861.15,861.2,861.5, 862.15,862.2, 863, ANCHORAGE, AK security firm with operations throughout the 863.15, 863 25,864.25,865 world, uses many radio systems and frequen- [applicant is a state government. radios will be used to coordinate personnel and activities] cies as part of their facility protection services. ROCKWALL, CITY OF 856.2625, 857.2625, 858.2625 ,859.2625, 860.2625, If a radio system is forcibly changed as a result ROCKWALL, TX 866.05, 866.1, 866.35, 866.4, 866.6, 855.1125, of legislation, the company may incur large and [will be used in the official duties of a governmental entity including 860.2125, 866.45, 811.2625, 812.2625, 813.2625, unforeseen expenses. Wackenhut has filed a com- dispatching for police, fire, and public works personnel] 814.2625, 815.2625, 821.05, 821.1, 821.35, 821.4, 453.225, 453.8, 458.225, 458.8 ment with the FCC about how such a system 821.6, 810.7125, 815.2125, 821.45 change will adversely affect their business. COLORADO, STATE OF "A potential disruption...could have seri- NEVADA, STATE OF DENVER, CO ous or even life -threatening consequences," CARSON CITY, NV [part of the colorado statewide digital trunked radio system] Wackenhut reported in a recent article*. [expansion of the nevada shared radio system that supports mul- 866.7375, 867.15, 867.7125, 868.175, 868.875, 821.7375, Bandplan changes "must be accompanied by tiple state and local governmental agencies that include: nevada 822.15, 822.7125, 823.175, 823.875 explicit rules to ensure that systems do not suf- dept. of trans., univ of nv, nv national guard, city of north los vegas and woshoe co.] fer any service interruptions or 'down time' OHIO, STATE OF 866.225, 866.1, 861.15, 868.1625, 868.1125, 866.075, during the retuning or relocation process. Among COLUMBUS, OH 866.425, 866.825, 867.2, 867.425, 868.1, 868.3625, the necessary safeguards would be provisions [state agency responsible for providing statewide public safety 868.625, 866.2875, 866.815, 861.325, 868.2375, that enable licensees to implement duplicate or communicaitons] 868.525, 868.8 redundant equipment where necessary to pre- 866.1875, 867.7375, 868.625, 868.9125, 821.1815, vent such disruption and to obtain reimburse- 822.7375, 823.625, 823.9125 ment for any reasonable costs incurred there MESA, CITY OF MESA, Al from." COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY [applicant is a local government entity. frequencies will be used in The Wackenhut radio system cited in the CONROE, TX connection with the conduct of official city activities.] FCC comment includes a communications cen- [applicant is a governmental agency proposing to use radios for public 867.1, 861.125, 867.25, 867.3, 867.425, 867.6, 861.675, ter, over 800 portable radios and a radio infra- safety communications] 867.75, 867.825, 867.9, 868.05, 868.2, 868.275, 868.35, 866.325, 866.775, 866.825, 867.25, 867.3, 867.325, 867.775, structure of repeaters, consoles and related 868.5, 868.525 equipment. The system is valued at $1.5 mil- 8678, 868275, 868,8375, 867.275

lion and retuning may cost as much as $125,000. CITY OF CONROE ASHFORD, CITY OF CONROE, TX ASHFORD, AL * Quotes and source materials from "Se- [applicant isa governmental agency proposing to use radios for [applicant isa government entity. radios will be used for government curity firm wants safeguards in move to public safety communications] related activities, police, fire, sheriff] reconfigure 800 MHz band," Mobile Radio 866.35, 867.1, 867.85, 868.35, 868.6875 855.2125, 858.9875, 860.4625, 810.2125, 813.9875, Technology magazine. Don Bishop (author): 815.4625 Used with permission.

28 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 COLLEGE STATION, CITY OF STATE OF ARKANSAS DOUGLAS, COUNTY OF COLLEGE STATION, TX LITTLE ROCK, AR OMAHA, NE [radios will be used to support the official activities of a municipal [government entity law enforcement in the state of demos by the arkansas [government public safety] entity.] state police] 866.2375, 866.275, 866.5375, 866.5625, 865.5875, 866.7875, 460.25 856.1625, 857.7625, 858.7625, 859.7625, 860.7625, 866.95, 867.225 ,868.2125, 868.45, 868.475, 868.5125, 868.7, 856.9375, 857.9375, 858.9375, 859.9375, 860.9375, 868.725,868.7625, 821.2375, 821.275, 821.5375, 821.5625, TRAVIS COUNTY OF, Austin, 856.8125, 857.8125, 858.8125, 859.8125, 860 8125 821.5875, 821.7875, 821.95, 822.225, 23.2125,823.45, [applicant is a government entity] 823.475, 823.5125, 823.7, 823.725, 823.7625 867.875, 868.225, 868.5, 868.925 SIMPSON, COUNTY OF - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MENDENHALL, MS RIVERSIDE, COUNTY OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH OF [applicant is a county of the state of mississippi] RIVERSIDE, CA HARRISBURG, PA 155.0925, 155.8375, 154.0325, 155.0025, 153.8525, [county government, for official activities of the county.] [applicant is a government entity] 153.9275, 158.8725, 158.9325 866.2375, 866.2875, 866.7375, 866.7875, 867.2375, 866.6875 ,867.0375, 67.0875, 867.5625, 868.15, 868.4, 867.2875, 867.7375, 868.2375, 868.2875, 868.7375 868.65, 867.875, 868.55, 867.225, 867.55, 867.8375, ORANGE COUNTY OF CA 868.1, 866.0875, 866.5625, 866.1375, 866.3815 ORANGE, CA RIO GRANJE CITY C.I.S.D. POLICE DEPARTMENT [in accordance with section 90.617 of the fcc rules and regulations] RIO GRANDE CITY, TX MINDEN, CITY OF 866.2125, 866.7125, 867.2125, 867.7125, 868.2125, [coordinate personnel 8. vehicle officers] MINDEN, LA 868.3125, 868.7125, 868.9625, 821.2125, 821.7125, 857.025, 858.025, 859.025, 812.025, 813.025, 814.025 [applicant is a city government. radios wiI be used to coordinate 822.2125, 822.7125, 823.2125, 823.3125, 823.7125, personnel and activities] 823.9625 WELLSVILtE, VILLAGE OF 857.4875, 858.4875, 859.4875, 860.4875, 812.4875, WELLSVILLE, NY 813.4875, 814.4875, 815.4815 SOUTH CAROLINA EUDGET 8, CONTROL BOARD [coordinate daily village public safety operations] COLUMBIA, SC 154.295, 155.88, 153.9275, 155.0475, 155.4075, 158.805, UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM [state agency providing public safety dispatch statewide] 158.775, 156.0075, 158.8275, 158.7525 LAS VEGAS, NV 866.0625, 866.6125, 868.3, 821.0625, 821.6125, 823.3 [expansion of the nevada shared radio system that supports mul- THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA tiple state and local govt agencies that include nv dot, univ of nv, EWING, TOWNSHIP OF - POLICE DEPARTMENT SUNRISE, FL nu power, nv national guard, city of north las vegos, sierra pacific EWING, NJ [public safety, school district] power and gaming and control board] [governmental entity 3roYiding communications for pubic safety] 866.1875, 866.6875, 867.0375, 867.7125, 868.0625, 855.2375, 857.2625, 859.4875, 859.9875, 860.4625, 507.3, 507.575, 507.725, 508.6, 508.7, 508.875, 510.3, 868.1875, 868.7625 810.2315, 812.2625, 814.4875, 814.9815, 815.4625 510.575, 510.725, 511.6, 511.7, 511.875 CUMBERLAND, COUNTY OF - OFC OF EMERGENCY PREPARED- AMHERST, COUNTY OF Port Authority of New York and New Jersey NESS AMHERST, VA Newark, NJ CARLISLE, PA [county wide public safety] [testing associated wih the official public safety activities of the appli- [public safety communications for police, fire, and emergency medical 854.9875, 855.4875, 858.2125, 809.9875, 810.4815 cant.] service and for cumberlond county.] 813.2125 866.4125, 867.7875, 821.4125, 822.7875 857.2375, 859.9375, 860.7375, 859.4375

SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF ALBEMARLE, COUNT' OF HOWARD COUNTY OF PIERRE, SD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA ELLICOT CITY, MD [state government providing police, fire and ems services to the [applicant is a government entity. communications facil ties to be used [the applicont is a government entity] public] in connection with the off cia I public safety activities of the applicant \] 856.2375, 856.7375, 857.2375, 857.7375, 858.2375, 159.93, 160.2, 150.905, 150.98 866.05, 868.5625, 868.65, 868.8125, 868.9, 868.9875, 821.05, 858.7375, 859.2375, 859.7375, 860.2375, 860.7375 823.5625, 823.65, 823.8125, 823.9, 823.9875 CHESTER COUNTY OF GLYNN, COUNTY OF WEST CHESTER, PA CITY OF GAINESVILIE BRUNSWICK, GA [the applicant is a government entity] GAINESVILLE, FL [applicant ts a county government. radios will be aced to coordinate per- 866.0625, 866.125, 866.2125, 866.3875, 866.6125, [applicant is the city o' gainesville radios will be used to coordinate personnel and activities]

866.15, 866.8625, 867.325, 868.1125, 868.2625 , sonnel and activities] 866.0375, 867.775, 868.5875, 868.8625, 821.0375, 822.775, 821.0625, 821.125, 821.2125, 821.3875, 821.6125, 866.0875, 866.1875, 366.775, 867.1875, 867.275, 867.5625, 823.5875. 823.8625 821.75, 821.8625, 822.325 , 823.1125, 823.2625 867.6875, 867.775. 867.8125, 868.0625, 868.3125, 868.525, 868.5625, 868.675, 868.775, 868.8125 CITY OF BIXBY EAGLE, COUNTY OF Bixby, OK EAGLE, CO ALACHUA COUNTY [applicant is operating a communications radio system for the public [we are in the county sheriff department and we will use radios to GAINESVILLE, FL safety entities of bixby, broken arrow, and glenpoot] better coordinate our activities] [applicant is the county o'alachua radios will be used to coordinate per- 866.325, 866.85, 867.375, 868.1625, 868.7125, 821.325, 856.9625, 851.9625, 858.9625, 859.9625, 860.9625, sonnel and activities] 821.85, 22.375, 823.1625, 823.7125 811.9625, 812.9625, 813.9625, 814.9625, 815.9625 866.1375, 866.4125, 366.6375, 866.6625, 866.9125, 867.05, 867.3, 867.4125, 368.1125, 868.1875, 868.3625, 868.8625 FLORIDA, STATE OF MORRIS, COUNTY OF TALLAHASSEE, FL MORRISTOWN, NJ GUAYNABO MUNIOPALITY OF [state govt agency official law enforcement octivit es] [applicant provides public safety services to morris county n.j.] GUAYNABO, PR 853.925. 853.95, 854.075, 854.1, 853.975, 854.125, 477.925, 478.15, 478.45, 478.475, 478.625, 478.675, [applicant to use system for police dept communications] 854.0375 853.85, 853.8875, 853.9125, 854.0625, 854.0875 477.05, 477.075, 477.7, 478.65 856.9625, 857.7125, 858.9625, 859.9625, 860.9625, 811.9625, 812.7125, 813.9625, 814.9625, 815.9625 NEW YORK STATE OF, OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ST PETERS CITY OF ALBANY, NY ST PETERS, MO WISCONSIN, STATE OF [this applicant is a governmental entity.] [police dispatch and public works activities] MADISON, WI 851.0125, 851.0375, 851.0625, 851.0875, 851.1125, 851.1625, 866.7625, 867.4625, 867.975, 868.35, 868.7125, [applicant is the stateof wisconsin. radio will be used to coordinate law 851.1875, 851.2125, 851.2375, 851.4875, 851.5125, 851.5375, 821.7625, 822.4625, 822.975, 823 35, 823.7125 enforcment and govt HpKations.] 851.5625, 851.5875, 851.6625, 851.9125, 851.9375, 851.9625, 453.1625, 453.4625, 453.7375, 458.1625, 458.4625, 851.9875, 852.0125, 852.0625, 852.1125, 852.1375, 852.3625, 458.7375 852.3875, 852.4125, 852.4625, 852.4875, 852.5625, 852.5875, 852.8125, 852.8375, 852.8625, 852.9125, 852.9875, 853.0125 ,853.0375

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 29 Scanning Canada Scanning John David Corby, VA3KOT Report [email protected]

Ham -Ex, Canada's "Dayton North" The Little Hamfest That Grew

few years ago, as a humble SWL and states. Doors open to the public at 9:00 am for Lion on the event is available at http:// scanner operator, I started attend- the largest ham radio flea market in Canada. www.peelarc.org. ScanCan will be at the event; ing a local ham flea market held ev- There is an exhibit and demonstration area fea- I hope to meet some MT readers there, too. ery March by the Peel Amateur Radio Club in turing AMSAT, ARES, the Ontario DX Asso Brampton, Ontario. Brampton is a rapidly grow- ciation, digital modes and other displays. All A Monitoring Loss in Ontario ing city in the northwest suburbs of Toronto the local commercial vendors and a number of A reader NA rote to Scanning Canada to re- and the home of many active amateur radio op- manufacturers attend Ham -Ex and offer attrac- port an announcement by Industry Canada of a erators. Year by year the local flea market grew tive special deals. This year vendors will even major move of Ontario's public utility radios in popularity and size. Quickly outgrowing its come from as far away as Montreal. to a new, digital trunked system operated by former home in a city recreation center, it had Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) exam- Bell Mobility. The 15 -year project for the con- to find new accommodation. iners will be at Ham -Ex to conduct exams at the version has already begun and involves the Coincidentally, the city of Brampton had Basic, Morse Code and Advanced level and there Ontario Provincial Police, and four provincial also outgrown its fall fair premises and built a will be a RAC QSL bureau present. This could ministries - Correctional Services, Health (am- spacious new, modern facility in the Town of be your opportunity to take your scanning bulance services). Natural Resources (forest fire- Caledon. The Province of Ontario had also re- hobby one step further by getting your ama- fighting), and the Ministry of Transportation. cently completed construction of the new high- teur radio license. The new technology platform is the Motorola way 410 linking Brampton to a network of ma- In the afternoon the flea market will give SmartZone system and will be used for voice jor highways reaching to Montreal in the east way to a series of seminars conducted by popu- and data services. and the US border in Niagara frontier country. lar and carefully selected speakers from the ham This move will take a large bite out of All the ingredients were falling into place radio community. As the deadline for this col- Ontario's scanning spectrum. but will still leave for a major development in the local ham scene. umn looms, the seminar schedule has not been many local police and other services on in -the - The Peel Amateur Radio Club joined forces with finalized but some very high profile appearances clear VHF frequencies. the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club to put are being combed through the selection process. forward a bigger local amateur radio event. The The day ends with a gala banquet to which 4 The Loneliest Railway results were encouraging: attendance soared and all are invited. Tickets for the banquet will be the local flea market was reborn as a major event sold in advance and on the day of the event, but Station in Canada? on the Canadian amateur radio calendar. But ticket quantities are limited. Talk -in will be on A final note tram last summer's ScanCan still, months of preparation and much anticipa- the two clubs' 2 -meter band repeaters VE3PRC tour of British Columbia. As I descended a par- tion was dissipated in an event that lasted only (146.88-) and VE3MIS (145.43-). ticularly precarious and winding section of road half a day. All the events were squeezed into a The Brampton Fall Fairground can be hugging the rim of the Fraser River Canyon I session lasting only until lunchtime. As the lunch reached by following Highway 410 north until came across a lonely shelter alongside the BC bell rang. an armada of callsign license plates it ends, and then further north fora few kilome- Rail tracks deep in the mountains. I pulled over and car roof antennas hit the highways and the ters until you see the signs. Updated informa- and took this month's picture of the Pavilion dust settled on another year's event. passenger rail station. Readers who The organizers decided that may be more familiar with Union they had the makings of a northern Station in Toronto, Grand Central version of the internationally famous in New York City, or the huge rail Dayton Hamfest on their hands. terminals of Europe, may share my With ambition swelling, the two affection for this lonely little whistle southern Ontario ham clubs made a stop in the backwoods of Canada. conscious decision to re -engineer the event and create a true "Dayton Frequency List for Pavilion BC North." A charter was drafted and Pavilion is an Indian reserve in put to a plenary vote at both clubs - the mountains of British Columbia. where it passed easily. The result is It is remote, unincorporated and no a reborn "Ham -Ex" to be held this more than a very small dot on the month, on Saturday March 22nd provincial map. This month's fre- 2003, at the Brampton Fall Fair- quency list is rather slim as a result. grounds on Heart Lake Road in Nonetheless. if you are touring in Caledon, Ontario. the area, check out these frequen- This year's Ham -Ex will last a cies. whole day and it is expected to be a major draw for hams, SWLs and scan- tillooet Tribal Council -Pavilion Band: 154.31, ner owners from all over eastern 154.98, 163.575 Canada and the northern borderPavilion Passenger Rail Station BC Rail: 411.5875

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A Marriage Made in Cyberspace

Many people wonder if the Internet This column doesn't have space for all of is now on 9032 kHz USB with 5000 watts. Other will replace shortwave high fre- the Winlink frequencies. Fortunately, anyone stations have 500 or 1000 watts. quency (HF) radio at some future interested probably has a computer. Just go to Incidentally, an Argentine travel company time. Not if Winlink 2000 is any indication. Born http://users.mweb.co.za/z/zs/zs5s/bulls/ called AeroRed offers day trips to Antarctica of the marriage of HF and the Internet, Winlink PMBO.TXT and get the regularly updated file. twice a week during the summer. Adventurers 2000 is an example of what the future generation can fly the 625 miles (1000 kilometers) from of HF communications may be like. Radios from Internet Tierra Del Fuego, take a three-hour tour of Winlink 2000, called WL2K in radio's ac- Internet is an integral part of the Winlink Argentina's Marambio research station, and re- ronym -heavy jargon, is almost completely an system, as the PMBO stations use landlines for turn. Summer high temperatures on this island amateur effort. It has created a global network network forwarding and all other possible traf- base are nice and toasty, right up around freez- using ham radio stations and gateways to the fic. This saves air time, and also allows some ing. Internet. Through the tireless efforts of such very transparent features. For example, e -mail- We wrap up this month's column with a dedicated programmers as Vic Poor, W5SMM, ing a radio station is done exactly the same way few of the more audible frequencies from the it has continuously improved speed and trans- as sending any other net mail. Antarctic coordination list. Stay warm! parency to users, while adding useful features to The Web access allows members to obtain its basic capability of HF e-mail. accounts that will let them answer their mail Antarctic Frequency List A growing number of recreational boaters from landlines. For example, if they did not want All frequencies are upper sideband (USB), and back -country explorers have obtained ama- to transmit in some strange place, there is still shown as assigned channels in kilohertz (kHz). teur radio licenses for the express purpose of the option of plugging into a hotel room or going On most radios, they will be different from the staying in touch via Winlink. While ham radio is to a net café. "dial/window" readings. If the digit after the deci- not really a utility, the amateurs continue to Another slick feature is updating mobile mal point is 0, tune down 2 kHz. If 4, subtract evolve techniques that quickly migrate into the station positions worldwide via the amateur 1.4 kHz, and if 5, 1.5. For example, 5697.5 is commercial telecom industry. Therefore, some Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS). really the well-known Coast Guard channel on familiarity with the ham digital system is very Mobiles with the proper equipment can auto- 5696.0 kHz. nice to have. matically put fixes from Global Positioning Sys- Base station power is in kilowatts (kW). Being amateur, Winlink is unencrypted, and tem receivers into the system for anyone to see. users are reminded that ham radio is still by na- It's rather amazing to connect to the web and Frequency kW Use ture a very public medium. Needless to say, this watch positions of vehicles in some very remote 2026.4 1 Ship tacticaVconference allows monitoring with appropriate equipment. areas change on the map. Beyond the hobby 2183.4 var International calling/distress

Simple hobby software, with a minimal capabil- aspect, though, this is obviously a lifesaving 2515.0 1 AiVship ity for PACTOR (Packet Teleprinting Over Ra- potential. 3248.4 1 Ship tacticaVconference dio), can usually at least pick out the callsigns, 3320.4 1 Ship tacticaVconference allowing DXing of the system. O Even More Antarctica 4121.0 var International calling/distress We got a nice letter from Bruce Blackburn, 4719.5 1 Long range air/ground Internet From Radios NONHP, a senior tech at Raytheon Polar Ser- 4771.5 .5 Common The radio user needs the full PACTOR vices. He passed along many updates to the in- 5697.5 1 US air/ship (Coast Guard) setup described last month's Utility World col- formation in January's column, just in time for 5727.5 1 long range air/ground umn, plus a suitably interfaced Windows com- the final weeks of the 2003 Antarctic summer 6709.5 1 Long range air/ground puter running the AirMail program. Once season. 7996.5 1 Common everything's working, the user can call up one of For a start, NNNOICE has been gone since 8298.4 1 Ship tacticaVconference 33 worldwide network nodes, which the jargon 1998, when the US Navy pulled out of 8364.0 var International Search & Rescue calls PMBOs (Participating Mail Box Opera- McMurdo. There is still a ham radio there, but 8420.0 .5 McMurdo ship to shore tors). it's no longer in the Military Affiliate Radio Sys- 8999.5 1 long range air/ground PMBOs are merely ham radio stations run- tem (MARS). 9007.5 1 Common ning the Winlink system into Internet gateways. The remaining US military presence is sea- 9032.0 5 Long range air/ground About two thirds of them can move e-mail onto sonal. Currently it's the 109th Air National 10641.0 5 McMurdo air/ground weather net and off of the Internet at speeds similar to those Guard, out of New York state, and the US Coast 11256.5 1 long range air/ground seen by normal landline users. This, my friends, Guard "Deep Freeze" operation we have men- 11554.5 .5 Common is fast. tioned. C-130 aircraft with landing skis continue 12222.0 5 Air/gound weather net This accelerated throughput has allowed to use the callsigns SKIER and ICE. KIWI is 12354.4 1 Ship tacticaVconference direct access to the system from landline com- used by wheeled New Zealand C -130s, and KB 12630.0 .5 Ship/shore coordination puters with World Wide Web browsers or even is Ken Borek's Twin Otter. 13252.5 1 Long Range air/ground simple "Telnet" terminal programs. This soft- The10 -kilowatttransmitters were 14700.0 5 Air/ground weather net ware enables file transfers along with simple text scrapped in the late '80s, and the major activity 16529.4 1 Mobile stations mail, within amateur regulations.

32 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Utility Utility Logs Hugh Stegman hughstegmanO)monitoringtimes.com World www.eminous-valve.com/uteworld.html

October's column. -Hugh] ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS COLUMN 4430.4 Bravo Foxtrot -US Navy, link -1 1 control net with Limo, Golf, etc, at 0202. (Rick Baker -OH) AFB Air Force Base 4479.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2a), AM numbers at 0302. (Castillo -Panama) ALE Automatic Link Establishment 4525.0 5ST-ASECNA, Antananarivo, Madagascar, aero data in RTTY, at AM Amplitude Modulation 0036. (Hall -RSA) ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. 4555.0 FDG-French Air Force, Bordeaux, RTTY test loop at 1931. (Watson - ARQ Automatic Repeat Request teleprinting system UK) ASECNA Africa/Madagascar Air Safety Agency 4739.0 Fighting Tiger 26 -US Navy P -3C, clear and secure with Wafer 21 AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System and 24, on drug patrol, of 0303. (Allan Stern -FL) CAMSLANT Communication Area Master Station, Atlantic 5275.0 Unid-Possible Canadian trucking business, at 2215. (Perron -MD) CAMSPAC Communication Area Master Station, Pacific 5418.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2a), AM numbers, twice at 0203. (Castillo - Coq -8 8 -tone Algerian "Coquelet" teleprinting system Panama) CW Morse code telegraphy ("Continuous Wave") DEA Drug Enforcement Administration 5505.0 Shannon -Shannon VOLMET, Ireland, with aero weather at 0612. DSC Digital Selective Calling (Barry Williams -AL) E3 British MI6/SIS, Cyprus, Poacher tune 5680.0 Kinloss Rescue -UK Coast Guard, working Rescue 162, at 0052. El 0 Israeli phonetic English female numbers (Perron -MD) El Oa Israeli phonetic numbers, callup only 5696.0 Coast Guard 1503 -US Coast Guard, relay from CAMSLANT to EAM Emergency Action Message Coast Guard Rescue 2104. Detroit Air -USCG, MI, working Coast FAX Radiofacsimile Guard 6553, at 1402. (Baker -OH) CAMSLANT Chesapeake -USCG, FEC Forward Error Correction teleprinting system VA, radio checks with Coast Guard 40C on a DEA operation, at HFDL High -Frequency Data Link (air digital system) 2041. (Perron -MD) HF-GCS High -Frequency Global Communications System 5720.0 03-ARINC, Reykjavik, Iceland, logging on an aircraft in HFDL, at JSTARS Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 2120. (Watson -UK) M21 Russian time -stamped air defense observations 5759.0 Cuban "cut numbers" (M8a), CW at 0202 and 1302. (Castillo - M8 Cuban CW, "cut numbers" ANDUWRIGMT Panama) M8a Three -message case of above 5800.0 Leg Brace -US military, with a 28 -character EAM, simulcast on Meteo Meteorological 8992 and 11244, at 2030. (Jeff Haverlah-TX) MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6491.5 LOR-Argentina Navy, Puerto Belgrano, RTTY weather in Spanish, M/V Motor Vessel at 0030. (Hall -RSA) MX Russian single -letter CW marker, not clustered 6581.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2), 5 -figure AM numbers, in progress at 0420. Navtex Navigational Telex; automated bulletins (Williams -AL) PR Puerto Rico 6583.0 New York -New York Radio, in oceanic route control with aircraft, RSA Republic of South Africa with interference from Cuban numbers on 6581, at 0422. (Will- RTTY Radio Teletype iams -AL) SITOR-A Simplex Teleprinting Over Radio, ARQ mode 6628.0 Santa Maria -Oceanic Air Route Control, working aircraft at 0555. SITOR-B Simplex Teleprinting Over Radio, FEC mode (Williams -AL) UK United Kingdom 6695.0 Blue Tip -US military, with EAM at 0407. (Williams -AL) Unid Unidentified 6697.0 Newscast -US military, w th a 28 -character EAM, simulcast on US United States 8992 and 11244, at 0108. (Haverlah-TX) V2 Cuban Spanish female, "Atencionl" callup 6712.0 Circus Vert -French Air Force, Villacoublay, France, voice weather V2a Three -equal -message case of above VOLMET "Flying Weather;" Aviation weather broadcasts for aircraft 1042 and 418E, at 1715. (Patrice Privat-France) 03- ARINC Reykjavik, HFDL traffic at 2145. (Watson -UK) 6730.0 Primrose -Danish Air Force, weather with an unidentified air- All transmissions are USB (upper sideband) unless otherwise indicated. craft, in Danish, at 1830. (Privat-Fronce) All frequencies are in kHz (kilohertz) and all times are UTC (Coordinated 6770.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2), AM numbers, in progress at 0415. (Castillo - Universal Time). "Numbers- stations (encrypted, usually unidentified, broad- Panama) casts thought to be intelligence -related) are identified in 11 with their ENIGMA 6779.3 DRAN-German Navy Frigate Augsburg, setting up secure chan- station designators, as issued by the European Numbers Intelligence Gather- nel with DH.159, Wilhelmshaven headquarters, at 0615. (Baker - ing and Monitoring Association. OH) 6784.0 Cuban "cut numbers" (M8o), CW at 1301. (Castillo -Panama) 6854.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2a), AM numbers, twice at 0302. (Castillo - 518.0 D -Coruna Radio, Spain, Navtex in SITOR-B, at 0030. L-Lmnos Panama) Radio, Greece, Navtex at 0150. N-Orlandet Radio, Norway, 6912.0 SYN2-Israeli Intelligence AM "numbers" (El Oa), two repetitions Navtex at 0210. N- Alexandria Radio, Egypt, Navtex at 0212 C - of the callup at 0040 and 0140, then five minutes of repetition at Odessa Radio, Ukraine, Navtex at 0230. V -Coast Guard Augusta, 0045 and 0145. (Ed Walsh -AL) SYN2, (El Oa), callup only at 2342. Italy, Navtex at 0330 X- Reykjavik Radio, Iceland, Navtex for (Williams -AL) Abnormal El 0 callup SYN F49G12K78, at 2045. Greenland at 0350. K-Kerkyra Radio, Greece, Navtex at 0540. MIW2 -Abnormal El Oa callup for this frequency, at 2215. (Boender- (Ary Boender-Netherlands) ZSC-Capetown Radio, RSA, Navtex Netherlands) at 1225. (Bob Hall -RSA) 6930.0 C102 -Israeli Intelligence AM "numbers" (El Oa), at 0550. (Will- 2670.0 Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras -US Coast Guard, NC, with iams -AL) Abnormal Israeli callup CIO Z9XSPH, at 1900. (Boender- information bulletins at 0135. (Ron Perron -MD) Netherlands) 3322.0 Unid-Russian military "Time Stamp Station" (M21), automated 6933.0 Cuban "cut numbers" (M8), CW, in progress at 1229. (Castillo - CW data messages, lots of ? characters, at 2247. (Day Watson -UK) Panama) 3336.2 "L" -Russian Navy, St. Petersburg, CW single -letter channel marker 6986.0 Unid-Israeli Intelligence, 5 -figure groups, in progress at 0405. (MX), at 2316. (Watson -UK) (Williams -AL) 4015.0 Abnormal Israeli El 0 callup VLB T16R23B22, also on 5230, at 7396.9 HSW64-Bankok Meteo, with weak weather FAX at 2306. (Watson - 2045. (Boender-Netherlands) UK) 4027.0 Cuban "Atencion" (V2a), AM numbers at 0203 and 0401. Cuban 7508.0 ZSJ-South African Navy, Silvermine, with weather FAX at 1030. "cut numbers" (M8a), CW numbers at 0302. (Camillo Castillo - (Hall -RSA) Panama) 7584.9 FDI8-French Air Force, Nice, CW marker at 2034. (Watson -UK) 4316.0 Unid-US Coast Guard New Orleans, directly simulcasting 7605.0 SYN2-Israeli intelligence (E10a), usually an "MIW" frequency, at CAMSLANT Chesapeake, with voice synthesized "Perfect Paul" 2145. (Boender-Netherlands) weather, at 0355. (Gary Neol-TX) [Same channel used for the FAX, 7716.7 Unid-Egyptian embassy, Rome, with Arabic message in SITOR-A, sometimes with a different tuning offset. The schedule was in last mentioned frequencies 7451.7 and 9571.7, at 2046. (Watson -UK)

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 33 Utility Utility Logs (.0111illUed World

7771.7 Unid-Probably Argentine Navy, Buenos Aires, with FEC marine 13110.0 WLO-Mobile Radio, AL, voice synthesized weather schedule, at bulletins in Spanish, at 0536. (Hall -RSA) 0314. (Neal -TX) 7889.0 Cuban "cut numbers" (M8a), CW at 1201, and 5 times at 1301. 13155.0 Macintosh -US military, with on EAM simulcast on 11244, at 1630. (Castillo -Panama) (Haverlah-TX) 8178.5 Red Dragon -US military training exercise with Cajun Saint Zero 13215.0 MPA-New US Air Force South Atlantic ground station, sounding in plus two F -16s, probably Fort Irwin, CA, at 1530. (Haverlah-TX) ALE at 0659. (Hall -RSA) 160013 -US Air Force C-5, ALE sounding 8191.7 9MR-Malaysian Navy, with RTTY world news in Malay, at 1730. at 1429. (Watson -UK) (Hall -RSA) 13527.9"5" Russian Navy single -letter beacon (MX), Arkhangelsk, also on 8297.0 Unid-2 commercial vessels in offshore oil operations, at 1330. 16331.9 and 20047.9, at 1206. (Boender-Netherlands) (Bob Hollifield-GA) 13850.0PAR-Rockwell/Collins, sounding in ALE at 1302 and 1347. (Watson- 8414.5 Lyngby Radio, Denmark, calling vessels Maria L and Stott Markland UK) in DSC, at 0722. UlAO-Russian Motor Vessel Kapiton Danilkin, 13900.0 DG -Moroccan Ministry of Information, ALE sound in LSB at 1251 calling in DSC, at 1200. UIRU-Russian river ship Sormovskii 3054, and 1321. (Watson -UK) DSC at 1809. UCJC-Russian Motor Vessel Dimitrii Pojarski, pass- 13907.0Service Center -US Customs Service, clear and secure, at 2243. ing position in DSC, at 1809. UBAK-Russian Motor Vessel Vityaz, (Perron -MD) calling maritime identifier 002733744 in DSC, at 1940. (Privat- 13927.0Razor 24 -US Air Force E-8 JSTARS, patch to Raymond 19, at 1540. France) (Stern -FL) 8454.0 UIW-Kaliningrad Radio, Russia, with warnings in third -shift Cyrillic 14467.3 DDH8-Hamburg Meteo, Germany, with coded RTTY weather ob- RTTY, at 1620. (Watson -UK) servations at 1156. (Watson -UK) 8464.0 Lincolnshire Poacher (E3), callup 98426, also on 10426, at 1600. 14481.7RFTJ -French Forces, Dakar, Senegal, with encrypted ARQ traffic (Boender-Netherlands) and a lain French, at 1203. (Watson -UK) 8921.0 Speedbird London -British Airways operation control, handlinga 14487.0Lincolnshire Poacher (E3), callup 29372, also on 15682 and 16084, medical emergency aboard Kestrel 867 (an Air Tours flight), at at 1300. (Boender-Netherlands) 1815. (Privat-France) 14585.7Unid-French Forces, possibly N'djamena, Chad, ARQ at 1514. 8971.0 Pelican 713 -US Navy, working Fiddle, Jacksonville, FL, at 1330. (Watson -UK) (Stern -FL) Blue Star -US Navy, Puerto Rico, emergency traffic with 14867.7RFKFS-Egyptian embassy, Harare, Zimbabwe, Arabic ARQ traffic Branch 99, clear and secure, at 1545. (Perron -MD) to MFA Cairo, at 1621. (Hall -RSA) 8983.0 CAMSLANT Chesapeake -US Coast Guard, working Coast Guard 15016.0Razor 22 -US Air Force JSTARS, interrupted by Andrews with an 2133, CG 2117, and CG 2102, at 0029. (Perron -MD) Coast Guard EAM at 1330. (Stern -FL) 1711, calling CAMSLANT at 1356. Coast Guard 1503, ops-nor- 16706.5 UDEM-Russian Motor Vessel Ilya Erenburg working Novorossiisk mal and position for CAMSLANT at 1358. (Hollifield-GA) Radio with SITOR-A Telex, at 1030. (Privat-France) 8992.0 Offutt-Offutt HF-GCS, NE, patching unheard Evergreen 471, a US 16830.5 SVO-Olympia Radio, Greece, with SITOR-A messages in Greek Air Mobility Command contract transport to Ramstein for arrival and English, at 1546. (Hall -RSA) weather, at 0722. Andrews -US Air Force HF-GCS control station, 16904.7 RFCPME-French Forces, Djibouti, RTTY test loop at 1251. (Hall- MD, patching "V -2-M" to "A -3-J" for an exercise message, at RSA) 1425. (Haverlah-TX) 16975.7 PWZ33-Brazilian Navy, Rio de Janeiro, with RTTY shipmove- 9016.0 Rasputin-US military, with several 32 -character EAMs, simulcast ments in English, at 0500. (Hall -RSA) on 8992 and 11244, at 2055. (Haverloh-TX) 17147.0 URL- Sevastopol Radio, Russia, with holiday greetings to Namibian 9057.0 Billboard -US military, with a 28 -character EAM, simulcast on fishing vessels in RTTY, at 1520. (Hall -RSA) 6697, 8992, and 11244, at 0235. (Haverlah-TX) 17441.65YE-Nairobi Meteo, Kenya, with RTTY aviation weather observa- 10242.0Panther -US DEA, Nassau, Bahamas, working Coast Guard 03C, tions, at 1236. (Watson -UK) also secure voice and ALE, at 1820. (Perron -MD) 17550.9RFT.' -French Forces, Dakar, Senegal, with ARQ control messages 11175.0 JSTARS Maintenance -Probable US military, radio check with at 1257. (Watson -UK) Moffett, at 1316 (Hollifield-GA) Electric -US military, patch via 18529.4Unid-Algerian embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, French traffic in Coq -8, Andrews for orderwire coordination, at 1555. Oiler 58 -US mili- at 1127. (Watson -UK) tary, patch via Puerto Rico HF-GCS to Hurlburt Command Post, at 18667.7Unid-Egyptian MFA, Cairo, encrypted traffic and Arabic chatter 1925. Aversion -US military, patch via Andrews for "Hip Bone" in SITOR-A, at 0925. (Watson -UK) orderwire coordination, at 2007. (Haverlah-TX) 19698.0 OST69-Ostende Radio, Belgium, with CW identifier in SITOR-A 11181.0Strikestar-US military, calling Nightstar Bravo, raised Nightstar sync marker, at 1605. (Hall -RSA) Alpha instead, but did not answer, at 2112. (Haverlah-TX) 19977.0 ASI-UK Military/diplomatic, sounding in ALE at 1304. (Hall -RSA) 11202.0 CAMSPAC Point Reyes -US Coast Guard, CA, working CG 1714 at 20602.0 AMM-UK military/diplomatic, Amman, Jordan, ALE sound at 1044. 0227. Commsta Kodiak -US Coast Guard, AK, working CG 1715, KUW, Kuwait, ALE sounding at 1051. ANK, Ankara, Turkey, sound- at 0228. (Baker -OH) ing at 1103. (Watson -UK) ASI-UK military/diplomatic, sounding at 11226.0 MPA-US Air Force, new South Atlantic station, ALE sounding at 1420. (Hall -RSA) 1829. (Hall -RSA) 20631.0 440190 -US Air Force tanker, ALE sounding at 1122 and 1250. 11232.0 Trenton Military -Canadian forces, working Conforce 2346, at DVL-Unknown USAF, sounding at 1257. (Watson -UK) 0019. (Perron -MD) 20890.0 CS1- US Customs Service, ALE sound at 1224. R25, US Customs, 11244.0 Proximate -US military, high -power female voice witha special sounding at 1227. (Watson -UK) message for "All Stations," no control tones on unkey, at 0030. 20917.5 S00 -Swedish MFA, Stockholm, calling S72, Kinshasa, Republic of Ancient River -US military, working Auction Block in 3rd -week -of- the Congo, in ALE at 1435. (Watson -UK) month "A" callword activity, at 1652. Leg Brace -US military, with 20942.0 S00- Swedish MFA, Stockholm, calling 597, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, an EAM simulcast on 8992, at 2055. (Haverlah-TX) ALE at 1409. (Watson -UK) 11291.0 Dakar -Area Control Center, Senegal, working aircraft at 0558. 20995.0 KAH-Slovakian embassy, Cairo, Egypt, ALE soundings at 1229 (Williams -AL) and 1 32 8. (Watson -UK) 11315.0 04-ARINC, Riverhead, NY, logging on an aircraft in HFDL, at 22847.5 CPK-Globe Wireless network node, Santa Cruz, CW identifier and 2155. C00485 -Continental Airlines, HFDL position at 2156. working ships in GlobeData, at 1035. (Watson -UK) (Watson -UK) 23150.0 WPC-SeaWave, Middletown, NY, CW identifierevery 3 minutes, 11475.0 MAE-Algerian MFA, Algiers, ALE -initiated FAX to RBT, Rabat, starting at 1538. (Watson -UK) Morocco, at 1458. (Watson -UK) 23337.0 JDG -US Air Force, Diego Garcia, ALE sounding at 0917. (Hall- 11545.0Lincolnshire Poacher (E3), callup 50699, at 1400. (Boender-Neth- RSA) erlands) 24370.0 P6Z-French MFA, Paris, idling in FEC at 1050. (Hall -RSA) 12603.0Lincolnshire Poacher (E3), callup 69078, also on 13375, at 1500. 25350.0 Unid-US Customs, clear and secure voice, also ALE, at 2154. (Boender-Netherlands) (Perron -MD)

34 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Utility Digital Digest Mike Chace World [email protected] New Egyptian Hieroglyphics

This month we take a look at develop- signal resembled that sent by the familiar and Mrols/Stones Net: ments in one of the most long-stand- extensive network of Globe Wireless stations Frequencies: 5260, 5590, 8050, 8084, 9080, 10444kHz (USB) ing diplomatic networks on short- (see MT Oct 2002 for details), but something Identifiers: kero, Bronce, Cobolto, Coble, Diamantejade, Marmol, wave. that of MFA Cairo. We also cover a was clearly different. Orc, Plato new network build -out at commercial ISP- Eventually. the marker sent a CW identifi- at-sea provider SeaWave and an update to cation "WPC," identifying the station as be- Planets/Earth Net: our coverage of the Mexican Army's exten- longing to the established ISP-at-sea operation Frequencies: 7900, 8065, 9060, 10135, 14400, 14715kHz (USB) sive ALE networks. SeaWave (recently renamed from Pin Oak Digi- Identifiers: Ark', Europa, Galaxio, Morte, Planets, Un verso, Valle, Venus tal). Checking the website shows that the com- New Egyptian Diplomatic pany appears to have been undergoing what Aninals Net: Encryption Scheme the marketing types would call something of a Frequencies: 1900, 8047, 9060, 10135kHz (USB) 115 en the most casual 01 utilitylisteners re -branding. There are also details of new soft- Identifiers: Faison, Jaguar, Jilguero, Leon, Leopard°, Salmon, Touro, can't fail to have come across the SITOR-A ware, ALE (automatic link establishment) ca- Tib.jron, Tigre, lorro signals of MFA Cairo. A perennial since the pabilities, and an extensive global array of sta- early seventies, the Egyptians have kept the tions accompanied by a map, although the Countries Net same equipment and operating habits for three website provides few details on any of these Frequencies: 4550, 8020, 8065kHz (USB) decades. topics nor the locations or operational status Identifiers: Alemonia, Espana, Francio, Israel, Italia While we know that they have dabbled of the global sites. with various new technologies, most notably As we often do in the case of companies Regional Nets: the Codan 9000 -series 16 tone modems, these operating from the US, we checked the FCC Frequencies: 4650, 1777, 9060, 14700kHz (USB) forays appear to have been brief experiments database (see Resources).This revealed the Identifiers: RfAl to RM14 as the SITOR signals remain on today's air- new frequencies running the different channel waves on a daily basis. free signal and also newsites. Frequencies: 9050, 10444kHz (USB) With this seemingly stable set of habits, it Identifiers: Delta] to Delto9 was interesting to note a new encryption Frequencies: scheme coming into operation in November 2651.4,3165.5,3175 5,3245.5,3345.5,4455.5,4551.4, Utility Monitoring Central 2002. As this extract from a recent message 4555.5,4765.5,5150 5,5355.5,5851.4,5910.5,6855.5, The turnof theness )ear and the indoor shows, the scheme uses a 5 -letter hexadecimal 7565.5,1665.5, 7951.4, 8025.5,10965.5,11065.5,13420.5, activities of the winter months reminds us to format: 13560.5, 13965.5, 18270.7, 18370.5, 20045.5, 23150.5kHz remind you about checking in toUtility Monitor- ing Central.UMC was established a few years From: 71 Callsigns 8 Locations: ago as a free resource to aid digital utility enthu- To: Berlin KFW Linn, TX siasts, both new and experienced,intheir listen- Time S. date: 15:51, Thursday, November 21, 2002 KWS585 Thomcsboro, IL & Gladstone, NI ing. To this day the site still proves to be popu- Number of groups: 134 WPC Mopleville, RI lar and continues to average well over 2,000 WPUA345 Mapleville, RI Urgent unique visitors each month. WPWB695 Linn, TX Examples of what can you find at UMC 00euo a8b01 e0085 61500 56e43 08d60 97b6f 41x8b 80581 include: 2537f «010 100113 97d58 0902e e731e e5c82 d91b9 3786a Incidentally, while we're on the subject of the excellent FCC database, it's worth mention- «039 ccefl in-depth profiles of diplomatic, military, coming that the system now sports a very useful mercial and NGO operations on HF "save to PDF' option.This means that one It is also interesting to note that all send- a monthly logbook of choice intercepts from ers of the messages appear to be the intelli- can ask the system to generate an Adobe PDF the receivers at Digital Towers (Portable Document Format) file of your search, gence departments, differentiated from regu- daily updated databases of ALE identifiers lar traffic by the numerical addressing which can then be downloaded and reviewed at and SITOR, PacTOR and Packet Radio selcals scheme. With this new scheme, traffic was your leisure. Since PDF viewers are available other databases - sorted by mode, for example seen being sent to places as diverse as Lon- for just about every type of operating system, - to allow easy access to stations for those don, Washington, Rabat and Berlin. Perhaps it makes sharing the information that much sim- with decoders of differing capabilities these are new posts at key embassies, or was pler, too. their old encryption scheme compromised in Please feel free to check into UMC athttp:/ some way? More Mexican Military /www.chace-ortiz.org/umc. Until next month, For full details on the Egyptian Diplo- Our Spanish dictionary was somewhat enjoy your listening. matic operations on HF, see the profile at Util- broken when we published details of the vari- ity Monitoring Central. ous MexicanArmy nets. Since that time, more ReSOWNS frequencieshave come to light, in addition to another network which uses names of coun- Network Build -out at Egyptian MFA Profile SeaWave? tries. Most of the networkscarryvoice traffic, either plain or encrypted with the Harris AVS http://www.choce-ortiz.orgiurnc/rwatext/Egypt.txt In early December 2002, during some late SeaWave (Advanced Voice System).Here are the up- night monitoring, we happened to stumble on a http://www.seawa ve. co m dated details: new channel marker signal at the top end of 5 FCC General Menu Reports MHz. At first, the 100bd channel free or idle http://svartif oss2.fcc.govireports/inden.cfm

March 2)03 MONITORING TIMES 35 Shortwave Broadcasting Global Glenn Hauser P.O. Box I684 -MT, Enid, OK 73702 Forum [email protected] www. worldofradio. corn

Deutsche Welle Drops English to U.S. This major reduction in output represents several hundred frequency - hours per week. Deutsche Welle will cease its Au/NZIPac and NAm English SW services on March 29th. The BOD has decided this to economize from the A-03 season on. SEAs/SAs/Af services will remain, not sure about Radio Netherlands Reorganizing EAs, reveals Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany, inDX Listening Digest.Ted Radio Netherlands announced major revisions to its global mis- Schuerzinger and Daniel Say on theswprograms listaren't surprised: sion in mid -January. RN will now focus production on selected global Since they got rid of their mailbag program to North America a while themes. Loden ijk Bouwens, Director General, says, "We now want to back, that's one more reason not to write; death ofLetterboxto NAm strengthen the number of active partners in selected parts of Africa and was a strong sign that they are dropping NAm, and probably Oz. Asia. Daily production in three languages is essential for this task: the Kim Elliott reports: A well -placed source at Deutsche Welle tells world languages of English and Spanish, plus Indonesian.... More me that "...with an ever shrinking annual budget, (DW management) extensive co -productions will be needed with our domestic broadcast have decided that by ending shortwave broadcasts to the USA and Canada, colleagues to maintain a radio, TV and Internet service for Dutch speak- roughly 250,000 Euros can be saved annually. More emphasis is to be ers living abroad. Radio Netherlands will eliminate any duplication of put on gaining more rebroadcasters. Experience tells me that this will be effort and consolidate some of its shortwave radio distribution within a futile exercise as far as the United States are concerned." Europe, to Latin America and the Pacific (This is from an RN press How does that jibe with this from the DW website, forwarded by releasevia Media Network,Sergei Sosedkin) Dan Atkinson? DW-Radio's English Service will experience the biggest More specifically, from the website via Harry van Vugt: RN will facelift in its 40 year history with the start of summer time at the end of continue to broadcast in Dutch, English, Spanish and Indonesian; other March 2003. We plan to increase substantially the number of news languageareaswill be served on a project basis. The changes, which bulletins we broadcast every day from 13 to 24. News on the hour every will go into effect by October this year, will mean the loss of around 60 hour is a must for any radio service that wants to be taken seriously jobs. Andy Sesnitt adds that they are mostly in the Dutch language internationally and in future DW-Radio News24/7 will be our visiting service, to the dismay of the labor union. card. It did not take long for the union to reject the plans. As reported We also plan to broadcastNewslink,our flagship current affairs on RN's own website http://www.rnw.n1viaMike Terry: The journal- program round the clock, producing special editions tailored to meet ists' union NVJ and the CNV trade union confederation say the loss of requirements of audiences in respective target regions. This means there 60 jobs is "unacceptable." They also reject the starting date of October will be three live editions ofNewslinkfor theAsia -PacificRegion, two 24. The plans for a radical reorganization have caused widespread for Africa, with repeats, two for North America and two for Europe unrest among employees and listeners. One of the main effects would every weekday. be a dramatic reduction in the station's shortwave transmissions. It's no coincidence that DW was to be added to the World Radio Jaime Baguena of the Spanish department tells us more: the Bra- Network lineup on Jan 1. to NAm daily at 0600, 1100, 2100, 0030 and zilian section would be abolished; Spanish SW broadcasts to Americas M -F 1500 per theWRN Newsletter)Kevin Kelly points out that these would be reduced to 1030-1130 and 2000-2200, hardly convenient replace SRI. But Mike Cooper notes that change was delayed. hours. English hours would drop from 12 per day to 8, and Dutch from Bob Padula inEDXPsays DW English on SW from March 31 will 18 to 8. It's feared that 100 or more of RN's 400 employees could be be: 0000-0100 India, 0400-0700 Af, 0600-1900 Eu on 6140, 1100-1200 dismissed. As, 1600-1700 India/As, 1900-2200 Af, 2100-2200 Eu, 2200-2400 As.

AFGHANISTAN [non]I call Merlin's dramatic fill music, often heard on 18940 relay, weeknight, Great Destinations, tourism in Pacific and Asia (Dennis Adams, "Fanfare for the Common Afghan." Apologies to Aaron Copland! (John Cobb, Melbourne, DXPL) Initial broadcast ran only 13 kW (Ian Williams, Frequency GA) Manager, HCJB Australia via Alokesh Gupta, India, DX Listening Digest) David C. ARGENTINA Another station heard via the 15820-LSB feeder is FM Vivir // 87.5 MHz, Maindonald, Australian Director e- mailed me another p -mail address: HCJB at 0955-1004, gospel music, complete ID; unauthorized station from Ministerio Australia, P.O. Box 291, Kilsyth, Vic. 3137 (Wayne Bastow, ARDXC) Plans are to Caudal de Vida Church, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1840, San Miguel, Buenos eventually expand to five transmitters and 16 broadcast towers as land and funds Aires province. At 1005 switched to Radio Diez relay (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentine, become available (HCJB website) hard-core-dx) They call themselves "HCJB Australia, The Voice of the Great South Land." AUSTRALIA HCJB inaugurated new Kununurra station Jan 5, 0700-1200 to Pacific on Totally unusable until 0900 due to Finland. Worked much better on same fre- 11755. Suffers heavy QRM from Finland and only about 30% intelligible here in quency from Ecuador, as on darkness rather than daylight path. "If it ain't broke, target zone (Paul Ormondy, New Zealand, DX Listening Digest) Don't know why don't fix it"! Even if reception was good, I wonder who would listen to the station. 11755 was retained for Kununurra, occupied for many years by Radio Finland, well One program I heard was attacking the theory of evolution and promoting heard throughout Australia via long -path. This is a further example of an inappro- creationism. (Barry Hartley, New Zealand, BC -DX) priate frequency selection, the planning process hopelessly flawed by inadequate BELARUS' After a year on reduced schedule from 1600, low power relays of Belarusian analysis of channel occupancy in the primary service area (Bob Padula, Australia, Radio resumed full schedule in Jan: BR1 at 0400-2300 on 6010, 6040, 6070, EDXP) 6190, 7110, 7145, BR2 at 0500-2200 on 7265 (Bemd Trutenau, Lithuania, DX Reports with IRC to HCJB-Australia, GPO Box 691-E, Melbourne, Australia, Listening Digest) 3000 (Dennis Adams, DX Partyline) Per Ian Williams, Frequency Manager, HCJB BELGIUM Eugene Gebruers, contributor of DX news and recordings to RVi Radio World, Australia, the start of transmission to India would be delayed until Jan 19, on passed away in October. He was born in 1923. The Dec 29 show was a nice 15480, 100 kW, 307 degrees at 1230-1730 (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, DX tribute to him (gh) Listening Digest) Delay caused by major windstorm, severe damage to antenna to BOLIVIA R. San Miguel, Riberalta, after transmitter problems has stabilized on 4929.98, Asia. E-mail for reports: [email protected] (Dennis Adams, DXPL) New times audio no larger distorted, religion until 0112' (Bjorn Molm, Quito, Ecuador, SW for DX Portyline: Sot 0930 and 1430 (Allen Bulletin) Graham, HCJB, EDXP) South Pacific release All times UTC; All frequencies kHz; * before hr = sign on. BOTSWANA New Year's Eve party on 4820 was a adds programs to regionalize service; Au gov- close second to Solomons. At 2151 an open air emment asked us to include shows originat- * after hr = sign off; = parallel programming; concert of Afropops and the announcer walked ing in Au. First half hour each weeknight + = continuing but not monitored: 2 xfreq = 2nd harmonic; through the crowd talking to several people in (0700): Mon, Music of Australia including Au B-02=winter season; [non] = Broadcast to orforthe listed Setswana. Final ten seconds were counted down in culture, history, folklore. Tue Music of Asia. countr.v hut not necessarily originatingthere: = un- English and the crowd went wild with joy. The con- Wed Music of NZ. Thu Music of S Pacific. Fri cert soon continued (Mork Coady, ON, DX Listening Music of Asia, another edition. 0800 each less otherwise stated Digest)

36 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 BRAZIL From Jan, R. Gazeta, Soo Paulo, 5955, 9685 and 15325, rebroadcasts the the same time (John Sgrulletta, Mahopac, NY, Cumbredx) Catholic programming of Radio Conga° Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, which is on ICELAND Rikisidvarpid, scheduled 1200-1300 on 13865, but in reality 13865 does not 4825, 6105 and 9675 (Celia Romais, @tividade DX) Instead of de-religifying itself suddenly switch on until 1211 (Sergei Alekseichik, Hrodna, Belarus', Signal) Noon as previously reported (gh) However, Gazeta does carry student programming broadcast was always 1215-1300, live relay of the RUV main noon newscast only half an hour a day at 0930, Gazeta AM Universitario, produced by students which actually starts at 1220. "Odd" start time has a long tradition back to when of the Faculdade Casper Libero (Paulo Roberto e Souza, @tividade DX) people went home for lunch, and RUV was waiting 20 minutes with the news so R. Globo, Soo Paulo has returned to SW on 9585, which until it disappeared everybody would have time to reach home, sit at the table and switch on the radio recently, was occupied by CBN (Rudolf W. Grimm, Soo Bernardo, SR radioescutas) (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, Cumbre DX) How quaint R. Globo, SP, on 9585 heard simulcasting R. Globo, Rio which is on 6030 and INDIA Special Haj broadcasts in Urdu from AIR Jan 14 -Mar 14, for thousands of 11805, now called Globo Brasil,an economizing measure to reduce staff. But Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, 0530-0600 on 13620 Bangalore and 15770 Aligarh would the Cariocas and Pa ulistos put up with hearing futebol coverage frorr the (Jose Jacob, VU210S/ATOJ, dx_india) other city? (Rudolf Grimm, @tividade DX) IRAN VIRI frequency changes include English at 0030-0227 on 6120, ex -6135 (Ivo and Radio Nacional do Amazonia using 9665 at 0830 // 11 780 with usual Angel! Observer, Bulgaria) phone-in program and, at 0900, lomat Nacional. 9665 seems to replace 6' 80. [non] V. of Southern Azerbaijan was to start in early Jon (Baku Today via Jilly No trace of signals from Marumby 9665 (Noel R. Green, England, Cumbre DX) Dybka, NASWA Flashsheet) Wed and Thu only at 1630-? on 9570, from Jan 8 but On Sunday mornings, RN Amazonia stays on the air between 0500 and 0700 with no sign of it here, nor on Jan 9 (gh) Only Romania and V. of Iraqi People (Mauna Forromania, with typical Northeastern music presented by Eneias Oliveira, who Ritola, Finland, Cumbre DX) Nor in Germany (Mohmud Fathi, Cumbre DX) A can keep talking for several minutes almost without taking a breath (Celia Qur'an station was there already from 1500, and then Romania from 1600. Romais, @tividade DX) Huge signal on new 9665, around 0700 UT Sun with that Nothing happened at 1630. Qur'an station was slightly low frequency, so a low mile -a -minute announcer. Anyone in the way on 9665 would be well advised to het with RRI (011e Alm, Sweden, WORLD OF RADIO) Israeli squabble with Iran? evacuate, as Habana already has. Wonder if ramping up government SW broad- Former clandestine Southern Azerbaijan Radio, heard in the Nineties did originate casting is on Lula's agenda. Fidel could use some borrowed transmitters (Glenn from Yavne transmitter site in Israel (Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany, BC -DX) Alio - Hauser, OK, DX Listening Digest) its no-show could be explained by the unexpected storm damage to Yavne CAMBODIA V. of Cambodia active again in Dec on 11940.3, English 1159, opening antennas, also messing up Israel's own transmissions (Glenn Hauser, DX Listen- music, ID, Asian music. Strong signal but bad audio, 8/12 (Takeno, Japan, ADXN) ing Digest) 1200 muffled music, 1213 opening French (Craig Seager, Australia, ibid.) IRAQ [non] Commando Solo, airborne Information Radio from US forces, resumed CANADA CFVP, Calgary, 6030, at 0930 after Sudwestrundfunk started to fade, before operations December 12, this time over Kuwait, for Iraq. Previous mission had R. Marti and the Cuban jammer obliterated frequency, very nice reception of 100 been for Afghanistan until last March. Schedule 1500-2000 on 9715 and 11292. watt SW relay of CKMX. Excellent modulation, respectable S7 signal peak. By Despite co -channel interference from OW and Russia, DXers in Europe had better 0954, a 20 over 9 unmodulated carrier, presumably Marti (David Hodgson, TN, reception on 9715. Programming included music in Arabic and English, and DX Listening Digest) material critical of Saddam. More info, transcripts and illustrations of leaflets CHINA R. Fujian is reactive: 4975 2256-2321, 0955-1032; 5040 2245-2324, 0945- dropped are at the Central Command http://www.centcom.mil/Default.htm 1035. Transmitter is turned on/off abruptly without announcement; duration also (via Artie Bigley, Alan Pennington) varies (Miller Liu, Taiwan, DX Listening Digest) Something wrong with 11292 modulation. Strong carrier at 1525 but only COLOMBIA Ondas del Orteguaza, Florencia, 3479.99 harmonic at 1037, great signal occasional snatches of very faint modulation, Arabic music (Andy Sennitt, Holland, intended for farmers up early: Amanecer campesino. Earlier heard 2nd harmonic Clandestine Radio Watch) ID reported as "Idha'at Rodiyo al-Ma'ulumat", but 2319.72; this is 3 x 1159.96. Also, 3rd harmonic of 1530 on 4530.00 at 0000- that means "Radio Radio Information" (Liangas 8 Zeidan, DSWCI DX Window) 0100% La Voz del... and consign HIU93, which is listed for 103.2 FM at Parroquia Strange but true, yet that is how the ID goes! - listen to the clip on the Interval Nuestra Senora Mercedes, de lo Mutiscua (Bjorn Malm, Ecuador, SW Bulletin) Signals Archive at http://www.intervalsignals.net/countries/clandestine- That's in Norte de Santander, next Venezuela (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, DX adive.htm (Dave Kemick, UK, DX Listening Digest) My Arabic speaking neighbour Listening Digest) suggests the ID means "base of Information" (Johno Wright, ARDXC) Interview Communications chief for FARC, Yira Paola Bolanos, alias 'Laura' was with BBC Monitoring about it and some samples: http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/ arrested in a Cali apartment Jan. 13, a major collar in the Western Block. She is wesat/20021221.wesat.04.ram (gh) accused of being responsible for the illegal clandestine La Voz de la Resistencia. IRELAND Founder and owner of Radio Dublin, the longest -running pirate radio station Authorities are still trying to locate the station's transmitter up in the mountains (El in Ireland [ex -6900], Eamonn "Captain" Cooke (66), has been found guilty in the Pais, Cali, via Richard Stoller, DXLD) Central Criminal Court of sexually assaulting four girls in his home (Ireland Online CROATIA [non] HRT replaced 9925 with 7285 Dec 22, 0200-0600 to NAm, still on via Ulis FLeming) 9925 0000-0200 for SAm (Mark Taylor, WI, DX Listening Digest) Relay by DTK KOREA SOUTH RKI heard at 1800 on 8300, mixture of French and something else. Germany. The Europeans just won't stop invading NAm hamband. You'd think That's the difference between 15575 and 7275; there could be another mirror on DTK would know better, if not HRT. Intruder Watch Alert!! (gh) 22850 (Vlad Titarev, Ukraine, BC -DX) 8300 being where you might expect to hear CUM R. Reloj under BBC 6195 until that closed at 0759:30 and then in the clear. Good Star Star, the Taiwan numbers station, earlier around 1400 (gh) signal for a few minutes to half an hour before it closes; detailed weather at 0811 LAOS/THAILAND/VIETNAM Are unable to coordinate use of 7145! All three at 1300. (Noel R. Green, England, Cumbredx) Laos and Vietnam in French, Thailand in Malay; Vietnam dominating here (Roland DJIBOUTI According to DeepikaGlobal.com, Djibouti has been promised by the US Schulze, Philippines, DSWCI DX Window) government S2 million to renovate state -run Radio Djibouti, along with Si 00,000 LESOTHO On 4800, on African station heard Jan 3 at 1850 with phone-ins, blocked in annual rent, in exchange for a strategic MW station the United States is buikling by China after 2000 (Alf Aardal, Norway and Jan Savolainen, Finland, dxing.info) for VOA just outside the capital (Ulis Fleming, Cumbre DX) Lost June, BBG asked It's R. Lesotho reactivated after a few months, heard from 0246 with local music, for bids for both MW and a 50 kW SW here for RTV Djibouti (Hans Johnson, ibid.) 0300 ID in Sesotho (Cairo Fernandes Lopes and Samuel Cassia Martins, DX Clube Used to be 4780 do Brasil) LNBS resumed, good in Melbourne around 1800-2000' in local lan- ECUADOR 2240.00H, Radio Positiva, Quito, heard until 0003' on 2240.00, // 860 of guages. Close -down time varies; when later than 2000, strong interference from which this is not a harmonic. "Radio Positiva 860 kHz en amplitud modulada, una China NR -1, *1958 (Bob Padula, EDXP) Presumed this with nonstop African music voz ecuatoriona para el mundo", NA. Sometimes closes later. as late as 2240 (Mick Delmage, Alberta) Tho scheduled until 2200 (WRTH 2003) La Voz de Santo Domingo, (de los Colorados), 2nd harmonic on 2700.78 until MALDIVE ISLANDS Voice of Maldives new webcast is at http://www.vom.gov.mv/ 0215' (Bjorn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, SW Bulletin) (Pentti Lintujarvi, Finland, DX Listening Digest) Including English 1200-1400, news ERITREA [non) V. of Eritrean People, new clandestine, was never heard in December at 1300; sometimes on 5998.5, and future plan for regular SW service maybe on on the announced schedule; has anybody found it? (Chris Greenway, Kenya, 11 MHz band (WRTH 2003) DXLD) On 9990 via Kvitsoy, Norway, at 1630-1657 Sundays only (Wolfgang MYANMAR R. Myanmar again heard on 4725 which was left last summer for 5040.6, Bueschel, Stuttgart, Germany, DX Listening Digest) Thanks to Wolfgang, who but 5040.6 is also still on in // at 1243. Not sure if this is a new or fixed transmitter tracked down the relevant Merlin registration for a Norwegian transmitter, con- or a readjusted frequency on 4725. Hummy transmitter still on 5040.6, cleaner firmed on 9990, heard here in Nairobi in progress at 1640 on Sunday 12 January audio on 4725. Not sure if the 'new' 4725 is ex -5985.8 (Hans Johnson, TX, with music, poem, anti -Eritrean government commentary in Tigrinya. Good sig- Cumbredx) Agree with Hans that transmitter previously used for 4725 now carries nal. Suddenly cut at 1657 before commentary ended and so no closing ID. One program on 5040. The hum on that latter can hardly be missed. 5985 is still there remaining mystery remains their broadcast to Europe, said to be 1700 Sundays on carrying the regular Myanmar program (not parallel 4725 and 5040) (Richard Lam, 7530 (Chris Greenway, Kenya, DX Listening Digest) Sunday only broadcast at Singapore, Cumbre DX) Possibly same transmitter used for 4725 and 5985 now. 1630-1657 on 9990, and 1700-1727 on 7530 both received perfectly here (Ivo It's possible that 5040.6 comes from the transmitter that is usually 600 Hz or so and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria) above channel on 9730 - formerly it was also on 5985.6v throughout the evening ETHIOPIA R. Fano on 6210 and 6940 from about 1755 to 1830. I e -mailed reception (Alan Davies, Indonesia, ibid.) 4725 went off abruptly at 1230 but same program report to [email protected] and received verification from Haile Tiku continued on 5040.6. 5985.0 was heard with main service before 1230 with saying they are 10 kW each and heartened to be heard as far as NZ (Ian English lesson, so three SW frequencies carrying Myanmar Radio were on simul- Cattermole, Cumbre DX) 6209.92, 0356-0430, // 6940 but far better on lower taneously. And 6570 Defence Forces heard as usual from 1330 (Alan Davies, frequency, slightly unstable, drifting back and forth (Bob Montgomery, PA, ibid.) Sengigi, Indonesia, Cumbre DX) GERMANY Contrary to previous plans, Bayerischer Rundfunk did not close down o085 NIGERIA[non] Jakada Radio International commenced regular broadcasts in Hausa 23 Dec. 31; instead changed to B5 Aktuell all -news service '0500-2300' but off the December, M -F 1900-1930 on 12125and hftp://www.jakadaradio.comTest air overnight (Anker Petersen, Denmark, DX Listening Digest) transmissions first heard in May 2002, but had been on "temporary break." HFCC GUAM KTWR back on the air during the JSWC specials Dec 28 8 29, 9465 at 1200- says site is Armavir, Russia. JRI describes itself as a non -religious, non-political, 1230, 11690 at 2100-2130 (Anker Petersen, DSWC1DX Window) commercial radio station, committed to fundamental human rights, democracy, After 22 days without electricity, KSDA resumed schedule on Jan 3. All four rule of law and pluralism. Chairman, Yaro Yusufu Mammon, is a former Nigerian of the tall curtain antennas sustained serious damage, emergency generator ambassador to Spain and former chairman of the Nigerian political party Alliance failed and was declared irreparable. Some languages went out via Taiwan, UAE for Democracy. He also worked as a journalist with the Broadcasting Company of in the interim (Adrian M. Peterson, AWR) Northern Nigeria and the Nigerian Television Authority (CO Radio Netherlands HONDURAS R. Litoral at 0300 one night on 4830.1; a week earlier on 4832, aid in Media Network) between, R. Tachira, VENEZUELA [q.v.] was on 4830. The two were never an at

March2003 MONITORING TIMES 37 Shortwave Broadcasting NORWAY BBCWS on R. Norway frequencies, 1 700-1 730 on 18950, 1800-1830 on SOMALIA QSL letter for R. Hargeisa, 7530 in 3 weeks. Letter, including SI sent to: 15705 and 13800, 1900-1930 on 13800, relays of Europe stream 9410 and 6195 Konsularishe Vertretung Somaliland, DJ6SI, Baldur Drobnica, Zedernweg 6, D- and followed by Radio Denmark on the half hours (Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, 50127 Bergheim, Germany. Reply mailed from Czech Republic (Claes Olsson, Canada, DX Listening Digest) BBC also at 0500-0530 on 7465 and 7490 (Alexander Sweden, Cumbre DX) Yegorov, Ukraine, Active DX, via Sergei Sosedkin) Also at 1205-1230, 1305-1330 TATARSTAN QSL and personal letter from Voice of Tartarstan QSL manager Ildus on 12070, 1 5735 (Edwin Southwell, UK, World DX Club Contact) R. Norway is Ibotullin, informs that as of January 1, 2003 the "Voice of Tartarstan" would be dead and gone. Instead NRK puts the all -news network on SW, and Alltid Nyheter called "New Century". ID in Russian, "Nowyy Wek" and Tatar, "Yanay Gasyr". in turn relays BBC WS. So this is simply NRK output (Kai Ludwig, Germany, DX Frequencies same (Scott R Barbour Jr, NH, DX Listening Digest) Listening Digest) Even tho in English. See also UK TUNISIA Contrcry to last month's remark, 7190 does appear in HFCC and other Due to lack of electricity(!), Kvitsoy and Sveio will be on half power, approx. schedules for RTT, B-02 in Arabic: 200 kW, from January 15 to March 15 (Erik Koie, Copenhagen, Denmark, DX 0200-0400 9720 12005 Listening Digest) 0400-0500 7190 7275 9720 12005 PAKISTAN R. Pakistan at 1515 on new 5079.8 (Karel Honzik, Czechia, hard-core-dx) 0500-0700 7190 7275 Would be their Current Affairs program at 1300-1800 (Noel Green, England, ibid.) 1200-1400 15450 17735 5080 was recommended to the PBC to replace 7105, due to severe QRM, Current 1 400-1 700 11730 1195015450 17735 Affairs service at 1300-1800. Transmitter API -4 Islamabad 100 kW (Green, 1700-1900 7225 9720 11950 12005 Cumbre DX) Morning remains on 7105 (more like 7106). This transmitter often 1900-2100 7190 7225 9720 12005 has problem with frequency exciter producing loud howl, audio barely audible, 2100-2300 7190 7225 (via Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria) several subcorriers interfering with each other, both frequencies equally affected UKRAINE Against my monitoring advice, because of jamming around 7365, RUI (011e Alm, Sweden) Varied up to 5083, at 1551-1604 in Urdu (Kouji Hashimoto, changed from 9810 to 7375 in January (Kraig Krist, DX Listening Digest) From 1 Japan Premium) January RUI changed its two frequencies: 6020 to 7420 (290 degrees), and 9810 PERU log. Alfonso Caceres, Gerente de Operaciones, R. Tacna says 9505 runs 200 to 7375 (314) (Alexander Yegorov, Kiev, BC -DX) watts at 1000-2400* and he enjoys reception reports (Nicolas Eramo, Conexion A lonely on SW Ukrainian commercial radio company 'Alex" in Zaporizhzhio Digital) 9504.9 logged on 5 dates in December as early as 1004, other days has launched into the air its transmitter on 1 1980v. Heard at 1012 with bad signing on at 1020 or 1030 (John Sgrulletta, NY, Cumbre DX) modulation, weak 250-W signal, relaying UR-1 National Radio, blocked after Huancabamba station heard on 6536.0 at 0200-0232', lots of fading, 1200 by CRI (Alexander Yegorov, Kiev, BC -DX) Using he name Dniprovska Hvylya traditional music and political commentary but never an ID (Adan Gonzalez, (in Ukrainian) and Dneprovskaya Volna (in Russian). Yegorov says this "Dnieper's Venezuela, DX Listening Digest) It is Rdif. Huancabamba, 2348-0102' back on air Wove" is on Sat and Sun 1000-1300, power only 100 watt, reduced carrier, N -S after several weeks. Owner Federico Ibanez said equipment had been sabotaged dipole. Address: Alex TV 8. Radio Broadcasting Company; 48, 8th Bereznya St, by political rivals in the November provincial elections (Rafael Rodriguez, Colom- Zaporizhzhya, 330068, Ukraine (DXing.info) bia, Conexion Digital) Finally IDed a few nights later as this until 0100' (Adan UNITED KINGDOM [non] Loser Radio via Latvia 5935 changed time Jan 12 to Sundays Gonzalez) 1600-2100, with Media Show in final hour (via Sergei Sosedkin, DXLD) Strong co - R. Victoria, Limo, at 2340 on 18060.66, harmonic 3 x 6020.22 (Bjorn Malm, channel Voice of Russia 1500-1700 in Persian and 1700-2000 in Arabic (Ivo and Ecuador, SW Bulletin) Angel! Observer, Bulgaria) Latvia stuck on 5935 for sesquidecades RUSSIA/CIS Advance 60 metre band frequency registrations for the A03 period show Norway's relays of BBCWS on SW [q.v.] also mean higher quality webcosts a continuing decline in operational requirements: than from BBC itself. Besides various half hours in the afternoons, BBCWS Euro- 4010 Kyrgyzstan, 2300-1800, DS pean stream is continuous overnight (and no Denmark on the half hour here!) 4635 Tajikistan, 1400-1100, DS Mon -Thu 2100-0500 UT; Fri 2003-0800; Sat 1847-0800; Sun 1847-0500. The 4795 Russia, Irkutsk, 2100-1700, DS best stream is 128K MP3, http://media.hiof.no/streams/m3u/nrk-alltid- 4810 Armenia, 0200-1415, DS and FS nyheter-128.m3u (Kevin Kelly, PublicRadioFan.corn) 4810 Armenia, 600-2015, DS and FS U S A WRMI added Solid Rock Radio, UT Sun 0500-1000 7385, 1500-2100 15725. 4825 Russia, Yakutsk, 1900-1500, DS Originates on 104.9 in Buffalo NY (WRMI) Another cddition to WRMI is Stocktalk 4930 Turkmenistan, 0100-2100, DS Live, M -F 1430-1530 on 15725, rather informal monolog about micro -cap stox 4940 Tajikstan, 1200-1600, Voice of Russia that seem to be on the way up (gh) 4965 Tajikstan, 1200-1400, 1500-1600, Voice of Russia Equal opportunity hate: George Gentry Ministries is so obscure that a 4975 Tajikistan, 1200-1600, Voice of Russia Google search turns up nothing but the program schedule on the WWCR website. 5015 Turkmenistan, 2100-1900, DS Heard Sunday at 1130 on 5070 [Exposing the Unexposed]. Never heard a mailing 5025 Uzbekistan, 0230-0330, 1545-1630, 1730-1830, 1930-2200, DS and address. Mr. Gentry seems to believe that white people are the source of all the FS world's problems, a mishmash of theology pushed, prodded and pulled into a 5035 Uzbekistan, 1930-2030, Voice of Russia grotesque shape designed to fit the presenter's viewpoint (Fred Waterer, Ont., 5040 Uzbekistan, 1330-1500 DS Programming Matters, ODXA Listening In) 5060 Uzbekistan, 1330-1500 WWRB began low -power testing of its fourth transmitter Dec 21, capable of (Bob Padula, EDXP) 150 kW AM. Expected to greatly expand capabilities when in regular service within SA'UDI ARABIA [non] Within a few days of its start, V. of Reform was jammed on 7590 a few months; low 3 MHz is an excellent candidate for nighttime. FCC and FAA from before 1900 until after 2102 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, DSWCI DX Win- have licensed WWRB as an aeronautical enroute communications facility, trans- dow) Announced that to overcome jamming, would move Dec 22 to 9930 and mitter site Manchester TN, receive site McCaysville GA. Will be called "Nashville expand to 1830-2130° (Mahrnud Fathi, Germany, Cumbre DX) 9929.96 much Radio" (Dave Frantz, DX Listening Digest) stronger than 7590, tho still with audio breaks, and bubble jammer followed (Paul FCC actions Dec 24 including modifying WBCQ license to add another Ormandy, New Zealand) The day before started and ended on 9930, but in transmitter and antenna (via Benn Kobb) between, 1858-2058 on 7590 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, hard-core-dx) This VOA Cantonese rescheduled to 1300-1500 on 9705, 11865, 15160 with opposition group has a room on http://www.poltalk.com - listeners mainly giving the final sesquihour also on MW 1143 (Dan Ferguson, 188, DX Listening Digest) points of view against the Sa'udi Government (Tarek Zeidan, Egypt, BC -DX) Coinciding with new all -news format from Jan 6 (VOA press release) Shifted again to 9925 at 1830-02130, from Norway, totally blocked by Belgium VENEZUELA R. Tachira still active, but irregular on 4830 (Rafael Rodriguez, Colombia, until 1857 (Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria) DSWCI DX Window) Such as at 1042 with song about Tachira (Chuck Bolland, SEYCHELLES FEBA will be phasing out and closing its SW station in Seychelles by the Clewiston, Florida, DX Listening Digest) Excellent at 0059 with nice music pro- end of the year. This was announced by International Director John Bartlett in late gram. ID at 0110 as "Radio Tachira, La Voz de Tachira en Venezuela". Full ID at December 2002. Some programs are already going out via other transmitter sites sign off 0130 included frequency and meter bond. Short song after ID to close, but such as UAE and this will be expanded. FEBA began 30 years ago and now has not NA. Instead some song about Tachira or Radio Tachira (John Sgrulletta, three 100 kW SW transmitters, reports Dr Hansjoerg Biener. Mahopac, NY, Cumbredx) State songs are big in Venezuela Previous reports mentioned increasing problem of housing development near Some webcasting stations including Mara 900 are at http:// FEBA coastal site, really why they give up? A Communique from FEBA, quoted in www.radiovenezuela.comme (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, dxing.info) More ra- Seychelles Nation via Artie Bigley says: "Growing difficulty in maintaining a sta- dio online from Venezuela: http://vn,rw.unionradio.com.ve/audio/ (Horacio tion, which uses 30 -year -old technology, and increased competition from less Nigro, Uruguay, Conexion Digital) expensive broadcasting outlets coupled with the difficulty of broadcasting to India VENEZUELA R. Nacional de Venezuela, inactive on 9540, has been promoting itself as because of difficulties with sunspots in 2003/4/5, indicate that the timing is set for a SW station, and running its SW programs nightly at 0500 on MW 1050, in which change." 9540 is mentioned for broadcasts at 1100, 1400, 1800, 2100, 0000 and 0300. SIERRA LEONE Presumed R. UNAMSIL on 6139.1 at 0301-0315, rap, reggae, hi -life, Reports may be sent to Apartado Postal 3979, Caracas 1010 or a new E-mail better signal than before if you can get away from strong 6145 QRM. This is not address of [email protected] (Jose Elias Diaz Gomez, Cumbre a problem for the R8B in LSB sync mode (George Maroti, NY, Cumbredx) How is DX) Reply came from C. Ali Mendez Martinez, SW chief, that RNV would soon be it pronounced, Jim? (gh) You-namm-sill, but said quickly (Jim Renfrew, NY, DX on SW (Gabriel Ivan Barren), Conexion Digital) Listening Digest) Relayed by Cuba Sunday mornings on 15570 from 1410 waiting for Alo, SOLOMON ISLANDS SIBC 5020 had the best New Year's Eve party by far. They were Presidente to start. Sounds more like a clandestine than an official government rocking from 1121 tune in with great music, phone calls from listeners, and a station (Rafael Rodriguez, Colombia, Conexion Digital) Rafael says listeners were constant countdown. At 1300 the countdown was followed with shouts of "Happy warned from tuning in to "fascist and terrorist communications media" and New Year" and drawn out chants of "It's 2003". Auld Lang Syne was played against the anti -governmental "Coordinadora democrcit ica" (Henrik Klemetz, followed by Abba's Happy New Year. At 1306, Governor General gave his 20 Sweden, DX Listening Digest) minute New Year's Address that was preceded and followed by God Save the ZANZIBAR R. Tanzania Zanzibar was in the clear and widely reported in NAm during Queen and the national anthem. At 1326 it was back to the party (Mark Coady, A-02 at 1900-2100' on 11734.1v; the situation could change in A-03, so try to ON, DX Listening Digest) hear it before the end of March (gh) Until the Next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn!

38 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Broadcast Logs Global Gayle Van Horn Forum gaylevanhortiO numitoringtimes.com 1120 UTC on 4052.47 GUATEMALA: Radio Verdad. Spanish religious scripture readings to station address. Canned IC including frequency quote and local 0014 UTC on 4959.85 mentions. Nearly 100% signal copy, best signal observed in a DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Radio Cima. Spanish service with tunes awhile. (Dave Valko, PA/CDX) Radio Buenas Nuevas 4800, and commercial ads including Banco Popular to "Cimo " ID. 1130; Radio Cultural 4780, 1000. (Frodge, MI; Slaen, ARG) (Harold Frodge, Midland, MI) Radio Pueblo Santo Domingo Radio Coatan 4779.98, 0205-0215. (Hadley, TN) 5009, 1058 with IDs and Deportiva by Fernandito. (Fernando 1140 UTC on 9580 Garcia, Baltimore, MD) AUSTRALIA: Radio Australia. Fine Music Australia, // 11650. 0030 UTC on 9645 (Fraser, MA) 9815, 1813-18;0+, SIO 2+43. (Frodge, MI; Banks, BRAZIL: Radio Bandeirantes. Portuguese sambas de escuelas and TX) their origins. Signal lost by 0057 from Deutsche WeIle's interval 1500 UTC on 11690 signal. Brazilian's audible; Radio Pioneira 5015, 0230 with JORDAN: Radio Jordan. Music countdown format including old- religious crusades service; Radio Marumby 9665, 2305; Ra- ies, pop and rock. Echo -effect ID to pop Arabic music. ((Pizzi, CA) dio Senando 5990, 0930; Radio Difusora do Amazonas 11690, 1658-1710+(Frodge, MI) 4805, 0945. (Garcia, MD) Radio Educacao Rural (tent.) 4755, 1634 UTC on 21660 0044-0104+; Radio Cancao Nova 4825, 0222-0238+; Ra- CYPRUS: BBC relay. Manchester United vs. Chelsea soccer. Fair dio Brasil Central 4985, 0147-0159+. (Frodge, MI) quality 21470, 17830. (Wood, TN) 0055 UTC on 11800 1650 UTC on 17535 ITALY: RAI. News item covering the Franco Italian Summit. (Bob ISRAEL: Kol Israel. Possibly a programming relay from medium Fraser, Cohasset, MA; // 9675 (Duane Hadley, Bristol, TN; Stewart wave se -vice to English newscast and sporting event. (Wood, TN) MacKenzie, Huntington Beach, CA) 11605 a 13720 at 2000. (Fraser, MA; Garcia, MD; Banks, TX) 0100 UTC on 9810 1650 UTC 17850 UKRAINE: Radio Ukraine Intl. English service of news and current FRANCE: Radio France Intl. English service with IDs and email affairs program. SIO 555. (Ricky Hein, Redfield, SC; Tom Banks, address to pop music program, // 11615 (good) 15605 (poor). Dallas, TX) (Fraser, MA) Radio Jamahiriya -France relay 15660, 1710-1720 0219 UTC on 9820 with Call to Prayers, fair qua ity. (Wood, TN; Hadley, TN) CUBA: Radio Havana. Feature on Latin artists to 0224, followed 1936 UTC on 7530.03 USB by Economic ReportonCuba. Audible 11670, 2044-2055+, SIO SOMALIA: Radio Hargeysa (tentative). Noting very weak hetero- 333 USB; (Frodge, MI; MacKenzie, CA) 15120, 2215-2230 Span- dyne, but clear and lively regional instrumentals at 1937.Flutes ish service including IDs. (Joe Wood, Gray, TN) 6195, 2300 weak melody at 1958, follcwed by male announcer's comments and signal for speech. (Fraser, MA) Cuba's Radio Rebelde, Spanish final song to 1958'. (Valko, PA/CDX) on 6140, 1224. (Frodge, MI) 2017 UTC on 7135 0222 UTC on 6005 HUNGARY: Radio Budapest. Station ID and feature program,In- GERMANY: Deuschelandradio. DJ's German commentary be- sideCentral Europe. 9835, 0217, with program repeat. SIO 354. tween cabaret, folk and ballad tunes. Obliterated by BBC "2356. (Frodge MI; MacKenzie, CA. (Wood, TN) Deutsche Welle 3995, 0610 in German with IDs 2055 UTC on 9960 and address. (Frodge, MI; MacKenzie, CA) ARMENIA: Voice of. Excessise signal noise observed during re- 0250 UTC on 4820 maininc five minutes of programming. Postal and email ad- BOTSWANA: Radio Botswana. Familiar barnyard interval signal dresses announced with closing, "you've been listening to the to 0259 choral national anthem. Opening identification and an- Voice of Armenia," as well a; "Armenia Public Radio." (Gray, TN) nouncements in Setswana, followed by music and talk features, 4810, 2049 // 9660, 2046-2059' (Montgomery, PA; D'Angelo, monitored to 0315; 2139-2200'. (Rich D'Angelo, PA/Cumbre PA/C DX) DX) VOA Botswana relay 7415, 2043-2059+; SIO 253 until 2100 UTC on 11855 WBCQ 2056. (Frodge, MI) 7255, 0402 on national education. ASCENSION ISLANDS: NHK.'Radio Japan relay. ID to news head- (MacKenzie, CA) lines and Africa's WeeklyCountdown.(Garcia, MD) // 11830 / 0402 UTC on 4976 / 17825 via Japan and bare y audible. (Frodge, MI) UGANDA: Radio Uganda. English service newscast to 0410, fol- 2135 UTC on 11740 lowed by exhortations with many mentions of Kampala. SIO 332. IRAN: VOIRI. Station ID and Call to Prayers. National and Middle (Frodge, MI) 4976, 2055 vernacular/English segments and ID to Eastern news headlines, covered at 2156 by WYFR. (Van Horn, 2059'. (Gayle Van Horn, NC) NC) 0424 UTC on 9590 2300 UTC on 9655 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: Radio Netherlands Bonaire relay Dutch TURKEY Voice of. Interval signal to ID. Newscast to travelogue on service to closure at 0425. French vocals following a six minute landma-ks and history. (Garcia, MD) 6020, 2321-2130+ Turk- pause, noted as satellite feed delay from announcer. English ser- ish news to ID. (Frodge, MI) vice commencing with Listener Feedback. (Robert Pizzi, Goleta, 2302 UTC on 9510 CA) 17605, 2015 // 9895, 13700 newscast on Free Trade ROMANIA: Radio Romania Intl. News on Hungary and EEOC. Agreement. (Fraser, MA, MacKenzie, CA) Mentiors of Serbia elections and US forces vs Iraq. (Wood, TN) 0900 UTC on 9737.35 2305 UTC on 9505 PARAGUAY: Radio Nacional del Paraguay. National anthem to PHILLIPPINES: Radio Veritos Asia. Latin dance music from catholic service and meditation. Programming portion of special announcer's Indonesian narration. Station ID at 2311 battling transmission from Caacupe city all day. Station ID and address high static level // on 11E20. RVA audible 11725, 2331 in quote heard. Audible 9737.35, 2303-2340 with SINPO 34443. Chinese and 12010, 1101-1107 Spanish/English. (Pete (Arnaldo Slaen, Buenos Aires, ARG) Costellc, NJ/CDX) 1003 UTC on 4775 2319 UTC on 7135 PERU: Radio Tarma. Sign -on to national anthem and hymn. Span- MOROCCO: RTV Ma-ocaine. SINPO 44333 during news men- ish morning greetings, Peruvian huaynos music dedications Pe- tions of Washington DC, Yasser Arafat and national items. Station ruvians- Radio Atlantida 4790, 1030; Radio Francisco Solano ID pauses amid regional music 2324-0000. (Wood, TN) 4750, 1040 ID, regional time check and off the air while playing Peruvian guajiras. Radio Imperio 4788v, 1100 with religious sermon. Station ID, "Radio Imperio...la onda Imperial." (Garcia, Thanks to our contributors-- Have you sent in YOUR logs:' MD) 1041 UTC on 3279.6 Send to Gayle Van Horn, c/o Monitoring Tittles (or e-mail ECUADOR: Voz del Napo. Spanish. Very nice music at tune in [email protected]) Please note: paper strips and cassette with S5 signal quality. Male announcer's brief comments to ID and recording.s will no longer he accepted. music format. (Bob Montgomery, Levittown, PA/Cumbre DX) English broadcast unless otherwise noted.

March2003 MONITORING TIMES 39 Global The QSL Report Gayle Van Horn Forum gaylevunnorn@,monitoringtimes.com It's All About Storage

Every so often, a series of QSL cards are issued that quickly A small inexpensive safe might be adequate, oryou may opt for your catch on with collectors. Such is the case for Italy's RAI Interna- bank's safety deposit box. Protecting a larger collection requiresadditional tional, currently issuing a series of four QSL cards depicting Italy's storage considerations, and should be done so using archival safe supplies. volcanos. The series includes Vesuvio, Stromboli, Vulcan() and Manuscript boxes provide protection, as do heavy duty polycartons that the ever -volatile Mt. Etna in Sicily. These should makea great are water and tear -resistant. addition to anyone's collection. Send your report to: P.O. Box Stackable steel cabinets are perfect for long-term archivalstorage. As your 320, Correspondence Sector, (X)100 Rome, collection grows, drawer units may be added. This Italy. latter method appears to be popular. as card and Part of the QSL game involves storage. station memorabilia remain dust free. By the time you've been active for a year or Consider your options and plans for long- two, you will have at least one verie that is term storage by referring to Light Impression.s. irreplaceable. The station may have left the the leading resource for archival supplies at air- an unfortunate trend which is increasing. http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com, or If maintaining your verifications in a 3 -ring request a catalog at I-800-828-6216. You will hinder does not appeal to you, consider some find an extensive variety available to protect of these alternatives: your veries for decades.

AMATEUR RADIO glish report. Station address: Hans- Antartica-KC4AAA, 20 meters SSB. Full function pocket knife. Received in 16 days Bredow-Strause, D-76530 Baden Baden, for an AM report and one US dollar (re- data color card. Received in 24 days fora Germany. (Joe Wood, Gray, TN) SASE to: Larry F. Skilton-K1 IED, QSL Man- turned). Station address: 1919 N. Broad- way, Oklahoma City, OK 73103. (Wilkins, ager; 72 Brook St., South Windsor, CT GUATEMALA MO) 06074. (John Frombach KF3BN, Berlin, Radio Verdad, 4052.5 kHz. Full data card MD) and letter signed by Dr. Edgar Madrid, plus KYAA, 1200 kHz AM. Prepared QSL card calendar, schedule, religious literature, with note from Don Murray -Program Di- China-BD4XA, 15 meters SSB. Full data and receipt for one dollar. Received in 25 color card. Received in 34 days for one rector KQ6FM. Received in 40 days. Sta- days. Station address: Apartado Postal 5, tion address: 495 Elder Avenue, Sand City, US dollar. QSL address: Kevin Yang, P.O. Chiquimula, Guatemala. (Wood, TN) CA 93955 (ph.: 831-899-2600) (Patrick Box 59, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Martin, Seaside, OR) 222002, PR. China. (Frombach, MD) ISRAEL Galei-Zahal (Israel Defense Forces Radio) WLCR, 1470 kHz AM. Full data form let- Guam-KH2/KF2XN (OC-026) 20 meters 6973 kHz. Full SSB. Full data color picture card via Man- ter signed by David L. Peppers -Chief En- data microphone gineer. QSL confirms DX Test at 760 watts. ager W2GR-Mike Benjamin, 1064 99'' card unsigned. Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14304, USA. Received in 21 days for an AM report, cas- Received in 45 sette recording and one US dollar. Very Received in 60 days for an SASE. (Larry days for an En- Van Horn-N5FPW, NC) pleased with this QSL. At 1,044 miles, glish report and that works out to about 1.37 miles per two IRCs. Station watt! Station address: 3600 Goldsmith St. Andreas Island-5KOZ (NA -033). 15 address: Military meters SSB. Full data color picture card Lane, Louisville, KY 40220. (Patrick Post Office 1005, Griffith-CBT, Westminster, CO) via DH7WW Ulrich Moeckel, Zahal, Israel. (Bill Muldenstrasse 1, 08304 Schoenheide, Wilkins, Spring- WTAM, 100 kHz AM. Partial data verifica- Germany. Received in seven days for a field, MO) Addi- tion on station letterhead signed by Ray Euro nested airmail envelope and one US tional freq dollar. (Van Horn -NC) Davis -Program Director, plus two frig mag- 15785, station nets. Received in -en days for an AM re- siteis25 km BULGARIA port, one US dollar (returned) and an ad- southeast of Tel - dress label (used for reply). Station ad- Radio Bulgaria, 11700 kHz. Full datasea Aviv transmitter - dress: 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., 4' Floor, resort scenery card, unsigned, plus pro- ed./GVH. Cleveland, OH 44131-2510. (Wilkins, gram schedule. Received in 122 days for MO) an English report. Station address: 4, MEDIUM WAVE Dragon Tsankov Blvd, 1040 Sofia, Bul- KRJO, 1680 kHz AM.Partial data color garia (or) PO. Box 900, BG 1000 Sofia, XEB, 1220 kHz AM. Full data personal certificate signed by Russell Kendrick- letter signed by Sra. Guadalupe Hurtado Bulgaria. (Stephen Zolvinski, Columbus, Chief Engineer, plus bumper sticker. Re- OH) Trevino & Santiago lbarrra Ferrer-Gerente ceived in ten days for an AM report and XEB. Received via Federal Express in 21 one US dollar. Station address: 1109 GERMANY days for a taped report sent registered Hudson Lane, Monroe, LA 71201. (Bill mail. In my 40 years I have DX'd medium Deutsche Welle. Full data Cologne cord Wilkins, Springfield, MO) signed by Horst Scholz -Transmission Man- wave, this is only my 27' QSL from Mexico. Station address: Mayorazgo # 83, agement, plus TV schedule, DW pocket KTIB, 640 kHz AM. Partial data letter calender, sticker and DW Shortwave Re- Col. Xoco, 03330 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. signed by Shane Warner. Received in 18 (Martin, OR) ceiving Antennas booklet. Received in 32 days for an AM report and one US dollar. days for an English report mailed to: Stationaddress:108 G-eenSt., UNITED STATES [email protected] (Kraig Thibodaux, LA 70301. (Wilkins, MO) Krist-KG4LAC, Annadale, VA) letters may WSHB, 7535 kHz. Verification letter and QSL card signed by C. Riehm, plus station also be sent to: Raderbergguertel 50, D- KQCV, 800 kHz AM. Partial data verifica- 50968 Cologne, Germany -ed/GVH sticker. Received in 20 days for an English tion letter on Bott Radio Network letter- report. Station address: 1030 Shortwave head, signed by Paul Sublette-General Sudwestrundfunk, 7265. Full data card un- Lane, Pineland, SC 29934. (Daniele Manager. Also received a KQCV seven Canonica, Muggio, Switzerland) signed. Received in 105 days for an En-

10 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Programming Spotlight Global John Fighozzi Fort* [email protected]

Award -Winning International Radio

Last month we discussed excellence in contestants as to what makes a program "inter- international radio programming. How- national," are these (New York and Third Coast Third Coast International Audio Festival ever, we never came to any consensus festival) competitions fairly drawn? Maybe the Fttp://ww.thirdcoastfestivadorg as to what makes a radio program international. reference to "international" is intended only to Two international radio awards programs - the describe the scope or venue of the competition. 2002 'Affairs of -he Mind" - Street Stales (R. Australia via ABC Radic New forkRadio Festivaland theThird Coast In that regard. might we still be looking for a Festivaldon't offer a definition or even a guide- truer measure or standard of judgment for inter- National) line. Both leave it to the contestants to decide - national radio? And if we were to attempt to "Grey Ghost" - Eureka! (R. Newleolond int. via Notional Radio) which begs the question.... fashion such an awards program, how would we Does it matter? do it? What standards would we apply? 2001 In an era of globalization, in the age of the In a sense, we are doing this quite absent- 'Von Trapped" - Sheet Stories (R. Australia via ABC Radio No internet, does it make any difference if a pro- mindedly every time we hear a program on the tonal) gram is designed for an international audience or radio. Aren't we? a domestic one? Has recent history combined Until April. good listening! (Several US public radio - NPR, PRI- and independent production with the oft -referenced "telecommunications c Iso were recognized.) revolution" to erase all rationale for such a di s tinction? Listen to the Winners Many think so and much of the way in ilere arc the ,hortsvave-related award winners for programs in English from the most recent which the various forms of mass media are evolv- New York and Chicago festivals, along with some links to internet pages that may provide another ing today seems to reflect that conviction. Yet, it opportunity to hear some of them. Listen, enjoy, and evaluate them for yourself! may be useful to pause for a moment and recon- sider the question. 2002 New York Radio Festival http://wwwnyfests.com "War Songs" series -The World Today (Finalist Certificate for Best Music Special) A Question of Context Radio Netherlands "AIDS" - Afri-an Perspective (Bronze WorldMedal for Best Health/Medical Program) Itis said that successful radio. first and "Van Gogh and Gauguin"- Aural Tapestry (Silver WorldMedal for Informa- Icatball Tragedy in Ghana" -Network Africa (finalist Certificate for Best foremost. seeks to keep the audience in mind. In tion/Educational programming. Producer: Marijke Van Cer Meer) "The War Against Terror: The Struggle for Oil" - Newsline (Silver WorldMedal Sports Co-nmentary/Analysis) this regard, it can be argued that a listener in one far Best News Analysis/Commentary. Producer: Robert Cnesal) (Several other BBC -produced programs broadcast only to o domestic au- part of the world may lack the necessary back- 'Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan" -Wide Angle (Silver WorldMedal for Best dience al..o received awards.) ground to understand the motivation for certain Investigative Report. Producer: Eric Beauchemin) [Check at httOliwirei.blxworldseivice.tom and search the site using events or ideas in another area of the world. If "Baking Holy Bread" -The Weekly Documentary (Bronze WorldMedal for these program titles.] this is true of, say, an American's understanding Best Profile/Commundy 'ortrait. Producer: liesbeth De Fokker) of Canadian politics (and it is!), it certainly will "Dry Winds: Egypt's War of Words" -The Weekly Documentary (Finalist ABC Radio Australia Certificate for Best NotionaVInternotional Affairs Program and a United "Swimming with Nudists"-Street Stories (Silver Vi'orldMedal for Best be true of countless other international encoun- Nations Award Nominee Producer: Martha Howley) Profiles/Community Portraits Programs) ters across the airwaves. "Positively Preventable: letAlcohol Syndrome" -The Research File (Fi- "Block Angel" - Encounter (Finalist Certificate for Best Religious Program. If a producer is creating a radio program on nalist Certificate for Bel Health/Medical Program. Producer: Laura Producer: Lyn Gallocher) a domestic matter for his or her own national Durnford) "Coffee, Sex cad Other Addictions" -The Spirit of Things (Gold WorldMedal audience, that producer may be able assume that Radio Netherlands' Latin American Service also received two awards for for Best Religious Program. Producer, Rachel Kohn) programs produced in Spanish. "Zachary's Tongue" -Encounter (finalist Certificate for Best Religious the listener already possesses much of the nec- [To hear any or all of these programs, go to http://www.rnw.nVen/toolbar/ Program. Producer: Margaret Coffey) essary context in which to place what the pro- soorchstothtmland enter the name of the program into the search "Bach, The Eangelist" -Encounter (Silver WorldMedal for Best Religious ducer wishes to impart. So the producer will box Some programs may not be archived.] Program. Producer: Stephen Watkins) construct the program with that in mind. How- "The Dingo's -ail: The True History of the Dingo in Australia" -The Science ever, will that context be there for an interna- Deutsche Welle Show (Slider WorldMedal for Best Science and Technology Program. tional audience? If that producer is "keeping the Arts on the Air (Gold WorldMedal for Best Culture and Arts Program. Produc- Producer: Jonica Newby) ers: Gudrun Heisse and Breandain O'Shea) [All ore ABC Radio National programs broadcast internationally by R. Aus- audience in mind," then this has to be a thresh- 'Coming to Terms with fie Legacy of the Past" - living in Germany (Finalist tralia. Mcny programs are archived athttp://mrcobc.net.ou/rn.] old question. If that context is lacking, it will Certificate for Best History Report. Producer: Irene Ouaile-Kersken) have to be provided and the program will be "Space Tourism" - Spec -hum (Finalist Certificate for Best Science and Tech- New Dimensions Broadcasting Network constructed differently. nology Program. Producer: Rajiv Sharma) "The knee's. Revolution from the Heart of Nature II" (Bronze WorldMedal In this way, the same program that proves Two joint productions, usen French with R. Nationale Ma i and one in for Best Environmental Program) Res program http'J/www.newdimensions.org is syndicated to many sta- to be great for a domestic audience may be less Spanish with Radio Vision in Quito, Ecuador also received medals. [Unfortunately, the OW websitelittp://wero.dw-world.do/onglishdoesn't tions worldwide. It is heard internationally on shortwave via R. Australia successful when presented to an international appear to archive post editions of programs.] and R. for Peace Int.] one. So, too, providing needed context for an international listenership might make the pro- It also should be noted that Radio Free Asia received five separate ()words for programs with the following titles: "Escape from Tibet, Crossing the gram tedious for that domestic audience. "The Question Show" - Quirks and Quarks (Finalist Certificate for Best Educational Program Producer: Bob McDonald) «bc.ia/guirks Himalaya.", "Japan's Responsibility for the Sexual Slavery of Comfort (Two (BC -hosted websiteshttp://www.tuningtheworld.comandhttp:// Women", "Red Terrorism During the Chinese Cultural Revolution,

4 A Fair Competition roov.cbc.co/belgrode2001were awarded gold medals.) "Adopted Chinese Children in America" and "September 1 1 th and Therefore. in leaving the decision to the Chinatown." (All ore in languages other than English.)

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 41 English Shortwave Guide Language

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Convert your time to UTC. term conditions, interference, equipment problems, Broadcast time on D and time off a) ore etc. Our frequency manager coordinates published expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) station schedules with confirmations and reports Program Highlights - the time at the 0 meridian near Greenwich, from her monitoring team and MT readers to make England. To translate your local time into UTC, the Shortwave Guide up-to-date as of one week first convert your local time to 24 -hour format, before print deadline. John Figliozzi then add (during Standard Time) 5, 6, 7, or 8 To help you find the most promising signal for NOTEWORTHY your location, immediately following each fre- hours for Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific R. Australia has made some significant Times, respectively. 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Bush Telegraph has moved one evening in America (in other words, 7.70 am Target Areas hour earlier (M -F 1605) and Auvindia Talks Eastern, 6:30 pm Central, etc.). of: Africa Hack (M -F 1705) now fills that vacated slot. al: alternate frequency BBC World Service welcomes for the Find the station you want to (occasional use only) first time one of the most popular programs on am: The Americas hear. the BBC's domestic services-I'm Sorry I as: Asia Haven't a Clue (airing A 0406). Chaired by Look at the page which corresponds to the au: Australia Humphrey Lyttelton (a name longtime WS lis- time you will be listening. On the top half of the co: Central Americo teners should recall). regular panelists/comedi- page English broadcasts are listed by UTC time do: domestic broadcast ans Barry Crver. Graeme Garden and Tim - on 11 ,then alphabetically by country CD, fol- eu: Europe lowed by the station name ®. (If the station name Brooke Taylor are joined by a guest comic in is the same as the country, we don't repeat it, e.g., me: Middle East what BBC On -Air calls "a battle of twits". "Vanuatu, Radio" [Vanuatu].) na: North America Should be fun. If a broadcast is not doily, the dons of broad- om: omnidirectional cast ® will appear in the column following the pa: Pacific CAPSULE REVIEW so: South America time of broadcast, using the following codes: vo: various Feesbiu.k R. Australia Day Codes Choose a program or station I' 2105. A 0005/0605. S 0305 s/S Sunday For those V, 110 MISS Media Network and m/M Monday you want to hear. Communications With/. Feedback has quietly t/T Tuesday Selected programs for prime listening hours evolved into the program that best fills that w/W Wednesday appear following the frequencies - space does void. While not as expansive or ambitious as h/H Thursday not permit 24 hour listings nor can every stot on be MN once was. nor as comprehensive on a weekly f/F Friday listed. However, listings for the most popular sta- basis as ('W. Roger Broadbent regularly uses a/A Saturday tions and selected lesser -known stations illustrate D Daily the variety available on shortwave. The format of his weekly halt -hour to thoroughly examine mon/MON monthly the listings alternates among three different styles matters of topical interest in international broad- - by station, by genre and by day - month by casting. In the same column 6, irregular broadcasts are month. Times listed are approximate and programs The art of the interview is the method of indicated "tent" and programming which in- are subject to change. choice and Broadbent is a consummate inter- cludes languages besides English are coded "v1" The program listings emphasize broadcasts viewer. Whether the topic is technical. such as (various languages) targeted to North America. In most cases, the sta- digital radio broadcasting - or philosophical. tions and programs listed should be readily receiv- such as managerial approaches to programming Choose the most promising able in North America using a portable radio. - the listener is accorded the full benefit of a frequencies for the time, Most broadcasters produce one broadcast in En- calm and inquiring mind whose questions (and location and conditions. glish per day that is repeated over a 24 hour period the answers they produce) always provide the to all areas. If you are able to listen to transmis- listener with a fuller understanding. xx hatever The frequencies (6) follow to the right of the sions to other areas of the world during "non - the subject. station listing; all frequencies are listed in kilo- prime time" hours, referring to the prime time list- Often, the listener is asked to provide ad- hertz (kHz). Not all listed stations will be heard ings for those stations will likely be helpful in de- ditional perspective and the program returns to from your location and virtually none of them termining what programs will be broadcast. will be heard all the time on all frequencies. subjects as circumstances warrant. It may just Occasionally, a program or station listing he this sense of continuing dialogue that makes Shortwave broadcast stations change some may be followed by a reference to another listing Feedback unique in this genre. (Note: In addi- of their frequencies at least twice a year, in April for the same program or station at a different time. tion to shortwave. Feedback also can he heard and October, to adapt to seasonal conditions. This is done to conserve space and make it pos- But they can also change in response to short- sible to provide more listings. on the interest http://www.ahe.net.au/ra at the i11esindicated1 and on World Radio Network at t300ET.l

42 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Frequencies Shortwave Guide Frequencies

145 0100 Pakistan, Radio 11655as 15455os 0000 UTC - 7PM E / 6PM Cl 4PM P 0355 0100 Italy, RAI Intl 9675-0 1180(ko

11940s W15 Cambodia, National Radio Of 0100 UTC - 8PM E/ 7PM C/ 5PM P 0015 Japan, Radio 6145ro 13650as 17810as 0333 Austria, Radio Austria Intl 98703i C033 as Austria, Radio Austria0333Intl 13711th 0100 0115 Italy, RAI Intl 9675no 1180303 Egypt, Radio Cairo 9900crn 01W 0115 Pakistan, Radio 11655as 15455as 120 mtwhf/v1 Solomon Islands, SIBC 502033 95453b 0103 0125 Netherlands, Rodin 616503 9845no 031 Sri Lanka, SLBC 4940as 01W 0127 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 6200n 7345no 0333 Thailand, Radio 9680o 01W 0127 Iron, VOIR! 6015no 6120ro 9580= 0333 UK, BBC World Service3915as 5970as 11945cs 17615as 0100 0127 Vietnam, Voice of 6175no (045 India, All India Radio 97053s 9950as 11620as 13605as 01W 0133 Australia, Radio 1 7775cs 0065 Spain, R Exterior Espana 6055crn 01W 013) Gamnay, Universal Life 94353s cog Canada, Radio Conodo Intl 9755as 11895as97553s 11895os 0100 0133 Hungary, Rods Budapest 983513 (D59 Conodo, Radio Canada Intl 5960' 9590to 01W 0133 cs Russia, Bible Voice BC12035as 0103 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090orn 0103 0133 mtwhfo Serbia/Montenegro, R Yugoslavia 7115eu 010) Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 4810ai 9960ai 0100 0133 Slovakia, RSIovakia Intl 59303/23.1an 9440crn 01W Australia, ABC NT Katherine 502533 0100 011 UAE, Gospel For Asic 6145as 0103 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crir 491033 0100 0133 twhfa USA, Voice alAr nei tic 5995= 6130crn 740539455397753 0103 Australia, Radio 5995o 9475as 95803 9660po 11650o 13710= 11660s120804 1524*15415as 17775as 17583po 17795.13 0100 0133 Uzbekistan, RodioTchhkent 5955as 5975os 7135as 7215as 21725o 011 0145 Germorry,DeutscheWelle 604030 6145an 9640= 970003 010 0100 Bulgaria, Radio 74(3' 94030 976503 COM 0103 Canada, CBC Northam Service 9625da 01W 0156 Chino, Chino Radio Intl 9580n0 97900 0:03 01W Conada,CFRX Toronto ON 607033 01W 0156 North Korea, Voice of 3563cs 6195as 65203n 7140. 75803n CCOO 011 Canada, CFVP ColgoryAB 603033 9345as 117353 010 0100 Canada, CKZN St John's NF 6160cb 0103 (7100 Anguilla, Caribbean beacon 60903n 00:0 0103 Canada, CK2U Vancouver BC 616033 0100 CEO Australia, ABC NT Katherine 502533 C033 0103 Costa Rica, R for Peace Ind 74453 15040:rn 0103 1103 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crk 4910b 00:0 0100 Costa Rica, University Network 5030crn 6150373753 972593 0103 0/0 Australia, Radio 59954 9475as 9580.o 9660po 11870am 137503 11650.o 11660o 12003.to 1524* 15415as I 7750as 010 01W Germany, Deutsche Welle 604030 61453 964030 9700no 17580po 17795.o 21725.3 9765no 0100 02:0 vl Austria, AWR 9835os 00:0 01W Guyana, Voice of 329033 595333 0100 Cl/0 Canada, C3C Northen Service 9625do CO:0 01W Malaysia, Radio 729533 0100 031 Canada, CFF1Toronto ON 607010 CCOD 01C0 Namibia, NBC 327031 329031 0100 MO Conoda, CFVP Calgary AB 6033do C033 01C3 Netherlands, Radio 6165n3 9845no 01W 0211 Canada, CKZN St Ja-in's NF 6160do CCCO 0103 New Zealand, Rodio NZ Intl 17675po 0100 0/0 Conodo, OCZU Voncother BC 616010 010 01W Russia, University Network 9890s 0100 WOO Costa Ricc, R for Pee Intl 74453 150403 07:0 011 Singapore, SBC Radio One 6150do 0100 02:0 Costa Rico, University Network 50333 6150m73753 972593 010 0103 UAE,AWR 60353s 6055as 11870= 13750c 11705usb COCO 0100 UK, BBC Worki Service 5975.o 6195ce 7105as 9410a 982593 01W 02C0 Cuba, Radio Havana 6090h0 9820-o 11955as 12095o 15280as 15310as 153603s 17790. 011 CEI:0 Ecuador, HCJB 974500 21455.do ozco 01W USA,Armed Forces Nemork 3903usb 4278usb4319usb4993usb 01W Guyana, Voice of 5190b 595010 6350usb 6458.513 10320usb 12579Lsb 12689usb 13362usb 0100 02:0 Indonesia, Voice of 9525.3 010 0103 USA, KAU Dallas TX 5755.0 0103 CQCO Japan, Radio 11860s 1188031 15325cs 1769500 010 0100 USA, K1h4F Delo NM 583503 1 7810as 1783523 17845na 010 0100 USA, KTBN Sah Lk City UT 750513 0100 0203 Kyrghyz, Kyrghyz Radio 4010. 4795as 010 0100 USA, KWHR Naolehu HI 17510os 01W MOD Namibia, NBC 3271331 32904 17675p0 OCCO 01C0 USA, Voice of Americo 7215o 98904 11760.3 15185.o 15290.o 0103 02:0 New Zealcnd, Rodio NZ Intl 17740+o 17820.o 01W 0310 Russia, University Network 9890as GIO 01Wtwhfa USA, Voice of Americo 59953 61333-n 740539455=97753 01W 02CO Singapore,SBC Rocto One 6150b 116953 137103n 01W CU 4 Solomon Islands, SIBC 502333 954540 01W USA, wBco Kennebunk, ME 7415n3 933503 1166003 01W 02:0 Sri Lanka, SLBC 49403s 6005as 6075as 9770. 01W USA., WEWN Birmingham AL 5825no 15745cs 01W USA,WFIRAGreenbush ME 7580.3 01W 03:0 UK,BBCNA'orldServwc 5975.o 6195as 94103. 9525s3 98253 01W USA, WK.' Noblesville IN 5745o 73153 11955as 120955 15283as 15310. 153603s 17790os 01W USA, WINB Red Lion PA 121603n 01W moo Ukraine, R Ukraine Irtl59053s 7375as 9610s 011 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490= 13595= 01W 0203 USA,Arrned Forces Nitiworir 3903usb 4278usb4319usb 01W9n USA, VVRMI Miami FL 99553 4993r 6350th 6458usb10320usb 12579usb 12689Lsb 01Wtwhfa USA, WRMI Miami FL 7385m 13362usb 01W USA,WRNO New Orions lA 73553 011 033) USA, KAU Dallas TX 5755.0 01W as USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC 94303m 01W 021:0 USA, K1MF Otero NM 583503 01W YR USA, WSHBCypretsCreek SC 943Ctrn 152853 0103 0203 USA, KTBN Salt L.k Cry UT 7505' 01W USA, WTJC Newport NC 93700 01W CQCO USA, KWI-R NoalehL HI 17510os 01W USA,WWBSMozon GA 1190303 01W 0/0 USA, Voice of America /200.0 9850.43 11705+3 11820o 01W USA,WVVCR Na&-iville TN 3210's 507003 5935ro 7465' 15250a 15303,3 17740,3 17820o 01W USA,WWRBIA3rchesterTN 5050ho 5085'6890' 01W USA, VVBCO Kernebunk, ME 7415no 9335no 116600 01W USA, WYFR Okeadobee FL 608503 9505ro 1172003 01W USA, WEWN Birmingiom AL 5825' 01W4 Vanuatu, Radio 3945d 726033 01W USA, VVHRAGreenbtsh ME 75803 01C0 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965d3 01W USA, WM Noblesvi le IN 5745,3 73153 0133 UAE, Gospel For Asia 6145as 01W USA, W1NB Red Lion 3A 12160am W12 Croatia, Croatian Radio 992533 01W USA, WIIE Louisville CY 74903n 13595crn 01W Australia, Radio 17750as 01W USA, WRMI Miami Fl 99553 01W Iron, VOIRI 6015crn 6120395803 01W twhfa USA, WRMI Miami FL 738513 01W Lithuania, R Vilnius 7325no 01W USA. WRNONew °items LA 7355an 01W as Russia, Bible Voice BC 12035as 01W twMas USA,WSHBCyprersCreek SC 94300 01W as Russia, Bible Voice BC 12035as 01W USA, WIC Ner.portI4C 93700 01W as/v1 Solomon Islands, SIBC 502033 9545c0 01W Sri USA,WWISM3331GA 119CO03 01W Sri Lanka, SLBC 4940os 6005as 6075as 9770's 157453 O1:0 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 32100 507000 5935- 7465' 01W Thoilond, Radio 13695no 01W USA, WWRBMonchesterTN 50500 538503 68900 SELECTED PROGRAMMING BEGINS ON PAGE 55

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0100 0220 USA, WYFR OlteechobeeFl. 6065no 9505no 15060as 0300 USA,VvWCR Nashville TN M1 Ono 5070-vo 59357465 0100 02:0 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965do 010 USA,WWRBMonchester TN 506Oro 5085no 6890no 0110 MCI cs Australia, Radio 9660.0 12080a 17580021 725as OID USA, WYTROlitzechcibee FL 6065ro 9505no 013D 0145 it Libya, Voice of Africa 1 5435tr 21695ic COI/ Zambia, Chnstion Voice 4965do 0130 W:0 Australia, Voice International 17775os 1215 Cambodia, National Radio Of 1 1940as 0130 02:0 Iran, VOIRI 6120a 958130 0222 Croatia, Croatian Radio 9925 0130 0200 9495as Sweden, Rode 0220 Nepal, Radio 3230as 5005as 6100as 7164as 013D CEO UK, RTE Rodio 6155 C257 Vietnam, Voice of 6115 013D 0203 twhfa USA, Voice of Americo 5995= 6130ern 7405crn 9455n 9775am 010 Austria, Radio Austria Intl 7325 13740rn 0000 Iraq, Radio hog Intl 96876g 1 1 787eu 0133 0153 Croatia, Croatian Radio 9925so CO:0 Sweden, Rode 9495ro 0140 0200 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7335as 98653s 010twhfo Albania, Radio Tirana Intl 6115 7160% 03:0 c C , Va.; rr Rad 7305cr- 9605cm 0200 UTC - 9PM E / 8PM C / 6PM P 0300 UTC -10PM E / 9PM C / 7PM P 0210 Bangladesh, Bongla Beta, 4882as 0227 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 6203ro 7345 CO:0 0310 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7305crn 9605crr 96604 0227 Iron, VOI RI 6120m 95800 010 0333 Australia, Radio 9580m Hungary, Radio Budapest 0225 9835 0311 0330 sm w fa Belarus, Radio Belorus Intl 5970eu 7210eu 0233 twhfo Argentina, RAE 1 1 710cm 010 0330 Egypt, Radio Cairo 9475cm 0233 Serbia/Montenegro, R Yugoslavia 7130% CO:0 ODD South Africa, Channel Africa 9525d 023D as/it Solomon Islands, SIBC 5020cb 9545clo 010 0333 Thailand, Radio 15460no 0245 Germany, Deutsche Welle 7285as 9765as 11965as 13605os 010 0333 a UK, Wales Radio Intl 9835no 0756 North Korea, Voce of 4405as 9325as 1 1335as 1 1845as 0300 0333 USA, KJESVado NM 7555ro 0256 Romania, R Romania Intl 9550no 9625as 1 1 740as 010 0345 Germany, Deutsche Welle 6020ro 6045 9640= 9700no 1 1 830ro 153700% 11985 0257 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 151505 17860s 0:CO 0356 China, China Radio Intl 9560no

0259 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 6040crn 9755am 1 1 725cm 000) 0356 North Korea, Voiced 3560as 6195as 7140os 9345os 03:0 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090cm 0320 oco Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090crn 03C0 AustralKI, ABC NT Alice Springs 4810% 9960% 0333 0400 Austral ',a, ABC NT Alice Springs 48103% 9960% 03:0 Australia, ABC NT Kathenne 502533 030 0400 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 0320 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crii 4910± 010 3400 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crit 4910M 03:0 Australia, Radio 5995.0 94 75as 9580m 9660po 1 1 650m 010 NCO Australia, Radio 5995.o 9500p0 96600o 9815po 11650.o 12080m 152400 15415os 15515as 175800 1 7753os 21725.0 12030m 1524000 15415 15515m 17580,17750s21725.o 02C0 Cal) os Australia, Radio 9660.o 120300o 175800021 725as as Australia, Radio 9660.o 120930, 175800 21725as 020) 0300 Canada, CBC Northern Service 9625do Botswana, Radio 3356do 4820b 7255cb on on Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 607040 Bulgaria, Radio 7402Ino 9403o 0200 010 Canada, CRVP Ca 'gory AB 603040 Canada, CBC Northern Service 962540 02C0 010 Canada, CKZN St John's NE 6160do Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 6070do 0200 010 Canada, CKZU VoncouverBC 616040 Canada, CRVP Calgary AB 6COOdo I32:0 010 Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 7445n 1 5040crn Canada, CKZN St John's NE 6160do 0200 CO:0 Costa Rico, University Network 5032krn 6150:rn 7375arn 9 725so Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160do 11870=1 3750ro Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 7455cm 1 5040orn Cuba, Radio Havana 6090 no 9820 no 11 705usb Costa Rica, University Network 5030xn 6150:m 73753 97255o Ecuador', HCJB 9745 12040as 21 455tsb 1870crn 13750no 17645 Egypt, Radio Cairo 94 75crn Cuba, Radio Havana 60903 9820r0 117053 Guyana, Voice of 32903o 595040 Ecuador, HCJB 9745 12040os 21 455volo Malaysia, Radio 7295do Guatemala, Rodo Cultural 595ab Myanmar, Radio 7185± Guyana, Voice of 32(tOcio 5950clo Namibia NBC 32704 32904 Japan, Radio 17825oo 21610cc New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1767500 Malaysia, Radio 729533 Philippines, Radio Pilipinos 12015rne 15120re15275re Namibia, NBC 32700f 32904 Russia, University Network 9890a5 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1 7675po Russia, Voice of Russia 6155 7180m 9765 1 it.110ro Oman, Radio 15355d 13665 15445 Russia, University Network 9890s 0200 010 Singapore, SBC Radio One 615040 Russia, Voice of Russia 6155 71803 11020ra 13665 0/0010mtwhf/vI Solomon Islands, SIBC 502030 9545cb 15445 0233 010 South Korea, R Korea Intl 9560to 11810m 15575m 0303 NCO Singapore, SBC Rodo One 6150:b 0203 010 Sri Lanka, SLBC 6035as 6075as 613040 9770s 15745as 03:0 NCO mtwhf /v1 Solomon Islands, SIBC 502030 9545do

02C0 010 Taiwan, R Taipei Intl 1 59503 96803 1 740ro 15320os 15345as 010 NCO Sr Lanka, SLBC 6005 6075as 613040 9770as 15745os 02:0 0110 UK, BBC World Service 5975m 6005of 941 Ome 9525crn 9770af 033D 0400 Taiwan, R Tape Intl 5950m 9680m 11875as 15320os 982553 11760.0 1 1955as 120354 12095m 15280os 15310os 010 MO Uganda, Rodeo 4976do 502640 71964b 15360e 17790a COM COM UK, BBC World Service 3255d 5975.0 6005af 61904 6195eu 0200 0300 USA,Amied Forces Network 3903usb 4278usb 431 9usb4993usb 71604 9410m 9525crn 11 760.0 11 7651 120354 12095as 6350usb6458usb 1 0320usb 12579usb 12689usb1 3362usb 15283os 15310s 15360e 155750 17640s 17760s17790s 0203 010 USA, KAU Dallas TX 5755m 216600s 02:0 USA, KIMF Otero NM 010 5835 0333 NCO USA,Arned Forces Network 390.1610 4278usb4319usb4993usb 0200 010 USA, IUES Vodo NM 7555USA, 6350.5b6458usb 1 0320usb 12579usb12689usb1 3362usb 02C0 0311 KTBN Salt Lk City UT 7505no 010 0400 USA, KAU Dallas TX 5755m 020) COM USA, KWHRNcalehu HI 17510, 010 040) USA, KIMF Otero NM 5835 02C0 010 USA,Voice of America rim() 9853m 1 1 705m 11820m 15250m 03:0 0430 USA, KTBN Solt Lk Cily UT 7505 1 5300m 17740.o 17820, 03:10 040) USA, KWHR Noalehu HI 17510s USA,WBCOKennebunk,ME 7415 9335 11660m 010 040) USA, Voce of Arnenca 49604 60350f 60803 72651 72904 USA, WEWNBirmirylru riA1 5825 73400f 7415d 95754 98854 USA, WHRAGreenbush ME 7580m USA, WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 7415 9335 1 1660no USA, WHRI Nobleville IN 5745.o 731 5crn USA, WEWN Birmingham AL 5825 USA, WI NB Red lion PA 93203n USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 7580.0 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490crn 13595arn USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5745m 73153 sit USA, WRMI Miami FL 9955crn USA, WIN B Red bon PA 9320rn twhfa USA, WRMI Momi FL 7385 USA, ME Louisville KY 7490m 13595cm USA, WRNONett Orisons LA 7355:rn USA, WRMI MKIMI FL 7385 s USA, WSHBGpress Creek SC 9430no USA, WRNO Ne.Orteans LA 7395n h USA, WSHBCypress Creek SC 7535crn USA. WLIC Newport NC 93703 USA,WIC NewportNC 93703 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 3210m 50703 59357465

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03:0 on USA, WWRBMonchesler TN SOSOu 5085no 6890no USA, WilE Louisville KY 7490m 13595crn 05300 0100 USANYFROkeechobee FL 5985no 6065no 9505no USA, WMIX Bethel PA 9465eu 995541 11855no USA, WRMI Morni FL 7385no PICO Zambia, Christian Voice 6065do USA,WRNONewOrlecrtslA 7395cm Vatican City, Vatican Radio 9660af tho USA,WSHBCypressGeek SC 120204

0345 vl Libya, Voice of Africa 15435n21695in USA,WTJC Nemoort NC 93700 0350 UAE, Emirates Radio 12035no 13675no 15395no USA, WWCR Nashville TN 32100 5070na 5935no 7465no 0357 Vietnam, Voice of 6175no USA,VVVvRBMondlesler TN 59500 5085no 6990tio 0358 Hungary, Radio Budapest 9835no Zambia, Christian Voice 606&6 000twhfa Albania, Radio Tirona Intl 6115no 7160eu USA,WYFROkeechcbeeFL 9715no 040) Malaysia, RTM Kota Kinabalu 597940 Croatia, Croatian Radio 9925no NCO Nigeria, Rodio/Koduna 477043 smta Modogascor, RodoVO Hope 12060of 15320d 0400 Nigeria, Radio/Logos 33264b 499031 Czech Rep. Radio Prague Intl 9865o 11600.o oia) Sweden, Radio 9495no Australia, Radio 17750as oaco UK, BBC World Service 15420of Netherlands, Radio 6165na 95900 Croatia, Croatior Radio 9925no Nigena, Rodio/Enugu 6025do 0400 s hf Seychelles, FEBARodio 118851 Nigeria, Rodio/lbodon 6050do 04:0 Taiikistan, Radio 7245as South Africa AWR 120934 Sn Lanko, SLBC 61303o 5ntailand, TWR 4775d 6120of 0400 UTC 11PM E / 10PM C/ 8P11 P UAE,AWR 15160os Italy, RAI Intl 59654 6100of 7235d a Monaco, TVVR 9870eu CACO 0425 Belgium, Radio Vloonderen Intl 11985no 0100 042/ Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 7345no 7385rti 9435no NCO 0430mtwhf France Radio France Intl 1191031 11995d 0500 UTC 12APIE / 11PM C/ 9PM P 0400 0430 Guatemala, Radio Cultural 595543 NCO 0430 s twhfo Mexico, Radio Mexico Intl 9705an 11770rn 0100 0433 South Africa, AWR 96504 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1767503 NCO 0430 South Africa, Channel Africa 5955d Israel, Kol Israel 9435w 11605o 17600o NCO 0430 Sn Lanka, SLBC 6005,as 6075as 613010 9770as 15745as Australia, Radio 9500as CAM 0445 Gembny, Deutsche Welle 61801 7195d 9565d 9710o1 mtvrif France Radio France Intl 13610of 15155d 15410} s twlrfa Mexico, Radio Mexico Ind 9705crn 11770m CAM 0445 USA,WYFROkeechobeeFL 6065ra 9505na 9985eu 114'1 Netherlands, Radio 6165no 95900 0100 0450 Turkey, Voiced 6020w 7240o South Africa, AWR 6015of OeCO 0456 China, Chino Radio Intl 9730no South Africa, Channel Nitta 11710( 0400 0456 Romania, R Romania Intl 955010 11830na 15335os 17735ds UK, BBC World Sehnce 15280as PICO 05:0 Anguilla, Caribbean Beocon 6090crn Vatican City, Vatican Radio 96601 11625of 15570d 0400 0503 Austra I ro, ABC NT AI ice Spnngs 4810ez 9960eu Germany, Deutsche Welk 5960no 61200 96700 CACO csco Australia, ABC NT Kothenne 5025cb 11795ro °co 09:0 Australia, Af3C NT Tennant Crir 4910d3 0500 0556 China, China Radio Intl 9560 no NCO 05:0 Australia, Radio 5995o 600303 7240po 9500as 963003 co5C009C Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 6090cm 9815pa 11650o 12080o 15240p3 15415as 15515.o CECO 0533 Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 4810eu 9960cu 17580po 21725w 0500 osco Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do 0400 CECO as Australia, Radio 9660.o 120800 175813to21725as 0500 06C0 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crir 491043 CACO 0500 Botswana, Radio 335643 482039 7255do 0500 0530 Australia, Radio 5995w 6C00po 724003 9660o 9815po 041:0 0500 Conoda, CBC Northern Sernce 9625do 11883w 120130o 15241:bo 1541505 15515w 17520po21725w NCO 0500 Canodo, CF RX Toronto ON 607043 051) 063D os Australia, Rod io 9660o 12090po 17580po21725as 0&13 0E03 Canada, CKZN St John 's NE 6163do CECO 0600 mtwhf Bhutan, Bhutan BC Service 50304 603540 NCO 0503 Canada, CKZ1JVcncouverSC 616043 0:0 0500 vi Botswana, Radio 335643 48206 72553o 0400 051) Costa Rico, R for Peace Intl 7455am 15040orn CEM 05:0 ConoddCBC Northers Service 9625do 0100 c000 Costa Rica, University Network 5030= 6150crn 7375crn 972553 05:0 09C0 Canoda, CFRX Toronto ON 607343 11870m 13750no 1764505 05:0 06C0 Canada, CKZN St John's NE 61603o 0400 0500 Cuba, Radio Howno 60900 98200 11705usb 0550 09:0 Canada, CKZU Vancomer BC 616043 6100 (500 Ecuador, HCJB 9745no 21455u56 0500 0600 Costa Rico, R for Peace Intl 7455arn 15040orn 0100 0600 Guyana, Voice of 329030 595043 05:0 0600 Costa Rica, University Network 5030rn 6150nn 7375crn 972590 Malaysia, Radio 729540 11870:m 137500 17645as 0400 (5(b Malaysia, RTM Kota Kinabalu 5979do co51: OECO Cuba, Radio Havana 9550n0 98200 9830s6 0400 Ct C0 Namibia, NBC 32704 32904 09:0 05:0 Ecuador, HOB 9745ro 21455usb C 0D New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1767503 09:0 0640 Guyana, Voice of 3290d3 59506 4706 CE40 Nigena, Rodio/Koduna 47706 6090b 09:0 051) Japan, Radio 5975eu 6110. 7Zfku 9835eu 15195os 0100 C60D Nigeria, Radio/Logos 33264b 49904 13630no 15195as 1781002175.5m 0100 (5C0 Russia, University Network 17765os Kuwait, Radio 15110as 0100 0500 Russia, Voice of Russia 7125ro 7183n0 1202tho 13665no Malaysia, Radio 729543 15445no 15595no 17595no Malaysia, RTM Kota Kinabalu 5979do NCO 053D mtwhfa Russo, Voice of 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05C0 05C0 USA,KIMF Otero NM 583530 0600 0700 USA, KWHR Noalehu HI 17780os 05:0 0600 USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 750503 0500 (P00 USA, Voice of Avamo 5995k0 6035af 60804 610501 71704 05:0 05:0 USA, KWHRNoalehu HI 17780as 7295a 11825d 11835.0 119304 119950 137101 152051 CE03 05:0 USA, Voice of Americo 60351 6080of 7170.0 7295d 9703a 0703 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 7415 11825a 11835of 1371031 15205.0 0700 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL 5825 053;) USA, WBCQ KennebLink, ME 7415no 0700 USA,WHRAGreenbushME 7580o 05:0hirhla USA,VYBCQ Kennebunk, ME 9335 0700 USA, WEIR] Noblesville IN 5745.0 7315c03 05:0 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL 582503 0700 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490crn 1359`u71 0503 USA,WHRA Greenbush ME 75950 0700 USA, WMCK Bethel PA 9465eu 995.5eu 0503 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5745.0 7315orn 070 USA, WWI Miami FL 738530 05:0 USA, W11 E Louisville KY 7490crn 13595crn 0700 USA,WRNO New Orleans IA 7395am 0600 USA,WMLIC Bethel PA 9465ei 9955eu 0700 wito USA,WSHBOAres Creek SC 7535d 0600 USA, WRMI Mimi FL 738530 0700 USA,W1K Newport NC 93703 (3600 USA, WRNO New Orleans LA 73955rn 071:0 USA, WWCR Nast -1,111e TN 32103 507013 593530 75603 0500twhlas USA, WSHBCypress Creek SC 12020d 0703 USA, WYFROkeechobeeFL 71.55,9) 115l09i 0500 USA,WTJC Ne.kiport NC 93700 0703 yl Vanuatu, Radio 394531 496040 ceao USA, WWCR Nashmlle TN 3210ra 5070n3 59350 756030 0703 Yemen, Rep of Yemen Radio 978Orre 0603 USA, WWRBManchesker TN 59503 5085 6890o 070 Zambia, Christian Voice 9865do 05:0 USA, WYFROkeechobeeFL 581030 0512 Croatia, Croatian Radio 9470po 06a) Zomba, Christian Voice 60654b 0703 Austria, Radio Austria Intl 61559J 137109i 17871ne 05:C) New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15340100 0700 Georgia, Georgian Radio 11805e) 0600 Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 33663b 491 sdo 0700 mtwhf/vl Italy, I RRS 13840a 055) UAE, Emirates Radio 154353u 17830bu 21695ou 0700 Vatican City, Vatican Radio 11625 137654 1557031 0600 Australia, Radio 177503s &CO Romania, R Romania Intl 951 OW 95303 9570eu 9625ei 0600 South Africa, AWR 1534531 ' 790riu 1182930 ' 0.2rh 05C0 Thailand, Radio 13780eu

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16W 17W USA, WHRAGreenbush ME 17650.0 1700 1830 USA WWCP Nashville TN 9475no 1216013 13845n3 1D 170D USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 137600 151050 1568503 1600 1700 USA, WINB Red Lion PA 13570rn 1730 18:0 USA,VvWRBMonchesterTN 9320o 12172no 16111 170) USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490on 13595un 1713 18x) USA,WYFROkeechobee FL 18980eu 21455eu 16:o 1730 USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9465eu 1730 leco Zimbabwe, SWR Africa614543 1600 1730 USA, WRMI Miami FL 15725no 1704 1530 Austria, Radio Austna Intl 1786533 1600 1TO USA,WRNONew ()Aeons LA 7395crn 1715 1730 mtwhf UK, BBC World Service 15390crn 1630 1TO USA WSHBCypressCreek SC 1891031 1715 173) Vatican City, Vatican Pod to 4005eu 5890eu 7250e1 9645eu 1600 1700 USA WTJC Newport NC 937013 15595er 1600 1700 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 9475no 121603 13845nsi 1725 1745 vl/rn-whf UK, United Notions Radio 717031 154954 17593a, I 5685na 1733 1745 Israel, Kol Israel 116050 175450 1633 110 USA, WWRBMonchester TN 9320n3 12172no 1730 1745 Libya, Voiceof Alnco 15435er 21695er 16C0 1700 USANYFROkeenobeeFL 6280cs 11830017760-0 189830u 173) 1745 UK, BBC Wald Service 3390,0 72330 95250 21455eJ 1730 18:0 Australia, Rodio 17750as 1600 1700 Zimbabwe, SWR Africa614543 1730 1803 Guom,AWR46DA 9385rre 163) 1700 Australia, Radio 177503s 1733 1800 vl/mtwhfo Molto,VONIediterroneon 98501, 163) 1T13 Austria, AWR 9850of 1730 1800 Netherland Rodio 6020 71204 11655d 1633 1TO Austria, Radio Austria Intl 1786503 1730 1800 Philippines, Radio Pilip nos 11733me 11890me15190re 163) 1703 Egypt, Radio Cairo 152554 1733 1833 s Ala Russia, Bible Voice BC 7435 -re 1630 1AD Georgia, Georgian Rodio 6180ne 173) 1830 Slovakia, R 'Slovakia Irti 5915eu 6a55eu 7345eJ 1633 1703 Germany, Voice of Hope 9860re 173) 1803 Swaziland, TWR 3200d 9500of 1630 1730 Guom,AWRACSDA 11560cs 11980os 15495as 17630 as 173) 1820 Switzerland, Swiss R Intl 97550 13750d 155550 1630 1703 UAE,AWR 9890as 173) 130 Vatican Cit.., Vatican Radio 13765d 15570sf 17515d 1630 1703 as UK, BBC World Senice 15420o1 214904 1735 1745 Paraguay, Rode Notional 973990 1645 1730 Tolikistan, Radio 7245as 1745 1803 Bongladesr , Brongb Betor 7185eu 9550eu 15520eu 16E0 1703 mtwhf New Zeolond, Rodio NZ Intl 11980p3 1745 1870 India, All India Radio7410u 9445of 9950sJ 11620eJ 1192531 1360531 15155ci 1767001 1751 183) New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15265p0 1700 UTC - 12PM E / 11AM C / 9AM P 1800 UTC - 1PM E / 12PM C/ 10AM P 1700 1727 LzeLll kep,Kuou Uy Ut:'11 JY,3Uu 1 /48500 1730 1733 FraneeRadioFranceIntl 116153 11995of 1201531 15605a1 178503 1700 1730 Jordan, Radio 1169003 18:0 1815 Russiu,B,Lke.ku,Le no ;4,l3et 17cL 1733 Moldova, Radio Pridneslrovye 5960eu 1800 1815 as Russia, Bible Voice BC 5883eu 1700 1730 wh a Russia, Bible Voice BC 7435me 1811 1827 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 59300 73150 1703 173) South Africa, Channel Africa 178703 1803 1827 Vietnam, Voice of 5955eu 7145eu 97Th I 1700 1730 UK, BBC World Service 60054 963103 18950zu 1833 1833 Azerbaijan. Voice of 61 I Oeu 9155eu 17C0 1750 mtwhf New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1198003 183 lEW Egypt, Radio Cairo 15255d 1703 1755 China, China Radio Intl 71501 95701 96953s 1191001 1803 1E33 Germany, Deutsche Welle 3995cu 170) 1756 Romanic, R Romanic Intl 7155eJ 9625eu 9690eu 11940eu 1800 1833 s Germany, Universal Lfe 1184001 17C0 1TO Anguilla, Conbbean Beacon I1 7753m 1803 1833 South Africa, Channe Africa 17870of 17oo 13D Australia, Radio 9475as 95e0.. 966003 981503 118800 1800 1830 UK, BBC World Service 5975as 95100 15705cs 120800 1524003 155150 17580po 2172503218203s 183) 1833 UK, RTE Radio 9895rre 1700 18:o Australia, Voice International I 1685as 1803 1930 Anguilb, Coribbean Beacon 11775cr0 17co 181 Conoda, CBC Northern Service 962543 1803 1903 Australia, Radio 5995pa 6080pa 72400 1475as 95800 1730 18a) Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 607063 971000 9815p3 118831° 12080.0 155150 17750s 17W 1811 Canada, CFVP Ca lgory AB 603343 217250321820as

1703 1 am Canada, CKZN St John's NE 616060 11300 1900 Australia, Voice International 11 685ce 17co 1833 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 616043 1803 IT° Bangladesh, Bo ngla Betar 7185eu 955neu 15520eu 1730 1803 Casio Rica, R for Peace Intl 15040am 181 19D Canada, CSBC Northern Service 962560 1730 181 Costa Rica, University Network 503010 6150crn 7375crn 9725s3 18100 1933 Canada, CFRX Toon* ON 607013 1187033 1375010 17645cs 18:0 1911 CanuLiu, CPVP Calgary AB 61043 1700 18:0 Egypt, Radio Cairo 15255d 1800 1900 Canada, CKZN St knn's NE 616030 ITO 1802 Germany, Deutsche Welle 614013 1800 1900 Canada, OCZUVancoAer BC 616043 1703 1870 a Germany, Overcomer Ministries 6110eU 1803 1500 Costa Rice, R for Peace Intl 15040crn ln 183 Germany, United Methodist Ch 11 7350 138200 1811 19)) Costa Rico, Universe,: Network 5030crn 6150rn 7375on 9725s3 1730 1803 o Greece, Voiced 9420eu 15725eJ 1770503 11870rn 13750n13 17645as 1703 183 Japan, Radio 9505rc 1197013 153554 lew Ica) Germany, Deutsche Welle 6140er 1730 18:0 Russia, Voice of Russia 9470re 9590as 9830ne 1820 1930 Germany:United Methodist Ch 11735.0 138200 1700 1800 South Africa, Rodio Ventos 32304 130 1930 India, All India Radio 74103J 9445d 99`fikr 11620eJ 11925d ITO 18:0 Sn Lanka, SLBC 4940ts 1360501 15155cr 176704 1703 18010 Taiwan, R Taipei Intl 115503s 1800 1933 Kuwait, Radio 11990s 1730 laa) UK, BBC World Service3255d 3915as 59753s 6190of 61950 180) 1911 Libena,ELYVA 476043 7160s 94100 95100 120950 153103s 1540031 1542001 183 1900 Liberia, R Liberia Intl 510043 155550 17640me 178303 2147001 1E03 1900 Netherlands, Radio 6020of 71201 116554 1700 1833 USA,Armed Forces Network 3903usb 4278usb4319usb4993usb 18:0 1900 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15265p] 63511ssb 6458usb 10320.63 12579usb 12689Lsb 13362Lc6 1900 Philippines, Radio Rlipinos 11730me 11890re 15190me 1730 130 USA, KAU Dallas TX 138150 1830 19W Poland, Radio Polon° 5995eu 7285eu 1700 1803 USA, KlME Otero NM 5835n0 1803 1932 Russia, University Network 9890:s 17C0 1811 USA, KTBN Soh Lk City UT 15590no Isa) 10 Russia, Voice of Russia1290ku 7335d 7340eu 9590s 983001 17C0 18a) USA, Voce of &maw 60400 61100 712503 9645.0 97600 11510d 137104 152050 153950 15240i 1544501 178954 1830 Russia, Voice of Russia 5950eu 6175aJ 17010 1803 mtwhf USA, Voice of ArneriLa 59900 60450 95250 97950 119550 18:0 119EOCCC) ass South Africa, Rod io League 3215d 120350 152550 1800 10 South Africa, Radio Veritos 323031 1700 1800 USA, WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 17495n3 18CO 1900 Sri Lanka, SLBC 49403s 17C0 1800 USA, WEWN Birmingham AL 13615n3 1833 1903 Swazibnd, TWR 32004 950331 1700 1820 USA, WHRA Greenbush ME 176500 1830 11D Taiwan, R Taipei In -I 3955eu 1700 1800 USA, WHRI NoblesvrIle IN 137600 151050 1800 UK, BBC World Service 32554 619031 61950 94100 1700 1811 USA, W1NB Red Lion PA 13570w, 12099ry 153100 15400d 154204 15568re1783001 21470d 1700 18:0 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490crn 13595ar0 1800 1903 USA,Arrnexl Faces Nefrvodc 3903usb 4278Lsb4319usb4993usb 1700 1820 USA, WMIK Bethel PA 9465eJ 15265eJ 6350sb 64580eb 10320us3 12579usb 12689usb 13362usb 1700 183 USA, WRMI Mom, FL 15725n3 1830 1903 USA, KAU Dallas TX 138150 17co 181 USA, WRNO NewOrieons lA 7395333 1803 19:0 USA KIM': Otero NM 11885n3 17m 180 tho USA, WSHB Cypass Creek SC 151903 181 1900 USA, KTEN Soh Lk City UT 155900 1700 1800 USA WFJC Newport NC 9370a 18:0 1900 USA,Vok-e of Amen, :a 603531 6040.0 97600 98850 11975x1

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137101 152401 155901 178951 191 AIL South Korea, R Korea Intl 59750 72750 In 1TO USA,WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 1749503 190 231 Sn Lanka, SLBC 4940:5 113 In USA, WEWN Birminghom AL 1361503 1930 1.0J a Sit Lanka, SU3C 60103) 1E00 1900 USA,WHRAGreenbushME 176500 190 Swaziland, TWR 32001 181 1500 USA, WHRI NoblesAle IN 94950 137600 1500 20:0 Thailand, Radio 9`arin1 18:0 191/ USA, VV1NB Red Lion PA 13570in 190 Uganda, Roctio 4976cb 502613 719613 1833 190 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490crn 13595crn 1%D AID UK, BBC World Service 32553 60053 61901 61950 94100 IECO In USA, WM1K Belhel PA 9465eu 1526431 96301 12095.31 153100 154034 178301 IECO 191:10 USA, WRMI Miami Fl 15725m 19CO AID USA, Armed Forces Network 3903usb 4278usb 4319usio 4993013 1870 19:0 USA, WRNO NewOrieonslA 73953n 63503sb645833b 103200133125790ob12689usb 13362usb In 191:0 w USA, WSHB Cypress Creek SC 189101 191/ AID USA, KAIJ Dallas TX 138150 1833 190 USA, WriC Ne.port NC 9370135 1TO LID USA, K1MF Otero NM 11885no 1E1:0 19C0 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 947503 12160no 13845ra 191/ 20:0 USA, KJESVado NM 15.1953 1568503 1903 AID USA, KTBN Solt Lk City UT 155900 113C0 19:0 USA, WWRBMoncl esterTN 93200 12172ro 1903 210 USA, Voce of Amen.° 49503 60351 74151 95250 96900 1E00 19:0 USA, WYFROkeechcbee FL 18980e0 97600 97850 118700 119753 120150 136400 137101 IECO 1900 Yemen, Read Yemen Radio 9780tre 152401 151800 155804 17895/ 1!33 1TO Zimbobvb,SWRAfnca6145do ln AID USA, Voice of krona] 59650 98400 117200 119700 152050 1815 1845 as Russia, Bible Voice BC7435me 154100 1815 193 as Russia, Bible Voice BC 5880eu 19)0 c1.10 USA,WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 17495no 1833 1855 Belgium, Radio Vbanderen Intl 7465as 1165131 1169531 190 AID s USA, WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 741503 183) ln Bulgano, Radio 58003., 7500eu 193 ACLU mtwhl USA,WBCQKennebunk, ME 933503 lam 1903 Georgia, Georgian Rodio 119103) 193 AW USA, WEWN Brminghom AL 1361503 1830 191) South Afnca, AWR 59601 60951 119854 1903 USA,VVHRAGreenbushME 176500 1820 193 South Africa, AWR 11985of 1900 LW USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 94950 137600 183) 19:0 mtwhfo Sweden, Radio 60650 1900 AID USA, WINB Red Lion PA 135703n 1E30 190 s Sweden, Rock 58400 1933 AU) USA, WJIE Louisville KY 749030 13595crn 1833 190 UK, BBC World Service 60053 96301 1900 'AID USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9495eu 15265eu 1820 UK, RTE Radio 136400216303 1903 41.1.1.) USA, WRMI Miami FL 15725no 181 19[D UK, United Nations Radio 9850me 137751 19:B USA, WRNO New Orleans LA 73953n 1845 193 s Russia, Bible Voice BC 7435rre 193 210 th USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC I 966rtr 189101 1845 1900 o Russia, Bible Voice BC 74356.1 In AID rnwfo USA, WSHB Cypress Creek SC 189101 19:0 LW USA,WDCNewp3tNC 9370± 1900 Z11 USA, WWCR Nashville TN 947503 121600 13845no 1900 UTC - 2PM E/ 1PM Cl 11AM P 155B5no 1911 MX USA, WWR8Mancheder 9320oo 1217210 1900 1927 oice of 7145eu 9730a, 1911 AUU USA, WYFROkeechctee FL 32304 1903 1930 Germany, Deutsche Welle 39'-heu 1903 2UU of Vanuatu, Radio 394531 7260do MD 191 s Germany, Universal Life 9470me 190 AIX Zambia, Chnstion Voice 49653o 1900 1930 s Gtece,Voiceof 74756 94206 17705no 1933 AL Austria, Radio Austria Intl 5945e 6155eu In 1933 Philippines, Radio Pilipinas 11733re 1189rne 15190me 1933 AID Georgia, Georgian Radio 11763e0 190 1930 f Russia, Bible Voice BC 9470no 1933 AID Greece, Voice of 74756 193 1933 UK, BBC World Service 13336 191 TOD s Greece, Voiced 94208) 1770503 193 1945 Germany, Deutsche Welk I1 765of 1378131 152753 175601 191 23:0 Iron, VOIR! 6110eu 7215eu /.5.21.40 116951 151401 1781001 217801 193) AW Serbia/Montenegro, R Yugoslavia 6100eu 1903 1945 Indio, All Indio Radio 74106 9445d 11620eu 119251 136054 193) AW Slovakia, R Slovakia Intl 5915u KI553 I 7345eu 15075d 1515511 1767031 193) /LWmiwhf/vl Solomon Islands, SIBC 5020do 9545do 1TO 1945 USA, WYFROIreechobeeFL 151156 1893130 193) LID Switzerland, Swiss R Intl 9755o 136600 154850 176600 19D 1955 China, China Radio Intl 94404 95854 1930 210 Turkey, Voiced 9890eu 1903 1955 North Korea, Voice of 4405as 75056 113356 1935 1955 Italy, RAI Intl 5970eu 9745eu 191 201 Anguilla, Conbbeon Beacon 117753n 1940 1945 Turkmenistan, Turkmen Rodb 4930as

1903 401 mtwhf Argentina, RAE 11710eu 1945 ABJ mtwhf Albania. Radio T.rana Intl 7)1003 95I0 -in ln210 Australia, Radio 6300pa 72400 9475as 950031 95830 981533 118830 1213300 152400 21820os 19D c11.0 Australia, Voice I ntematiorx:I 137703 2000 UTC - 3PM E / 2PM C/ 12PM P 1933 4.11 of Botswana, Radio 335613 482C13 7255do 1903 20001 Cando, CBC Northern Semce 96253o 21D 2015 sVi Solomon Islands, SifiL502033 954533 19D z1.0.) Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 607033 201)AU) Turkey, Voce of 91390eu 190 Conodo, CFVP Calgary AB 6030do ADJ Netherlands, Radio 60204 712031 116553 1933 LUX Canada, CKZN St John's NF 616330 AID 2:27 Iron, VOIRI 61 I Ocu 7215eu 7320eu 116954 15140of NOD AW Gonad°, CKZU Vancouver BC 616053 2028AID Hungary, Radio Budapest 6025eu 71353.1 71756 1933 21LU Costa Rico, R for Peace Intl 150403n 21D Ali) Israel, Kol Israel 62830 9435d 116053 156400 190 Costa Rico, University Network 5031301n 6150rn 7375cm 9725e AID 2lNJ Mongolia, Voice of 120156 11870trn 13750no 17645os All)AW mtwhf Solomon Islands, SIBC 5020cb 954510 191 AUJmtwhf Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 151851 MB AID Switzerland, Swiss R Intl 97550 136600 1541350 176600 19D cn of Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 336613 4915do 2003 AW Vatican City, Vatican Radio 7365d 96603 116251 1903 Kuwait, Radio 11990os ALU 2345 Germany, DeutscheWelle 61806 1900 AID Liberia, ELWA 4760th AID 2315 Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl 9687ing 11787eu 193 AID Liberia, R Liberia Intl 510013 235:1 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1526533 19C0 AW Malaysia, Radio 729513 21.10 2355 Chino, China Radio Intl 5965e, 94406 9840su 116401 117940 1900 AID Namibia, NBC 32703 SbUof 136303 193 et.1.D Netherlands, Radio 60203 71203 116554 A.1.) 21T Algeria, Radio Algiers Intl 117156 151603J 190 AID New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 15265p3 20:0 2130 Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 117753n 190 AW Nigeno,Rodio/Enugu 6025cb 210 2100 Australia, Radio 7240.0 947536 950331 95800 981533 19D BUD Nigena, Radio/16°33n 605013 118800120600 152400218203 193 AUU Nigeno,Rodio/Koduna 47704) 609035 9570do AID zoo Australia, Voice International 137703 1903 ,11.1J Nigeria, Rodio/Logos 3326cb 49901 an 21T vi Botswana, Radio 3356do 482033 725533 1903 AID Nigeno, Voice of 7255d 151504 A11) 2100 Canada, CBC Northern Serce 9625d3 1903 2ozo Papua New Guinea, NBC 4890do 96751 210 2130 Canada, CFRX Toronto ON 607013 1911 All) a Russia, Bible Voice BC 5883ne z1.1D 2100 Canada, CFVP Colgory AB 6033do 190 x107 s Russia, Bible Voice BC 7435me 2100 Conoda, CKZN St John's NE 616033 190 Russia, University Network 9890as TOO 2130 Conada, CKZUVoncouver BC 61603o 191 Au) Russia, Voice of Russia 59506 6175eu 62353J That, 73351 AID 2100 Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 15040om 73403, TWh, 74401 9875o1 115101 cUJJ 2100 Costa Rica, University Network 5030rn 61503-n 7375crn 972533 118703n 137533 1764501

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AIX 2100 Ecuador, HCJB 118953J 2100 2159 Conoda, Radio Canada Intl 58500 5995.o 72350 74250 211mtwhf Eqt Guinea, Radio Africa 151850 91700 98350 136550 20002037 211 vl Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 336630 4915c0 2100 Iii) Anguilla, Caribbean Beacon 11775crn 210 21W Guarn,AWRACCA 7160as 11700as 2103 LAD Australia, Radio 5995p3 6020po 72400 95003s 95800 MI/ 21W Indonesia, Voice of 95256u 966000 11890.0 1201300 177150 217400 21820as 2CCO 21W Kuwait, Radio 11990os 2100 LAD Austria, AWR 96603f /CO 21W Liberia, ELWA 476030 2100 211 vi Botswana, Radio 335630 482030 725530 210 21W Liberia, R Liberia Intl 510083 211 Canada, CBC Northern Service 962530 ALIJ 21W Malaysia, Rod io 7295do 21W AID Canada, CF RX Toronto ON 6070do AID 21W smtwha Malta, VO Mediterranean 7445eu 211 ZdD Canoda, CEVP Calgcry AB 6030cio 210D Namibia, NBC 3270of 3290a1 2100 Canada, CI:ZN St JoH's NE 61653o ALU 2103 Nigena, Radio/Enugu 60253o 211 ZUJ Condo, CKZU Vancouver BC 616030 2103 Nigeria, Rodio/lboda n60503o 211220 Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 7455cyn 15040crn /D 2103 Nigena, Rodio/Koduno 477030 609030 9570± 2100 LAU Costa Rica, University Network 5030= 6150bii 7375am 97253o 2.1.1) 21W Nigeria, Radro/logos 332630 49901 11870crn 137500 17645as 213 211 Nigeno, Voice of 7255d 151501 21W ICU Ecuador, HCJB 118956.1 201211 Russia, University Network 9890os 2103 'LADmtwhf Eqt Guinea, Rodio Airco 15185d 201211 Russia, Voice of Russia 59503u 6175eu 62353J 7291ku 73433, 2100 2/0 vi Ghana, Grano BC Corp 3366:0 491530 15735am 211 221 India, All India Radio 741013, 9445u 95750 9910393 9950eu 2100 Slovokia,AWR 59553s 116200 117150u 211 South Africa, AWR 15295of 211 Z30 Japan, Radio 6fIRSrr 61345ry 6090eu 61803i 211mtwhf Spain, R Exterior Esoana 9595a1 9680cu 11830eu 11855x 118554 11920x 17825no I 7860:c 211 Uganda, Radio 497630 5026dc 7196do 2167533 2100 UK, BBC World Seroce 3255d 6005a1 61903f 61950 94100 211 LAU Libena, ELWA 476083 96303 12095d 154004 178303f 21W LW) Liberia, R L bena Intl 510030 210 2103 USA,Arrned Forces Network 390.3u63 4278u63 4319u63 4993u63 2100 ICU Malaysia, Radio 729530 635063 6458313 1032066125791.613 126891.6613362u63 2100 LAB Namibia NBC 3270d 329031 211 USA, KA1J Da lbs TX 138150 2100 2377 N igen°, Rado/Enugu 6025cb 211 USA, KIME Otero NNA 11865 211 Nigeria, Rado/Koduro 477043 60903 95703 2100 USA, KTBN Solt Lk City UT 155900 2100 Z21.1 Ngena, Radio/Logos 332633 499031 2100 USA, Voice of Arnenco 6035d 60950 7415of 96900 97600 211AID N gena, Voce of 7255d 1515031

1 1 assd 119754 1371031 152404 155801 17885d 178951 211 LAD Papua New Guinea, NBC 489040 967531 211 as USA, Voiced Americo 495031 211 Romania, R Romania Intl 5995eu 7105eu 72153. 96903., 2103 USA, WBCQKennebunk, ME 17495ra 211 22co Russia, University Network 9890as

2100 s USA, \ Al3CQ Kemebunk, ME 7415no 2103 22co Russia, Voice of Russo 59503. 6175u 6235eu 73003J 7340eu 211 USA, WEWN Binninghom AL 136150 17595d 7390eu 15735crn 211 USA,WHRAGneenbush ME 176500 211 LAD vi Solomon Islands, SI BC 502030 9545do 211 USA, VVHRI Noblesville IN 57450 94950 2103 South Korea, R Korea Intl 155753J 211 USANNB Red bon PA 1357Cizrn 211 221 Srl Lanka, SLBC 4940cs 21W USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490an 13595crn 2103 Syno, Radio Damascus 12085eu 13610eu 211 USA, WMLK Bethel PA 9495eu 15265u 21W 2311 UK, BBC World Service 3255d 3915as 5965os 59750 600501 211 USA, WRMI Miami EL 15725 6110as 61901 61950 94100 120950 1540331 211 USA, VAN° New Orleons LA 7395zrn 178351 210) USAMTJC Newpert NC 937030 2100 LAD USA,Armed Forces Network 3903u63 4278.66 4319063 2100 USA,WVVCR Nashmlle TN 9475n3 12160no 13845ro 4993u63 6350u6E 6458usb 10320u312579u312689u63 15685no 13362.63 210) USA, WWRBMonchester TN 932533 12172ro 211 an USA, KAU Dallas TX 138150

211 USA,WYEROkeechobee EL 32301 1752593 2100 LAD USA, KIMF Otero NM 11 885ra

211 va Vanuatu, Radio 394531 726080 21W Z21 USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 15590, 211 Zambia, Christian Voice 496530 2100 2203 USA, Voice of Arnenco 60351 6040.0 60950 7415d 9595.0 2100 rmvf USA,WSHBCypressCreek SC 15665d 96700 97600 118700 119754 137101 151850 2100 Syna, Rodio Domascus 12085eu 13610eu 152401 15580o1 177350 178200 178951 2345 Italy, RAI Intl 60103f 97101 118801 2100 al.) USA, WBCO Kennebunk, ME 7415no 93350 17495rn 2045 vi Libya, Voice of Africa 1543.5r 21695r 211 2220 mtwhf USA, WBCO Kennebunk, ME 9335 2345 Thailand, Radio 95a53l 211 LAD USA, WEWN Birmingiom AL 136150 17595 2065 Belgium, Radio Vloanderen Intl 74653) 211 LAJJ USA, WHRA Greenbish ME 176500 .4.b/ Vietnam, Voice of 7145eu 97303) 211 LLD USA, WHRI Noblesviile IN 57450 94950 211 Belarus, Radio Belorus Intl 7105eu 72103) 211 LAD USA, WI N8 Red Lon PA 135703m 211 Cuba, Radio Havana 1366066137506u 2100 711 USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7490rn 13595an 211 Egypt, Rod io Cairo 15375.1 211 AID USA, WMIK Bethel PH 15265eu 2103 Poland, Radio Pclonio 71659u 7265eu 211 2200 USA, WWI Miami FL 15725n3 211 vl Solomonlslands, S I BC 53203 9545da 211 USA, WRNO New OdezinsLA 7395un 211 Sweden, Rock 60650 9445o 94950 211 2230 mw USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC 1165Ceu 211 Uzbekistan, Radio Tashkent 5025ez 7105eu 119066u 211 AIX) f USA, WSHB CypressCreeirSC 15665.1 2100 mtwhfo Aarienia, Voice of 48109. 9960t3) 211 LAD USA,WTX:NeffloortNC 9370o 211 India, All Indio Radio 74103J 9445eu 95750u 9910u 9950eu 211 LAD USA,WW3R Nashville TN 7465 9475 121600 11620.0 117150u 1384503 2050 211 Vatican City, Vaticon Radio 4005eu 58933) 72503) 211 LAU USA, WWRBMonchsier TN 93200 12172rc 2050 2110 v1/ mvaticon City, Vaticon Radio 415eu 5890eu 72503) 211 ItJJ USA, WYFROkeechcbeeFL 1551,40 1757593 214559. 2:61 211 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 1767500 211 'LAD vl Vanuatu, Radio 3945d 726033 211 2/0 Zambia, Christian Voice 496543 2115 2233 Egypt, Radio Cairo 9990eu 153751 2100 UTC - 4PM E / 3PM C/ 1PM P 213) 2156 Chino, China Radio Intl 59653) 98403) 136309. 13640cu 2133 Australia, ABC NT Ake Spnngs 2310b 4835a 2100 2115 Egypt, Radio Cairo 15375.1 2133 la) Australia, ABC NT Kathenne 502533 211 2127 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 59300 94300 2133 za) Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crk 49103 211 2127 Vietnam, Voice of 7145eu 9730eu 213) ICU Australia,Radio 11660s 2100 2133 China, China Radio Intl 59653, 98409. 1164001 117903. 136.333 213) LAU th Belorus, Radio Belays Intl 7105eu 7210eu 11980as 211 2133 Cuba, Rodo Hawn° 13660.66137503u 213D ICU Guam,AWRKDA 11960s 211 213D Nigena, Rodio/lbadon 6050do 213D ICU Iron, VOIR] 9780a. 117403u 210) 213D Thailand, Radio 95300 2133 ZA1) Turkey,Vorce of 95250 211 2145 Germany, Deutsche Welle 1164531 118900 152750 154104 2133 LAU t f UK, 88C World Semce 1168093 177651 2132 f UK, Wales Radio Intl 7325eJ 211 2156 North Korea, Voiced 44053s 7505eu 11335u 2133 Zia Uzbekistcn, Radio Tashkent 50253J 71 05cu 11 905eu

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 53 Shortwave Guide

2200 UTC - 5PM E / 4PM C / 2PM P 2300 UTC - 6PM E / 5PM C / 3PM P

LW 2727 iron, VOIRI 9780as 11 /40ou 210 0:00 Conbbean Beacon 6090cm all 2228 Hungary, Radio Budapest 3975eu 6025e. 11825ci LW 010 Australia, ABC NT Alice Spnngs 2310.0 4835n z Zl29 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 5850.13 6045.0 9770,0 9805,0 al) 010 Australia, ABC NT Katherine 5025do LW an India, All India Rod io 7410au 9445eu 9575au 9910ou 9950au LW 010 Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crk 491033 11620.0 117153u LOU 010 Australia, Radio 9475as 95804 9660p3 11650p3 11660as au 113J Serbia/Montenegro, R Yugoslavia 6100eu 120810 13620os 152301s 17715w IGLU an South Korea, R Korea Intl 3955eu al)010 Bulgano, Radio 94003 11700no

11.3) Turkey, Voice of 95254 23.1) 010 Canada, CBC Northern Service 962533 IXU lAJ USA, Voice of America 6035af 72154 7415d 97704 98904 233 CCM Canada, CFRXTorantoON 60702o 1165531 117604 11975d 13710of 151854 15290k3 LW 010 Canada, CFVECalgary AB 60033 15164 177354 17820ra Lin 010 Canada, CKZN St John's NE 6160:b LW 2245 Egypt, Radio Cairo 9990eu L11 010 Canada, CKZU Vancouver BC 6160cb LW 2245 USA,WYFROkeechobee FL 155654 M 010 China, China Radio Intl 5990n3 1369:ra LW 22E6 Chino, China Radio Intl 7170cti al) 0000 Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 7445an 15040cm 211) al) Angui lb, Caribbean Beacon 609Ckrn Lill 010 Costa Rico, University Network 5030:m 6150crn 7375crn 972593 LW al) Australia, ABC NT Alice Springs 2310t0 4835irr 11870trn 137503 1764539 210 al) Austra lia, ABC NT Kathenne 502533 LiU Egypt, Radio Cairo 9900crn

LW LII) Australia, ABC NT Tennant Crk 491033 al) xl Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 336663 4915do LW an Australia, Radio 5995p3 6020po 95804 116504 LW Guyana, Voice of 325Udo 595033 11660as 136209 152303s 177154 177954217404 India, All India Radio 9705as 9950os 11620os 13605as LWLiu Bulgana, Radio 5931u 75003u Lin Liberia, R Liberia Intl 5103do 2200 AB Canada, CBC Northern Service 962540 23:0 Malaysia, Radio 7295do LI.1) LiU Canada, CFRXTorontoON 607033 al) Mexico, Radio Mexico Intl 9705cm 11770crn 7100 LiU Canada, CFVP Calgary AB 603033 Ltn Namibia, NBC 3270af 32906/ LW LUJ &Inuit), CKZN St John's NE 61603o 23.3 New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675p3 ICU IA) Canada, CKZU VancaNer BC 6160d3 Lin Romania, R Romania Intl 7195ei 9510no 9570ai I n 210 Costa Rica, R for Peace Intl 7445crn 15041orn 119403 LdU 111) Costa Rico, University Network 5030trn 61:Aun 7375crn 972593 Lin010 Russia, University Network 9890as 11870om 137503 17645as I31 00:0 Singapore, SBC RadoOne 615030 laJJLWmtwhf Eqt Gu,nea, Radio Afnca 1518531 Lli) CO:0 Sn Lanka, SLBC 4940as 2203 al) vi Ghana, Ghana BC Corp 33663o 491540 Lin010 UK, BBC World Service 3915as 5965as 59754 61954 7105as 220 23:0 Guyana, Voice of 3290do 59503o 11685w 11945os 11955as 120954 15280os LW al) Liberia, R Liberia Intl 510033 Lin CUT' USA,Anned Forces Network 3903usb 4278usb4319usb 4993usb IcUJ al) Malaysia, Radio 7295cb 6350usb6458usb 10320.sb12579usb12689usb 13362usb LW 210 Mexico, Radio Mexico Intl 9705an 11770= Lin 010 USA, KALI Dallas TX 138113 LW an Namibia, NBC 327031 329031 Liu 001 USA, K1MF Om NM 11885no LW LIB New Zealand, Radio NZ Intl 17675po Lin 010 USA, KTBN Salt 1k City UT 15590,3 210Lin Nigeno, Rodio/Enugu 6025c3 Liu010 USA, KWH R Noolehu HI 1751039 an an Ngeria, Radio/Koduna 477033 60903o 9570do 23:0 CCM USA, Voice of Americo 6180,43 72154 7205o 9620.o 97704 al)al) Nigeria, Radio/Logos 332630 499031 97913 11735w 117604 112054 136404 15135o 151854 LW an Nigeria, Voice of 7255a1 151503 15205o 15290o 151354 177354 17820o LWal) Russia, University Network 989(k3 LtU USA, WBCQ Kennebunk, ME 741503 9335na 1749503 ZAJJ Lin ,A Solomon Islands, SI BC 5020do 954563 Liu USA, WEWN Birm,ngham AL 9975nc 17595no LW an as Spain, R Extenor Espana 9595d 9690eu Liu USA, WHRAGreenbush ME 75811, al)al) Sn Lanka, SLBC 49403 USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 5745.0 9495.0 LW LW Taiwan, R Taipei Intl 9345..1 USA, \MNB Red Lion PA 12160cm ICU LW UK, BBC World Service 596539 5975.13 6195w 7105as al) USA, WJIE Louisville KY 7491m 13595om 11685as 120954 1540031 178304 Lin USA, WRMI Miami FL 1572503 ICnLiu Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl 590Eeu 6020eu 7240eu 9460.c Lin USA, WRMI Momi FL 15725no an an USA,Armed Forces Network 3903irsb 4278usb4319usb al) USA, WRNO New OrleansLA 7355cm 4993usb6350usb 6458usb 10320usb12579usb 12689uslo al) USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC 75103 13362usb al) USA, WFIC Newport NC 93703 LW al) USA, KAJ Dallas TX 13815.13 Lin USA, WWCRNashville TN 321003 507033 7465ra LW LIU) USA, KIMF Otero NM 1188503 1384503 al) an USA, KTBN Soh Lk City UT 1559003 210000 USA, VYWRBMarchester TN 505033 50E503 68903 210 LW USA, KWHR Noolehu HI 17510s LU.) COI USA. WYFROkeethobeeFL 5985so 1185593 151713 1540113 la) 23:0 USA, WBCO Kennebunk, ME 741503 933503 1749503 Lin 010 sit Vanuatu, Radio 3945d 726030 2200 Lin USA, WEWN Birmingham AL 997503 1759503 LtU CO:0 Zambia, Christian Voice 4965do 22:0 Lin USA, WHRA GreenbushME 75804 17650.o Lin 1.0 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 5960m 9590crn 11865crn 210 USA,WHRINoblesvilleIN 5745w 949113 Liu Lin Cuba, Radio Havana 9550m 210 23:0 USA, VV1NB Red bon PA 13570orn Liu IA) Nigeria, Radio/Enugu6025do USA, W.IIE Louisville KY 7490an 13595an Lin L.W Nigena, Rodio/Koduna 4770d3 609033 la.) LIU USA, WRMI Miami FL 1572533 LW Nigeria, Radio/Lagos 3326do 4990o1 anal) USA, WRNO NewOlieonsLA 7395am LCU LIU ,A Solomon Islands, SI BC 5020do 9545do USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC 7510eu LtU 2345 Germany, DeutscheWelle 9470 as 9815as 13690s 21790as w USA, WSHBCypressCreek SC 152813 Liu 2345 USA, WYFROkeechobee FL 117403

LII) USA, WTJC NewpixtNC 9370na LE) 2260 Turkey,Voice of 6020.o 96554 121) Liu USA,WWCRNasfmlleTN 50703 746533 947503 Lit) Kyrghyz, Kyrghyz Radio 4010s 47953s 1384503 010 Australia, Radio 11695as 15415os anal) USA, WVYRBManchesier TN 9320no 1217203 LtU 00:0 Canada, Radio Canada Intl 59603 959003 an AD USA, WYFROkeechobeeFL 11740n0 La) 02C0 Lithuania, R Vilnius 9875a. al)al) Nit Vanuatu, Radio 3945a1 726030 2330 0:1:0 Netherlands, Radio 616503 984503 11.1) Zambia, Chnstion Voice 496.533 010 Switzerland, Swiss R Intl 9885s3 11660so ZCb la) Italy, RAI Intl 11895as L.W 010 UAE, Gospel For Asia 6145as al) 7,45 Belgium, Radio Vac nderen Intl 137003 ca:o UK, BBC Wald Service6035os

En 2257 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 7345w 94313 2333 2345 ,A Libya, Voice of Africa 15435n 21691 Lin mtwhfa Albania, Radio Tirana Intl 7131u 9540a) 2233 2356 China, China Radio Intl 59903 136BOna LW Lin Australia, Radio 9475as 2357 Czech Rep, Radio Prague Intl 974503 21455usb an an Austria, Rod,o Austria Intl 5945eu 6145n i Zit 2357 Vetnam, Voice of 98409 12020os 2133 Ltu Cuba, Radio Havana 9550cm LW LA Sweden, Rode 606,5.3 224s Lin India, All India Radio 9705as 9950as 11620as 13605as

54 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Selected Shortwave Guide Programming

Notes by Dove Arlington) radio enthusiasts) 0145 BBCWS(ern) Letter horn America (Alistair Cooke's weekly commentary 1 . The BBC World Service Americas stream [BBCWS(am)] is on shortwave at these times TUESDAY on life in the USA) and on these frequencies: 0900-1000, 0000 R Netherlands The Research File (a magazine emphasizing the el - 1000-1100 (weekends only) and 1100- Nome of science to all our lives) MONDAY -FRIDAY 0010 R Australia The Science Show (Robyn Williams one of the longest 0105 R. New Zealand Int.'In Touch with New Zealand (a domestic afternoon 1700 on 15190; 1000-1400 on 6195; running programs on AB( Radio) variety program hosted by Wayne Mowat, this hour

1100-1130 on 17790; 2100-0300 on 0030 R Netherlands Emiolluest (a magazine placing Europe in context) features popular music set to a theme)

12095; 2100-0500 on 5975; 0000-0300 0045 BBCWS(am) Wite On (listeners comment on BBC programs) 0110 R Australia Asia -Pacific (current affairs and business report about on 9825; 0100-0400 on 9525; 0400- Asia and the Pacific) 0600 on 6135. WEDNESDAY 2.Some R. New Zealand Int. programming 0000 R. Netherlands Music 52/15 [refer to 0000 5) MONDAY may be pre-empted from time to time for 0010 R Australia The %banal Interest (Terry Lane's round -up of the week's 0100 BBCWS(am) The World Today (refer to 0030 MI mop issues) R Habana CubaWeekly Review (Cuba's perspective on current events) coverage of live sports events. Consult Radio New York International (Johnny Lightning plays for schedule. In addition, 0030 R. Netherlands k Good Life (how development affects societies) WBC0(7415kHz ) 0045 BBCWS(am) Heart and Soul (how beliefs, values and feligion affect classic rock to 0500) New Zealand returns to standard time on individuals) 0105 Deutsche Welle Religion and Society (religious emits and issues around March 16. From that date, programming si- the world)

mulcast from National Radio will be heard THURSDAY R Netherlands Wide Angle (a single issue examined in-depth) on RNZI one hour later UTC. These programs 0000 R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary (award -winning sound es- 0115 Deutsche Welle Arts on the Air (Breandain O'Shea covers the German carry an asterisk (1 in the listings. says and in-depth investigations) cultural scene) WBCO(1415kHz) Cdl the Hook (discussing computer and information tech- R. Prague Readings from Czech Literature nology issues) 0130 China FInt. People in the Know (threw ews with prominent Chinese 0000 UTC / 7pm E / 4pm P - Page 43 Freqs 0010 R. Australia Background Briefing (ABC Radio's award -winning who ore shaping the nation's (sure) Nada-setting, current affairs radio documentary m- R. Australia The Health Report (Dr Norman Swan's weekly report on om) health and medical issues) SUNDAY 0030 R Canada Int. Dispatches (a Canadian perspective on international 0140 R. Hahne CubaThe Mailbag Show (listener letters) 0000 HUB Ecuador DX Partyiine (Allen Graham hosts a weekly program for rewr topics) 0150 R. Habana CubaBreakthrough (Arnie Coro's weekly science report) DXers and SC) R Netherlands Own Horizons [refer to 0000 M( R. Netherlands Music 52/15 (Max Ohlenschlager with musical styles 0045 BBCWS(am) Weston (first weekly episode of this continuing drama) TUESDAY -SATURDAY horn around the globe) 0100 R. Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship international current affairs WBC0(7415kHz.)The Real Amateur Radio Show FRIDAY program) 0001 BBCWS(am) Play of the Week (classic and contemporary drama for 0000 R Netherlands *he Sound Fountain [refer to 0030 hi] 0105 Deutsche Welle Newslink (daily current affairs magazine focused on radio) WIK0(7415kHz.) Goddess Irina 1 Music Show (your guess is as good as Europe) 0005 R. Australia The Europeans (historical and cultural perspectives on nine-ed ) European societies) 0010 R. Australia Hindsight (Australian social history woven from the TUESDAY R Canada Int. Ouirks and Ouaiks (Bob McDonald with what's new memories of those who were there) 0105 BBCVIli(am) Meridian -Masterpiece (critical examinations of creative and next in science) 0030 HUB Ecuador The Book and the Spade (the latest thscoveries and endeavors) R. New ZealandInt 'At the Movies (Simon Moms with reviews and movie developments inBiblical archaeology) 0130 BB(1411f(am) Charlie Gillett (world music) news) R. Netherlands The Research File [refer to 0000 T) China RInt. Biz China (business and finance in the Chinese market) 0010 R. Japan Hello from Tokyo (listener !utters, music and short lea - 0045 HMS(om) Whit's the Problem? (a panel of experts offers advice to Deutsche Welle Insight (o look at major international trends and devel- tines) listeners) opments) 0030 HUB Ecuador Saludos Amigos (Yvonne Kennedy and Sharon Bulmer R Australia The Law Report (Damien Carrick presents breaking le- host this popular program of international friendship) SATURDAY gal stories in Australia and overseas) R Netherlands Amsterdam Forum (interactive discussion on current 0000 R. Netherlands A Good Life [refer to 00301] 0144 VOA hews Now Dateline (an 11 minuteweekday documentary that ex- dials and issues) 0000 WEra0(7415kHz) The Lost Discs Radio Show (spinning obscure oldies) amines a major issue unfolding 1,1America of the world) R. New ZealandInt. 'Booknmrks (books and book people in NI) 0005 R Australia Feedback (Roger Broadbent answers listener questions, WBC0(1415 kHz(Fred Flintstone's Music Slaw provides regular updates about RA and delves into WEDNESDAY 0035 R. Australia Ockham's Razor (sharp commentaries on science top- communications issues) 0100 WBCC(7415kHz)Good Morning Maine ics) R New Zealand Int 'Vow Money (Bruce Wallace and panel discuss 0105 BBCWS(am) Meridian -Screen (the film acs) financial trends) 0130 BBCWS(am) UK Top Twenty (music from tic, British rock and pop MONDAY -FRIDAY 0030 HUB Ecuador Mow del Ecuador (Jorge Zambian° with Andean mu- charts) 0005 R. New Zealand Int.'Cadenza (light classical music selections) sical selections) Deutsche Welle Man and Environment (John Hay presents the human

R Australia Country Breakfast (Australian rural and regional is- element in environmental issues.) MONDAY sues) R Australia The Religion Report (Stephen Crittenden examines the 0000 BBCWS(am) World Briefing R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary [refer to 0000 11] way religion and societies interact) HUB Ecuador Musical Mailbag (listener letters, food and the ques- R. New Zealand int 'The Saturday Comedy lone 0140 R Habana CubaDXels Unlimited (Arnie Coro presents a program from tion of the week) 0045 BBCWS(am) Westway (second weekly episode of this continuing radio enthusiasts) WBC0(7415kHz)Le Show (Harry Shearer with a tour -de -force variety drama) 0,44 VOA Hews Now Dateline [refer to 0144 T[ show)

R Netherlands Dutch Horizons (Bertine Kkol chronicles life in Holland) THURSDAY 0005 R Canada Int Global Village (Jowi Taylor fields reports and music 0100 UTC / Epin E / 5pm P - Page 43 Freqs 0105 BBCWS(am) Meridian -Writing (reports on hocks, theatre, poetry, lour- from global venues) nolism, biography, history and anthropology) 0010 R Australia Away& (Aboriginal social, political, arts and culture 0130 BB(WS(am) Revolver (musicians play Mee hvorites among the new program) SUNDAY releases) 0100 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 0030 AA] R Bulgaria Folk Studio (Bulgarian folk music) Deutsche Welle Living in Germany (people, places and events in Ger- WBC0(7415kHz) A Different Kind of Oldies Show (a unigue 1111A of u,dies RJapan Weekend Square (various aspects of Japan presented many) with intervi ews, music and discussions) music with 'Big Steve Cole) R Australia The Media Report (Mick O'Regan takes a critical look at 0020 BBCWS(am) Sports Roundup HUB Ecuador Hem Radio Today (weekly dedicated to the amateur the latest developments in the communications indus- radio hobbyist with John Beck 8 Graham Bulmer) 0030 BBCWS(am) The World Today (the BBC's agenda -setting flagship try) global news program) 0105 Deutsche Welle Talking Point (European journalists dk,cuss the week's 0144 VOA News Now Dateline [refer to 0144 T[ events) R Bulgaria Bulgarian Plaza (bimonthly cultural magazine) Walks and Talks (interesting places in Bulgaria, aired R Australia In Conversation (Robyn Williams talks to scientists and FRIDAY those interested in science) bimonthly) 0105 BBC VS(am) The Music Biz (the global misic business examined) R Netherlands Crape Unzipped (a Ozippy' compilaion of news and R Netherlands The Sound Fountain (Interesting topics approached in 0130 BBCWS(am) John Peel (innovative and eclectic pop music) an unusual way using sound montage, esoteric con- views ham Europe) (him R.Int. Life in China (a weekly magazme focusing on the lives versations, inner musings and atmospheric music) 0105 R Prague Insight Central Europe (regional current affairs maga- of ordinary people in China) zee produced jointly by RPrague, PAustria Int,R. Deutsche Welle Hard to Bart - -The World of Sport (weekly report on Sevakia, RPolonia and R. Budapest) TUESDAY -SATURDAY German and European sport) 0115 Deutsche Welle Irside Europe (a weekly magazine exploring the topical 0005 BBCWS(am) Outlook (topical magartm of people, places and event.) R Australia The Sports Factor (Amanda Smith presents reports which As It Happens (continues horn Mon. -Fri. 2330) issues shaping the continent) 0005 R Canada Int debate and celebrate the cultural significance of sport) 0120 China R.Int. In the Spotlight (Chinese arts and cultural magazine) 0010 R Bulgaria Events and Developments (reports, analyses and corn 0144 VOA News Now Dateline [refer to 0144 1] mentary on Bulgarian and Balkan events) 0130 BBCWS(am) raid Business Review (the week in business and the HUB Ecuador Studio 9 (daily magazine with focused reports on Latin financial markets) SATURDAY America) R. Australia Cz Sounds (Australian new music releases) 0100 W131_0(7415kHz)Allan Weiner Worldwide (the station manager's show) R New lealane Inf.'The Band Programme (brass band music with 0015 R Japan 44 Minutes (daily current affairs magazine about Ja- 0105 BBCWS(am) Arts in Action (weekly global arts magazine) pan and Asia) John Harrison) R Australia Asia Pacific Weekend Edition (a weekly current events 0033 VOA News Now Coast to Coast (daily magazine of life in the USA hosted 0140 R. Habana Cuba OXers Unlimited (Arnie Coro present, a program from

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 55 Shortwave Guide

and business report for and about Asia and the Pacific 0232 Voice of Russia Timelines (Estelle Winters' variety show giving insight SUNDAY region) into lifein Moscow through foreign eyes) 0300 HUB Ecuador DX Partyline (Allen Graham hosts a weekly program for R New Zealand Int.'Eureka! (Allan (DukeII reports on science in NZ) 0235 R. Austria Int. Insight Central Europe (regional current affairs maga- DXers and SWLs)

0130 BBCWS(am) lazzmatazz (weekly globalall magazine) zine produced jointly by R. Prague, R. Ionia Int,R. WBC0(7415kHz)Pocket Calculator (discussing small consumer electronic China R.Int. Listeners Garden (letters, touring, cooking and a lan- Slovakia, R. Polonia and R. Budapest) devices of the post) guage lesson) R. Canada Int. Spotlight (a magazine touching on all facets of artistic 0305 R. Australia Feedback [refer to 0005 A] Deutsche Welle German by Radio (a language lesson) and cultural lifein Canada) R New Zealand Int 'RPM (international documentary series) R. Australia RA Arts (Julie Copeland presents the world of arts and 0311 Voice of Russia Moscow Mailbag (VOR's top -rated program in which cultural ideas) TUESDAY -SATURDAY Joe Adamov answers listener questions and talks about R. New leolond IntHealth Matters (health issues and developments 0210 RBudapest Hungary Today (daily magazine covering (went events the latest rumors and lakes sweeping Moscow) with Louise Wallace) in Hungary) 0315 Deutsche Welle Spectrum (a weekly program looking at developments 0133 VOA News Now News Review (VOA conespondents in the field and from R. Canada Int. Canada Today (daily magazine of intervi ews, corre- in the fields of science and technology) VOA language serve rev join Neal Lam to discuss the spondents reports and Canadian views on world and R. Taipei Int Great Wall Forum [refer to 0215 S] week's maim events) national events) 0320 China R.Int. In the Spotlight (Chinese arts and cultural magazine) 0211 Voice of Russia Commonwealth Update (comments on domestic devel- 0330 BBCWS(am) Reporting Religion (Trevor Barnes reports on global re- opments and moor domestic issues) ligious and ethical issues) 0200 UTC / 9pm E / 6pm P - Page 44 Freqs 0230 R Sweden Sixty Degrees North (reports, intervi ews and analysis HUB Ecuador Saludos Amigos (Yvonne Kennedy and Sharon Bulmer on the Nordic region) host this popular international friendship program) DAILY R. Australia Allin the Mind (a foray into the mental universe, the 0230 R. Austria Int. Report nom Austria (a dully magazine focusing on TUESDAY mind, the brain and human behavior) BBCWS(am) Austria and central and eastern Europe) 0205 Health Matters (reports on the latest medical research) R Sweden Weekend (a magazine about Europe from the Radio E 0230 BBCWS(am) Everywoman (an international magazine for women) consortium, on the first week of the month) SUNDAY 0232 Voice of Russia Folk Box (music drawn from the traditions of the hun- Sweden Today (George Wood presents the voices of Swe- 0200 WBC0(7415kHz.) Marion's Attic (rare and vintage recordings presented dreds of nationalities that make up Russia and the CIS) den, the second week of the month) by Marion Webster) 0235 R. Canada Int. Media lone (Ian lanes hosts a weekly forum with Cana- Spectrum (Bill Schiller covers the Swedish cultural 0205 BBCWS(am) Composer of the Month (biography and music of a Not dian journalists discussing topical issues facing Ca- scene, the third week of the month) Western classical musicomposer) nadians) Studio 49 (conversations on ideas and long-term trends R. Australia Margaret Throsby (a guest is interviewed and presents 0245 R Sweden Sports Scan (a weekly report on sports it the Nordic in Sweden and the Nordic region, the fourth week of the favorite musical pieces) region) month) R. New Zealand Int. 'Feature documentary series WW(R(5070kHz) World of Radio (Glenn Houser's comprehensive review WEDNESDAY 0210 R Canada Int Business Sense (an in-depth look at Canadian compa- of the week in shortwave and international broadcast- nies in the global economy) 0205 BBCWS(am) Go Digital (technology journalist Tracey Logan explains ing) R. Prague Saturday Music (Czech classical, folk, Ian or rock music) the latest in IT) 0337 Voice of Russia Songs from Russia (melodies and musical novelties 0211 Voice of Russia News and Views (Russian views on news developments) 0230 BBCWS(am) Omnibus (a weekly documentary tackling any topic from Russia's past) 0215 R. Taipei Int. Great Wall forum (the China -Taiwan issue ham Taipei's across the globe) 0340 R. Habana Cuba Hers Unlimited (Arnie Coro presents a program from perspective) 0232 Voice of Russia The Jazz Show (recordings from the Russian world of radio enthusiasts) 0230 BBCWS(am) Music Review (personalities, views and issues in inter- jazz) national music) 0235 R. Canada Int. Spotlight [refer to 0235 M] MONDAY -FRIDAY R. Sweden Weekend (a magazine about Europe from the Radio E 0245 R. Sweden Close Up (profiles of people in Sweden from all walks of 0300 R New Zealand Int.Pacific Regional News consortium, on the hest week of the month) life) 0310 HUB Ecuador Studio 9 (daily magazine with focused reports on Latin Sweden Today (George Wood presents the voices of Swe- America) den, the second week of the month) THURSDAY 0320 R. Australia Pacific Focus (reports on business, health, environ- Spectrum (Bill Schiller covets the Swedish cultural 0205 BBCWS(am) Discovery (in-depth explotation of science aid technol- ment, sport and culture in the Pacific region) scene, the third week of the month) ogy topics) 0345 R. Taipei Int. let's Learn Chinese Studio 49 (conversations on ideas and long-term trends 0215 R Taipei Int. Discover Taiwan (exploring aspects of the island) in Sweden and the Nordic region, the fourth week of the 0730 BBCWS(am) Sports International (the issues and personalities be- MONDAY month) hind the headlines) 0300 HUB Ecuador Musical Mailbag (listener letters, food and the ques- 0232 Voice of Russia Moscow Yesterday and Today (recalling the most inter- 0235 R. Canada Int. The Maple Leaf Mailbag [refer to 0210 M] tion of the week) esting events in the history of the city) 0245 R. Sweden Money Matteis (a weekly economic report on the Nordic KWHR(17510kHz) DXing with (timbre (Marie lamb with the hottest DX region) 0235 R Austria Int. Network Europe (a weekly magazine on Europe) catches) R. Canada Int. Canada in the World (Wonek Gwiazda hosts a weekly R Habana Cuba Weekly Review (Cuba's perspective on current events) magazine examining Canadian policies, priorities and FRIDAY WI3C0(1415kHz)Radio New York International (continues from 0100) international relations) 0205 BBCWS(am) One Planet (the environment, development, agriculture 0305 R. New Zealand Int.'Jogai° o to Moana (Anita Purcell presents a weekly R. Habana Cuba The World of Stamps (philatelic matters) and human impact on the natural world) Pacific magazine with NZ and regional Pacific news, 0230 BBCWS(am) Documentaries (social, cultural and political features issues, information and music) MONDAY -FRIDAY and series) 0310 R. Bulgaria Folk Studio (Bulgarian folk music) 0205 R New Zealand Int.In Touch with New Zealand (continues from 0105, 0235 R. Canada Int. Business Sense [refer to 0210 5) 0311 Voice of Russia Moscow Mailbag [refer to 0311 S] this hour includes intervi ews and music)[until 3/14] 0245 R. Sweden Nordic Report (a monthly magazine on Scandinavia 0315 Deutsche Welle Arts on the Air [efer to 0115 M] 0210 R. Australia The World Today (a comprehensive current affairs pro - produced by the broadcasters of the Nordic region and Radio Taipei Int. Taiwan Economic Journal glom with Monica Anard and John Highfield) broadcast the first week of the month) 0325 R Bulgaria Bulgarian Plaza (bimonthly cultural magazine) 0245 R. Taipei Int. let's Learn Chinese Greenscan (Azariah Kiros highlights Swedish environ- Walks and Talks (interesting places in Bulgaria, aired mental awareness and challenges the second week of bimonthly) MONDAY the month) 0330 BBCWS(am) Assignment (documentaries that delve behind the head- 0200 WBC0(7415kHz )Radio New York International (continues from 0100) Heart Beat (Gaby Katz hosts a monthly health and lines) 0205 BBCWS(am) Wright Around the World (Steve Wright playing musi- medical magazine, the thud week of the month) China R.Int. People in the Know (intervi ews with prominent Chinese cal requests) The S -Files (Kos Boswell takes you to the Sweden be- who are shaping the nation's future) R. Budapest Spotlight (a monthly magazine)[lst M] hind the headlines, the fourth week of the month) R. Sweden In Touch with Stockholm (an interactive listener contact Europe Unlimited (Hungary's relations with the rest of program presented the first weekend of each month by Europe)(2nd M] SATURDAY Nidio Hagstrim) Heading for Hungary (a monthly travelogue)13rd M) 0200 WBC0(1415kHz) Tasha Takes Control (upbeat progressive music) Sounds Nordic (R. Sweden's youth music and trends And the Gatepost (listener letters)I4th M] 0205 BBCWS(am) Science in Action (Richard Black reports on sconce and magazine, presented by Gaby Katz every weekend of 0210 R. Canada Int The Maple leaf Mailbag (Ian Jones answers listener technology) the month but the first) mail and hosts the fortnightly CIDX Report for dxers) R. New Zealand IntThe Mix (new music, intervi ews and sessions with 0332 Voice of Russia This is Russia (the cities and regions, culture and the R. Habana Cuba From Havana (a showcase of contemporary Cuban music rock, dance, hip -hop and pop musicians) arts, the countryside, religion and people) R. Australia and musicians) 0210 Background Briefing [refer to 0010 HI 0335 R Budapest Spotlight (a monthly magazine)[lst M] 0215 R. Prague Readings from Czech literature 0230 BBCWS(am) The Giving Game (the growth of international non -gov- Europe Unlimited (Hungary's relations with the rest of R. Taipei Int. Jade Bells and Bamboo Pipes (Carson Wong introduces ernmental organizations 42,000 NGOs today-since Europe)(2nd M] selections of traditional Chinese music) WWII) Heading for Hungary (a monthly travelogue)131dM) 0230 R. Habana Cuba Top Tens (Cuba's most popular music) Ilst/3rd wk.] 0235 R. Canada Inc.Canada in the World [refer to 0235 S) And the Gatepost (listener letters)(4th Al) The Jazz Place (the very best of Cuban jazz)[2nd/4th 0340 R. Australia The Australian Music Show (the latest rock music horn wk.] the TripleI youth network of the ABC) R. Sweden In Touch with Stockholm (an interactive listener contact 0300 UTC / 10pm E / 7pm P Page 44 Freqs R. Habana Cuba The Mailbag Show (listener letters) program presented the first weekend of each month by 0350 R. Habana Cuba Breakthrough (Arnie Coro's weekly science report) Nidia Hagstrtm) DAILY Sounds Nordic (R. Sweden's youth music and trends 0300 BBCWS(am) World Briefing TUESDAY -SATURDAY magazine, presented by Gaby Katz every weekend of 0320 BBONS(am) Sports Roundup 0305 Deutsche Welle Newslink (daily current affairs magazine focused on the month but the first) Europe)

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0310R. Bulgaria Events and Developments (reports, analyses and cam 0340 R Australia Jazz Notes (Australian jazz presented by Ivan Lloyd) wk] mentary on Bulgarian and '3alkan events) 0345 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to the stories in the news) WHR1(1115kHz) DXing with Cumbre (Marie Lamb with the hottest DX 0330 BBCWS(am) World Business Report (a guide through the main 0345 R Sweden Nordic Report (a monthly magazine on Scandinavia catches) business issues of the day) produced by the broadcasters of the Nord c region and 0432 Voice of Russia Audio Book Club [refer to 0332 A]

R Sweden Sixty Degrees North (reports, intervi ews and analysis bioadcost the first week of the month) 0435 R. Netherlands Sincerely Yours (RN's listener response program.)

on the Nordic region) Creenscan (Azonah Kiros highlights Swedish environ- 0455 R Netherlands The Week Ahead (a preview of what's on RN the next

0335 R Budapest Hungary Today (a daily magazine covering current mental awareness and challenges the second week of seven days) events in Hungary) the month) Heart Beat (Gaby Katz hosts a monthly health and TUESDAY -SATURDAY TUESDAY medical magazine, the third week of the month) 0411 Voice o' Russia News and Views (Russian views on news developments) 0305 R. New Zealand Int.Top five and New Releases (the top five singles and Tice S -Files (Kris Boswell takes you to the Sweden be- 0430 R Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine) new mush releases in Ni with Greg form) hind the headlines, the fourth week of tie month) 0445 BB(WS:am) Off the Shelf (abridged serialized readings of novels, 0311 Voice of Russia Science and Engineering (reports on the latest develop- stories and other literature) ments in science and technology) SATURDAY 0315 Radio Taipei Int. Jade Bells and Bamboo Pipes [refer to 0215 M] 0305 R. Australia Rural Reporter (ABC's rural reporters present news and TUESDAY 0330 China R.Int. Biz China (business and fincoce in the Chinese market) Tories from rural and regional Australia 0405 BBCWS(am) Jozzmotazz (global jazz magazine) Deutsche Welle Insight (a look at major international trends and devel- R. New Zealand In- 'Home Grown (Liz Barry with a comprehensive range 0430 BBCWS(am) Making a Difference (how a development manager im- opments) of NZ music, new releases and music industry info) proves lives in underdeveloped areas)

HUB Ecuador Inspirational Classics (classcal music inspired by re- 0311 Voice of Russia Newmarket [refer to 0311 W] China '1 Int Biz China [refer to 03301] ligious and spiritual themes) 0330 China R.Int. Listeners' Garden (letters, touring, cooling and a Ian - 0332 Voice of Russia Kaleidoscope (the latest economic, social and cultural Mirage lesson) WEDNESDAY events in Russia and the ('S) Deutsche Welle tenon by Radio (a language lesson) 0405 BBCWS(am) Charlie Gillett (world music)

0340 R Australia Music Deli (Ausholion performances of folk, acoustic, HUB Ecuador iAusica del Ecuador (large Zambiono with Andean 0430 BBCWS(am) Write On (listeners comment on 313( programs) traditional and world music) cynical selections) 0345 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to the stones in the news) R. Australia -n Conversation (Robyn Williams talks to scientists and THURSDAY R Sweden Sports Scan (a weekly report on sports in the Nordic those nterested in the subject about whet it's meant to 0405 B130k(am) John Peel (innovative and eclectic pop music) region) heir lives) 0420HUB ' coda; Ham Radio Today

R New Zealand Ir t.'Musical Chairs (NZ music artist profiles and per- 0430 BBCWS(am) Heart and Soul (how beliefs, values and religion affect WEDNESDAY formances) individuals) 0305 R New Zealand Int. Pacific Report (RNZI correspondent Don Wiseman 0332 Voice of Russia Audio Book Club (readings from the best of Russian intervi ews and reports on regional matters) classic and contemporary literature) FRIDAY 0311 Voice of Russia Newmarket (news about business in Russia and Russia's 0345 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to the stories in the news) 0435 BIKWS(am) Composer of the Month [refer to 0205 S] involvement in international business) 0430 BBCWS(am) Campaigning for Health (Dee Palmer looks at the way 0330 Deutsche Welle Man and Environment (Jorn Hay presents the human health professionals try to give us the info we need) element in environmental issues.) 0400 UTC/ 11pm E / 8pm P - Page 45 Freqs China RInt. Life in China [refer to 0330 F] R. New Zealand In!Tiodewinds (Walter Zweifel with a weekly report on Pacific regional business and economic news) SUNDAY SATURDAY 0340R. Australia Blacktiocker (Mal Honess presents contemporary Ab- 0405 BBCWS(am) I'm SorryI Haven't a Clue (one of Britain's most popular 0400 BBCWS(am) The World Today (the BBC's agenda -setting flagship programs makes its debut on the WS) original music) global news program) R R. Australia Pacific Focus -Environment (the past week's envirom Habana Cuba DXers Unlimited (Arnie Coro presents a program from RVi Belgium Music from Flanders (a half-hour of Flemish music, mental news as reported on the weekday magazine, radio enthusiasts) musicians and musical performances) Analysis (background to the stories in the news) Pacific Beat) 0345 BBCWS(am) WW02(5070kHz) Spectrum (talking about radio, computers and commu- R Sweden Close Up (profiles of people in Sweden hom all walks of nications) R New Zealand Int.'Home Grown (continued hom previous hour) life) 0430 BBCWS(am) Patterns of Faith (a global exploration of religious val- 0405 R Australia Pacific Focus -Arts (reports on culture and the arts in the ues and human wisdom) Pacific region) Chino R.Int. Listeners' Garden [refer to 033C A] THURSDAY 0410R New Zealand .nt 'Sunday Drama (classic and contemporary radio R. Australia The Buzz (the week's big technology news and issues 0305 R. New Zealand Int RNZI Talk (a fortnightly introduction to the Pill drama from around the world) and National Radio staff, along with RN11 develop- presented by Richard Aedy) R Prague Saturday Music (Czech classical, folk, jam or rock music) ments, piojects and programmes) 0411 Voice of Russia News and Views [refer to 0411 T -A] Mailbox (a fortnightly program aimed at the serious 0420 China R.Int. In the Spotlight [refer to 0320 S] shortwave listener, with Myra Oh answering letters, 0500 UTC / 12am E / 9pm P - Page 45 Freqs 0430 BBCWS(am) Global Business (Peter Day charts the transformations Paul Ormandy reporting the latest DX news, and Fre- sweeping through the world of work cod commerce) quency Manager Adrian Sainsbury answering lechni KWHR(11180k11!) Doing with Cumbre (Marie Lamb with the honest DX SUNDAY cal questions) catches) 0500R. Ntheilands The Amsterdam locum (intuative discussion on cur- 0311 Voice of Russia Moscow Mailbag [refer to 0311 S] R. Australia RA Arts [refer to 0130 A) rent affairs and issues) 0315 R. Taipei Int. Taipei Magazine 0432 Voice of Russia Kaleidoscope (the latest economic, social and cultural WBO(1415kHz) Tom and Dactyl (discussions about satellite, shortwave, Living in Germany (people, places and events in Ger- 0330 Deutsche Welle events in Russia and the CIS) LPFM and Internet communications) many) 0435 R. Habana Cubz The World of Stamps (This just might be the only pro- WW:R(5070kHz) Cyber Line (musings on the new technologies) HUB Ecuador WoIlun' in the Sunshine (Ben Cummings with the rook gram on radio on philatelic masers) 0505 BBCWS(am) Wright Around the World [refer to 0205 M) of country music) R. Netherlands Europe Unzipped (a Ozippy'compilation of news and Deutsche Welle Talking Point (European iounolists discuss the week's R. New Zealand Int.The World in Sport Prnitri Edwards presents high- views horn Europe) events.) lights of the world's sporting week with emphasis on NZ 0440 R. New Zealand Int 'Jazz Spotlight (Haydn Sherley with an artist fo- R Australia Pacific Focus -Business (reports on business in the and the Pacific) cus) Pacific region) 0332 Voice of Russia Moscow Yesterday and Today [refer to 0232 SI 0455 R Netherlands Insight (Rob Green casts a critical and humorous eye on R. Mew Zealand Int.'Spiritual Outlook [or] Touchstone (religious dis- 0340 R. Australia Oz Country Style (country music from Australia) the past week's headlines) cussion and debate) 0345 BBCWS(am) From Our Own Correspondent (the background to inter- 0510 R Japan Pop Joins the World(a look at Asia as itis now, pre- national events from BBC correspondents around the MONDAYFRIDAY senting the cultures and lifestyles of other Asian coun- world) 0400 R New Zealand Int 'Checkpoint (Rfil National Ratio's flagship do- tries through their popular music) R. Sweden Money Matters (a weekly economic report on the Nordh mestic evening news program) 0515 Deutsche Welle Money Talks (DW's weekly financial magazine high- region) In Touch with New Zealand (interviews, features and a lighting business in Europe) report hom Ni's legions with Wayne Nowat)[from 3/17] 0520 China R.Int. In the Spotlight [refer to 0320 S] FRIDAY 0410 R Australia Margaret Throsby (a guest is interviewed and presents 0530 R. Australia Fine Music Australia (AustraLan classical music per- 0305 R. New Zealand Int.Dateline Pacific (the major Pacific stories of the favorite musical pieces) formances) week, with background and reaction horn the people OS32 Voice of Russia Timelines (Estelle Winters vomety show giving insight making the news,thesented by Don Wiseman) MONDAY into lifein Moscow through foreign eyes) 0311 Voice of Russia Science and Engineering [refer to 0311 T) 0400 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 0400 S] 0540 R Habana Cuba Rers Unlimited (Arnie Coro presents a program from R Taipei Int. Taiwan Gourmet 0315 RVi Belgium Radio World (Frans Vossen presents a weekly report radio enthusiasts) 0330 China R.Int. Life in China (a weekly magazine focusing on the lives about international radio) of ordinary people in China) WBCO(1415kH)Radio New York International (continues hom 0100) MONDAY-IRIDAY Deutsche Welle Hard to Beat The World of Sport (weekly report on Ger- 0405 R Habana CubaFrom Havana (a showcase of contemporary Cuban music 0500 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 0400 5] man and European sport) and musicians) WECO(1415kHz.) Amos 'n Andy (the classic radio comedy from America's HUB Ecuador The Book and the Spode (the latest discoveries aid 0415 R. Prague Readings from Czech Literature radio past) developments in Biblicel archaeology) 0430 BBCWS(am) Westway Omnibus (last week's two episodes of this 0501 R New Zealand Int. 'What's Going On? (a caily update on entertain- R. New Zealand Int.Pacific Correspondent (RNZI's regional correspon- radio drama serial) ment and the arts in NI) dents talk to Don Wiseman about political and social China R. People in the Know [refer to 0330 li;] OSIO R Australia Pacific Beat (one of RA's primary programs, this daily issues in their respective Pacific countries) R Habana CubaTop Tens (Cuba's most popular music) nst/3rd wk.] current events and features magazine focuses in on the 0332 Voice of Russia Russian by Radio (a language lesson) The Jazz Place (the very best of Cuban jazz)[2nd/4th Pacific island notions)

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0515 R Japan 44 Minutes (current affairs magazine about Japan 0530 BBCWS(am) World Business Review (the week in global business and Asia) and finance) FRIDAY 0530 R New Zealand Int 'Worldwotch (the stories behind the international China RInt. listeners' Garden [refer to 0330 Al 1105 R New Zealand Int.Sports Story (sports anthology program) headlines) Deutsche Welle German by Radio (a language lesson) 1125 R. Japan Music Beat (contemporary Japanese popular music) 0545 R New Zealand Int.'Storytime (a children's program) R. Australia Lingua franca (a program about language and its 1135 R New Zealand Int.Top 5 (-he top selling music in NZ) social, cultural and historical ramifications) 1145 BBCWS(am) football Extra (global soccer news, reviews and mini MONDAY WHRA(7580kHz)DXing with Cumbre (Marie Lamb with the honest DX ews) 0500 R Habana CubaWeekly Review (Cuba's perspective on current events) catches)

R Netherlands Dutch Horizons (Beanie Kral chronicles lifein Holland) 0532 Voice of Russia Timelines [refer to 0532 5) SATURDAY 0505 Deutsche Welle Religion and Society (an insight into religious events 0545 BBCWS(am) Letter from America (Alistair Cooke's weekly essay about 1100 R. New Zealand Int.Ni forces Programme [refer to 1100 S] around the world) life in the USA) 1105 R. Australia Asia Pacific Weekend Edition(a weekly current events 0515 Deutsche Welle Cool (Erica Gingench and Anke Rasper present DW's R Australia Short Story (short pieces from Australian literature) and business report for and about Asia and the Pacific youth magazine with reports on the attitudes, music region) and style of young Europe) 1110 R. Japan Pop loins the World(a look at Asia as itis now, pre- WBCO World of Radio (Glenn Hauser's comprehensive review 1100 UTC / 6am E / 3am P - Page 48 Freqs senting the cultures and lifestyles of other Asian coun- of the week in shortwave and international bioadcast- tries through their popular music) ing) DAILY 1130 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) 0530 China RInt People in the Know [refer to 0330 M] 1100 BBCWS(am) World Briefing R. Australia Fine Music Australia (Australian classical artists with 0532 Voice of Russia The Jazz Show (recordings from the Russian world of 1120 BBCWS(am) British News Charles Soutowood) jazz) WRMI(9955kHz) Wavescan (a weekly program from Adventist World Radio 0540 R Habana CubaThe Mailbag Show (listener letters) SUNDAY for DXeis and shortwave radio enthusiasts) 0545 WBCO Radio D 1100 R New Zealand Int.NZ forces Programme (news, information and en- 0550 R Habana CubaBreakthrough (Arnie Coro with a report on science) tertainment for Ni troops and personnel stationed in 1135 R Netherlands Europe Unzipped (a Ozippy' compilation of news and East Timor and Papua-New Guinea) views from Europe) TUESDAY -SATURDAY 1105 R Australia Correspondents Report (The ABCs overseas reporters give 1145 BBCWS(am) Spoils Round -up (all the daily sporting news world- 0505 Deutsche Welle Newslink (daily current affairs magazine focused on their interpretation and analysis of the week's major wide) Europe) 1155 events) R. Netherlands Insight (Rob Creen casts o «anal and humorous eye on

111C R Japan Hello from Tokyo (listener tenets, music and short fee - the past week's headlines) TUESDAY lures) 0500 R Netherlands The Research File (a magazine emphasizing the rel- 1130 R Australia The Business Report (a weekly roundup of the latest evance of science to all our lives) business news and information from Austrclia and the 1200 UTC / 7am E / 4am P - Page 48 Freqs 0511 Voice of Russia Moscow Mailbag (VOR's top -rated program in which world presented by Narelle Hooper) Joe Adamov answers listener questions and talks about BBCWS(am) Assignment [refer to 0330 M] DAILY the latest rumors and jokes sweeping Moscow) 1135 R. Netherlands Wide Angle (a weekly in-depth look at a news topic) 1200 BBCWS(am) Newsnour (60 mutes of new, end analysis horn around 0530 China R.Int Biz China [refer to 0330 1) 1155 R. Netherlands The Week Ahead (a preview of what's on RN the next the globe) Deutsche Welle Insight (a look at motor international trends and devel- seven days) opments) SUNDAY

MONDAY -FRIDAY 1200 R Netherlands The Sound Fountain (interesting topics approached in WEDNESDAY 1105 BBCWS(am) Caribbean Report (the latest news in the Caribbean) an unusual way using sound montage, esoteric con- 0500 R Netherlands Music 52/15 (Max Ohlenschlager presents musical R Australia Asia -Pacific (Radio Australia's flagship current events versations, inner musings and atmospheric music) globe) and business report for and about Asia and the Pacific 0511 Voice of Russia Science and Engineering (reports on the latest develop- region) 1205 R. Australia Nocturne (Main Nicolson presents an artfully arranged ments in science and technology) 1110 BBCWS(am) Sports Caribbean selection of mrrtic ham around the globe and across the 0530 Deutsche Welle Man and Environment (John Hay presents the human 1115 BBCWS(am) Caribbean Magazine (a current affairs and feature centuries) element in environmental issues) program focusing on life in the region) R. New Zealand Int.Sportsworld (excerpts and summaries of the 0532 Voice of Russia Moscow Yesterday and Today (recalling the most inter- R. Japan Asian Top News (the day's major stories as reported by weekend's sporting events) esting events in the history of the city) the region's radio stations) 1230 R. Netherlands Dutch Horizons (Bertine Krol chronicles life in Holland) 0540 R Habana CubaDXers Unlimited (Arnie Coro presents a program for radio 1130 BBCWS(am) World Business Report (the main business iswes of the R. Sweden In Touch with Stockholm (an interactive listener contact enthusiasts.) day) program presented the first weekend of each month by HUB Ecuador Morning in the Mountains (the longstanding breakfast Nidio Hagstirn) THURSDAY program horn The Voice of the Andes with news, sports, Sounds Nordic (RSweden's youth music and trends 0500 R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary, (RN's award -winning sound prayer, friendly conversation and inspirational music) magazine, presented by Goby Katz every weekend of essays and in-depth investigations) R Australia Bush Telegraph (a daily magazine highlighting re- the month but the first) 0511 Voice of Russia Newmarket (news about business in Russia and Russia's gional and rural issues) involvement in international business) R Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine) MONDAY -FRIDAY 0530 Deutsche Welle Living in Germany (people, places and events in Ger- 1200 HUB Ecuador Latin American and International News many) MONDAY R New Zealand Int Late Edition (RN1 National Radio's domestic late 0532 Voice of Russia folk Box (music drawn from the traditions of the hun- 1105 R New Zealand Int.Nine to Noon (current affairs and topics al interest evening news magazine) dreds of nationalities that make up Russia and the CIS) to New Zealanders) 1205 BBCWS(am) Caribbean Business (a report on regional commerce and 1125 R Japan Japan Music log (songs rooted in the lifestyles of each economics) FRIDAY region of Japan, introducing the local traditions, his- HUB Ecuador Sports Report 0500 R. Netherlands The Sound fountain (interesting topics approached in tory and culture) 1210 BBCWS(am) Caribbean Report (the latest news in the Caribbean) an unusual way using sound montage, esoteric con- 1145 BBCWS(am) Sports Round -up (all the daily sporting news world- HUB Ecuador Morning in the Mountains (continues from 1130) versations, inner musings and atmospheric music) wide) 1230 HUB Ecuador Latin American and International News 0511 Voice of Russia Moscow Mailbag (VOR's top -rated program in which R. Sweden Sixty Degrees North (reports, intervi ews and analysis Joe Adamov answers listener questions and talks about TUESDAY on the Nordic region) the latest rumors and jokes sweeping Moscow) 1105R New Zealand Int.Nine to Noon (current affairs and topics of interest 1235 HUB Ecuador Morning in the Mountains (continues from 1130) 0530 China R.Int Life in China [refer to 0330 F) to New Zealanders) Deutsche Welle Hard to Beat. The World of Sport (weekly report on Ger- 1125 R Japan Let's Learn Japanese (a Japanese language lesson for MONDAY man and European sport) beginners) 1200 R. Netherlands EuroOuest (a magazine placing Europe in context) 0532 Voice of Russia Audio Book Club (readings from the best of Russian 1145 BBCWS(am) Sports Round -up (all the daily sporting news world- 1205 R. Australia late Night Live (Philip Adams inteivi ews the major classic and contemporary literature) wide) newsmakers, philosophers, artists and trendsetters in Australia and around the world) SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 1230 R. Netherlands The Research file (a magazine emphasizing the rel- 0500 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 0400 5) 1105 R New Zealand Int Nine to Noon ((latent affairs and topics of interest evance of science to all our lives) R Netherlands A Good Life (how development affects societies) to New Zealanders) 1245 R. Sweden Sports Scan (a weekly report on sports in the Nordic WBC0(7415kHz )Amos On Andy (the classic radio comedy from America's 1125 R. Japan Japanese Musical Treasure Box region) radio past) 1145 BBCWS(am) Sports Round -up (all the daily sporting news world- 0505 R. Australia Pacific focus -Sport (the week's sports news as reported wide) TUESDAY on the doily magazine OPacific Beat') 1200 R Netherlands A Good life (how development affects societies) R New Zealand Int.legate o to Mama (Anita Purcell presents a weekly THURSDAY 1205 R. Australia Late Night Live (refer to 1205 M) Pacific magazine with Ni and regional Pacific news, 1105 R. New Zealand Int. Nine to Noon (current affairs and topics of interest 1230 R Netherlands Music 52-15 (Max Ohlenschlager presents musical issues, information and music) to New Zealanders) styles horn around the globe) 0510 R Japan Hello from Tokyo (listener tenets, music and short fea- 1125R. Japan Brush Up Your Japanese (an intermediate course in 1245 R. Sweden Close Up (profiles of people in Sweden from all walks of tures) Japanese) life) 0511 Voice of Russia Science and Engineering [refer to 0511 W) 1145 EBCWS(am) Sports Round -up (all the doily sporting news world- 0515 WIK0(1415kHz)The Clone lone (your guess is as good as mine-ed) wide)

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WEDNESDAY 1345 R. Sweden Spirts Scan (a weekly report on sports in the Nordic MONDAY -FRIDAY

1200 R Netherlands Dutch Horizons [refer to 1230 5) region) 1400 WW(R(1 51325kHz)World Wide Country Radio (country music)

1205 R Australia late Night Live [refer to 1205 Mi 1405R. Austrolia Margaret Throsby (a guest is interviewed and presents

1230 R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary (RN's award -winning sound TUESDAY favorite musical pieces) essays and in-depth investigations) 1330 China R.Int Biz China (business and finance in the Chinese market) R (anew Int Sounds Like Canada (Shelagh Rogers hosts a lively mix 1245 R Sweden Money Maners (a weekly &own( report on the Nordic WWCR(151325kHz) Musical Memories of voices and soung from all over the country) region) 1345 R. Sweden Ocse Up (profiles of people in Sweden from all walks of 1415R. Japan 44 Minutes (current affairs magazine about Japan Mr) and Asia) THURSDAY 1430 R Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine)

1200 R Netherlands The Research File [refer to 1230 MI WEDNESDAY R Swedin Sixty Degrees North (reports, intervi ews and analysis

1205 R Australia Lath Night Live [refer to 1205 M[ 1345 R. Sweden Money Matters (a weekly economic report on the Nordic on the Nordic region) 1230 R. Netherlands The Sound Fountain [refer to 1200 Si region)

1245 R Sweden Nordic Report (a monthly magazine on Scandinavia MONDAY produced by the broadcasters of the Nordic region and THURSDAY 1405 BBCWS(am) Meridian -Masterpiece (critical examinations of creative

broadcast the first week of the month) 1345 R Sweden Nordic Report (a monthly magazine on Scandinavia endeavors) Greenscan (Azarioh Wes highlights Swedish environ- produced by the broadcasters of the Nordic region and 1430 BBCWS(vm) Charlie Gillen (world music) mental awareness and challenges the second week of broodiest the first week of the month) China R.Int. People in the Know [refer to 1330 M)

the month) Given -can (Anne Kiros highlights Sweoish environ- 1445 R Sweden Sports Scan (a weekly report on ,ports in the Nordic Heart Beat (Gaby Katz hos's a monthly health and mentct awareness and challenges the second week of region) medical magazine, the third week of the month) the month) The S -Files (Kris Boswell takes you to the Sweden be- Heart Beat (Gaby Katz hosts a monthIc, health and TUESDAY hind the headlines, the fourth week of the month) medical magazine, the third week of the month) 1405 BBCWS(am) Meridian -Screen (intervi ews, doomentaries, features The S -Files (Kris Boswell takes you to the Sweden be - and discussions on the film arts) FRIDAY hied the headlines, the fourth week of the month) 1430 BEKWS(om) The UK Top Twenty (music from the British rock and pop

1200 R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary [refer to 1230 W1 charts)

1205 R Australia Sound Duality (Tim Ritchie seeks out the interesting, FRIDAY China RInt Biz China [refer to 1330 TI

the evolutionary, the inaccessible and the wonderful in 1330 China RInt Litein China (a weekly magazine focusing on the lives 1445 R Sweden (lose Up (profiles of people in Sweden from all walks of music) of oicinary people in China) life)

1230 R Netherlands A Good life (how development affects societies) 1345 R Sweden A Report on the Nordic Newsweek (the week's main news

1245 R Sweden A Report on the Nordic Newsweek (the week's main news stone.) WEDNESDAY stories) 1405 BEWS(5m) Meridian -Writing (reports on boon, theatre, poetry, jour- SATURDAY nalism, biography, history and cnthopology) SATURDAY 1300WHRI(6040kHz.) Wing with (umbre (Marie lamb with the hottest DX 1430 BBCWS(am) Revolver (musicians play their favorites among the new

1200 R Netherlands The Amsterdam Forum (interactive discussion on cur- cinches) releases)

rent affairs and issues) 1305 BBCWS(om) Work Football (intervi ews, features, reports for global 1445 R Sweden Money Matters (a weekly economic report on the Nordic R New ZealandInt. Ni Forces Programme (continues from 1100) succor fans) region)

1205 R Australia The Spirit of Things (Dr. Rochael Kohn explores contem- R. Australia The Science Show (Robyn Williams presents one of the porary values and beliefs as expressed through ritual, longest running programs on ABC Radio) THURSDAY art, music, and sacred texts) R. Netherlands Europe Unzipped [refer to 1135 Al 1405 BBCWS(am) The Music Biz (the global music business examined) WW(R(5070k hlz)Rook the Universe (Christian rock music) 1330 BBCWS(am) The Music Feature (documentary series on current popular 1430 BBCWS(am) John Peel (innovative and eclectic pop music)

1230 R Netherlands Music 52-15 [refer to 1230 Ti music genres) 1445 R Sweden Nordic Report (a monthly magazine on Scandinavia R. Sweden Weekend (a magazine about Europe from the Radio E China RInt Lsteners Garden (leners, touring, cooking and a lan- produced by the broadcasters of he Nordic region and consortium, on the first week of the month) guage lesson) broadcast the first week of the month)

Sweden Today (George Wood presents the voices of Swe- R Sweden Weekend (a magazine about Europe iron the Radio E Greenscan (Azariah Kiros highligits Swedish environ- den, the second week of the month) onsortium, on the Ng week of the month) mental awareness and challenge, the second week of Spectrum (Bill Schiller covers the Swedish cultural Sweden Today (George Wood presents the voices of Swe- the month) scene, the third week of the month) den, the second week of the month) Heart Beat (Gaby Katz hosts a monthly health and Studio 49 (conversations on ideas and long-term trends Spectrum (Bill Schiller covers the Swedish cultural medical magazine, the third week of the month) in Sweden and the Nordic mermen, the fourth week of the aerie, the third week of the month) The S -Files (Kris Boswell takes ycu to the Sweden be- month) Studo 49 (conversations on ideas and long-term trends hind the headlines, the fourth week of the month) In Sweden and the Nordic region, the fourth week of the nonrh) FRIDAY 1300 UTC / 8am E / 5am P - Page 49 Freqs WHRI(9495kHz.) hXing with (timbre (Mona tomb with the honest DX 1405 BBCWS(am) Arts in Action (a global arts nagazine) atches) 1430 BBCWS(am) Jazzmatazz (global lazz magazine) China R.Int Lifein China [refer to 1330 F) SUNDAY 4z5 R Sweden A Report on the Nordic Newsweek ;the week's main news 1305 BBCWS(am) Composer of the Month [refer to 0205 SI 1400 UTC / 9am E / 6am P - Page 49 Freqs stories) R. Australia Nocturne (continues from 1205)

R Netherlands Sincerely Yours (RN's listener response program) SATURDAY WW(R(12160kHz) Rock the Universe (Christian rock music) DAILY 1405 BBCWS(am) Sportsworld (live commentary on major sports events 1320 China RInt In the Spotlight (Chinese its and cultural magazine) 1400 R Japan flews (a round -up of Asian and world news) and fixtures, reports and results from around Britain 1330 BBCWS(am) In Praise of God (diverse servi ces of worship) and Europe, and news of all the day's sporting action R. Sweden In Touch voth Stockholm (ai interactive listenerontact SUNDAY from around the world) program presented the first weekend of each month by 1400 WRMI(15725kHz) Waxes= (a weekly program from Adventist World Radio R Au.tralia New Dimensions (intimate conversations with many of Nidia Hagstitm) for Hers and shortwave radio enthusiosts) this century's leading thinkers end social innovators) Sounds Nordic (R. Sweden's youth music and trends 1405 BBCWS(am) Talking Point (global phone-in where listeners and R Prcgue Insight Central Europe (regioncl current affairs pro- magazine, presented by Gahy Katz every weekend of .ntenet users can share their views on the issues of the duced jointly by R. Prague, R. &Istria Int.,R Slovakia the month but the first) day and put questions to expert guests) Int, R. Polonia and RBudape,t) R. Australia Books and Writing (Ramona Koval corducts in-depth 1410 R Canada Int The House (a review of the wee; in Canadian national MONDAY -FRIDAY discussions focusing on books, ideas end writing) politics) 1300 R Australia RA News (a fifteen minute report with emphasis on 1410 R Canada Int. The Sunday Edition (a relaxed and reflective weekend R Japan Weekend Square (a program designed to present vari- significant events in Asia and the Pacific region, and current affairs, arts and ideas magazine hosted by ous aspects of Japan in a filthily and relaxed atmo- sports and business reports) Micrael Enright) sphere with intervi ews, music and discussions) R Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine) R Japan Pop Joins the World (a look at Asia as itis now, present- 1430 China RInt Listeners Garden [refer to 1330 Al 1305 BBCWS(am) Outlook (topical magazine of people, places and events) ing the cultures and lifestyles of other Asian countries R Sweden Weekend (a magazine about Europe from the Radio E 1310 R Canada Int The Current (Anna Maria Tremonn hosts a new (BC do- through their popular music) consortium, on the first week of the month) mestic daily current affairs lagazine)Ijoined in progress) 1415 R. Prague Readings from Czech Literature Sweden Today (George Wood presents the voices of Swe- 1320 R. Australia The Planet (Lucky Oceans with a rich mix of bazz, blues, 1420 China R.Int. In 'he Spotlight [refer to 1320 SI den, the second week of the mcnth) folk styles, art music and more in a show artfully ar- 1430 R. Sweden In Touch with Stockholm (an interactive listener contact Spectrum (Bill Schiller covers the Swedish cultural ranged for radio) program presented the first weekend of each month by scene, the third week of the moth) 1330 R. Sweden Sixty Degrees North (reports, intervi ews and analysis Nidia HagstiLm) Studio 49 (conversations on dens and long-term trends on the Nordic region) Sounds Nordic (R. Sweden's youth mrvic and trends in Sweden and the Nordic region, the fourth week of the 1345 BBCWS(am) Off the Shelf (abridged serialized readings of novels, magazine, presented by Gaby Katz every weekend of month) stories and other literature) the month but the first) 1435 R Netherlands Europe Unzipped (a Ozippy' compilation of news and wwcR(1 5825kHi)The Old Record Shop (vintage reconlings) views from Europe) MONDAY 1435 R. Netherlands Sirterely Yours (RN's listener response program) 1455 R Netherlands Insight (Rob Green casts a critical and humorous eye on 1330 China R.Int. People in the Know (intervi ews vnth prominent Chinese 1455 R. Netherlands The Week Ahead (on RN the next seven days) the past week's headlines) who are shaping the nation's future)

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hind the headlines) alines and experts) (Jac EInt. Life in China [refer to 1330 El 1715R. Japan 44 Minutes (current affairs magazine about Japan

1500 UTC/ 10am E / 7am P - Page 50 Freqs R Australia The Sports Factor (Amanda Smith presents reports which and Asia) debate and celebrate the cultural significance of sport) R. Netherlands The Weekly Documentary [refer to 1500 W] SATURDAY SUNDAY 1705 R. Australia The Spirit cf Things [refer to 1205 Al 1500 R Netherlands Dutch Horizons (Bertine Krol chronicles life in Holland) 1710 R Japan 1505 BEWS(arn) From Our Own Correspondent (the background to inter- SATURDAY Hello from Tokyo (listener letters, music and short features) national events from BBC correspondents around the 1500 R Netherlands Music 52-15 [refer to 1500 1] world) 1505 BBCWS(am) Sportsworld (continues from 1405) RAustralia 2100 UK / 4pm E / 1pm P - Page 53 Fregs R. Australia Encounter (a series exploring the religious experience of Nocturne [refer to 1205 5] multicultural Australia) R Canada Int The Vinyl Cafe (Canadian humorist Stuart McLean with DAILY 1505 R. Canada Int. The Sunday Edition (continues from 1410) music and tales centered around a rrwthical record 2100 R Japan News (a round -up of Asian and world news) 1520 Chino R.Int. In the Spotlight [refer to 1320 5) store) SUNDAY 1530 BBCWS(am) People and Politics (inside British politics) 1530 China R.Int. Listeners' Garden [refer to 1330 A] R Netherlands Amsterdam Forum (interactive discussion on current 2100 BBCWS(am) Newshour(60 minutes of news and analysis from R Netherlands The Sound Fountain (interesting topics approached in an unusual way using sound montage, esoteric con- affairs and issues) around the globe) versations, inner musings and atmospheric music) WBC0(1415kHz.) Radio Caro ine ("Europe's first and only album station") 2105 VOA News Now Jazz America (the best of jazz, past and present, with MONDAY -FRIDAY 1600 UTC / 11am E / 8am P - Page 50 Freqs Russ Davis) 1505 R Australia Asia Pacific (Radio Australia's flagship current events 2110 R. Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) and business report for and about Asia and the Pacific DAILY R Canada Int. The Maple leaf Mailbag (Ian Jones answers listener region) 1630 R Austria Int Report from Austria (a dacy magazine tocusing on mail and hosts the fortnightly CIDX Report for fixers) Austria and central and eastern Europe; R Japan MONDAY Pop loins the World(a look at Asia as itis now, pre- senting the cultures and lifestyles of other Asian coun- 1500R. Netherlands The Research File (a magazine emphasizing the rel- SUNDAY tries through then popular music) evance of science to all our lives) 1600 KWHR(9930kHz)°Xing with (timbre (Marie Lamb with the hottest DX R Australia Educational series (a series of documentary programs 1505 BBCWS(am) One Planet (stories about the environment, develop- (etches) 2130 dealing with Asian orPacific history, politics or ment, agriculture and human impact on the natural 1601 BBCWS(am) Concert Hall (classical music recitals and performances) communcatwns. Specific details were unavailable at world) 1605 R Australia The National Interest (Terry lane's round -up of the week's deadline.) R Canada Int. Workology (lane furrow looks at the secret world of work- major issues) 2135 R Canada Int. Spotlight (a magazine touching on all facets of artistic the how, where and why we scratch out a living) R Canada Int. The Sunday Edition (continues from 1410) and culturallifein Canada) 1530 BBCWS(am) Documentaries (social, cultural and political features R Netherlands Wide Angle (a weekly in-depth look at c news topic)

and series) 1635 R Austria Int. Insight Central Europe (regional current affairs maga- MONDAY -FRIDAY China RInt. People in the Know [refer to 1330 M] zine produced iointly by R. Prague, R. Austria Int.,R. 2110 R Canada Int. Canada Today (daily magazine of intervi ews, corre- R Australia The Health Report (Dr. Norman Swan's weekly report an Slovakia, R. Polonia and R. Budapest) health and medical issues) spondents' reports and Canadian views on world and national events) R Netherlands EuroOuest (a magazine placing Europe in context) MONDAY -FRIDAY 1600 BBCWS(am) World Briefing MONDAY TUESDAY R Netherlands Newsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine) 2105 BBCWS(am) Science in Action (refer to 1505 11 1500 R. Netherlands Music 52-15 (Max Ohlenschlager presents musical 1605 R Australia Bush Telegraph (a daily magazine highlighting rural VOA News Now American Gold (pop music classics with Ray Freeman) styles horn around the globe) and regional issues) 2110 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) 1505 BBCWS(am) Science in Action (Richard Black reports on science and 1620 BBCWS(am) British News 2125 R Japan Japan Music Log (songs rooted in the lifestyles of each technology) 1645 BBCWS(am) Sports Roundup (all the daily sporting news world- region of Japan, introducing the local traditions, his- R. Canada Int. Out Front (a place for new ideas, new ways of making wide) radio and new voices from across Canada) tory and culture) 2130 BBCWS(am) The Giving Game [refer to 1530 T] 1520 R Canada Int Sounds Like Canada (continues from 1405) MONDAY R Australia The Health Report (Dr. Norman Swan's weekly report on 1530 BBCWS(am) The Giving Game (the growth of international non- 1630 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) governmental organizations- 42,000 NGOs today health and medical issues) 2135 R Canada Int. Media lone (an Jones hosts a weekly forum with Cana- since WWII) TUESDAY dian journalists discussing topical issues facing Ca- China RInt. Biz China [refer to 1330 T] 1630 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) nadians) R. Australia The law Report (Damien Carrick presents breaking legal stories in Australia and overseas) WEDNESDAY TUESDAY -SATURDAY R Netherlands A Good Life (how development affects societies) 1630 BBCWS(am) Flom Our Own Correspondent [refer to 1505 S] 2115 R Japan Asian Top News (the day's major stories as reported by the region's radio stations) WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

1500 R Netherlands The Weekly Documentary (RN's award -winning sound 1630 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) essays and in-depth investigations) TUESDAY 2105 BBCWS(am) Health Matters [refer to 1505 W] 1505 BBCWS(am) Health Matters (reports on the latest medical research) FRIDAY VOA News Now Roots and Branches (Katherine Cole with roots music) R Canada Int Out Front [refer to 1505 T] 1630 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) 2110 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) 1520 R Canada Int Sounds Like Canada (continues from 1405) 2125 R Japan let's Learn Japanese (a Japanese language lesson for 1530 R. Australia The Religion Report (Stephen Crittenden examines the SATURDAY beginners) way religion and societies interact) 1605 BBCWS(am) Sportsworld (continues from 1405) 2130 BBCWS(am) Everywoman [refer to 1530 W] 1530 BBCWS(am) Everywoman (an international magazine for women) R Australia Nocturne (continues from 1505) R Australia Innovations (showcasing Australian invention, enter- R Netherlands Dutch Horizons [refer to 1500 5] R Canada Int. Quirks and Quarks (Bob McDonald with what's new prise and ingenuity) R Canada Int. Cent La Vie (Bernard St -lament presents a program and next in science) 2135 R Canada Int Spotlight [refer to 2135 5] about life in Quebec and French-speaking Canada) R Netherlands Europe Unzipped [refer to 1435 Al

1635 R Austria Int Network Europe (n weekly nmenzine nn FiroPe) THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 1500 R. Netherlands The Sound Fountain [refer to 1530 S] 2105 BBCWS(am) Go Digital [refer to 1505 H[ VOA News Now Classic Rock (Ed Kowalski and Margot Braswell play 1505 BBCWS(am) Go Digital (technology journalist Tracey Logan pica 1700 UTC/ 12pm E / 9am P - Page 51 Freqs the latest in IT) classic rick hocks) 2110 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) R Canada Int. Out front [refer to 1505 1] DAILY 1520 R. Canada Int. Sounds Like Canada (continues from 1405) 2125 R. Japan Japanese Musical Treasure Box 1100 R Japan ',ews (a round -up of Asian and world news) 2130 BBCWS(am) 1530 BBCWS(am) Focus on Faith (Trevor Barnes looks at the religious sto- Omnibus [refer to 1530 H] R Australia ries behind the news) The Religion Report (Stephen Crittenden examines the SUNDAY way religion end societies interact) R Australia The Media Report (Mick O'Regan takes a critical look at R Australia New Dimensions [refer to 1405 Al 1705 R. Canada Int. the latest developments in the communications indus- 2135 The Maple leaf Mailbag [refer to 2110 S] 1710 R Japan Pop Joins the World(a look at Asia as itis now, pre- try) senting the cultures and lifestyles of other Asian coun- R. Netherlands The Research File [refer to 1500 M] THURSDAY tries through their popular music) 2100 WBC0(7415kHz.) Radio Caroline ("Europe's first and only album sta- 1730 VOA Africa Music Time in Africa (Rita Rochelle highlights the best FRIDAY tion") of traditional and modern African music)[broadcost in 2105 HMS(om) Discovery [refer to 1505 F] 1500 R Netherlands A Good Life [refer to 15301) two editions with part two airing at 1930] VOA News Now Top 20 Countdown (Ray McDonald surveys hit music in 1505 BBCWS(am) Discovery (in-depth exploration of science and technology topics) the USA) MONDAY -FRIDAY 2110 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) R Canada Int Out front [refer to 1505 1] 1705 R. Australia Australia Talks Back 2125 R Japan Brush Up Your Japanese (an intermediate course in 1520 R Canada Int Sounds Like Canada (continues from 1405) VOA News Now Talk to Americo (Carol Pearson hosts a worHwide call - 1530 BBCWS(am) Sports International (the issues and personalities be - Japanese) in show featuring American deosionmakeis, person -

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2130 BBCWS(am) Sports International [refer to 1530 1] mine!) WEDNESDAY

R Australia Rural Reporter (ABC's rural reporters present news and 2210 R. Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news imgazine) 2300 WBCO World of Radio (Glenn Hauseks comprehensive review of stories from rural and regional Australia) 2240 R. Australia Oz (why Style (country music horn Australia) the week in shortwave and international broadcasting) WW(R(9475kHz) World of Radio (the first weekly airing of Glenn Hauser's 2245 BBCWS(am) From Our Own Correspondent (the background to the 2310 R Australia Asia Pacific [refer to 2310 S] comprehensive review of the week in shortwave and news horn BBC correspondents around the world) 2330 R. Australia Rural Reporter (ABC's rural reporters present news and international broadcasting) stories from rural and regional Australia) 2135 R. Canada Int. Business Sense (an in-depth look at Canadian compa- THURSDAY

nies in the global economy) 2210 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) THURSDAY

2240 R Australia lea Notes (Australian tall presented by Ivan lloyd) 2310 R Australia Asia Pacific [refer to 2310 S] FRIDAY 2245 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) 2330 China RInt. Life in China (a weekly magazine focusing on the lives 2100 WRO(7415kHz.) Radio Caroline ("Europe's first and only album sta of ordinary people in China) non") FRIDAY R Australia The Media Report (Mick O'Regan takes a critical look at 2105 BBCWS(am) One Planet [refer to 1505 M] 2200WEIC0(7415kHz.) Pm Global Wireless the latest developments in the communications Indus-

try) R Australia Feedback (Roger Broadbent answers listener questions, WHRA(17650kHz.) DXing with Cumbre (Marie Lamb With the hottest DX provides regular updates about RA and delves into retches) WBC0(7415kHz)Uncle Ed's Musical Memories

communications issues) 2205 R Australia Asia -Pacific Weekend Edition (reports and analysis on VOA News Now Country Hits USA (Mary Morningstar with country mu- the region's events over the past week) FRIDAY sic) 2230 R. Australia AM Saturday (the domestic ABC's Saturday morning 2305 R. Australia lingua Franca (a program about language and its 2125 R. Japan Muse Beat (contemporary Japanese popular music) news magazine) social, cultural and historical ramifications) 2130 BBCWS(am) Documentaries [refer to 1530 M] WBC0(1415kHz) Pkb Sungenis Nowt (stand-up comedy rind sketches) 2310 'R. New Zealand Int.Focus on Politics (a report on government and poli- R. Australia Oz Sounds (Australian new mush releases) 2245 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) tics in NZ) Global Business (Peter Day charts the transformations 2135 R Canada Int Canada in the World (VVoitek Giviazda hosts a weekly 2330 BBCWSPiffl) magazine examining Canadian policies, priorities and SATURDAY sweeping through the world of work and commerce) international relations) 2200 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 2200 5) China R.Int. Listeners' Garden (letters, touring, cooking and a lan- WBC0(7415kHz)harviower (a personal selection of contemporary music) guage lesson)

SATURDAY 2205 R Australia Correspondents Report (The ABC's overseas reporters give R Australia The Sports Factor (Amanda Smith presents reports which 2100 BBCWS(am) Newshour(60 min. of newt and analysis horn around their interpretation and analysis of the week's map debate and celebrate the cultural significance of sport) the globe) events) 'R. New Zealand Int.The Sampler (Nick Bollinger casts a critical ear over

WBC0(7415kHz )Radio Caroline ("Europe's first and only album sta- R Canada Int Media Zone [refer to 2135 M] the latest CD offerings) tion") 2230 BBCWS(am) from Our Own Correspondent [refer to 2245 W] WBC0(1415kHz) WDCD

2105 R Australia Australia All Over (Ian McNamara --aka "Mecca" R Australia The Business Report (a weekly round -up of the latest hosts this celebration of Aisneliana and traditional business news and information from Aletralia and the SATURDAY Australian customs and vciues)[begins at 1900] -world presented by Rachel Mealey) 2300 R. Canada Int. The World This Weekend (CB( weekend news magazine) VOA News Now lou America (refer to 2105 S] RVi Belgium Music from Flanders (a half-hour of Flemish music, WBC0(7415kHz)Radio Timtron Worldwide Ockham's Razor (sharp comnmentories on scientific is- 2105 R Prague Readings from Czech literature musicians and musical performances) 2305 R. Aultalia 2110 R Canada Int Business Sense [refer 2135 H) WHRA(17650kHz) DXing with Cumbre (Mane Lamb with the hottest DX sues)

R Prague Saturday Music (Czech classical, folk, loll or rock music) :etches) 23;0 R. New Zealand Int.'The Week in Parliament (a weekly roundup of Ni

R Japan Weekend Square (a program designed to present vari- 2235 R Prague Insight Central Europe (regional current affairs pro- political news) ous aspects of Japan in a friendly and relaxed atmo- duced jointly by R. Prague, R. Austria lit, RSlovakia 2320 China R.Int.ln the Spotlight (Chinese arts and cultural sphere with intervi ews, music and discussions) Int.R. Polonia and R. Budapest) magazine)

2130 WWCR(15825kHz) Presidential Radio Address and the Democratic Party 2330 BBCWS(am) Pick of the World (Dairy Brehan presents World Sem ce Response highlights and talks with the producers and presenters

2135 R Canada lot Conarin in the World !refer to 7135 11 2300 UTC / 6pm E / 3pm P - Page 54 Freqs of BBC programs) R. Australia Innovations (a program showcasing Australian invention, enterprise and ingenuity) DAILY 2pm P - Page 54 Freqs R Canada Int Madly Off in AllDirections (Lorne Elliott travels across 2200 UTC / 5pm E 2300 BBCWS(am) The World Today [refer to 2200 5) Canada to capture the country's unique senses of humor) SUNDAY SUNDAY -THURSDAY 'R. hew Zealand IntSpectrum (a weekly look at the people, places and 2200 BBCWS(am) The World Today (the BBC's agenda -seeing flagship 2300 'R New Zealand IntMidday Report (news updates and in-depth [e- events around NZ) global news program) gos) WRATI(15725kHz)Wavescan (a weekly program horn Adventist World Rodio WBC0(7415kHz)Radio Free Euphoria (freeform radio) for 0Xers and shortwave radio enthusiasts) WHRI(5745kHz)Ring with Cumbre (Marie lamb with the hottest DX SUNDAY WHF6(9495kHz)Ring with Cumbre (Marie Lomb with the hottest DX :etches) 2300 R. Canada Int The World This Weekend ((BC weekend news maga- catches) WRMI(15725kHz)Wavescan (a weekly program from Adventist World Radio zine) 2335 R Netherlands Europe Unzipped (a ()zippy' compilation of news and for 0Xers and shortwave radio enthusiasts) 2310 R Australia Asia Pacific (Radio Australia's flagshgi current events views ham Europe) 2205 R Canada Int Canada in the World (refer to 2135 F] and business report for and about Asia and the Pacific 2340 R Nam Saturday Music (Czech classical, folk, jay or rock music) 2210 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagsh,p morning news magazine) region) 2355 R Netherlands Insight (Rob Green casts a critical and humorous eye on 2230 BBCWS (am) Agenda (ideas and trends shaping our world) 2330 People in the Know (interviews with prominent Chinese who are shaping the post week's headlines) 2230 RVi Belgium Radio World (Frans Vossen presents a weekly repot the nation's future) about international elk) R Australia Earthbeat (Alexandra DeBlas presents a program on

2240 R Australia The Australian Music Show (the latest rock music hom environmental science)

the Triple1 youth network of the ABC) R Canada Int The Inside Track (anthologies and documentaries about

2245 R Prague Readings from Czech literature sports and those who compete in them)

2335 R Netherlands Sincerely Yours (RN's listener respire program) MONDAY -FRIDAY 2345 R Prague Feedings from Czech Literature Thank You... 2200R Canada Int The World at Six [refer to 2300 M -F] 2355 R Netherlands The Week Ahead (a preview of what s on RN the next 2205 BBCWS(am) World Business Report seven days) Additional Contributors to 2220 BBCWS(am) British News 2230 BBCWS(am) Sports Roundup (all the daily sporting news world- MONDAY -FRIDAY This Month's Shortwave wide) 2300 R Canada Int The World at Six (the CBCs flagship evening newscast) 2330 R. Netherlands lkewsline (RN's flagship current affairs magazine) Guide: MONDAY R Canada Int As It Happens (Barbara Budd anc Mary Lou Finley Bob Fraser, Cohasset, MA; Harold WBC0(7415kHz)lean Shepherd (the noted humorist's classic radio pro- ;item ew newsmakers from the famous to ordinary people grams horn the 60s and 70s) eyewitnessing news in the making) Frodge, Midland, MI; Glenn Hauser, 2210 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flags'up mamma news magazine) Enid, OK; Bob Thomas, Bridgeport, 2240 R. Australia Music Deli (Australian performances of folk, acoustic, MONDAY traditional and world music) 2310 R Australia Asia Pacific [refer to 2310 S] CT; Harold Sellers, BBC On Air; BCL 2245 BBCWS(am) Analysis (background to a story in the news) 2330 China RInt China RInt. Biz China (business and finance in the Chinese market) News; BCDXC; Cumbre DX; DXA; TUESDAY R Australia The Buzz (the week's big technology news and issues DX Listening Digest; DX News; presented by Richard Aedy) 2210 R Australia AM (ABC Radio's flagship morning news magazine) ODXA/DX Ontario; Fineware; Hard 2240 R Australia Blacktracker (Mol Holness presents contemporary Ab- original muse) TUESDAY Core DX ; HFCC; ILG; NASWA; 2245 BEWS(am) Analysis (background 'o a story in the news) 2310 R Australia Asia Pacific [refer to 2310 5]

2330 R Australia RA Arts (Julie Copeland presents the world of arts and NASWA Flash Sheet; RFPI; World of WEDNESDAY cultural ideas) Radio; Worldwide DX Club. 2200 WBC0(7415kHz)The (lone Zone (ednoteyour guess is os good as

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Monitoring Flight Demonstration Groups

Welcome to our annual frequency. 286.000 Usage unknown (AM Mode) 32.400, 122.575, 284.900 and 367.700 MHz for equipment. and schedule review. 302.150 Miscellaneous air-to-air (AM Mode) possible activity. There is nothing quite as thrilling 307.700 Show center/Diamond (aircraft 1-4) formation (channel During 2001 I received several reports that as going to one of the many public air shows 16) (AM Mode) the Golden Knights were using three civilian across the country and watching the Blue An- 321.100 Blue Angel operations (AM Mode) UHF frequencies - 462.625 (a business itiner- gels or Thunderbirds flight demonstration team 345.900 Taxi out/Solo formation (aircraft 5-6) air-to-air (AM Mode) ant frequency known as Black Dot), 467.5625, strut their stuff in front of thousands of fans. and 467.6125 MHz. Some reports indicate they But if you add the element of radio to the visual The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are al- might be using Family Radio Service radios. It drama in front of you, you will have a perspec- ways a crowd favorite. The following frequen- might be a good idea to keep FRS frequencies in tive that few will get to enjoy. cies have been reportedly used by the your airshok scanner I( )adont Since the 2003 air show season starts this Thunderbirds during the last five seasons. month, in this edition of Mi/com we will present 4 Other/Foreign Flight our annual frequencies to monitor, review of 140.400 Support aircraft: Goss country oir-to-oir (AM mode) Demonstration Teams equipment, and the military flight demonstra- 141.850 Four ship formation (Victor 1) show air-to-air winch is linked The Canadian Forces aircraft demonstration team schedules (Table One) for the upcom- to public address system (AM mode) tion team (431 Air Demonstration Squadron) is ing air show season. 143.850 Four ship formation (Victor 2) air-to-air which is linked to known as the Snowbirds. The following have public address system (AM mode) been recently reported for this popular aerial 235.250 + Where is the action? Thunderbird control (AM mode) team: 123.325, 246.500, 272.100 (air-to-air pri- 269.900 Thunderbird control to the Air Boss (AM mode) You will need to concentrate on four differ- mary), 284.900 (solo aircraft), 299.500 (air-to- ent bands for air show activity. Search in the 322.950 Solo aircraft (5-6) show air-to-air (AM mode) air enroute), and 333.3(X) MHz. 413.025 Maintenance/ground teams < channel 118-136 MHz band (AM mode at 25 kHz 1 > (NBFM Other foreign and US flight demonstration 146.2 PL tone) steps), 138-150.8 MHz band (minus 144-148. teams reported during the past few years: in both the AM and Narrow FM modes in 12.5 413.100 Maintenance/ground teams (NBFM) 413.215 Maintenance/ground teams (NBFM) kHz steps). 118-136 MHz (AM mode in 25 120.300 Extra 13 413.315 Maintenance/ground teams (NBFM) kHz steps). and finally 225-420 MHz (AM in 122.750 Patty Wagstaff 225-400 in 25 kHz steps/Narrow FM in 406- 122.825 Ion Groom's FedEx 420 MHz in 12.5 kHz steps). The following Both the Navy and the Air Force have air- 130.500 Spanish Military lA Patruila Aguila craft special demonstration units in addition discrete frequencies have been reported in use 136.175 Chilean Military Halcones to the flight demonstration units mentioned by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels during the past 136.915 UK Army Air Corps Blue Eagles Helicopter five airshow seasons. above. Here is a list of known units and their Northern lights frequencies (mode below is AM). 138.450 France Air force to Patrouille Adam FrequencyUsage 141.825 France Air Force La Patrouille Mecca 142.000 Ground support (Comm cart) (NBFM mode) US Air Force F A-10 flight demo (nationwide): 32.350 34.125 34.115 143.100 France Air Force La Patrouille Mecca 143.000 Tower observer (NB FM mode) 34.350 34.375 34.575 36.150 36.350 36.850 38.610 243.450 UK Air Force Red Arrows 143.600 Ground support, occasional air-to-air reported here (NBFM 40.200 46.650 49.750139.615140.000 (oll tentative 252.500 Spanish Military Aguila mode) identifications, confirmation requested) 255.100 UK Air Force Falcons 164.900 Engine start/faxi out ground support (Comm cart) (NBFM USAF F-15 flight demo (Misr): 275.675 264.400 Turkish Military Stars mode) USAF flight demo (East): 228.450 233.525 238.825 252.115 219.600 Turkish Military Stars 168.900 Engine starVToxi out ground support (Comm cart) (NBFM 257.075 264.915 276.675 282.675 282.800 (S) 298.350 288.850 Swiss Military Patrouille Suisse mode) 359.225 307.800 Italian Military Frecce Tiicolori 169.400 Engine start/faxi out ground support (Comm cart) (NBFM USAF flight demo (West): 384.550 465.100 UK Air Force Falcons mode) USAF F-16 flight demo (Show units): 260.400 282.800 469.500 US Confederate Air Force bora Toro Team 170.900 Engine start/faxi ouVMaintenance ground support (Comm USAF F-117 flight demo discrete: 304.900 469.550 US Confederate Air force bra Tora Team cart) (NBFM mode) USAF Combat search and rescue demonstrations: 251.900 236.450 Fat Albert (Blues C-130 transport aircraft) (AM Mode) US Navy VF -101 flight demonstration: 311.500

62 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 You also need a scanner that has the 225-4(X) an extra set of charged batteries for your Jun 28-29 BA: North Kingstown, RI; TB: Elmendorf AFB, AK; SB: Lon- MHz military aeronautical hand in it. Most of the handheld. Nothing is worse than having your don, Ontario action (especially the Blue Angels) will he heard rechargeables die halfway through the show with Jul 1 SG: Canada Day - Ottawa, Ontario in this UHF portion of the spectrum. Adding this your replacements at home in the shack. Jul 3 TB: Battle Creek, MI criteria to the mix of possible radios narrows down During the 2(X)3 season we want to hear Jul 5-6 BA: Muskegon, MI; TB: Peoria, IL; SB: 15 Wing Moose our choice of air show scanners even further. from our readers about active air show/flight Jcw, Saskatchewan Below is a list of scanners that are capable of demonstration team frequencies. If you attend Jul 11-12 BA: Pensacola Beach, FL air show monitoring. This list continues to grow an air show, please pass along what you hear! Jul 12 T8: Missoula, MT (especially in the area of wideband handhelds). Thanks to the dozens of contributors who took Jul 13 T3: McChord AFB, WA and I am happy to report that the scanner enthu- the time to share their reports % it h us last year. Jul 11-20 BA/1B/SB: Dayton, OH siast now has a k idcr range of products and prices You can reach me sia e-mail at larry@grove- Jul 23 TB: Cheyenne, WY; SB: Terrace, British Columbia to choose from than live years ago. ent.com with a subject line of Airshow Inter- Jul 26 TB: Selfridge ANGB, MI; SB: Chilliwacks British Columbia Please notice that the recommended anten- cepts, or you can write us at: Milcom, 7540 Jul 26-27 BA: Arco, ID JB: Grissom ARB, IN; SB: 19 Wing Comox, British Colum- nas are omnidirectional rather than directional Highway 64 West, Brasstown, NC 28902. Jul 27 for monitoring the mil aircraft hands. hia SB: Canadian Forces Base EsquimclbVictoria, British Information i'rcludes current Grove stock Jul 30 Table One: Military Jet Demonstration Teams Columbia codes/prices (at ptesstime I for the items indi- Aug 2-3 BA: Seattle, WA; SB: Red Deer, Alberta cated, hut does not include shipping or taxes (if 2003 Performance Schedule Aug 6 SB: Vancouver, British Columbia applicable). Prices are subject to change % ithout Aug 8-10 3A & SB: Abbotsford, British Columbia notice so be sure to call the Grove order depart- Note: Demonstration schedules dates listed are sublect to change. Aug 9-10 TB: Hickom AFB, HI ment at 800-438-8155 or visit our website at Group Abbreviations Aug 16-17 BA: Westfield, Mk TB: Chicago, IL; SB.1.2thbridge, Alberta littp://www.grove-ent.com for current pricing. BA = USN Blue Angels Aug 20 SB: Kenora, Ontario TB = USAF Thunderbirds Aug 23-24 BA: Weekend off; TB: Otis ANGB, MA; SB: Ottawa, Ontario Grove Stock No Price Handheld Unit SB = Canadian Snowbirds Aug 27 SB: Brantford, Ontario Alinco DJ-X3T SCN11 S249.95 Aug 30-31 TB: Quebec, Canada; SB: Toronto, kirk) Alinco DJ-X1OT SCNO1 S349.95 Base Abbreviations Aug 30 -Sep 1BA: Cleveland, OH Alinco DJ-X2000T SCN1 0 5499.95 AFB = Air Force Base Sep 1 TB & SB: Toronto, Canada 5589.95 AOR AR -8200 Mk III SCN51 ARB = Air Reserve Base Sep 6-1 BA: NAS Ocean, VA; TB: Nellis AFB, NV; SB: 12 Wing Icom R-2 S0105 5189.95 JRB = Joint Reserve Bose Shearwater, Nova Scotia Icom R-3 SCNO7 5449.95 MCAS = Marine Corps Air Station Sep 9 B: Bathurst, New Brunswick Icom R-5 S0102 5199.95 NAF = Naval Air Facility Sep 11 SB: Stephenville, Newfoundland (corn R-10 SCNO4 5349.95 NAS = Naval Air Station Sep 11-13 TB: Reno, NV Uniden BC -250F SCN40 5369.95 Sep 13-14 BA: Indianapolis, IN; SB: Saint -Pierre Et Miquelon, France Yaesu VR-500 SCNO6 5324.95 Dates Group: Locations Sep 14 TB: Mt. Home AFB ID Mar 15 BA: NAF El Centro, CA Sep 17 SB: St Stephen, New Brunswick Base/Mobile Unit Grove Stock No. Price Mar 15-16 TB: Luke AFB, Al Sep 18 TB: Andrews AFB, MD AOR-3000AB SCN26 51062.95 Mar 22-23 BA: Punta Gorda, FL; TB: Tyndall AFB, Ft Sep 20-21 BA Duluth, MN; TB: Wichita, KS; SB: Niagara Falls, Ontario Mar 29-30 BA: Huntsville, AL; TB: Davis-Monthon AFB Al AOR-5000 3 RCV42P 52119.95 Sep 27-28 BA: Fort Worth -Alliance, TX; TB: handle, WI; SB: Mid- AOR-8600 SCNO8 5889.95 Apr 5-6 BA: NAS Corpus Christi, TX; TB: March AFB, land, TX

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March 2003 MONITORIN3 TIMES 63 TRACKING THE TRUNKS TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, FREQUENCIES AND NEWS Ilan1 reneman datzveeneman@ monitoringtimes.com httpilwww.signalharborcom APCO P-25 Family Traits

As more and more users become fa- can tuneto the proper frequency. Digital traf- Control Channel (3600 or 9600) miliar with the new Uniden APCO fic used to be completely out of reach, but Project 25 digital scanners, a num- now with the new Uniden scanners listeners Digital Voice Channels ber of questions have arisen regarding what can hear unencryptedIMBEvoice traffic car- kind of systems they should be able to moni- ried on systems that use the P-25 CAI. tor and what kind of performance they should There are other digital voice systems in I Base expect. operation, most notably older Motorola sys- Station Project 25 is a suite of standards span- tems using a proprietary vocoder called ning more than 30 documents, specifying in VSELP (Vector -Sum -Excited Linear Predic- P-25 Trunked System Channels detail how each piece of radio equipment tion) and newer EDACS installations using trunked, it will almost always use one of two should operate. Such a thorough and com- Pro -Voice and AEGIS. The new Uniden scan- formats. The first format is the actual P-25 plete set of standards makes it much easier ners will not decode the audio from such sys- standard for trunking, which uses a 9600 -baud for different departments and agencies to tems. EDACS Pro -Voice systems happen to control channel. These are common on the work together (planners use the term use theIMBEvocoder but the transmission "pure P-25" systems, like the state of Michi- interoperate)and allows radio system own- formats are not compatible with the P- gan. The second format is a proprietary ers to purchase equipment from com- 25 IMBE implementation. Motorola protocol running at 3600 baud, peting vendors with some confidence which is typically found on systems that have that everything will work together : Trunking Formats a mix of analog and digital radios. These con- properly. A radio system will either trol channels are dedicated to carrying trunking The core of P-25 revolves be conventional or trunked. If it messages and do not carry voice traffic. around a standard called the Com- is conventional, then the traffic Part of the confusion about this point monAir Interface(CAI). The CAI on any particular radio frequency may stem from the fact that Motorola uses specifies the layout and meaning will always be from the same group of the marketing term "ASTRO" for all of their of each digital message that is sent radio users. In other words, specific frequen- digital products, regardless of the actual type and received by a radio. The Phase I CAI has cies will be assigned to specific users in a of voice coding and trunking method. a number of requirements, the most relevant conventional system. The Los Angeles, Cali- of which to a scanner listener is the use of the fornia, Police Department (LAPD) uses a P- 4. Scanner Success Improved Multi -Band Excitation (IMBE) 25 system in conventional mode, meaning Below are three tables that indicate voice encoder -decoder(vocoder)to carry they do not have any trunking at all. which types of systems a listener will be able voice signals digitally. (Phase II is a future If a system with P-25 digital audio is to monitor with a particular type of scanner. standard that will operate in narrow 6.25 kHz channels.) Table 1: Success with an analog non -trunk -tracking scanner Some standards in the P-25 suite are man- datory, but many are not. Radio system own- None Motorola 3600baud P-25 9600 baud ers may pick and choose from the optional Analog only Yes Audio only N/A standards, depending on what features they Analog and Yes for analog Audio only for analog N/A want to offer their users, their budget, and ASTROVSELP digital Nofor VSELP (no tracking) the product choices from the equipment ven- No for VSELP dors. The P-25 standard for trunking, for in- Analog and Yesfor analog Audio only for analog Audio onlyfor stance, is optional. P-25 IMBE digital No for IMBE (no tracking) analog So, in any system you might run into, No for IMBE (no tracking) there are a number of possibilities. No for IMBE ASTRO VSELP digital No No N/A Voice Traffic P-25IMBE digital No No No Voice traffic on the system may be all analog, all digital, or a mixture of both. Ana- Table 2: Success with an analog trunk -tracking scanner log traffic can be heard with any scanner that None Motorola 3600 baud P-25 9600 baud Analog only Yes Yes Digital Voice Channels N/A Analog and Yes for analog Yes for analog N/A 1%.11 ASTRO VSELP digital No for VSELP No for VSELP Analog and Yes for analog Yes for analog Audio only for 0 P-25 IMBE digital No for IMBE No for IMBE analog Base (no tracking) Station No for IMBE P-25 Conventional SystemChannels ASTRO VSELPdigital No No N/A P-25IMBEdigital No No No

64 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Table 3: Success with a digital APC0-25 trunk -tracking ac 867.2125 None Motorola 3600 baud P-25 9600 baud 861.7125 Analog only Yes Yes N/A 868.2125 Analog and Yes for analog Yes for analog N/A 861.2625 ASTRO VSELP digital No for VSELP No for VSELP 868.2625 Analog and Yes Yes Audio only for 868.7125 P-25 IMBE digital analog 867.7875 Audio only for 868.7876 IMBE (no tracking) Unit Equipment ASTRO VSELP digital No No N/A Civil = serving court papers (evictions, no trespassing, P-25 IMBE digital Yes Yes Audio only etc) (no tracking) CP = citizen patrol George = ;ity of Norco The column going down he left side indi-O State of Florida R( = transportation of prisoners cates the types of voice traffic and the rows A reader who wishes to remain anony- Star 80 or 81 = air unit helicopter only across specify the type of control channel. A mous writes in to let us know about the fu- Zebra = auto theft "pure P-25" system. for example, uses P-25 ture plans for the Florida statewide trunked IMBE voice and the P-25 9600 baud control radio system. Edward Units channel, so the scanner results will be in the Edward = Riverside Sheriff's Deportment, shifts 1, 2 and lower right-hand corner. A Motorola Type I I have been reading your APCO-25 sys- 3 system has analog only audio and a 3600 - tems guide in the December/January issues 1, 2, 3 Edward 11 tol 9 Rubidoux Highland area baud control channel, so results on that kind of Monitoring Times. I have one correction (Beat 1) of system would be found in the top row,for you. 1, 2, 3 Edward 20 to 29 Mira Loma - Pedley area (Beat center column. The new State of Florida system will be 21 The first table indicates that a non- EDACS utilizing Pro Voice -DES encr)ption. 1, 2, 3 Edward 30 to 31 El Cerrito Eas'vale area trunking scanner, as long as it can tune to the not APCO-25 trunking. During the se -up (Beat 3) proper frequency, will be able to monitor theperiod, they are using conventional APCO- audio only from analog sources. Even if a 25 digial audio. But this will not be the final 5 Edward 410 to 419 CAT (Community Action system uses trunking, a non-trunking scan-format used. Team), Rubidoux Highland ner will be able to pick up the audio on a The new system will incorporate several area particular frequency - but it may be difficult new features: 5 Edward 420 to 429 CAT team, Mira Loma - Pedley to follow the action since the scanner will not First, it will be using the new 3rd gen- area automatically retune during a trunked con- eration Pm Voice ( IMBE) digital voice format, 5 Edward 430 to 449 CAT team, El Cerrito - Eastvale versation. However, on lightly loaded trunked encrypted in DES (FIPS 140-I Level -I). 5 Edward 450 to 460 School Resource Cfficer systems or during relatively quiet periods this (Voice Guard was first generation. AEGIS was method can work fairly well. I've found that second generation.) Edward 110 to 200 Supervision or Lead Officer even a ten -year -old Bearcat BC200XLT is Second, it will have a new EDACS Secu- Edward 20 to 30 Lieutenants useful in such situations. rity Key (ESK), which will encrypt the Con- Edward 1to 20 Captains or highe' The second table shows that with a trol Channel data. This will prevent unautho- trunk -tracking scanner like the Bearcat rized radios on the system, and will prevent BC245XLT or Radio Shack PRO -92, the re- the newer EDACS Trunk Tracking scanners Talkgroups sults are identical to the non-trunking scan-from following even any analog voice traffic RiversideMain Dispatch ner except that systems with a 3600 -baud that might appear on the system. The control Channel 2 Cor to Car control channel are now automatically fol- channel is encrypted, so the scanner canno Channel 11Alternate Dispatch lowed. follow it. Channel The third table shows the results for a I thought you might be interested. Channel 5 digital scanner like the Uniden BC250D or

785D with the BCi25D APCO-25 card. Now For some more background on the Moreno Valley, Contract city the listener will have all the benefits of an EDACS Security Key please see theTrack- Moreno Valley, Car to Car, channel 7 analog trunk -tracking scanner, plus can hear ing the Trunkscolumn from April 2002. Moreno Valley, Alternate, channel 8 any (unencrypted) P-25 IMBE traffic, regard- Moreno Valley, Channel 9 less of which trunking method, if any, is in+ Riverside County, Moreno Valley, Channel 10 use. Many P-25 trunked systems use a 9600 - California Eric from Riverside, California, sent in Wants/Worronts, West End Channel 12 baud control channel, which means that the Detectives, West End, Channel 15 new Uniden scanners cannot trunk -track those his notes on the Riverside Sheriff's Depart- ment, including frequencies and a description District ttforney, West End, Channel 19 transmissions. However, readers have re- Coroner. West End, Channel 22 ported some success in monitoring them inof the different call signs. From his notes: The Sheriff's Department for the west- Riverside Police Phone Patch, Channel 32 conventional mode. To monitor 9600 -baud systems, it was ern end of the county added new Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) to the patrol units. They suggested that Uniden users try programming had to add five more frequencies. They use their scanner with each frequency in the sys- an Ericcson system with the following fre- That's all for this month. I welcome up- tem in descending order. Each frequency dates, corrections and additional information quencies: should be entered as conventional mode with via electronic mail at dan @ signalharbor.com. delay off. Be sure to lock out the control chan- There is further information, frequencies and nel. Scanning 9600 -baud systems in conven- 866.2125 linksonmy websiteathttp:// tional mode has been done with a fair amount 866.2625 www.signalharbor.com. Untilnextmonth, of success, although it can get confusing dur- 866.7125 happy monitoring! ing busy periods. 866.7625

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 65 THE FED FILES A GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS Larry Ian Horn, N5Fi'll larryvtinhurn(n numinningtimes.onn

Monitoring Phoenix-The Land of the Sun

The sixth largest city in the United narrowband FM or as indicated) 170.850 411.000 411.100 412.650 States is located in the state of Ari- Animal and Plant Health Inspection 414.050/411.050 417.100/411.175 zona. The hub of the southwest, Service: 166.5625/164.9125 415.250/ NOAA Weather Radio:162.525 Maricopa County is one of the fastest grow- 411.250 415.300/411.275 162.550 162.575 ing metro areas in the United States. Its 9,000 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire- Postal Service: 169.850/170.600 square miles of land includes the object of arms: 165.2875/166.5375 170.175 173.7875 408.050 408.175 our profile this month - the city of Phoenix Bureau of Prisons: 170.650170.875 409.275410.200/407.175 410.325 and the 22 communities surrounding it. 170.925 171.175 409.250 415.050/407.725 416.425/410.025 Remember, these area profiles are not Bureau of Indian Affairs: 164.8625 418.100/414.725 meant to be complete, but they are a good 165.6875 406.475 412.275/408.725 Secret Service:164.650 (Tango) representative survey of what frequencies are Bureau of Land Management: 168.300 164.8875 (Oscar)165.2125 (Mike) available in each area and are based on the 169.225 414.975 417.725/416.125 165.375 (Charlie) 165.7875 (Baker) best information we have from open sources. Bureau of Reclamation: 164.475 166.400 (Golf) I strongly urge our readers in the areas we 166.000/166.6375 169.650/ 71.725 Soil Conservation Service: 164.9375/ profile to please send us updates. We cannot 415.175 416.025/419.625 417.775/ 164.150 personally visit every area we cover in this 411.625 Treasury Common: 166.4675 column, so I am relying on those of you who Bureau of Veterans Affairs (KLM545): White House Communications Agency: live in the areas we profile to compare our 34.670 164.175 164.9875 166.200 162.6875 171.2875 information with what you are hearing. 168.000 171.3875 Also, we will not cover any Department Customs Service: 165.2375/166.5875 As part of our metro profiles I also include of Defense (DoD) frequencies in these pro- 166.4375 169.450 171.075 FAA Air Traffic Control allocated frequencies files. Complete nationwide coverage of those Department of Energy: 170.075 171.150 for the major airports in the area we are cover- frequencies is now available for purchase on 411.875 ing. In the Phoenix area there is one major air- CD-ROM in the Grove Military Frequency Department of Labor: 164.700 406.200 port: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Directory. You can find out more information Drug Enforcement Administration: Mode for these transmissions is AM. about that product on the Grove website at 419.325/414.400 http://www.grove-enLcom Federal Aviation Administration: PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNA- Here is the Fed Files profile for Phoenix. 162.275 162.350 165.6625 165.7625 TIONAL AIRPORT (KPHX) Arizona, and surrounding communities. 169.300172.175 172.900172.975 Phoenix, Arizona 410.300 HIGH FREQUENCY Federal Bureau of Investigation: Automatic Terminal Information Service (Frequencies in kHz and mode USB or as 162.6375 162.7625 163.8625 (ATIS): 121.200 indicated): 167.2375 167.4875 167.5375 Clearance Delivery: 1 1 8. 10 0 167.5625 269.200 Federal Bureau of Investigation: Federal Communications Commission: Ground Control: 119.750 2810.0 4991.0 5060.0 5390.0 7905.0 167.050 172.800 132.550 (North) 9185.09240.09313.010500.0 Fish and Wildlife Service: 164.625/ 269.200 (South) 10915.0 11075.0 11491.0 12140.0 163.150 Control Tower: 14460.0 14495.0 Forest Service: 411.375/415.275 118.700 (Runways 08/26) Federal Highway Administration Immigration and Naturalization Ser- 120.900 (Runways 07R/25L and 07L/25R) (WWJ94): 3303.04965.05350.0 vice: 163.650/162.850162.875 254.300 (Runways 07R/25L and 07L/25R) 7736.0 9930.011045.0 12063.0 162.950163.675163.725/162.975 385.400 (Runways 08/26) 12158.0 14461.0 15969.0 18403.0 163.750 163.775 165.875 168.900 Unicorn: 122.950 20843.0 22975.0 24040.0 24973.0 168.950 168.975 Phoenix Approach/Departure: 26703.0 Marshals Service: 162.7125 162.7875 119.200North (319-075 deg 7,500 ft FEMA (WGY 949): 2320.02360.0 163.200 163.8125 170.750 170.800 and above) 11801.011957.0 120.700North (319-057 deg below National Weather Service (KHB21): 7,500 feet) 2773.0 2776.0 3360.0 3363.0 5932.0 123.700South (119-138 deg below 5925.0 5937.0 7.500 feet and 139- 6936.0 6979.0 191 deg below 8,500 9949.0 feet) 124.100 South VHF/UHF (058-118 deg 10,500 (Frequencies in MHz feet and above, 119- and mode 139 deg above 14,500 feet, 139-191 deg

66 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 8.500 feet and above, and JOLLY 1(HH-60G) lar digital trunk decoding, these new scanners' 192-263 deg 12,500 feet and 148.485 Kennedy Space Center Photo digital decoder will handle conventional (re- above) Operations (FM mode) peater or single frequency simplex APCO-25 124.900South (058-118 deg below 243000 KING 1 working WARSHIP 987 transmissions) APCO-25 compliant signals. 10,500 feet) (aka USS O'Bannon DD -987) So it's time to drag out the frequency guides 126.800 South (119-138 deg 7,500- 252.000 GATORs (Combat air patrol air- and start scanning through the federal land 14,500 feet and 192-263 deg craft) working OAK GROVE mobile bands looking at all those digital sig- 7,500-12,500 feet) (NORAD-Tyndall) nals again and see how many can be decoded 128.650 North (340-079 deg above 264.800CAPE CONTROL working with the new llniden digital scanners. 5,500 feet) SHARKs 239.000 North (319-057 deg below 265.400Combat Air Patrol and Aerial Coast Guard "Rescue 21" 7,500 feet) Refueling; SHARKs, GATORs, is Being Deployed 256.900 South (119-138 deg 7,500- TANKER 27, OAK GROVE Rescue 21. soon to be the primary mari- 14.500 feet and 192-238 deg 269.375 Patrick AFB Tower time "911" system for U.S. coastal waters 7,500-12,500 feet) 281.425 Daytoia Approach Control and navigable rivers and lakes, is being de- 269.600 South (058-118 deg 10,500 282.800 KING 1calling WARSHIP 987 ployed to Coast Guard units throughout the feet and above, 19-138 deg (see 243.000) United States. Last year the government above 14,500 feet, 139-191 284.000NASA -Kennedy Space Center awarded a $61 Imillion contract to General deg 8,500 feet and above, and Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) Dynamics of Scottsdale, AZ, for production. 192-263 deg above 12,500 Tower deployment and support of the system. feet) 294.600 VARIETY (Range Safety Officer) "Rescue 21 will help take the search out 281.450North (319-057 deg 7,500 feet work.ng JOLLYs/KINGs of search and rescue in the 21st century," said and above) rergcrding boats; relay of Vice Adm. James D. Hull, Coast Guard At- 285.550North (340-079 deg above KING/JOLLY communications lantic Area commander. 5,500 feet) 321.000 JOLLYs/KINGs Operations Rescue 21 will greatly increase detection 353.800South (058-118 deg below 372.200 Patri:k Pilot -to -Dispatcher and localization of distress calls and elimi- 10,500 feet) (PTD) working KING 1 nate known radio coverage gaps. This will 363.000South (119-138 deg below 408.150 Kennedy Space Center Convoy benefit the maritime community from South 7,500 feet and 139-191 deg (FM mode) Carolina to the Florida Keys to Puerto Rico below 8,500 feet) and the Virgin Islands. as Seventh Coast HF Guard District personnel conduct more than + Space Shuttle Launch (Frequency in kHz, mode USB) 7.000 search and rescue cases a year. Frequency Update 5190.0 CAPE RADIO, KINGFISHER, The Coast Guard's current system is dif- Cape Comm, KING 1, Liberty Our regular reporter from Florida, Allan ficult to maintain and inadequate to meet the Star, and Freedom Star Solid Stern, passes along the following update of fre- future safety requirements of the growing Rocket Booster recovery ships quencies monitored during a recent space shuttle marine traffic. Modernizing the nation's mari- 5211.0 CAPE RADIO, DOD CAPE, launch. Thanks. Allan. for the profile. time 911 system is an absolute must to en- Cape Osborne, "BRD," Liberty sure America's boaters remain safe. The new Star and Freedom Star Solid VHF/UHF system will help minimize the time that (Frequencies in MHz, mode AM or as in- Rocket Booster recovery search and rescue teams spend looking for dicated) ships, Warship 987 (USS people in distress, while maximizing commu- O'Bannon) nications. This, in turn, helps the Coast Guard 46.650JOLLY Air -to -Air (FM mode) 10780.0 CAPE RADIO 118.900Space Coast RAP (SCRAP) to save more lives. Tower "We are excited about the Coast Guard's I am looking for anyone in the Space 121.500STEALTH CONTROL (MRU); forward thinking initiative to modernize their SHARK F-16 with intruder air- Coast area with an APCO P-25 digital scan- distress response technology to meet the craft: N5212E ner that can give us an update on the NASA growing needs of the marine community for UHF trunk system. Please contact us at the 123.475BAT (Airscan security Cessna the 21st century," said Frank Herhold, execu- email address in the masthead. Skymasters) working BATCAVE tive director of the Marine Industries Asso- at SCRAP ciation of South Florida. "The recreational 126.650NASA 947, NASA 967 pre- DOI Purchasing APCO P-25 boating community recognizes the value of launch weather reports Equipment the Coast Guard in South Florida and is glad 128.550NASA Shuttle Landing Facility EFJ, Inc. recently announced that its E.F. to see it being funded with the resources it Tower Johnson Company subsidiary has received a needs to ensure safety of life at sea." 132.650Daytona Approach; BCSO contract award to supply Project 25 compli- Rescue 21 will also assist the Coast STAR 1helo chasing intruder ant Land Mobile Radio equipment to the De- Guard in enforcing laws, preventing terror- aircraft N5212E partment of Interior (DOI). This contract ism and security threats, and reducing dam- 133.750Patrick AFB Tower provides for Project 25 compliant radio com- age to the environment. Improved awareness 133.800CAPE CONTROL with many munication and control equipment, test equip- of unit location and communications connec- aircraft, including SHARKs ment, and miscellaneous services. The con- tivity to other agencies will enhance home- (Homestead Air Reserve Sta- tract is an indefinite quantity, indefinite de- land security. tion 482FW/93FS F-16 aircraft livery, open to all federal agencies. Many The Rescue 21 deployment will begin in #86-0319) in combat air pa- thanks to Marcel and the SCAN -L newsgroup the northeastern regions. Concurrently, the trol. Intruder aircraft: N5212E for the information above. system will be deployed in the St. Peters- 134.950Daytona Approach Control We will continue to see more APCO-25 burg, FL, region. All regions are scheduled to 138.450 DOD CAPE working KING 1 systems come online in the federal frequency be completed by September 2006. 138.475JOLLY Operations, Air -to -Air bands and I hope that users of the new Uniden And that will do it for the edition of 139.800 SHARKS (Combat Air Patrol air- BC -250D and BC -785D will let us know what MT's The Fed Files. Until next time. 73 and craft) Air -to -Air federal systems they are hearing using digital good hunting. 141.300KING 3 (HC -130) working modes. Keep in mind that in addition to regu-

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 67 AMERICAN BANDSCAN THE WORLD OF DOMESTIC BROADCASTING Dottc; Smith, 11911/ monitoringtime.v.tw10

Moving Day, Part 2

ould the last AM engi- for area I rnt Nations people. neer in Canada please Another Canadian AM station that went Canadian AM stations moving to FM turnoffthetower silent a few years ago was CBJ-1580 lights?"... Chicoutimi, Quebec. CBJ jumped ship in fa- CKSA-1080 lloydminster, AB/SK to 95.9/101.3 Here's a surprising statistic. Over the last vor of 93.7 FM; since then, DXers in the CKTK-1230 Kitimat, BC to 97.7 few years, at least /9 pecent of the AM sta- East have been cleaning up on this largely CK1-620 Prince George, BC to 97.3 tions in Canada have moved to FM. Nearly open channel. Their DX fest may not last CB1-970 Fredericton, N3 to 99.5 one -quarter of the AM stations that existed in much longer, though. CHUC-1450 Cobourg. 0LS-1340 Yarmouth, NS to 95.5 Canada 10 years ago are no longer on the air. Ontario (about 100km/60mi. east of Toronto CFVM-1220 Amqui, OC to 99.9 In December, the Canadian Radio -Tele- on Lake Ontario) has been granted permis- vision and Communications Commission sion to move to 1580 kHz with 10,000 watts (CRTC) granted permission for six AM sta- fulltime. local AM. If you're looking for Canadian DX tions to replace their AM transmitters with Two Canadian AMs have been granted here in the States, though. you'd better act FM. At the same time. DXers reported the permission to increase power. one of them fast. At this rate, in a few years it could be death knell for CFOB-640 Fort Frances, receiving a frequency change in the process. impossible to log Canada on the AM band! Ontario; the station has replaced its program- CFYZ- 1280 at the Lester Pearson (Toronto) ming with an announcement asking listeners Airport will stay on 1280. but will increase 0 Bits and Pieces to tune to 93.1 FM instead. CFOB will he power from 25 watts day/99 watts night to wm-7(X)cincinnati and WOR-710 New long gone from AM by the time you read this. 400 day/150 night. This station is already York are continuing to test IBOC digital at The sidebar lists the six stations that have being heard at surprising distances from the night. The tests are occasional and inter- beengranted FM frequencies.(The airport; expect even better DX. mittent. My guess is they're trying to find Lloydminster station needs two FM trans- At the other end of the country, the a way to make IBOC operation at night mitters to duplicate their AM coverage; the CBC's CBRU-1260 at Squamish, BC (30mi./ possible without excessive interference to 101.3 transmitter willbe locatedat 50km north of Vancouver) will become more adjacent -frequency stations.

Bonnyville, Alberta.) You should expect these DXable. CBRU is moving to the 1270 kHz The National Radio Club (NRC) has FM stations to appear any day now if they channel abandoned by CKSR Chilliwack (in been running a "Frequency Challenge"- aren't already on. The AM stations generally favor of 98.3 FM...). CBRU will also increase suggesting that the membership concentrate continue to operate, simulcasting the FM. for power from 40 watts to 400 daytime/200 on DXing a specific frequency for a week six months or so. They then run an announce- night. This station, too, has been heard at and then compare notes. The first chosen ment asking listeners to switch to FM (just surprising distances, and will now do even frequency. 1150. proved very productive as CFOB is doing) for a few weeks before better. It simulcasts CBU-690 Vancouver. at my location with seven new loggings in shutting down the AM transmitter perma- If you're a Canadian listener, I suppose one week! The other frequencies haven't nently. all this is good news. I recently spent a night done quite that well, but my log is still Or at least it is usually permanent. Some- in Lethbridge, Alberta (population 63.000) growing at a pretty good clip. Want to join times these silent AM stations reappear as and hadno AM localswhatsoever. the fun? http://www.nrcdxas.org. or send something else. When CJMS-1280 went si- Fredericton, New Brunswick (pop. 47,000) a 37 -cent stamp to 2840 S.E. Illinois Ave., lent in Montreal a few years ago. multilingual and Red Deer. Alberta (63.000) have also lost Topeka KS 66605- 1427 for a sample news- station CFMB-1410 took over their 1280 fa- all their locals. Saint John. New Brunswick letter. cility. The former CBF/CBM frequencies of(72,000); Sudbury, Ontario (92.000); and While on the subject of AM DX clubs, 690 and 940, also in Montreal, are now home Brandon. Manitoba (39,000) only have one the International Radio Club of America to all -news stations CINF and ( IRCA ) has launched a new CINW. website on http://

The 850 kHz frequency www.ircaonline.org . Fea- at Abbotsford, British Co- tures include a schedule of DX lumbia, was recently aban- test broadcasts; information doned by CFSR in favor of on joining the IRCA and/or or- 107.1 FM. There is now an dering IRCA books: and a application to resurrect 850. downloadable sample DX Aboriginal Voices Radio was Monitor, among many other recently granted a new FM things. Check it out! station in Vancouver. They've AM STEREO 80 Have you heard any of the now applied to use the old soon -to -vanish stations north CFSR transmitter as a relay of the border? Write me at 7540 facility. If granted. this would Highway 64 West, Brasstown be a mostly -English station NC 28902-0098. or by email to with programming intended [email protected]. CHAB-800 is still on AM... Good DX!

68 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 OUTER LIMITS THE CLANDESTINE, THE UNUSUAL, THE UNLICENSED George Zeller [email protected] Iraq War Begins with USA -Sponsored Clandestine Broadcasting

you may not have read about it in your lease that "This is a free speech issue and the name, their shows feature little of that folk local newspaper. but a war between FCC is trying to prevent us from exercising our singer's music. Recent programs have added a science fiction element. (None) First Amendment right." Despite this bust, MT the United States and Iraq actually He Man Radio- He Man has returned with his started in early December, when USA -spon- confirms that they have occasionally returned amusing satire on macho male behavior. He sored Information Radio broadcasts appeared to the air following the bust. Are any of our daims to operate in upper sideband, "the on Iraqi airwaves. Leaflets dropped on Iraq by listeners in the Bay Area hearing this one any- manliest of all modes." (Blue Ridge Summit) USA aircraft provided the station's frequencies. more? KIPM- Alan Maxwell's complex psychological which are 9715 and 11292 kHz shortwave. dramas about disturbed individuals are the most unusual programming on the radio to- supplemented by 756 and 693 kHz AM me- O Winter SWL Fest day, regardless of frequency. (Elkhorn) dium wave, and an FM service on 100.4 MHz. March is the month each year when the KRMI- They are unrelated to WRMI, and they Initial schedules indicated five hour broadcasts Winter Shortwave Listeners Festival is held base their call letters on their "Radio Michi- beginning at 1500 UTC, which means that the in Kulpsville, PA. This year March 7 and 8 are gan International"slogan. (Uses [email protected] e-mail) station is a tough DX catch from North America. the days reserved for all the fun. The Fest al- even on shortwave. Montana Audio Relay Service- This one has ways covers a wide variety of radio monitoring returned, sometimes with novelty music pro- As is often the case during world conflicts, topics, including both licensed and unlicensed gramming, and sometimes with pirate re- these transmissions come from USA military stations in all radio frequency ranges. Registra- lays. (Merlin) aircraft. During peacetime these aircraft are tion forms are available online at the http:// Mystery Science Radio- This odd pirate mixes based at the 193rd Special Operations Wing swlfest.com/ web site. This year's location, as science fiction with novelty music. (Elkhorn) near Harrisburg, PA. Several information Radio Alpha Lima International- Mike always, is the Best Western The Inn at Prindle notes that their rock music shows on sources reported that the Arabic language iden- Towamencin, which is the same hotel that used 6262.5 kHz are consistently the best heard tification on this one is "Masdar to be a Holiday Inn. It's located right at the first Europirate in North America. Their web site Ma'ulumatikum, Idha'atRadiyo al- exit north of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania at http://www.alphalima.net provides sta- Ma'ulumat." which translates as Information Turnpike Northeast extension. Several Moni- tion information updates. (Uses Radio in English. Programming has been a mix toring Times staff members will be present as [email protected] e-mail) of Iraqi pop music and news announcements. Radio Azteca- Bram Stoker's comedies about usual, and we hope to see you there. DXers and DXing are targeted at all of us. (Belfast) O Saudi Clandestine O Steve Anderson Indicted Radio Bingo- The pirate radio bingo game Middle East shortwave clandestine activ- Vie previously reported in A//it at Steve has been covering issues in the pirate scene ity is not concentrated only in Iraq right now. A lately. (Try Merlin) Anderson, former operator of KSMR. the only Radio Goon- This one isn't heard very often, new clandestine targeted at Saudi Arabia, Sawt clandestine radio station in history that oper- but when they are on, rock music is their al-Islah, has been operating on 7590 kHz for ated with both a transmitter location and a tar- staple. (None, asks for reports at the two hours at 1900 UTC. This one is operated get area inside the United States (from Pulaski alt.radio.pirate newsgroup) by the leftist Movement for Islamic Reform in County, KY). had been arrested by federal au- Radio Toronto- Normally their shows cover Arabia, but it's a tough catch from North thorities only miles from Brasstown, NC. On issues in the pirate radio scene, often with America at this time of day, even during the humor in the content. (Merlin) November 27, Anderson was indicted by a fed- Ragnar Radio- This new operation mixes rock winter. eral Grand Jury in London. KY, on several fire- music and conservative politics. (None, asks arms charges. If convicted. Anderson could face for reports on the Free Radio Network) O Berkeley Bust lengthy imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, Shadow Radio- Their nostalgia format normally MT reader Artie Bigley noticed coverage and confiscation of his firearms. features relays of old-time radio shows, but sometimes they broadcast musical program- by San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media ming. (Uses [email protected] e- Center of the December II FCC bust of Ber- What We Are Hearing mail) keley Liberation Radio. This local pirate had Our readers heard all of these North Ameri- Undercover Radio- Dr. Benway is already operated on 104.1 MHz FM prior to its clo- can pirate broadcasters this month. Most sta- sending out QSLs from his new pirate sta- sure by the FCC. Using a warrant, the FCC tions still transmit in the vicinity of 6955 kHz. tion. (Uses [email protected] e- mail) confiscated the transmitter and other broadcast- although frequencies can vary up and down a Voice of Captain Ron SW- The Captain is ing equipment during their raid. The station re- little bit, often to avoid interference from the still with us. His unpredictable programming tains aninternet web siteathttp:// Peruvian broadcaster La Voz de Campesimo includes plenty of audio sound bits mixed in www.peacehost.net/blr/ for those who are in- after sunset, which can frequently be heard in with random remarks. (Uses terested in the current status of this pirate op- North America on 6956.5 kHz. Pirate broad- captainronswrgyahoo.com e-mail) eration, but for obvious reasons it lists no cur- casting increases noticeably on weekends and Voice of the Abnormal- Their musical selections match the station ID, and it's hard to rent broadcasting schedule. during major holiday periods. tell what you will hear on any given day from The station had previously obtained a use their eclectic format. (Elkhorn) permit from the Zoning Adjustments Board in Captain Morgan- Normally this one pro- WHYP- The James Brownyard memorial sta- Berkeley, and has had a variety of trips through grams rock music, but over the holidays tion broadcasts audio clips from a historic the federal court system. Bryan Smith. a Ber- Christmas music held the fort he -e. (None, keley Liberation Radio DJ. said in a press re- asks for repots on the Free Radic Network) Free Dylan Experience- Despite the Dylan continued on page 73

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6(V) 3820 Fox Sports North, Fox Sports North - Wisconsin (digital) 13(V)3960 CBS Network feeds (digital) SES Americom Americom-2 / Comcost SpvrtsNet Mid -Atlantic (digital) 14(H) 3980 ABC Network feeds (occasional) 7(H) 3840 Data Transmissions 15(V)4000 (none) C -Band - 85 degrees West longitude 8(V) 3860 WNBC-TV New York City-Primetime 24 NBC affiliate 16(H) 4020 Occasional video 1(V) 3720 (none) (VC2 ) 17(V)4040 Occasional video 2(H) 3740 Occasional video/ RAI International - Italian (occasional) 9(H) 3880 WPIX-TV New York City- WB affiliate (V(2 r ) 18(H) 4060 Public Broadcasting Service Schedule X 3(V) 3160 Occasional video 6.80 Talk America Radio Network 19(V) 4080 Occasional video 4(H) 3780 Occasional video 10(V)3900 WKRN-TV Nashville, TN - Primetime 23 ABC affiliate 20(H) 4100 Occasional video 5(V) 3800 NASA Contract Channel (V(2 ) 21(V)4120 ABC Network feeds - West (LEITCH) 6(H) 3820 Data Transmissions 11(H) 3920 (none) 22(H) 4140 ABC Network feeds - East (LEITCH) 7(V) 3840 Occasional video 12(V)3940 WSEE-TV Erie, PA - Primetime 24 CBS affiliate (VC2 :) 23(V)4160 Occasional video 8(H) 3860 Data Transmissions 13(H) 3960 Occasional video 24(H) 4180 Occasional video 9(V) 3880 NASA Television 14(V)3980 Turner Classic Movies (VC2 ) 10(H) 3900 Data Transmissions 15(H) 4000 KTIA-TV Los Angeles - WB affiliate (11(2 ) 11(V)3920 Occasional video 16(V)4020 (NNfn (V(2 + ) Loral Skynet Telstar 4 12(H) 3940 Data Transmissions 17(H) 4040 Christian -format radio (digital) / Data Transmissions 13(V)3960 Data Transmssions / SCPC analog audio service 18(V)4060 Fox Movie Channel (VC2 r) Ku -Band 89degrees West longitude 1179 40 80.60NASA Space Shuttle audio (mis- 6.80 Premiere Radio Networks Channel 1 T01(V) 11730 South Carolina Educational Television (digital) sions only) and International Space Station mission audio 19(H) 4080 (none) 102(11) 11743 Data Transmissions 14(H) 3980 Data Transmissions 20(V)4100 University Network -Dr. Gene Scott 103(V) 11790 (none) 15(V) 4000 Pennsylvania Cable Network (digital) 21(H) 4120 CNN feeds (occasional) 104(H) 11803 Data Transmissions 16(H) 4020 Data Transmissions 22(V)4140 Data Transmissions 105(V) 11850 Data Transmissions 17(V) 4040 Data Transmissions 23(H) 4160 Data Transmissions 106(H) 11863 Georgia Public Television (digital) 18(H) 4060 Data Transmissions 24(V)4180 (none) 107(V) 11910 Doto Tronsmiss.ons 19(V)4080 Data Transmissions T08(H) 11923 Data Transmissions 20(H) 4100 Data Transmissions 109(V) 11971 ABC Satellite Newsgathering (analog and digital) 21(V)4120 Autotote Horse Racing (digital) (occasional) SES Americom American -3 110(8) 11984 ABC Satellite Nowsgathering (analog and digital) 22(H) 4140 Worldnet Television,Voice of America (VOA) Radio, 111(V) 12033 Aerospace Communications (digital) American Embassy Television Network, Radio Free Eu- Ku -Band - 87 degrees West longitude 112(H) 12046 ABC Satellite Newsgathering (analog and digital) rope/Radio liberty (digital) 1(H) 11720 Data Transmissions / Stars of Faith (digitcl) T13(V) 12095 Florida Educaticnal Television (digital) 23(V)4160 Autotote Horse Racing (digital) (occasional) 2(V) 11740 Data Transmissions 114(8)12108 Louisiana Public Broadcasting (digital) 24(H) 4180 Data Transmissions 3(H) 11760 Occasional video 115(V) 12157 Muslim TV Ahmadiyya (digital) / DMX for Business (digi- 4(V) 11780 Data Transmissions tal) 5(H) 11800 Data Transmissions 116(H) 12170 SES Amerkom Amerkom-2 Occasional video 6(V) 11820 Occasional video 7(H) 11840 Data Transmissions Ku -Band - 85 degrees West longitude 8(V) 11860 Occasional video Panamsat Galaxy 11 1(V) 11720 Occasional video 9(H) 11880 Occasional video 2(H) 11740 NBC Satellite Newsgathering feeds (digital) 10(V) 11900 Notional Technology University (digital) (-Bond -91 degrees West longitude 3(V) 11760 Occasional video 11(H) 11920 Data Transmissions l(H) 3720 WB 100 Station Group (digital) 4(H) 11780 NB( Satellite Newsgathering feeds (digital) 12(V)11940 Occasional video 2(V) 3740 Fox Cable Networks (digital) 5(V) 11800 Occasional video 13(H) 11960 CNN Newsource (digital) / CNN Washington Newsource 3(H) 3760 Black Entertainment TV / BET on Jazz (digital) 6(H) 11820 Occasional video (digital) 4(V) 3780 Fox Cable Networks (digital) 7(V) 11840 Occasional video 14(V)11980 Data Transmissions 5(H) 3800 Fox Cable Networks (digital) 8(H) 11860 NBC Satellite Newsgathering feeds (analog and digi- 15(H) 12000 Occasional video 6(V) 3820 Game Show Network (VC2 ) tal) 16(V) 12020 Occasional video 7.30, 8.06 Cable Radio Network 9(V) 11880 Occasional video 17(H) 12040 Occasional video 7(H) 3840 The Golf Channel (VC2 ) 10(H) 11900 Occasional video 18(V)12060 Occasional video 8(V) 3860 Occasional video 11(V)11920 Occasional video 19(H) 12080 Occasional video 9(H) 3880 Access TelevisionI, Access Television 2, Bloomberg TV 12(H) 11940 Occasional video 20(V)12100 Public Broadcasting Service (digital) (digital) 13(V)11960 Occasional video 21(H) 12120 Public Broadcasting Service HDTV (digital) 10(V)3900 Shop at Home (analog) / Shop at Home (digital) 14(H)11980 Occasional video 22(V)12140 Indiana Higher Educational Telecommunications Ser- 11(H) 3920 Eternal Word Television Network International (digital) 15(V) 12000 Occasional video vice (digital) 12(V)3940 WE: Women's Entertainment (VC2+ ) 16(H) 12020 Occasional video 23(H) 12160 Public Broadcasting Service (digital) 13(H) 3960 Ovation, 10(11L -1V, KVMD-TV, KJLA-TV, Varsity TV, JCTV, 17(V)12040 Occasional video 24(V)12180 Public Broadcasting Service (digital) Church Channel (digital) 18(H)12060 Occasional video 14(V)3980 Independent Film Channel (V(2+) 19(V)12080 Occasional video 7.38 RAI Satelrodio Italy 20(H) 12100 Occasional video Loral Signet Telstar 4 15(H) 4000 The Word Network (digital) 21(V)12120 Occasional video 16(V)4020 Ascent Media (digital) 22(H) 12140 Occasional video (-Band -89 degrees West longitude 17(H) 4040 Occasional video 23(V)12160 Occasional video 1(V) 3720 TEN'Max (VC2;) 18(V)4060 Fox News Channel (VC2 ) 24(H) 12180 Occasional video 2(H) 3740 Data Transmissions 19(H) 4080 KLUZ-TV Albuquerque (digital) / America's Collectibles 3(V) 3760 (none) Network (digital) 4(H) 3780 TEN'Xtsy (VC2 +) 20(V)4100 Occasional video SES Americom Americom-3 5(V) 3800 TEN'BluePlus (V(2+ ) 21(H) 4120 Southern Entertainment Television (SET) Southern Gos- 6(H) 3820 Occasional video pel Music Channel, SET Bluegrass Music Channel, SET (-bond - 87 degrees l',est longitude 7(V) 3840 The Erotic Networks (TEN) Promotional Channel Traditional Black Gospel Music Channel (digital) 1(H) 3720 Data Transmissions / Associated Press Television (digi- 8(H) 3860 Fresh Network (VC2 ) 22(V)4140 Fox Cable Networks (digital) tal) 9(V) 3880 Occasional video 23(H) 4160 Fox Cable Networks (digital) 2(V) 3740 Data Transmissions 10(H) 3900 Occasional video 24(V)4180 International Channel, TV -S, CCTV -4 (digital) 3(H) 3760 Dato Transmissions 11(V)3920 Occasional video / CBS Network feeds (digital) (occa- 4(V) 3780 (none) sional) 5(H) 3800 Occasional video 12(1) 3940 ABC Network feeds (occasional)

70 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 BELOW 500 kHz DXING THE BASEMENT BAND Kevin Carey, W112QMY ',ware\ (0 monitorm,,,i,mes.,., 'pi

Lowfer Roundup, Loggings

85.299 TMO Central NY There's still time to hunt for Lowfer (low Table 2. Selected Beacon Loggings frequency experimental radio) stations 85.300 NC Stanfield, NC 85.300 WA Andover, MA before the improved conditions of win- 85.300 IP Agricola, MS FAQ. ID Won ter fade away. Lowfers are experimental stations 85.301 VD Burlington, CT 206 GLS Galveston, TX G.H. (CA) that operate license -free under Part 15 of the 85.302 TAG Holden, MA 233 1.6 Long Beach, CA G H. (CA) FCC rules and regulations. These rules allow a 85.303 WE St. Francis, MN 255 ESC Argentina B.W. (AL) Argentina B.W. (AL) maximum power of 1 watt and an antenna length 85.500 RED Wauso, FL 255 JUJ RCA Stanfield, NC 218 OS Los Angeles, CA G.H. (CA) (including feedline) of no more than 15 meters 85.538 85.970 YK Evansville, IN 280 IPA Easter Island, Chile B.W. (AL) (50 feet). Transmissions are limited to the fre- 86.375 BA Lancaster,IL 280 T Trelew, Argentina B.W. (AL; quencies between 160 and 190 kHz. Out -of -band 86.920 RB Freeport, It 280 IR Trevo, Brazil B.W. (AL) emissions, such as harmonics or spurious sig- 86.940 BOB Mahomet, IL 305 SER Chile B.W. (AL) nals, must be attenuated by at least 20 dB. Any 87.460 BK Shell Lake, WI 320 JPS Brazil B.W. (AL 87.500 3GOATS Canby, OR 328 TAD Trinidad, CO G.H. (CA) transmission mode is allowed except for damped Santa Ana, CA 87.500 BL Xenia, OH 337 NA G.H. (CA) 1 aces (spark gap). 87.500 YD White City,FL 338 PIT Red Bluff, CA G.H. (CA) Despite some seemingly severe handicaps, 87.591 CO Pikes Peak, CO 339 RYN Tucson, Al G.H. (CA) Lowfers routinely are heard at distances of up 88.000 PHR San Antonio, TX 344 F C H Fresno, CA G.H. (CA) to 400 miles - sometimes much farther. Table I 88.800 COV S. Coffeyville, OK 359 EMT El Monte, (A G.H. (CA) contains a listing of Lowfer beacons believed to 89.200 SAM Crystal, MN 318 CPM. Compton, CA G.H. (CA) 391 SB San Bernardino, G.H. (CA) be active at this writing. The data comes from 89.200 GIR New Eagle, PA 89.501 TH Colts Neck, NJ 404 MO:i Montague, CA G.H. (CA) the Lowdown, the monthly journal of the 89.650 NWNJ Hainsevtlle, NJ LongwaveClubof America(http:// 89.800 RM Duluth, MN www.lwca.org). The LWCA website is an excel- 89.900 B?S Avondale, Al lent source of information about Lowfers, their EYA4357 operating modes and antenna systems. Silent Key BEACON KHZ For your best shot at hearing these sta- I'm saddened to report the passing of Terry This will verity your = Reception or our tract xt tions, put on a good pair of headphones, switch F. Krey, N5TKR of Austin, Texas. Terry was a Item itirra iiieAZ& in a narrow bandwidth filter, and slowly sift frequent contributor to this column from my Fre('11,57 /Om Verifted by through the band. You should try this at various earliest days with Monitoring Times. I came to Time e5.51,L. are .14 -T ..%tx- SSC_ Elewiticm Tit:e times of the day. Surprisingly, some of my best think of him as "Mr. VLF" as he focused much Power Si'. w. *es 1 s ,f/2119, Lowfer catches have been in full daylight during of attention on the obscure stations operating Location 30;26;4, Date. the mid -morning hours. A Lowfer QSL is one of below 150 kHz. Terry always encouraged lis- Antenna TN/ fitmetel'em.deri 0 1' Remarks. the most prized verifications you can get, and teners to explore this neglected part of the band, Ta.,_1(tea.ve Zia r I'm pleased to report that most Lowfers are ex- and was an avid VLF antenna experimenter him- QSL card for beacon EYABS7 kHz, Jackson - cellent QSLers. If you hear one of these experi- self. His cheerful letters and words of encour- ;Idle, FL (Courtesy Allen Renner -PA). mental stations and need a mailing address, please agement will be missed at Below 500 kHz. drop me a line. I can provide mailing information Not all beacons for many stations in North America. Loggings are elaborate affairs. Os er the holidays, George Herr (CA) man- Photo shows LLX/ 353 kHz located at a Table 1. Laster Experbeental Beacons aged to fit in some DXing from his location near the LAX airport. Despite being in an urban set- smallairfield in ting and surrounded by power lines, George re- Lyndoaville, VT fum. LD Loftin 64.900 KFLB Sunnyvale, CA ports some very good catches with his Drake (Courtesy Dick 69.863 R Durant, OK R8B and Radio West loop. See Table 2 for a list Pearce -VT). 70.000 1AB Daytona Beach, FL of NDBs he was able to hear. Your notes, 71.200 YTN Mineola, FL Barry Williams (AL) sent a follow-up re- loggings, QSLs and 75.000 D Des Moines, IA port to his loggings that appeared in the January station photos are al- 81.167 111 San Gabriel, CA ways welcome at Be- 81.500 DPC Swansea, MA issue. Using his WWII vintage RBL-5 receiver, a 82.200 BRO Duluth, MN Quantum QX Pro loop and a JPS NIR-12 DSP low 500 kHz. You can 82.500 UD Wakefield, OC unit, Barry pulled in several beacons from dis- reach me by email us- 82.516 NR Riverside, CA tances of over 4,000 miles. One station in particu- ing the address in the 83.140 IHX Olean, NY lar, 280 kHz/Fin Trelew, Argentina, took the prize masthead, or by regu- 83.160 PRK Saratoga, CA lar mail at Monitoring 83.500 ELU Simi Valley, CA at 5,383 miles' The ID hung in there for 3 minutes 83.544 MEl San Jose, CA in heavy competition with IPA, Easter Island, also Times, 7540 Hwy. 64 84.600 11X Garden City, NY on 280 kHz. This is perhaps the most distant West, Brasstown, NC 84.701 LEK Aitkin, MN South American logging I have ever received. 28902. 85.000 WMT Westfield, MA Barry's entire list of DX logs appears in Table 2. 85.185 FAW Riverton, UT

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 71 ON THE HAM BANDS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AMATEUR RADIO T.J. "Skip" Arey, N2EI tiart..\ 0. mom foi s.,

Slinkys in the Sky

Let's turn the "Way Back" Machine to for a typically starving Grad student, so I did O Souping Up the Slinky 1977. I am a newly minted Technician the next best thing and found some toy store One evening a ham friend showed up on Class Amateur who carried forward his items for about $1.50 each and went to work. my doorstep with a couple of genuine Slinky previous Novice privileges (a novel idea in itself What I had was the "standard" sized Slinky toy toys and a copy of the original W7CZB article. at the time). I was the proud owner and builder running 2-3/4 inches in diameter. The helix could I decided it might be fun to renew my acquain- of a Heathkit HW-8 and I was ready to burn up be stretched out to between 10 and 12 feet with- tance with my old dorm room doublet. the airwaves. Well... warm them slightly any- out significantly distorting. To begin with, the whole Slinky doublet way. Sometimes ignorance truly is bliss. If I had design can be summed up in very few words: Operating QRP back in those heady days had sufficient knowledge of inductance and reso- when you didn't hear an echo calling CQ in the nant circuits at the time, I probably would have Take two equal diameter Slinky toys. Novice portions of 40 meters was quite a chal- trashed the plan from the get go. Instead I charged (Check as well to see they have the same lenge to begin with. As I recall, the "school" ahead, making a doublet out of two standard number of "turns.") position was that QRP operation was some- Slinky toys. I ran one along one wall and the Attach your feedline of choice in the thing for more experienced operators only. Nov- other at 90 degrees with a piece of coax running middle as you would with any doublet ices need not apply. (Boy, were they wrong!) down from the corner to my operating (and design. I was saddled with an additional problem studying) desk. Suspend the extended coils of the dou- at that time. I was in a Graduate program, living I had a rather novel way of adjusting the blet with sturdy rope or other non-con- in a dormitory with no hope of rigging up an coils to calm the reading on my SWR meter. I ductive material (W7CZB used wooden outside antenna. My dorm room faced a parking would use clothes pins to clip sections of the dowels). lot where the nearest light pole was a good 75 coil windings together. I had a vague knowledge Adjust the antenna to resonance on the feet away. The anal -retentive building manager of antenna tuning units but I couldn't actually desired frequency by adding or subtract- would have caught even the thinnest wire strung afford one, nor did I know how to build one at ing an equal number of turns at the ends over that distance. that point in my ham career. I made do with a bit of the two legs of the doublet by means But determination is at the heart and soul of tweaking and a durable and forgiving Benton of drawing the unneeded coils together of even a budding young amateur radio enthusi- Harbor 2N4427 in the final of that old HW-8. I and shorting them out to one another. ast so I came up with a design that got me on the could get the thing to load and make a few con- air. The SlinkyTM antenna. tacts on the odd evenings when I was not in That's about all there is to it. Just enough As best as I can determine, the use of Slinky deep pursuit of some manner of esoteric knowl- to make you dangerous! But allow me to unpack children's toys as antennas was first proposed edge. a few of the basic concepts a bit. by Art Peterson W7CZB in the October 1974 Time passed... So did I. The Slinky toys First, let's look at the feedline. The original issue of QST, in his article entitled Apartment got packed in a box as my new location allowed W7CZB design used 300 Ohm TV twin lead. I Dwellers' Slinky Jr Ant.In his design, Art made for a nice multiband dipole. I didn't give the used good, old-fashioned RG-58 way back in use of the smaller 1-3/4 inch "Junior" versions design a great deal of thought after that until... 1977 and my current experiments were con- of this famous helical wire toy. His article is the ducted with RG-8X, mainly because I had a basis of most of the thinking length of it lying around the done about Slinky based anten- shack. Now, as I understand nas for years since. feedline theory (and I am by Around the same year no means an expert), all the thast I was looking for antenna advantages of a balanced solutions for my dorm room, a feedline are dependent on the company named Teletron two radiating legs of the dou- Corp. marketed a commercial blet beingexactlythe same Slinky antenna. Their design length. was interesting in that they Well, let me tell you made use of helices that were a something, once you begin full 4 inches in diameter. To my playing with this design I defy knowledge, the actual Slinky you to successfully adjust toys were never made in that the two sides of the SlinkyTM size. The Teletron antenna sold based doublet exactly. The for $39.95 in 1977 dollars, or spring action movement they would just sell you the against the friction of the two coils for $23.95 to allow supporting surfaces and ad- you to "roll your own." (Quite ditional factors such as sag literally, in this case). will make this nearly impos- Well, one nickel shy of sible. So my thinking is that, forty bucks was a lot of money A "Ham's Eye" View of the Slinky Antenna's Center Section since I can't really balance the

72 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 radiators I can live with an unbalanced feedline if the little metal clip at the end of the coil and Outer Limits continued from page 69 I keep it relatively short and use good quality using it to mechanically join the two coils. coax. That said, 300 Ohm TV twin lead is prob- This antenna design has a lot of possibili- medium wave station in North East, PA, but ably okay up to about 100 watts. Higher than ties for the traveler. After all, a hotel room is not they add comedy and coverage of the pirate that and you'll want to use "real" ladder line. all that different from a dorm room. radio scene. (Providence) Some thoughts on the supporting material. WLIS- Jack Boggan's veteran pirate is the only station on shortwave where the programming Assuming you are using rope of some sort, the Slinky Sales consists mainly of interval signal tuning songs easiest way to get things to work is to run the There is one commercial entity still mar- used by licensed shortwave broadcasters. rope through both Slinkys. In this way, the single keting a SlinkyTM based antenna design. (Teletron Jack plays the interval signals as hit tunes. rope supports the entire antenna structure. You is apparently no longer in business.) The QRV (Blue Ridge Summit) can then tie it off to supports at either end and WMFQ- The purpose of this station is advo- Helitrix Indoor Antenna is sold by Antennas & cacy for QSLs. Their IDs are always deliv- one in the middle if you intend to vary from a More, PO Box 51591 Provo, UT 84605 (801) ered in an obscene fashion by a chanting straight line. Hung in this manner, you still need 362-5370 http://www.antennasmore.com/. male chorus. (Providence) to use short lengths of rope to tie the two legs of Their Helitrix 40-10 meter antenna sells for WMOE- Novelty and parody music is their nor- the doublet within an inch or so of each other at $35.00 and they also market an 80 meter Exten- mal fare, along with audio clips from the the center, as well as pulling the two coils out to sion Kit for $10.00 Three Stooges. (Uses their practical full length. [email protected] e-mail) There are a lot of additional possibilities WMPR- Their Amicropower radio@ slogan still As to the Slinky toys themselves, as a gen- for the Slinky TM based design. I believe the origi- accounts for their call letters. Normally they eral rule they will stretch out well to about 12 nal W7CZB antenna used two Slinky toys on play techno Adance party@ rock music, but feet without a lot of distortion. Practically speak- each leg of his doublet to allow his antenna to around the holidays they played seasonal ing, you should only pull them out to about 10 work well down into the 80 meter band. An- tunes. (Still none; occasionally verifies feet or so maximum to allow for adjustment of other possibility would be that any number of loggings in pirate DX bulletins) WRAS- Not much is known yet about this new the coils as discussed. Slinkys could be joined end to end to make a rock music station. (Gives a hotmail.com e- A lot of folks have put thought into attach- random wire (helix?) configuration. The use of mail address that is not yet confirmed) ing the feedline over the years. Common prac- multiple Slinkys is essentially only limited by tice has been to mechanically connect the feedline the carrying ability of the rope. doweling, or QSLing Pirates under the little metal crimps you find on the PVC pipe used to support the helices. Reception reports to pirate stations re- ends of the Slinky toys. This works great but. Experiment and have fun! Who knows what quire three first class stamps for USA maildrops since I wanted to experiment with feedlines and you might come up with? I can only make one or $2 US to foreign locations. The cash defrays such, I opted to use alligator clips. An example unequivocal statement about this antenna de- postage for mail forwarding and a souvenir QSL of how I accomplished this can be seen in the sign... The plastic SlinkyTM toys just don't work to your mailbox. Letters go to these addresses, accompanying picture. well at all! I'll see you on the bottom end of 40 identified above in parentheses: PO Box 1, meters. Belfast, NY 14711; PO Box 28413, PO Box 4, Slinky Set -Up 68022; Providence, RI 02908; PO Box 109, Blue UNCLE SKIP'S CONTEST CORNER Unless you have a great deal of patience. Ridge Summit, PA 17214; PO Box 293, Merlin, this antenna really requires a good antenna tun- Ontario NOP I WO, Canada, and PO Box 69, ARRL International DX Contest (Phone) ing unit to keep things right with your transmit- Elkhorn, NE. 0000 UTC, Mar 1 2400 UTC, Mar 2 ter. ATU's do so much and expect so little in Some pirates prefer e-mail, bulletin logs or return. Further, regular checking and adjustment internet web site reports instead of snail mail RSGB Commonwealth Contest (CW) by way of said tuner is the order of the day.This correspondence. The best bulletins for sending 1000 LTC. Mar 8- 1000 UTC, Mar 9 is an antenna design that can be affected by a pirate loggings remainThe ACE($2 US for strong wind, especially when set up in a tempo- sample copies via the Belfast address above) Wisconsin 050 Party 1800 UTC rary location. and the e -mailedFree Radio Weeklynewsletter, Mir c'0100 UT(, Mar 10 With the above caveat, I would go so far as still free to contributors via [email protected]. The to say that this design may be the perfect por- Free Radio Network web site, another outstand- Virginia 050 Party 1800 UTC table antenna setup. It can be erected in less than ing source of content about pirate radio, is found ".1oir 15 0200 UTC, Mar 17 five minutes and its essentially adjustable physi- at http://www.frn.net on the internet. cal length actually makes it a bit easier to hang than a full length dipole in many field configura- Spring ORP Homebrewer Sprint 0000 U1C, - Mar 24 0400 UTC, Mar 24 : Thanks tions. Your loggings and news are always wel- My 2001 version of the Slinky doublet come via 7540 Highway 64 W, Brasstown, NC was hung outside between two trees. As men- CG WW WPX Contest (SSB) 28902, or via the e-mail address atop the col- tioned above, I went with RG-8X for the feedline 0000 UTC, Mar 29 - 2400 UTC, Mar 30 umn. We thank this month's valuable contribu- I figured that I would shoot for adjusting the tors: John T. Arthur, Belfast, NY; Lee Banner, doublet for the QRP area of 40 meters as a start- Fishkill NY; Jerry Berg, Lexington, MA; Artie ing point. For me, this amounted to each leg of Longwave Resources Bigley, Columbus, OH; Ross Comeau, Andover, the doublet being stretched out to a wee bit short MA; Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing, PA; Harold of 8 feet. From here I could tune a reasonable Sounds ot Longwave 60 -minute Audio Frodge. Midland, MI; Nick Grace, Washing- portion of 40 meters using the internal Antenna Cassette featuring WWVB, Omega, Whistlers, ton, DC; William Hassig, Mount Prospect, IL; Tuning Units in both my Elecraft K 1 and K2 Beacons, European Broadcasters, and more! Ed Kusalik, Coaldale, Alberta; Chris Lobdell, transceivers. I was a happy puppy. $11.95 postpaid Stoneham, MA; Greg Majewski, Oakdale, CT; If I wanted to go into the higherfrequency Tim Lemmon, Atlanta, GA; Bill McClintock. bands it was an easy matter to short out coils at Wellington, OH; Cachito Mamani, Santiago, The BeaconFinder A 65 -page guide listing the ends of the two Slinky toys. In this configu- Chile; Mark Morgan, Cincinnati, OH; Adrian ration the easiest way I could come up with to Frequency. ID and Location for hundreds of LF Peterson, Indianapolis, IN; Craig Pradarelli, play on 80 meters would be to clip an equal beacons anc u'ility stations. Covers 0-530 kHz. Milwaukee, WI; Mike Prindle, New Suffolk, length of hook-up wire to the outer end of each $11.95 postpaid NY; Lee Reynolds, Lempster, NH; Robert Ross, SlinkyTM toy. If I wanted to consistently use 80 London, Ontario; Martin Schoech, Merseburg, meters I might consider adding a second Slinks Kevin Carey Germany; Ed Walsh,Birmingham, AL; and Niel to each leg of the doublet. Joining two Slink' P.O. Box 56. W. Bloomfield, NY 14585 Wolfish, Toronto, Ontario. toys together is a simple matter of opening up

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 73 ANTENNA TOPICS BUYING, BUILDING AND UNDERSTANDING ANTENNAS Clem Small, KW 1 COM/nail (f_t MOM/M-ingtiMeS. COM

Beam Antennas: What, Why and How

In our discussion this month, we'll be talking the desired lobes and nulls in the antenna's pat- ence. As explained below in the answer to last about how antennas distribute their energy tern. Examples of parasitic beams are the Yagi- month's Radio Riddle, simply increasing antenna into space. A graph of this distribution is called Uda and cubical quad. gain at these frequencies will increase the strength the antenna's "radiation pattern"(e.g..fig.I A & Some beam antennas utilize a reflector made of the received noise and interference just as it D). Fortunately, an antenna's reception pattern is of conductive material to redirect energy in the increases the desired signal's strength. This doesn't the same as its radiation pattern, so keep in mind desired direction of radiation. Reflector antennas improve quality of reception. that in describing either pattern we describe both. may utilize flat metal sheets or meshes. as with However, it is possible to avoid some noise the bedspring and corner -reflector antennas, or and interference with an appropriately -shaped Directional and Non - metal dishes as with parabolic reflector antennas. antenna reception pattern. If you change from a Directional Antennas Because the earth is conductive, it is utilized as a nondirectional antenna to one with a reception \ nicimas are never completely reflector in many antenna designs. Varying the pattern that emphasizes reception in the desired nondirectional. For instance, a grounded, vertical, antenna's height above ground can control the ori- direction, and de-emphasizes reception in other quarterwave antenna is known as a "nondirectional entation of the antenna's major vertical lobes. Ex- directions, then less noise and interference will be antenna." It is relatively nondirectional in the hori- amples include the horizontal dipole at 1/2 wave- received. zontal plane (fig.I A). But it has essentially no length above earth to emphasize low, vertical -angle Above 20 to 30 MHz or so, there is much radiation straight up and has varying levels of ra- radiation for DX, and the same antenna at 1/4 less received noise, and so internally -generated diation strength at different vertical angles (fig. wavelength height to emphasize high, vertical -angle receiver noise becomes the major noise to con- I A). So, although it is relatively nondirectional in radiation for NVIS (near vertical incidence sider. Interference rejection can still be important the horizontal plane. this antenna is directional in skywave). at these frequencies. and even noise rejection at the vertical plane. Beams can utilize dielectric (insulating) ma- times. but these are not usually the major consid- In contrast to nondirectional antennas, there terial or metal vanes as a lens to focus signals to a eration they are at lower frequencies. At these are a number of directional -antenna designs called beam as they launch from a waveguide. higher frequencies, beams, with their high gain lev- "beams"(1D). Usually a beam antenna's pattern Many different directive antenna designs have els, are often used just to increase the desired has one or two major lobes (enlargements indicat- been developed over the past century, but most signal's strength above the receiver's internally - ing directions of higher gain), and a few minor of them are variations on the basic ideas covered generated noise. lobes (smaller lobes indicating lower gain). There above. For transmitting antennas the goal is differ- are also indentations (nulls) in the pattern indicat- ent from those for receiving antennas, regardless ing very low gain. Why Use a Directive Antenna? of frequency range. The goal here is usually to get For reception, an antenna must produce the maximum signal from the transmitting antenna + Making Antennas Directional sift tic lent signal strength for good reception of the to the antenna of the distant receiver without caus- There are various ways of making antennas desired signal. For this, the desired signal must be ing undue interference to other communications. directional. For instance, simply stringing a wire strong enough to be heard above the received -noise, For broadcasting, a radiation pattern that covers antenna in a straight line for one or more wave- received -interference, and internally -generated re- the listening audience well is the main goal. Often lengths will create what is called a "long-wire" ceiver noise. Below about 20 to 30 MHz there is this requires a nondirectional antenna. For directional communications, the strength of the signal beam. Such long-wire elements are used in various typically significant received noise and interfer- combinations to create the legendary, old-time V C beams, and rhombic beams. These beams sup- A Bluc ROPE gp,ROPE ported much of the early transoceanic wireless SF' k- . - INSULATOR II communication in radio's early days. INSULATOR Phased -arrays are beams which utilize mul- HORIZONTAL PATTERN V tiple elements fed with a signal which is divided POLE ;,.7" between the elements, and its arrival at each ele- VERTICAL PATTERN -ANTENNA 1 ment is timed such that interaction of the radia- - . 1$ AX tion from the various elements shapes the beam's ANTENNA - i ROLEi pattern. Examples of phased -array beams include D the coaxial Franklin, and the in -line broadside and BI-DIRECTIONAL E 'i COAX\if,o in -line end -fire arrays. , ...- /11 Parasitic beams utilize the fact that an an- 1/4j r tenna element re -radiates part of the RF energy '14=0 EARTHCONNECTION which it receives from space. Parasitic elements \ 'Z' are located near the beam's driven element (the UNI-DERF_CTIONAL COAX TO RIG EARTH CONNECTION 1 Mb only element connected to the antenna's feedline), t / COAX TO RIG - i ): and receive some of the RF energy emitted from HORIZONTAL PATTERNS EARTH. r I. ... I . that element. The parasitic elements then re -radi- Fie. I. Horizontal and vertical radiation patterns for a auarterwave. around -mounted. vertical ate some of the energy such that it combines with antenna (A), top detail for the sloper (B), a quarterwave sloper antenna (C), radiation patterns for radiation from the antenna's other elements to form some highly directional beam antennas (0), bottom detail for the sloper.

74 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 Using one of the equations below, cut the beam's during bad weather, and disconnecting and ground- This Month's Interesting Antenna -Related Web site: element to length for your favorite frequency, or ing the lead-in when the antenna is not n use. for the middle of your favorite band. If you have More sloper plans and info at http://inmv.hord- an SWR analyzer or other means of determining core-dx.com/noidicdt/antenna/wire/sloper.html antenna resonance, then cut the element about 10 Or try this U. S. Navy site for 276 pages (WOW!) percent long, and trim it to resonance once it is of information on the basics of antennas and RADIO RIDDLES installed. propagation. https://www.advancement.cnetnavy.miV products/web-pdf/tromanilbookchunks/14182_fm.pdf Length (in ft)= 234/freq. in MHz, Last Month: or Isaid: "On the VHF bands, and particularly in the direction of the antenna's main lobes is the Length (in meters) = 71.3/freq. in MHz the UHF bands. we can hear experienced operators primary concern. The antenna pattern's nulls and say that every single dB of gain they can get from minor lobes are of interest for preventing the their antenna is important. On the other hand. we For instance. for 10 MHz, the element length would transmitter's signals from causing undue interfer- don't often hear that about antennas on the HF be 7.13 m. or 23.4 ft. hands. Why?" ence to communications in other directions. Well, on HF and lower frequencies, received Vertical -angle directivity is important. too. The high end of the element is attached to noise is typically so much stronger than internally - As mentioned above, vertical angle of radiation is generated receiver noise that received noise essen- the coax center connector, and to an insulator I fig. a key factor in using HF or MF ionospheric skip tially determines the "N" of the signal-to-noise 113). If the mounting is not conductive material for close -in, or for DX work. On VHF and higher ratio IS/N). Consider that the S/N must he high (such as a metal tower or metal pole) the outer frequencies. low vertical angles are used to get the (signal strong compared to noise) for good recep- conductor connects to nothing. Otherwise, con- tion. Consider also that each dB of antenna gain signal out to the horizon, whereas higher vertical nect the outer conductor to the mount about 1/4 increases the relatively -high received -noise level angles support earth -to -space. and ground -to -air wavelength above ground, or as close to that height just as it increases the received -signal level. So in- communications. creasing antenna gain doesn't improve the S/N. and as practical. Run the element away from the mount reception quality isn't improved. + Let's Make a Beam in the direction from which you want to receive On frequencies above HF there is typically so best. Seal the coax end against weather with coax much less received noise that internally -generated The sloper beam is simple to make, mod- sealer. noise, rather than received noise, now essentially estly directive, reiatively inexpensive, and it gives If the mount is non-conductive, then trim a determines the level of "N" in the S/N. So, because received noise effects the S/N relatively little, each good results. A single sloper can be built oriented bit of insulation from the coax at the bottom of the to emphasize signals from a specific direction. Or dB of signal gained b) the antenna goes to increase mount, and connect the coax outer conductor to a the S/N. This does improve quality of reception. you can orient the antenna to reduce noise and ground connection (fig. 1E). Seal the opening to interference from its non -favored direction. You the coax where the ground wire is attached. Run This Month: can also mount several slopers spaced around the the coax underground. or on the ground away from For point-to-point communications, isit ever same pole or tower such that switching between the antenna. possible to, have too much gain or directivity? You'll find another riddle, another antenna - them gives a choice of directivity. If you live where lightning is at all likely. To make a 1/4 wavelength sloper as shown related web site or so, and much more, in next don't forget protection from lightning -induced month's issue of Monitoring limes. 'Ti! then Peace. in fig. IC, first obtain a tower, pole or other mount. damage. The minimum is never use the antenna DX. and 73.

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During last month's installment ofradio was received, the this column, we pieced together the screw had been installed mechanical puzzle that the Zenith's without it. Another case of dial drive mechanism had become, and were parts cannibalization. I as- gratified to see the tuning capacitor respond- sume. My junk box yielded ing smoothly to the motion of the tuninga spacer that was almost knob. That brought us to the point where we long enough and I made up could power up the radio and - fingers crossed the difference with a thick - we turned it on. Amazingly, considering the washer. Now the pan could neglect and cannibalization that this set hashe firmly installed at the been subjected to, it worked and we couldcorrect distance from the pick up stations all over the broadcast band capacitor. and in a few places on the shortwave bands. Next Iinstalled the one dial light assembly Reinstalling the Dial Pan that had remained with the The next order ()I business would he to set and searched the junk realign the radio according to the originalbox for a replacement for specifications as published in Rider's Manu- the second one. I quickly als. But before that could be done, the dial found one with the identi- .11111k indicator assembly had to be reassembled. cal clip -on fixture and alsoUsing "automotivegoop" (see text), I was able to force the warped The assembly consists of a heavy metal panturned up a proper match-dial scale into a flat position on the dial pan. equipped with clips to hold the translucent ing dial light bulb. the mounting bracket. The problem was dial scale in front of it. The light-colored in- A few words about dial lamp nomencla- quickly connected by soldering a jumper from terior of the pan is illuminated by two dial ture are probably in order here. The mostthe solder lug to the mounting bracket of the lights. The fixtures for these lights slide onto common dial lamp for a set with 6.3 -volt new fixture. a pair of tabs mounted on either side of the tubes, such as this one, has a tiny brown bead pan - with the bulbs passing through the holes at the base of its filament. This signifies that + Straightening Out the Dial provided. the lamp is designed to operate at 6.3 volts at Scale The pan is screwed to the front of the .015 amperes. The lamp may have a bayonet base (as The next problem was the installation tuning capacitor using three threaded holes in of the translucent plastic dial scale. It was a the capacitor frame. Inch -and -a -half spacers in this case) or a screw base. The former is known as a type 47; the latter as a type 40.bit of a challenge. Take a look at last slid over the backs of the screws position the November's column to see what it looked like Bayonet -base lamps will probably have their pan correctly in front of the tuning capacitor. as received. It wasn't really installed at that type number stencilled on the base. The type One of these spacers was missing and, as the time - just hanging loose on the pointer shaft 47 lamp is also com- (backwards at that), held in place only by the monly used in a.c.-d.c. pointer. Moreover, it was warped and buck- radios, where it operates led in a couple of different directions and even from a pilot light tap on cracked in one place. As I've already said re- the rectifier tube fila-cently, I'm pretty sure that the scale origi- ment. nally installed on this radio is now on an- I had to do a bit ofother 6S229 and this one is the reject from head -scratching when that set. my replacement dial Reproduction dial scales are available for light fixture didn't lightmany Zenith "black dial" radios, including up, even though the this one - but I decided to see what I could do lamp had tested good. to save the scale I had. I slipped it under the Taking a closer look, I mounting tabs on the dial pan, flattened it saw that, even though with my hand, and firmly closed each tab with the new fixture was vir- a needle -nose plier. The scale was now held tually identical to thein a somewhat flatter position, but it still old one, it had a sepa- bulged in many places along the circumfer- rate solder lug to make ence. The dial pointers would never travel connection with theover it without rubbing. I needed more at- lamp's base shell. In the tachment points! Replacement of missing spacer allowed firm reattachment of dial panoriginal fixture the shell to front of tuning capacitor. Missing dial light fixture and lamp werewas grounded through To solve the problem. I turned to prod- also replaced. uct known as "Automotive Goop." It's gen-

76 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 for this column,I ing a huge increase in output - enough so that used a low -sensitivity I had to drastically reduce the output of the VOM as an output test oscillator after each "tweak." This is very indicator and, there- common in broadcast receivers that have been fore, had to connect it stored for decades and was entirely expected. directly to the plate of The remaining adjustments involved the the audio output tube oscillator circuits that controlled the calibra- (through a capacitor) tion of the dial and - in the case of the broad- to get a strong indica- cast band - the proper "tracking" (mainte- tion on the meter. nance of calibration) across the dial. Switch- _ Now,using the much ing to the 200 pf dummy antenna, I connected more sensitivethe test oscillator output to the receiver an- VTVM, I didn't havetenna post as specified - then adjusted the to go inside the radio required trimmers to make the test oscillator to make the connec-appear at the proper spot on the dial at 1500 tion - I could connect and 600 kHz. Virtually no adjustment was Alignment instruments included my trusty Triplett 2432 r.f. oscillatordirectly to the speaker required at 1500 kHz, but the 600 kHz signal and RCA Voltohmyst Jr. VTVM - both of which were rehabbed in previ-voice coil terminals was coming in about 100 kHz high and I re- ous "Radio Restorations" columns. and still get a decentally had to crank on the trimmer to bring it erally available in auto supply stores. indication in spite of the much lower a.c volt- down to the right spot. "Goop" is a heavy-duty contact adhesive sold age there. Now changing to the 400 -ohm dummy in a tube. It's used like any contact cement; Though I've brought it up during earlier antenna, I checked the calibration of the two one coats both surfaces to be joined with a alignments, I'll remind you again that it's nec- shortwave bands at 18,000; 16,500 and 5,500 layer of it, waits a few minutes for the prod- essary to work with as low-level a test signal kHz as specified. The first two frequencies uct to cure, then presses the surfaces togetheras possible - especially when aligning the i.f. were virtually spot on; the last one required a for an instantaneous bond. I applied the ad-amplifier- to avoid triggering the radio's au- bit of trimmer cranking to bring it down to hesive at several different spots where thetomatic volume control. Otherwise, the ac-the correct point on the dial. dial scale was bulging out along its circumfer- tion of the AVC will tend to flatten the out- Without a doubt, the readjustment of the ence - joining the scale to the dial pan at each put peaks we are trying to observe during the i.f. channels resulted in a very significant im- spot. various adjustments. provement in performance even on the short The product worked very well, although Another issue in the alignment is the use shop antenna. In the next column. I hope to I found that results were better if I clampedof a "dummy antenna." This radio does not give you a more formal performance check together the spots to be joined rather than have an internal loop antenna as later sets do, using an outside antenna. relying on an instantaneous bond. A few min- but was designed to operate from an external utes under the clamp was enough to do the antenna - either a classic outside sky wire

both sides of the crack to minimize that littlemaybe just a long length of wire run under a defect. rug. Since the antenna is not normally con- JOIN THE AWA The result was a very convincingly flat nected during servicing, a substitute needs to Antique Wireless Association dial scale, and a very gratifying sight it was! be wired across the antenna and ground ter- The origMal and largest historical radio -collector group Now I could install the two pointers and getminals to simulate its presence. Publishe!. The Old Timer's Bulletin, Marc Ellis, Editor, with: - Batlary and AC receiver restoration along with the alignment. The dummy antenna required for vari- - Vacuum -tube history and collecting The pointers slipped onto their shaftsous alignment operations is specified in the - Old time amateur -radio contests without incident and did not rub anywheremanufacturer's alignment data. Zenith asks - Communications receivers on the surface of the now -flat dial scale. How- for a 0.5 ufd capacitor across the antenna in- - Fre, want -sell -swap ads AWA - Early television ever, I did have to bend them judiciously, here put during i.f. alignment, switching to a 200 - Horn loudspeakers and there, to keep the pointers from interfer- pf capacitor for all broadcast -band oscillator - News of U.S and foreign clubs ing with each other. I also adjusted the fre- adjustments. When making oscillator adjust- Produces the famous annual Rochester meet quency -indicating pointer (as opposed to the ments for the two short-wave bands, a 400 - Maintains unique radio -TV museum Membersnip is only $2000 per yerar in U.S.: 62600 elsewhere. red "split-second" vernier pointer) so that itohm resistor is used instead. Mail check to: covered the broadcast band (as well as the I was able to find a resistor of the cor- Ant.que Wireless Association, Inc. Box E, Dept. 2 two shortwave bands) with the same amount rect value and relied on a couple of decade Breesoort, NY 14816 http llwww.antiqueydreless org of overtravel at each end. capacitor boxes I had on hand to provide the two capacitance values. 4. Setting up For Alignment Now that the dial was completely op- Carrying out the Alignment FREEA.,11111,tv "5, erational, I was in a position to begin the align- Like all alignments, this one began with SAMPLE -- ment. The instruments I chose for the joba tweaking of the i.f. channel. With the .5 ufd ) 111 were a Triplett 2432 r.f. oscillator and an RCAdummy antenna connected, the signal genera- COPY! Voltohmyst Jr. VTVM - both of which had tor was set to the i.f. frequency (456 kHz) ANTIQUE RADIO CLASSIFIED been rehabbed in earlier columns in this se- and injected into the control grid of the 6A8 ries. The 2432 would generate the variousoscillator -mixer tube as specified. With the Ant que Radio's Largest -Circulation modulated test signals specified by Zenith set's volume control turned up near maximum Monthly Magazine (as outlined inRider's Volume VIII)for the and the test oscillator output just high enough Articles - Classifieds - Ads for Parts & Services various stages of the alignment process; the to get a readable output on the meter, I began Also: Early TV, Ham Equip., Books. Telegraph, 40's & 50's Radios & more... Voltohmyst would indicate the strength of the adjusting the trimmers on the i.f. transformer Free 20 -word ad each month. Don't miss out! cans, working from the audio end of the set test signal as output by the receiver so the Apgir1 -Year: $39.49 (557.95 by 1st Class)ae, signal could be maximized during each of the back towards the r.f. end as is the practice. c=' 6 -Month Trial - $19.95. Foreign - Write. adjustments. The transformers were very much out of A.R.C., P.O. Box 802-P14, Carlisle, MA 01741 During previous alignments undertaken tune, with each successive adjustment mak- Phone: (978) 371-0512; Fax: (978) 371-7129 Web: www.antiqueradio.com

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312 I in later models. They are Marl 110 the only multi -system 313 r FM 4 F-J0 JL JALit, trunking scanners offered by Radio Shack thus far. "Multi -system trunking" ing freeware (http://members.cox.net/ Windows operating system. Tk92 works on is the company's term for kplotkin). Ken and Bill Petrowsky (http:// Windows -based systems (95 and later), too. scanners which can track members.ulstennet/-petrow) worked out the Tk92 is open source and there are no se- conversations not only on protocol required to communicate with the PRO - crets within. You can see how the program is Motorola and EDACS 92 using a computer. More challenging, they written and make changes if you want. systems, but on LTR sys- discovered and published a map of the PRO- Tk92 lets you change the PRO -92's search tems, as well. 92's internal memory image. i.e.. how its set- limits and settings. opening message. and pri- tings are stored. ority channel. You can alter other settings which Ken wrote "Creating this stuff was quite are not normally accessible through the radio's ,.=CDCDOOL-_ an experience. I know very little about scan- keypad. For instance. tk92 lets you adjust the C)., 0 0 0 111/ tling (99% of my scanner use is at auto races) back light timeout and reprogram the weather '-' 000= Art and Bill was not a programmer. The collabora- frequencies and labels. (You could search 10 -000=41111, tion was thoroughly enjoyable." DEA frequencies by pressing the WX key. for Steve Falco translated Ken's 92ware into example.) The rescan delay length is adjustable the C language and ported it to run on Linux. via software, as well. The radios have PL ICTCSS) and DPL Both programs are invoked on the command There are two ways to change memory squelch as well as a unique ability to display line and lack a graphical interface. channels. One way is to make changes to the PL and DPL codes almost instantaneously, Don Starr wrote W in92. a free, closed memory channels within tk92. and that is a de- unlike Uniden and ICOM receivers which search source, graphic PRO -92 clotting program. Win92 parture from the tk radio software described in slowly through all the tone combinations until requires Microsoft Windows. Later. Don used previous columns. Memory channels may be they find a match. The newer dual-trunking Win92 as the ba.k for Win93 and Win95 soft- sorted by frequency or label, deleted, inserted. PRO -2053. PRO -93, and PRO -95 support nei- ware. which he wakes available for free down- or exchanged with an adjacent channel. Pairs of ther LTR nor PL/DPL decoding and display. load at http://w ww.starrsoft.com. complete memory banks may be swapped. The 5(X) -channel PRO -92 and PRO -2067 There's another way to alter memory chan- have identical features and use the same soft- Tk92 Software nels: you export them to a csv (comma-sepa- ware for cloning by a computer. Their settings If your computer runs may be copied directly from one radio to the Microsoft Windows, you canr111===1:11 .6. other using the simple, 2 -conductor cable, which use the Win92 graphical soft- oiJ is packed with each radio. ware described previously. Nee. maw F.'S. Deny Mt.. 1..1 What if you don't use Win- tk 9 2 Early PRO -92 Software dows? I wrote tk92 chiefly for momyDamao ype wan, P 1 1.1 ORIN 111111114 Experimenters radio hobbyists who use O.* 11 Wally _-J K, I) Plotkin used the Fortran language to Linux. MacOS X, BSD, 1./s. lins) % rite 92ware, probably the first PRO -92 don - Solaris. Unix. or other non -

78 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 1.11======111.MMEIN level adapter to connect the I incorporated them into tk92, as well. Steve Wary Hank &MOW radio to your computer se- Falco published the C source code for his 92linux rial port. A direct cable con- software, which I studied to gain further in- vs nection won't work and sight into data transmission between radio and 111111,7-.3.1.1.\ could damage the radio and/ computer. Talk Gpsepps Mamie 51444 IND or computer serial port hard- Thanks also to Greg Shepherd. Ryan EDAM ID Wool.2_154_1 Preprovm5044 klqp ware. Schave, Frank Monroe. Bill Petrowsky. and oth- ID FfPZ j use a miniature stereo -to - ers for helping to test tk92 and for their words ifily DImpurvomad 144pI Jl mono adapter with an RT of encouragement. '1648 .41,Jl Systems CT29A cable, sold 3 3.r JL Oettani PIM I 4' IAP, Jl for the VR-500. The RT *-ICOM IC -R3 UHF Ika lath Mt. 0Type11 Ivy. Systems web site is http:// 040 FFi Jl 154404 I Typil29, Interference OperC(Inkkil s,SED_,LI rtsars.com and the sales _AL Matt Typal- I I reviewed the ICOM IC -R3 portable scan- 11 904 Mc. lyp staff may be contacted at I ner/TV in October 20(X) MT and described tk3 Bladt415342 - telephone 678-354-3500 or is1,956 14,0 Ter, _IL free software for it in February 2002 MT. 11310r Th9PICI J L Maws T55- [email protected]. 112132, JL Charlie Thompson. W5CDT, reports that 51194rIE E Typ4. Tk92 is compatible with 17 JzeO AFC, U.' Jl a strong local signal transmitting on 454.150 awn Type IIIPF:----14FD PG _IL other commercial cables, in- MHz interferes with his ICOM IC-R3's UHF cluding the original GRE 30- reception. 2290 cable and the "Purple" Charlie says. "What's magic about 454.150 cloning cable (labeled with rated values) file, then use a spreadsheet or text is that itis two times the 1st IF (240.1 MHz) US Patent 5,504.864) available from Purple away from the 2nd IF (26.05MHz)... the radio editor program to make the alterations. Then. Computing(http://pfranc.com/pclink/ you import the updated csv file into tk92 and is quite sensitive to 454.150 (like -80dBm) ev- ScannerDeal.shtml) and BlackBag Software ery 20 kHz up and down the band..." If Charlie write the information to your radio. (http://pro92.com). It also works with home- Tk92 permits editing of talk group IDs. listens to UHF and a station transmits on made cloning circuit,. e.g.. Bill Petrowsky's Sim- 454.150 MHz in his area, his IC -R3 receives both within the program and by export/import plified Op Amp cable and 2 -transistor cable. interference every 20 kHz. of csv tiles. EDACS talk group IDs may be in Cables which are self -powered have a better either decimal or AFS (agency fleet subfleet) chance of being compatible than those which format. draw power from serial port. Fleet maps may be configured for Motorola Type I or hybrid trunked systems. NOTICE: it is unlawful to buy cellular -capable Getting Tk92 scanners in the United States made after 1993, Tk92 is distributed free of charge. hut it is or modified for cellular coverage, unless you are 4. Cloning Cable neither shareware nor in the public domain. It an authorized government agency, cellular you Hill need a suitable -to-RS232 is a copyrighted work released under the terms service provider, or engineering/service of the GNU General Public company engaged in cellular technology. License as published by the

Search bank Settings Free Software Foundation. Full 800 MHz Scanners Tk92 runs best if your computer has at least 256 MB AR-8200MK11 of RAM. You can view ill Skip Frequencies Wideband portable receiver screen snapshots and down- - 0 5 to 2040 MHz continuous. (unblocked) aeezA load tk92 freely from the a fa - NFM. WFM. NAM. WAM USB. LSB 8 CW 1 - Alphanumenc memory indentification 0'461 01st http://parnass.com web 12 - Spectrum scan Label 'Business Ut Site. $6919us - Computer control lower I reqoency 460 6500 There is no tk92 instruc- - Flexible dynamic memory Outviin.11 CTCSS & Extra niemory boards Upper Frequency '464 9750 tion manual or user docu- Step 12.5 -I mentation beyond a DJ -X2 "readme" file and the infor- ALINCO Mode Credit Card Wideband mation available at the web portable receiver Delay Attenuator site. The software is fairly 0 5 to 999 MHz continuous. (unblocked) simple to use. Balloon help 'iFM WFM AM - 700 memory channels - Lithium Ion Battery windows are provided for - RF detector (Bug finder) many fields. If you want - Menu system Weather Channels more information about a - Weighs 7 oz15mm thin. SMA connector Weather Channels field, hold the mouse cursor over the Lit 0 field for a few seconds and a small, yel- Delay Allen. Unused Frequency Label Mode low window will appear. containing ICOM IC-Ratiohlocked) V/X1 J 1624000 'Weather 1 FM - I helpful hints. IP "Portable receiver with built-in TV receiver! " WX2 J 1624250 'Weather2 FM - $645.. ViAes of operation AM. FM. WFM. AM WX3 J 724500 'Weather 3 FM -or + Acknowledgements - Wide frequency coverage 0 5 to 2450 MHz Thanks to Ken Plotkin and Bill - 450 memory ch. 6 character alphanumeric WX4 J 71/561Weather 4 FM - I If Petrowsky for publishing the PRO -92 - TV picture receive capability, NTSC, M. PAL BIG W>C5 162 5000 'Weather 5 FM - J and PRO -2067 memory image layout. ononEcTRoNicS YUPITERU Wxt6 J 162 5250 'Weather 6 FM - with corrections from Don Starr. Don. Guaranteed Delivery to USA.

1A/X7 J 11710 'Weather 7 FM-(u Ken, and Bill were helpful in suggesting changes to tk92 to permit it to function vise 0000 ? Cli 07 FM - www-Radioworld.ca i with a wider variety of cloning cables. V/X9 Of 113731:710 'Bank ? Ch 08 FM -I Bill suggested implementing Phone: 416-667-1000

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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 79 COMPUTERS & RADIO RADIO -RELATED SOFTWARE & HARDWARE SOLUTIONS John Catalano, PhD johtleatallino(a` monitoritic:tinte.com

Now That's DX! Monitoring Planet Jupiter

Some people may say that the latesttwice that of all the other models of computers are simply out planets in our solar system of this world. Over the next twoadded together! Heavy, columns we will learn how to use our radios man. All this mass carries and computers to eavesdrop on transmissions along with it a correspond- actually originating from "out of this world." ingly huge gravitational The largest planet in our solar system, Jupi- field. ter, is a prolific source of naturally occurring Astronomers have radio emissions. been looking at Jupiter for We'll look at Jupiter in an astronomical hundreds of years and JwAli .C2 dee deg. sense: Where does it sit relative to Earth and watching its huge red spot, . _ the Sun? Then with a very little bit of phys-which appears to move .elude tenet when Jupette altitude it liewn EndIB ics, we'll see how Jupiter is transmitting theseover the surface. The spot III 3)0 lJ NONE radio signals and on what shortwave frequen- is so large that it could eas- 02 59 cies. Next - and here is where the computers ily swallow up an Earth or NONE 00 118 come in - we will look at a program that willtwo. NOM make predictions of when Jupiter's radio From spacecraft emissions are most likely to be heard from a flybys we now know that given position on Earth. the red spot is a hurricane - Figure 2 Daily Noise Storm Prediction Screen As radio monitors, we will look at what like disturbance in radio equipment, receiver settings, and an- Jupiter's atmosphere. Also from recent stud-ter, its instruments were almost fried by the tenna is needed to "listen" to the planet Jupi-ies, including fly-bys, we have determined X-ray emissions! Added to these energy emis- ter. Finally, a second computer program takes that Jupiter's composition is very star -like, sions are the enhancing electrical effects that the audio output of our receiver, and cap- being primarily composed of hydrogen (88%), the "metallic hydrogen" core has on the spin- tures, displays and stores the results on a with helium and other basic gases composing ning planet's intrinsic magnetic field. computer. the remaining 12%. It is this over -abundance If you have a shortwave receiver, some of hydrogen that may give Jupiter its radio O Uh Oh! It's lo! wire and a computer, you already have all the transmission capabilities. Unlike Earth, Jupiter has a number of equipment for "Jupiter listening." Now let's moons. Many are so large that they are vis- get the missing ingredient: know-how. O A Radio Pressure Cooker ible from earth using simple amateur tele- Jupiter's core is theorized be composed scopes. One of these moons is named lo. O Getting to Know Jupiter of hydrogen under great temperature and pres- Spacecraft have sent back close-up pictures Named after the major Greek God, Jupi- sure. These conditions change the state ofof the surface of lo showing erupting volca- ter lives up to its name. As the fifth planethydrogen from a gas to a liquid. Finally, as a noes and twisted, distorted features. Being in from the Sun (the Earth being the third planet) result of the relentless huge pressures and the close proximity of Jupiter, Io's core ma- it is over 10 times the diameter of Earth and resulting energetic environment, electrons are terial is being pulled out by the Jupiter's huge has a mass (amount of material) more than stripped from the hydrogen atoms. No longer gravitational field, resulting in these violent bound tothe hydrogenand frequent eruptions. In turn, the material H ado -Jupiter Pro Evaluation nucleus, they are free to from the eruptions is sucked into the intense Qptions sisplay WindowRegmteiHelp "roam." This makes the hy- magnetic field of Jupiter. This energetic ma- LIM drogen conductive and metal- terial hits Jupiter's atmosphere and stimu- A, like in its electrical and mag- lates the gases to emit bursts of energy in the netic properties. You radio spectrum. Jupiter Sun wouldn't find this stuff in

ALT -03 7 ALT: 17.7 our refrigerator. * Jupiter Calling AZ 297.1 AZ: 149 2 With all this energy at its The complex interactions between lo and HA 07:28 GMT HA -02:08 core, and its huge gravita- Jupiter result in a number of radio emission Rise 00:05 Rise: 12:19 tional field, it is little wonder modes. Having access to a shortwave receiver, Set 14.16 Set 21:12 that Jupiter gives off lots of Using Real Time RA 09:17 I was most interested in emissions that lie in RA. 18.53 energy in an effort to "cool DEC 16:37 a frequency band from 15 MHz to 39 MHz. I-Lea 431221 DEC -22:53 down." This huge energy re- CML 237.52 International agreements have set aside 25.55 Long 71:32 24 lease spans the spectrum lo Phase 332 93 LMST 16 44 52 to 25.67 MHz as quiet zones for radio as- from heat to radio waves totronomy, so this is a good place to start. Possible Activity - x-rays. When theVoyager However, any frequency from 20 to 30 MHz spacecraft measured the X- that does not suffer from man-made terres- Figure 1 Main Screen of Radio -Jupiter Pro 3.0.23 ray being emitted near Jupi- trial interference will work. We'll talk more

80 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 we saw that the complex inter- quired equipment. We'll suggest some receiver

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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 81 WiNRADiO WR303i Shortwave Receiver By Bob Grove

ention the name "WiNRADiO" to DSP, not only a clever concept and more con- sional Demodulator, signals as weak as 30 nN any radio enthusiast as well as sumer -affordable, but often more powerful than (0.03 uV) are distinct. government, military and institu- receiver -integrated DSP circuitry. It also allows Much of this sensitivity is contributed b) tional radio communications professional, and for user experimentation and custom refinement. the low phase noise of the oscillator, typically - the image of a highly -flexible, computer -hosted Receiver self -tests and spectrum analysis, avail- 148dBc/Hz @ 100 kHz. Clearly this radio meets receiving system immediately comes to mind. able only on more expensive competitive receiv- or exceeds the competition head-on, and othet Terms like "cutting edge technology" and "non- ers. are readily provided on this model (see What published reviews from leading radio journals traditional design" may also fit the lexicon. abou those two demodulators? below). are noting the same superiority. This prominent. Australian -based company While the factory reminds us that these has just released their latest product. the 0 Specifications specifications are subject to change, our experi- WR303i, a versatile, 9 kHz -30 MHz. multimode Detection modes include AM. AMN. ence with WiNRADiO is that the product only receiver on a PCI card, designed for modern com- AMS, LSB, USB, CW, FM3. FM6. FMN. An gets better. The manual, on the other hand, does puter platforms. Intended for hobby and experi- upgrade "Professional Demodulator" offers the need (and is in the process of) augmentation. mental applications, this world's first dedicated addition of DSB and ISB. Other upgrade modes. The basic features of the WR303i are intuitive shortwave receiver on a PC card lists for $499.95. including DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). are to access, but there are many hidden functions An important distinction between com- expected shortly. and virtues that need an explanation. puter -hosted radios and the new WR303i is that ExtraordinaryI Hz tuning resolution is The factory is aware of this, adding the the entire final intermediate frequency stage and provided, making exact signal selection a reality. missing directions as they are discovered, and an all -mode demodulator are executed in soft- The factory claims a dynamic range of a husky placing them on their web site. They will be ware; this "software defined receiver" (SDR) 93 dB. with a third -order intercept point (IP3) printed in future revisions of the manual, but offers extensive applications opportunities un- of a laudable +5 dBm at 20 kHz spacing. The users are well advised to visit WiNRADiO's web available in traditional receivers: on -air performance of this receiver would seem site often to learn more about their new receiver! to verify their claims. 1. It makes it possible to quickly change So the fine tuning is impressive, as are the 0 Let's try it out the characteristics of a receiver, such as dynamic range and overload immunity: let's take Loading the WR303i operational software adding new detection modes, by a a look at the selectivity specs (-6 dB BW): to your computer is simple by following the simple software change. AM. 6 kHz: AMN, AMS, 4 kHz: LSB, defaults in the automated sequence. System re- 2. Improvements may be made without USB. 2.3 kHz: CW. 0.5 kHz; FM3, 3 kHz; FM6. quirements specify a 500 MHz processor to changing a single component merely by 6 kHz; FMN. 12 kHz. The Professional De- control the filter lengths in real time. In practice, enhancing the software algorithms. modulator option offers continuous I Hz to 15 250 MHz will probably work, but a slow pro- 3.Advanced features, such as continu- kHz slide -adjustable bandwidth - an astounding cessor will result in slower response time. An ously -variable IF bandwidths, may be feature to hear when invoked! SMA connector (along with a BNC adaptor) is offered without any additional hard- The sensitivity specs are equally impres- provided to link the receiver to an external an- ware. sive ( I ()dB S/N on HF, 30% modulation on AM): tenna. 4. Higher performance can be achieved AM. 0.9 uV; LSB, USB, 0.3 uV; CW. 0.1 uV; A clever CPU load meter on the panel re- at lower cost than using traditional hard- FM. 0.2 uV. Such sensitivity assures narrow - veals just how much of your computer's CPU ware designs. hand signals like CW to be clearly receivable at - resources are being used at any one time - most 5. Unit -to -unit performance is more 135 dBm MDS (minimum detectable signal). revealing! Don't run other memory -intense ap- uniform in software than in hardware With a sharp filter selection using the Profes- plications while using the G303i; too much taxa- production, which de- tion on your computer's pends on component tol- CPU will slow the receiver's erance. real-time responses. initiating 6. And in the case of the fractional -second delays in new -generation both reception and functional WiNRADiO products, the activation (roughly 1(X) mil- user's own computer liseconds in our test on an sound card provides all overburdened 600 MHz pro- the processing power cessor running multiple ap- needed for these ad- plications). vanced features rather An additional hint: Any re- than having to depend ceiving antenna in the vicin- upon a fixed DSP circuit ity of a computer. especially on a receiver card. one with a CRT monitor, is inviting disaster. Radiated The G303i is the world's noise is severe, and no re- first commercial receiver using ceiver can make things bet- a computer sound card for its ter. WiNR AMC) engineers

82 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 f USB Single -press keys address The optional Professional Demodulator al- AM FAMN r AMS [ LSB the multitude of modes available on lows considerably -expanded functions, includ- -- -- this receiver. Filter -default filter se- ing DSB and ISB modes, additional audio AGC : FM6 , FMN il ie.rip 11111111111F lections are good, and the ability to adjustments, a continuous IF bandwidth slide CldB TMI user -define these settings is im- fromI Hz to 15 kHz, user -defined IF band- MR 111 mensely helpful. width presets. increased receiver sensitivity (as -20de much as 2 to 9 dB, the result of optimized filter 11111111 There are two expected functions that are absent: sideband- settings), filter shaping, dual spectrum analyz- -40db N M selectable synchronous AM detection ers assignable to various points in the on -screen E MI and some type of noise reduction. block circuit diagram to optimize reception, a I I Admittedly, the absence of SSB AM vector voltmeter showing amplitude and phase synch is adequately compensated by differences between the two selected points, and ,. 41 rt.1,1111 L., IR.1,4 isu olf simply using USB or LSB on AM metering of total harmonic distortion (THD) and 141)1 I signals suffering fade or adjacent -chan- SINAD as well. -100.JE nel interference. Just tune in the sig- If the user wishes to revert to factory de- 1%R.:. -51 H.: nal. hit the appropriate sideband key, faults. it can be done at the press of a key. Audio AGC and trim the tuning knob for natural - This receiver is a gadget -lover's dream! But r sounding audio. it isn't fantasy; for the first time in consumer But the absence of noise re- technology, the shortwave listener can tailor his duction in our modern electronic en- receiver to his own requirements, independent favor well -shielded, low -emission computers like vironment can be a problem in electrically -noisy of factory -set parameters. If we were reviewing the IBM NetVista M series, especially when areas. WiNRADiO spokesmen pointed out that the new WiNRADiO for a film, we'd give it two used with a flat -screen (non -CRT) monitor. And their existing Advanced Digital Suite software, thumbs up! don't forget to move the receiving antenna, fed which provides the noise blanking function in by good -quality coax, as far as practical from addition to many other signal enhancement and the host computer. We concur. processing facilities, will be soon available for WiNRADiO G303i is available from Grove En- With the program properly installed, the the G303i. There are also accessory DSP speaker terprises for $499.95 with the standard demodu- next item on the agenda is to adjust the audiosystems available at reasonable cost that can lator. Professional Demodulator $99.95 if ordered levels between the WR303i and the computer's substantially reduce electrical interference. with the receiver, $199.95 if ordered separately. sound card input. WiNRADiO has provided two Direct frequency entry is easy: Type in the on -screen slider controls for this task because of appropriate frequency. tagged by "M" (MHz) the large differences among sound cards. The or "k" (kHz) and the radio will instantly lock on user simply tunes in a clear signal and slides the to that frequency. But those of us familiar with controls for best, undistorted intelligibility. the long -accepted convention of expressing fre- Antenna Designer quencies below 30 MHz in kHz may not appre- New Version 2 I for Microsoft Windows 95 and 98 ciate the receiver's insistence that all frequencies Computer program helps you design and build Tuning in 17 different antennas from common materials. As with all WiNRADiO receivers, a cen- be displayed as MHz. If you type in 11565 Based on Antenna Handbook by W. Clem Small. kHz. the readout will show 11.565 MHz. ter -panel tuning dial is activated by your com- Only $39.95 Send check or money order to: puter mouse. It can be rotated slowly by press- $5 St1-1 on all orders Small Planet Systems ing either the left or right mouse button to tune What about those two CA residents add 8.5% 623 Mangels Avenue the receiver lower or higher in frequency, respec- demodulators? Sh pped on CD ROM San Francisco, CA 94127 tively. Alternatively, a wheeled mouse makes As listed above, the standard (supplied) wpm smaIlDlanetsystems com 415-337-9394 tuning feel even more natural. demodulator software is adequate for the vast Tuning increments may be user -selected to majority of conventional shortwave listening match standard band plans. or refined all the needs. Beyond the detection of audible signals, HP® GPS RECEIVER way down to I Hz. adequate for the most de- and the selection of audio AGC (normal receiver manding applications. 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March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 83 MT Delphi's SKYFi XM REVIEW Satellite Radio System By Ken Reitz

n the evolution of satellite television, it the music category on the left and there's a took 15 years to see the dish size drop three -bar signal meter on the right. The next from 10 -ft in diameter to I8 -in and for line shows the specific channel and its XM receivers to go from stacked table top behe- number while the third and fourth lines moths to laptop sized boxes. But, direct show the artist and the name of the tune or broadcast satellite radio needed no such evo- program playing. The signal meter stays lution. Since its introduction two years ago, on at all times regardless of what channel is satellite radio has jumped directly into the viewed. future. For initial installation a 5 -segment sig- Two years ago, two companies began nal meter - which displays satellite as well broadcasting in the newly formed Digital as terrestrial reception - can be brought to Audio Radio Service (DARS) in the 2 GHz the screen by pressing "menu" and rotating band. XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite the "tuning" knob to highlight the "antenna Radio use proprietary and incompatible tech- position" setting. Pressing the lighted XM nology and have been in a struggle for market button in the center of the tuning knob ac-Delphi's XM SKYFi "plug & play" receiver pops share and consumer acceptance. With the in- tivates the display. In my area there was nointo a boombox, your car or home adapter. troduction of the SKYFi XM satellite radio terrestrial reception. receiver system, XM's system may have shot Similarly, accessing the various catego- line output of the receiver can be increased to ahead, because, now, satellite radio is no ries and their channels can be done by press- accommodate different line inputs. But, if it's longer just for the road. ing the two category buttons above the tun- up too high it could distort the audio. You ing knob and scrolling through the offerings. might have to adjust the line out, depending + Using Delphi's SKYFi you plug the audio into. The factory The SKYFi XM satellite radio receiver lighted channel. preset will work for most stereo inputs. system, introduced late last fall, nearly de- The audio output from the SKYFi can The display can be enlarged via the re- fies description. It's hard to believe you can be plugged into your stereo system and played mote control or front panel so that it can be tune in 100 channels of "CD quality" audio through your speakers or it can be plugged easily read from 15 feet away. Accessing chan- services on a receiver which measures just into the AUX jack of any radio. In testing the nels and menu items with the very small and over 4-1/2 x 3 x 1-1/4 inches deep and weighs unit I first set it up in a bedroom on a Bose ergonomically curved remote is easy. Direct just ounces. On top of that, it does so with Wave radio and enjoyed superb audio. The channel entry is done only through the re- the help of an antenna just mote and, until you've 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. It is memorized the channel nothing short of amazing. line-up, you'll need the Made by the Delphi handy XM Channel Guide Corp, a long-time maker of nearby. I recommend lami- in -vehicle electronics, the nating it, as it will see a lot SKYFi "plug & play" satel- of wear in the first month lite radio is incredibly easy or so. to install. After opening the box I had the system up and 40 The Line -Up running in just minutes. It XM channels start with #4 couldn't have been easier. "The '40s" (Big Band/ The receiver slips onto the Swing/ '40s) to #I71 Open base, the AC adaptor plug, Road (Trucker's Channel). antenna plug and a mini -ste- In between are a wide vari- reo -to -RCA patch cord also ety of music, news, talk, plug into the base. The an- sports, comedy and even tenna which pivots from flat old time radio. There are to perpendicular on its own quite a few gaps in the base is positioned so that it numbers, which will allow faces south. for future expansion. Afterpressingthe XM offers 18 channel cat- "power" button the 2-1/2 x egories starting with the 1-3/8 inch, amber -colored decades (music from the LCD screen comes to life to '40s to the '90s with a dif- display a range of informa-The large five line SKYFi display shows 5 channels at once and allows you to checkferent channel for each de- tion. The top line indicatesout what's playing on other channels before you switch. cade); six country, blue -

84 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 3rass, and folk related channels; 31 rock, hits add real value to the experience. How would and urban music channels; II Jazz, blues, and I know who these artists are and where they lance channels; 10 Latin and "World" beat came from, if not for the expertise of XM's :hannels: 29 news/sports/comedy/advice announcers? You may also recognize some :hannels; three classical, two children and two of these announcers, because XM scoured Christian music channels. the nation for the top people in each genre. Many of the 29 news/sports/talk chan-

nels are audio feeds of familiar cable -TV fare . The SKYFi Ups and Downs iuch as Fox News, CNN, Headline News, Until the introduction of SKYFi, XM CNBC, C -SPAN, etc. Others are feeds from listeners weren't getting the full value out familiar AM radio networks such as ABC of their subscription. Imagine paying for a News & Talk, Bloomberg Radio, CNN en 24 hour/day audio service but using it only Delphi's XM SKYFi Satellite Radio. It's not just Espanol. ESPN Radio. etc. for the one or two-hour commute most it on home and tune XM does not censor any of their chan- people have. Now, subscribers can pop thefor the road anymore. Bring nels, and as a result there are a few which SKYFi out of their car and bring it into theinto XM's audio rainbow. (Photos courtesy Delphi some listeners might find offensive. XM has house to enjoy for the rest of the day. Corp. & XM Satellite Radio) tagged those channels in the guide and they The antenna comes with a 20 -ft cable can be locked out of the line-up using the which should be all most people will need. If The SKYFi receiver is designed to be remote control. There is one other category you do need more they sell extensions (see used in your car with the car adapter kit or at called "Premium" for which additional fees below). They advise against making up your home with the home adapter kit (also below). will be charged if you wish to subscribe. Right own cable. But, before you order an exten- And, by the time you read this, Delphi will now there's only one channel in this category: sion, do a little experimenting with locations. have released its ultimate portable: the Delphi Playboy Radio. My stereo is on the north side of the house XM Audio System. This is essentially a You can group your favorites in the "pre- nearly 30 -ft away from the nearest south fac- boombox into which you slip the Delphi XM set" mode on the remote so that, using the ing window. So I tried the antenna in the attic receiver. It's designed as a stand-alone unit "up/down" buttons you can scroll through and it worked just fine. "Seeing" through which can be used anywhere in the house in- only the channels you like. For the most part 5/8" roof decking, rolled felt and asphaltdependent of any other audio source (see XM's announcers are unobtrusive and, as in shingles was no problem for this antenna. I sidebar for price). the example of Ngoma (the African channel). got a perfect signal. SKYFi's audio compares favorably with However, your reception might not be most stereo equipment. And, it will be a plea- as good if the building in which you live is sure for most MT readers to hear the BBC The Price Tag: built of concrete and glass, has a very tall World Service in high fidelity without the building directly to the south of yours. or is crashing and fading of the old shortwave Delphi's Sleigh XM Satellite Radio components an older metal covered mobile home. Remem- bands. The old time radio programs come alive ber, we're dealing with line of sight micro- again with good fidelity sound as does "Sonic SKYFi receiver $129.99 waves and the satellite signal doesn't pen- Theater," the book and drama channel. Includes receiver with remote con- etrate metal (aluminum blinds could block the All XM channels have announcers and trol. signal) or water, though I had no problems 64 channels have commercials. Listeners Vehicle Adaptor Kit $69.99 receiving through curtains, thermal shades and should be prepared for changes in channel line Includes vehicle cradle, magnetic roof a heavy rain. up and the addition of commercials to other mount antenna, cassette adapter. ciga- In fact, the receiver and antenna are so channels in the future. rette lighter power adaptor and mount- sensitive and the satellite transmission is so ing brackets. powerful that I just set the antenna on top of * XM's Future Home Adaptor Kit $69.99 the shelf where the stereo is and it was able XM's original debut date was 9-12-01. Includes home stand, AC power to pick up through the additional 1/2 -in Needless to say, it was postponed. The rocky adaptor, home antenna, and connecting sheetrock, 15 -in insulation, 5/8 -in attic floor start signaled the rough road ahead for the cables. decking and the rest of the roof with no loss fledgling satellite radio industry. Since then. Delphi BoomBox $99.99 in signal. I really only needed a 5 -ft antenna the wobbly economy and collapse of the high Self-contained music system requires lead! tech boom have left XM's own fiscal future SKYFi receiver. Powered by AC The remote control uses a lithium shaky. However, worries about XM's early adapter or 6 "D" cells (not included). CR2032 battery to keep down the size and demise were set aside in January with a mas- Complete Delphi BoomBox SKYFi re- weight. Radio Shack sells replacements forsive infusion of capital which should allow ceiver system: $229.99 $2.50. Other than the "mute" function, thethe company to sail smoothly into the first Optional Accessories: remote cannot control program volume, so quarter of 2004. 50 -ft home antenna extension kit you'll have to use two remotes for that con- Still, market watchers are cautious about $39.99 venience. There's no "back" or "last" chan- this company's future, because in addition to Auto FM modulator kit $49.99 nel button to quickly go back to the previous a sinking share price, XM's subscriber rolls Charges: channel you were listening to. In my remote have been slow to develop. However, the com- Monthly service: $9.99 control test, I found I could bounce theIR pany is hoping to gain big numbers this year Service Activation Fee: $14.99 signal around a 90 degree corner to access the as new General Motors cars come equipped Other fees as well as state and local receiver. with XM radios built-in. GM has a big stake taxes may also apply. The LCD screen allows only 16 charac- in Hughes, XM's parent company. Sources: ters to be displayed on a line. This will leave It's still too early to guess how the fu- httpi/www.xmradio.com/skfi (800-852-9696) you guessing on some songs and groups whose ture will treat XM, but right now it provides http://www.delphi.com/electronicVskyfi (866-227- names and titles are unceremoniously hacked a real service to areas of the country under - 9071) off the display. Still, it's better than some served by terrestrial radio. To the rest of the SKYFi is available nationwide at all XM car radio displays which allow consider- country it brings welcome competition to the major electronics outlets including Best ably less to be seen. The display does not shrinking choices offered by most monopoly Buy, Circuit City and Crutchfield. indicate the composer, album title, or album dominated local radio stations. number.

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 85 ON THE BENCH PROJECTS, REVIEWS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES

External Antenna Jack on Sangean ATS-909

The Sangean ATS-909 is a great little hot external antenna lead to the tip of the (stereo) 1/8" plug as mentioned earlier and radio. Contrary to popular opinion, plug, and the ground lead from the antenna to leave out the switch. Pretty cool! connecting an external antenna to the the sleeve. Then connect a SPST switch be- If you always want to use the external ATS-909 external antenna jack using a monotween the ring and sleeve (ground). This al- antenna for all bands (LW/MW/SW) then use (not stereo) 1/8" plug DOES disconnect the lows one to leave the external antenna always a tip -sleeve (mono) 1/8" plug with the hot internal ferrite antenna. The antenna jack is a plugged in. antenna lead wired to the tip and the ground "stereo" or "tip -ring -sleeve" style 1/8" jack, For MW and LW, open the switch if you lead from the antenna wired to the sleeve. and when the ring is grounded (as occurs when want to use the internal antenna. Close the (This is the way that the supplied ANT -60 a MONO 1/8" plug is inserted into the jack) switch if you want the external antenna to be portable shortwave reel antenna is wired.) the internal ferrite rod antenna is discon- used for MW and LW. If you always want to Greg Latta AA8V nected. use the internal antenna for MW/LW and the Frostburg State University If a stereo 1/8" jack is used, connect the external antenna for SW, use a tip -ring -sleeve httpi/greglotta.com

Interference Filter for Medium Wave DXers

This simple circuit can be used along loading the front end of the receiver. with your medium wave radio receiver This filter simply consists of a tuned This is your equipment to suppress strong interference signal circuit (LI and vc1), adjusted to coincide with from nearby transmitters at your location. the frequency of the stronger station. This page. Monitoring Times Some of you experience signal interference filter provides a sharp response, as tested pays for projects, reviews, from a nearby mediumwave transmitter, which with my Sony ICF7600D General Coverage radio theory and hardware is not only received on the dial, but also at Receiver. The coil LI is an easily available topics. Contact Rachel various points all over the dial, ruining weak medium wave oscillator coil or antenna coil. Baughn, 7540 Hwy 64 West, signals from distant stations (DX stations). You can find a suitable coil from any old MW Brasstown, NC This simple filter, made around just two receiver. 28902; components (LI and vcl),can be placed in [email protected]. between receiver and your medium wave D. Prabakaran, Lecturer aerial. It will severely attenuate the strength N.L.Polytechnic, India of the local station, which may stop it over- prabakar 10 @ yahoo.com

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Galaxy's DX 2547 CB Base Station Shines

Honesty demands that I make a clean number of manufacturers have continued to make Buttons next to these knobs activate the roger confession right up front:I have a innovative CB radios designed for mobile or beep and public address functions. The lower special place in my heart for Citizens portable use. The number of companies. how- center section of the radio is dominated by a Band Radio. CB is where I had my first expo- ever, that makes a CB base station has dwindled large tuning knob, which, because of its solid sure to the magic of two-way radio, and the sense to just a few. That's the bad news. The good feel and spring -loaded channel detents, has to be of wonder has never left me. news is that the Galaxy DX 2547 is one heck of the best tuning knob in all of CB radio. In its official website, the Federal Commu- a radio. To the right of the tuning knob are buttons nications Commission says: "The Citizens Measuring 4-3/4 inches high by 1 I -I/4 for the automatic noise limiter, noise blanker. Band Radio Service is an HF two-way voice inches wide by 13-1/2 inches deep and weighing clarifier, and Galaxy noise filter. Just below those communication service for use in your personal 12 lb., the DX 2547 is a solid medium-sized buttons are knobs for mode selection and clari- and business activities." CB operates on the fol- base station. It's small enough to be installed in fier adjustment. Finally, on the right hand side of lowing frequencies: a motor home or camper. yet big enough for the radio's face are a volume control, squelch convenient base station operation. What's more, knob, and knob for selecting instant Ch. 9, in- 26.965 CH 1 27.215 CH 21 with appearance that suggests a worthy ham stant Ch. 19, or normal operation. On the hack 26.975 CH 2 27.225 CH 22 transceiver, it's got "pride of ownership" writ- of the rig are connectors for both AC and DC 26.985 CH 3 27.255 CH 23 ten all over it. power, a fuse, AC/DC power selector, antenna 27.005 CH 4 27.235 CH 24 connector and jacks for PA operation and an ex- 27.015 CH 5 27.245 CH 25 Giving the Galaxy the Once - ternal speaker. 27.025 CH 6 27.265 CH 26 Over 27.035 CH 7 27.275 CH 27 Let's take a quick tour of the DX 2547. At The Galaxy on Air 27.055 CH 8 27.285 CH 28 the top left corner of the front panel is a The tit and finish are as good - or better - 27.065 CH 9 27.295 CH 29 pushbutton for power. Below that is a talkback than any CB I've seen or used. Even better, so is 27.075 CH 1027.305 CH 30 control, which (using headphones) allows you the performance. The Galaxy DX 2547 can go 27.085 CH 11 27.315 CH 31 to monitor your own voice. Below the talkback toe -to -toe with any other CB I've ever owned 27.105 CH 1227.325 CH 32 knob is a jack for headphones and below that, a (including my beloved Cobra 2000) and not give 27.115 CH 13 27.335 CH 33 four -pin jack for a microphone. up a thing. Everything works as it should. Audio 27.125 CH 14 27.345 CH 34 with the stock hand mic is crisp and clean and 27.135 CH 15 The upper center section of the front panel 27.355 CH 35 is dominated, from left to right, by a front panel both AM and SSB modes (although a power mic 27.155 CH 16 27.365 CH 36 meter (for monitoring signal strength, RF power with just a tiny bit of gain will fatten the audio). 27.165 CH 17 27.375 CH 37 output, SWR level or AM modulation level), a The receiver does an especially good job of re- 27.175 CH 18 27.385 CH 38 channel display and a six -digit frequency dis- jecting adjacent channel splatter, and the noise 27.185 CH 19 27.395 CH 39 play. Below the frequency display are light emit- blanker does an excellent job of killing pulse - 27.205 CH 20 27.405 CH 40 ting diodes for indicating mode, noise blanker, type noise. roger beep. and so forth. I spoke with one of the owners of Galaxy CB operators in the United States may Underneath the panel meter are knobs for Radios, and he said, "We started this company transmit with up to four watts power in AM controlling RF power, microphone and RF gain, because we are CBers. We try to build radios mode and 12 watts in single sideband mode. Al- tone and DIM, and selecting meter function. that we would like to own." In my view, they though it is governed by FCC rules, CB re- have succeeded - in the quires no license, making it Galaxy DX 2547 - in cre- truly "people's radio." Fur- ating a base station that any ther, CB is located in what once CBer would be proud to was ham radio's II -meter own and operate. band, a chunk of the radio spec- Suggested retail trum that is often prone to price of the Galaxy DX long-range propagation. So, 2547 is $329. To find our despite the FCC's rules, which where you can buy one. prohibit long-range communi- contact: cations, you can literally pick up the microphone and sud- Ram ko Distributo.s denly find yourself talking to 3840 Lagrange Street another state or another coun- Toledo, Ohio43611 try. It's no surprise, then, that Phone: 800-284-7441 for many enthusiasts, CB is far Local: 419-470-1802 more than just a communica- Fax: 419-470-1801 tions tool, it's a hobby. e-mail: info(@ramkodist.com Over the years that I have Web address: www.mmkodist.com been writing this column, aThe Galaxy DX 2547, a base station any CRer would be proud toown and operate.

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 87 VIEW FROM ABOVE WATCHING THE WEATHER SATELLITES hiwrencelIarris awrence arrrsmonnormgtones.mm

NOAA Satellite Conference Report

The Satellite Direct Readout Confer-the first in a newer series of GOES spacecraftSteve. They have a professional weather sta- ence for the Americas was a 5 -day which will have a longer wavelength IR channel tion with all the sensors at their home, and built event starting Monday December 9, and improved water vapor channel (resolution the APT station. A joint project, they climbed 2002, and organized by the National Oceano- and bandwidth improvements). ladders and installed everything together - but graphic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA has announced a web site with fur- she operates it. (NOAA). The Miami conference was held tother information, at http://noaasis.noaa.gov/ The station is the Hamtronics receiver. update all interested parties - amateurs, pro-WEFAX/ [Note: as at early January, the site 10m of RG-8X to a Woodhouse antenna fessionals and hardware vendors - by presen- had not been updated to reflect the changed mounted on a mast about 8m on top of a one tations from NOAA senior management offi- WEFAX/LRIT schedule, but the PDF files are story roof, in the middle of the woods in Mary- cials. Paul Ruscher and Wayne Winston kindly instructive for those wanting technical infor- land. They are surrounded by tall trees. Steve provided me with some notes for inclusion this mation] All direct readout users are urged to uses WXTOIMG, running on his "dinosaur Dell month. stay tuned to details there, since the next few P2-300" machine upgraded from its original The transitions planned for the POES and years will be very exciting, with all the new Windows -95 to Windows-98SE. with 256Mb GOES Direct Readout programs were high- international satellites and formats. RAM, but with monstrous dual drives, for- lighted to an international audience. As expected, In addition, NOAA described its new full merly a server for his business. "It takes sev- the meeting was well attended and there was ground system control center at Fairbanks, eral minutes to build the images with all the plenty of time for discussions. Many nations Alaska. which will be used to control the GOES - enhancements my wife has selected, but we're were represented, as was the user community, 9 spacecraft, operating at 155° E until Japan not in a hurry and the machine was available. It and the community of vendors that provide can launch MTSAT; this provides an additional is online constantly. and we update time auto- hardware and software. From a detailed pre- ground station control facility that NOAA has matically every hour with NIST, and Keplers sentation, I have selected just a few highlights. not had before, complementing their Wallops manually." More will be published in future editions. Island, Virginia, and Goddard Spaceflight Cen- Steve and his wife are very pleased with ter (Maryland) facilities. their images, received several times a day from GOES various "birds." Karensa does all the operations. The GOES (Geostationary Operational POES When they have visitors, her APT station im- Environmental Satellite) constellation comprises APT is still going to be a significant data presses everyone and is a real icebreaker. "Send five satellites (GOES -8 through GOES -12) of stream for years to come (up to 2010 at least), them home with a printout of an image built which two are always operational at the desig- but the transition to LRPT (the low rate imag- before their eyes, and it's something they'll never nated positions over the East and West Coasts. ery stream) is being planned. The constellation forget!" explained Steve. WEFAX has been transmitted by most geosta- of satellites will be improved greatly as other tionary WXSATs for decades, but in 1991, a non-NOAA birds are launched, providing many + Monitoring Meteor 3-5 CGMS (Coordination Group for Meteorologi- more image pass opportunities. A picture transmitted by Meteor 3-5 on cal Satellites) meeting initiated the concept of The conference web site is at http:// December 7 was received by Peter Venlet of replacing WEFAX. In 1998, all CGMS partici- noaasis.noaa.gov/miami02/ Zeeland, Michigan, pants, except the USA, committed to the digi- My thanks to Paul for his notes. and to during its north -to - tal Low -rate Information Transmission. At the Wayne Winston for providing early details of southbound pass. 1999 CGMS meeting. USA announced plans the meeting. Peter noted that for LRIT implementation on GOES I -M for transmissions start January 2003. + Starting Out -A Beginner's when the WXSAT One of many interesting items discussed Story enterssunlight. was the transition from WEFAX to LRIT. Steve Uhrig introduced himself by post- severaldegrees These will be on a shared broadcast mode from ing an image received from his wife Karensa's above his horizon. the new GOES East (GOES - station - see figure I. He uses a modified 12) beginning sometime late This is an image received by Pro -2066 scanner in March (approximately), their equipment and pro- (with a basebandFigure 2: Meteor 3-5 De- with WEFAX receiving 35 cessed by the WXTOIMG audio tap) fed by a minutes broadcast time per cember 7, 2002 from Peter package. Steven explained homebrew quadri-Venlet hour, and LRIT receiving 25 that no manual manipula- filar helix antenna minutes.This phased -in tions were performed, and with Hamtronics pre -amp. transition to LRIT will last added "we're proud of it as two years, and then WEFAX a novice effort, starting transmissions will terminate Frequencies - Automatic Picture Transmission from scratch knowing noth- around January 2005. GOES ing." NOAA-12 and -15 transmit APT on 137.50 MHz West will follow GOES East Karensa is a former U.S. Air by a few months, according NOAA-17 transmits APT on 131.62 MHz. Fig I: NOAA-17 December 16, 2002Force meteorologist and Meteor 3-5 normally transmits APT on 131.30 MHz when in sunlight to the report. "really into weather." says In addition. GOES 12 isfrom Karensa Uhrig GOES -8 and GOES -10 use 1691 MHz for WEFAX

88 MONITORING TIMES March 2003 What's EW Tell them you saw it in Monitoring Times

Grove Shortwave vides an overview of spectrum ished, the SWD is the most com- I will let my wife Gayle Van assignments is the HF portion of prehensive, most up-to-date, and Horn review the shortwave broad- Directory Larry Van Horn's "Who's Who most authoritative guide for North cast portions of the Frequency By Larry Van Horn in the Spectrum" series from America currently available any- Guide and Frequency List (below), Monitoring Times. where. It's available from Grove since that is her area of expertise. Anyone IR) listens to the None of the more recent edi- Enterprises for $39.95 plus $3.50 shortwave spectrum owes it to My remarks are confined to the util- tions of the SWD have included a shipping: call 800-438-82155, ity frequencies that can be found in himself to add the 9th edition of frequency cross-reference, more email order@ grove-ent.com. or all three annual publications. the Grove Shortwave Directory easily generated in data -based write 7540 Hwy 64 West, to his resource shelf. This reli- The 2003 Guide to Utility Ra- publications. It is expected that Brasstown, NC 28902. dio Stations. 2Ist edition, is billed able stand-by has now been en- users will make heavy use of - Review by Rachel as "the world's biggest and best tirely revamped and expanded to Adobe Acrobat's search engine to Baughn, Editor guide" to non -broadcast stations in double its previous size, reflect- locate and identify frequencies of ing the enormous changes that the range from 0 to 30 MHz. The interest. Low frequency listeners Klingenfuss utility station listings have taken place in HF commu- Klingenfuss HF will appreciate the huge list of in all three of his yearly publica- nications since the last edition of nondirectional beacons, which Publications tions cover primarily aeronautical the SWD several years ago. The are presented in both by -fre- allocations, maritime frequencies, size increase isn't due merely to quency and by-callsign order. - Utilities new information piled on top of some military frequencies, digital The well -presented intro- Each year I look forward to diplomatic communications net- old as is sometimes done; this edi- duction to utility listening notes seeing a big brown box show up works, time station broadcasters tion basically started from that information changes con- from Germany carrying the latest scratch, throwing out much old and more. stantly. As an example. the Glo- Joerg Klingenfuss annual publica- The ute radio enthusiast will and inactive material. Bravo! bal High Frequency System tions. Again I was not disappointed. The Shortwave Directory find listings for SSB and AM voice (GHFS) became outdated about In the brown box this year we had communications, and Morse code concentrates primarily on the U.S.. the same time the CD was re- The 2003 Super Frequency List on stations, but it is the digital utility but contains a substantial amount leased. Fortunately the change CD. the 2003 Guide to Utility Ra- station listings that really make the of worldwide entries as well, espe- was in name only; the content is dio Stations and 2003 Shortwave Klingenfuss utility frequency list cially in the government, military. still valid. Frequency Guide publications. For stand out. His listing of digital mode and aeronautical sections. Listings Although minor errors are purposes of this review a little stations are exhaustive. No other cover all services which have ac- noted here and there, this reader's breakdown is in order. radio hobby publication has the tivity or frequency allocations in primary criticism is the difficulty The 2003 Guide to Utility Ra- scope and depth of coverage of digi- HF - government. military, aircraft. of navigating through the docu- dio Stations contains information on talradionetworks as the maritime, business, licensed and ment. A directory, by definition, those stations outside the broad- Klingenfuss publications. As an ex- unlicensed broadcasters (pirates is a resource for looking things cast and ham radio bands (i.e. - non - tra bonus for the hardcore ute fa- and "numbers" stations) and much, up quickly. This directory is way broadcast stations). The Super Fre- natics, Joerg has included 220 com- much more. Use World editor Hugh too comprehensive to be covered quency List on CD and the Short- Stegman says, "The US Coast puter screen shots of some of the in only I6 chapter headings. For- wave Frequency Guide mentioned digital radio stations he has inter- Guard is just an awesome section!" tunately, such things are easy to above include the utility frequen- cepted in the last year. The three This is a 467 -page book on update on a CD as opposed to a cies covered in the Guide to Utility CD. presented in PDF format. publications mentioned above have printed book, and I'm sure they Radio Stations. So if you are look- a total of 10,167 utility station list- Though not in a strict database will be. ing for all the frequencies (broad- format, the book's main focus is ings that Joerg and his monitoring Like many users, I will prob- cast or utility) you can choose ei- team have logged during 2002. allabout frequencies. The ably print out the sections I want ther the book (Shortwave Fre- amount of introductory text to In addition to the by -fre- to be inserted in a ring binder. You quency Guide) or the electronic form quency coverage mentioned above, explain service mission, organi- have other options. though. To (Super Frequency List) on CD. zation, operation, etc.. varies the 2003 Guide to Utility Radio Sta- my surprise, though copyrighted. tions (582 pages) includes the fol- throughout the book; much of it the SWD may be printed, or cop- lowing extras not found in the CD assumes some familiarity on the Klingenfuss Cl.:*4r ied (through cut and paste I. or or the Shortwave Frequency Guide: part of the reader. A welcome ad- you may extract sections or the An alphabetical country list of dition to the SWD which pro- entire book to your computer. 2003 GUIDE TO UTILITY RADIO STATIONS 1,700 stations in 250 countries for Once on your computer. you will rapid access; section of station iden- be able to add your own book- WO/ 411 et*H. ...two., tifications, call sign formation pos- marks. comments, and additions. Twenty -First Echtoon sibilities, international call sign se- The 9th edition of the Grove ries, call sign list of the utility sta- Shortwave Directory represents tions included in the book; a list of a major effort and countless hours meteorological radiofax/radiotelex of research and data entry by stations and schedules; worldwide Larry Van Horn. Much material schedules of NAVTEX (naviga- in this edition is found nowhere tional and meteorological warnings) else, such as schedules and fre- stations on 424, 490 and 518 kHz; quencies for all three MARS pro- NATO Routing Indicator system; grams. Though this kind of work name and traffic abbreviations and can never be said to be truly fin- signals; Q- and Z -code groups. pho-

March 2003 MONITORING TIMES 89 Tell them you saw it in Monitoring Times netic alphabet and figure code; informative source from Electromagnetics books like The ARRL Handbook, SINO and SINPFEMO codes; des- Klingenfuss, along with other or Horowitz and Hills' The Art ignation of emissions; classes of sta- DXing publications, as an aid in my Explained: of Electronics. tions; terms and definitions; and personal monitoring sessions. A Handbook for Wireless/RF, Although topics in aeronautical and maritime mobile ser- Despite the slickness of other EMC, anc High -Speed Elec- Electromagnetics Explained are vice frequency allocation plans with publications that include maps, re- tronics presented in a relatively easy -to - folding charts. views. features and hourly understand way, you must be will- If you are a hardcore grids, Klingenfuss' Short- By Ron Schmitt ing to pause at times, and think utility station enthusiast. wave Frequency Guide This book is an excellent re- about what you are reading if you then the utility lists in remains my favorite. source for the person who already are to reap maximum benefit. Joerg Klingenfuss pub- Plain and simple, I call has an introductory -level under- And, although the book was writ- lications are well worth it"no frills DXing," standing of ten for technicians and engineers, purchasing. You can and rightly so:itis electronics, it is clearly within the grasp of purchase the 2003 very user-friendly to Electromagnetics and wants to the curious, technically -minded Guide to Utility Radio the DXer. Ex t lained know more radio or electronics hobbyist. Stations (#2743-$39.95) The Shortwave Fre- about radio Publisher: Newnes, Elsevier A Handbook for W roloss/RE waves, anten- and 2003 Shortwave Frequency quency Guide contains over 19,000 EMC nod High Spun Elicnonin Science, 225 Wildwood Avenue, Guide (#1571-$34.95) plus $4.95 entries with the latest schedules nas, and re-Woburn, MA; 01801-2041, each shipping from Universal Radio that include clandestine. domesti,. latedphe- phone 781-904-2620 nomena. Here - Review by W. Clem (http://www.universal-radio.comh, and international broadcasting ser- Ron Schmitt 6830 Americana Parkway, vices. This is the only publication you will find Small, columnist Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (Orders that combines shortwave broadcast an easy -read- 800-431-3939 or info 614-866- and utility stations in one volume. ing survey of 4267). You can purchase the 2003 The broadcast section con-electromagnetics including the Alternative Super Frequency List on CD tains the latest frequency schedules concepts of voltage, current, re- (SFT26-03) from Grove Enterprises following the winter releases, plus sistance, inductance, and capaci- News tanceastheyrelate to for $24.95 plus $3.50 shipping and information from an extensive team One of the primary reasons handling. electromagnetics, as well as ra- folks listen to shortwave radio is You canalsovisitthe tors around the world that actively diation of electromagnetic energy to hear how people outside the Klingenfuss website at http://contribute. (as in radio, wireless devices, etc.), and such topics as electri- U.S. view world events. Dan www.klingenfuss.org/ for more in- Stations are arranged by fre- Roberts (who did a short stint as cal noise, electromagnetic fields, formation ontheseand other publi- quency and start/end time order. an MT frequency monitor) puts cations produced by his company. Using this layout, the DXer can in- antennas, transmission lines and waveguides. There are even dis- together a weekly 30 -minute - Review by Larry Van Horn, stantly access information to eas- broadcast of news recorded from MT Assistant Editor ily identify all the stations trans- cussions of microwave ovens, electromagnetic compatibility shortwave radio. It is aired on mitting at the same time on the same KZYX/Z Philo, CA, at 7pm Fri- (abating the source of, or reduc- frequency. 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This is a beneficial aid computer from this or several when focusing on just one country. an intuitive point of view. The author obviously understands his other sites on the internet. 1 have used Klingenfuss fre- Thanks for this service, Dan! It's quency guides for years. The Short- subject very well, and considers his job to be making that subject a great introduction to shortwave wave Frequency Guide remains a radio for non -hobbyists. favorite, and should be considered as easy to understand as possible by those hobbyists who are seri- in a brief survey of the field. He ously seeking a "no frills" advan-does that job well. Books and equipment for tage to their DXing. It is available Electromagnetics Explained announcement or review in two formats with different is not a how -to -do -it book, it is a should be sent to " names: the Shortwave Frequency practical approach to theory. 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Secrecy Infests Shortwave Relay Deals by Glenn Hauser, MT columnist

All the major companies (notably Merlin, Deutsche Telekom, doubt for propagational reasons. TDF, and a vast network in the former Soviet Union), involved in This can now be done, since Sackville has become part of brokering time on shortwave, are less than candid about whomthe Merlin network. Canada can claim it really has nothing to do they are relaying. We have both privatization and traditions of with it, and refuse to release schedules confirming this, even government secrecy in Europe to blame for this, along with pri- though such schedules obviously exist, at least for internal use. vate companies such as the so-called Transmitter Documenta- At press time, the HOB website still claimed this was via En- tion Project [note the irony in the very name], which allow cli- gland, but Sackville is obvious from the strong signal off the back ents to try to keep secret where their shortwave broadcastsinto central North America, not to mention the RCI IDs which actually emanate from. Some go so far as to release disinformation. precede or follow it! Or they keep true info from their own clients, who don't really Jerry Coatsworth, a Canadian himself, reported in the MARE need to know where their signal is entering the ether! Even R. Tipsheet this response from RCI when inquiring about relays: Nederland has suppressed info from its schedule. "We regret that we are unable to provide you with this Fortunately, astute and experienced monitors can usually information. The frequency and content information is the ex- figure out the truth, based on operational practices and mis-clusive domain of the originating broadcasters. Furthermore, in takes, propagation characteristics, etc. But why shouldn't thisspecific cases, CBC Transmissions, the organisation that coordi- info be part of the international public record? There are glaring nates the Sackville facility, has been requested to not release gaps even in the seemingly exhaustive HFCC "public data" sched- this information. You may, however, request frequency informa- ules (that implies there is also "private data," and indeed there istion directly from the originating broadcasters. Once again, we a restricted part of the HFCC website - without the phony reg- apologize for not being able to provide you this information. Best istrations?) Regards" -Steve Lemay, Manager; Presentation, Radio Canada As more and more traditional international services reduce International. their own shortwave usage, more and more time becomes avail- This policy mirrors that of WYFR, which for years has re- able on otherwise idle units. Norway and Denmark even consider fused to include along with its own scheduling information, that their own remaining SW relays of domestic services to be ex- of Radio Taibei International, which it relays extensively. Could pendable if a paying client wants time. With funding always a some of the dozen transmitters in Okeechobee be carrying some- problem, many are eager to make money by selling time to prac- thing more covert? tically any religious or clandestine broadcaster, as well as to legiti- In our Global Forums, we always have new clandestines, mate international services needing a relay closer to target ar- and a lack of explicit information about sites, forcing us to find eas. out indirectly. While the DX community is up to the challenge, Despite its self -avowed "public access" status, IRRS, a.k.a. we resent being deprived of accurate information from the IBA/NEXUS in Milano, Italy, allows no public access to basic infor- source. Politics plays a large role here. Even though we may find mation of where it is transmitting from, though a variety of relayout, governments want to maintain deniability in case their cli- sites are obviously available, with powers stated to range froments turn out to be unsavory, or the deals could cause diplo- 10 to 500 kW. You'll note this info never came out in the fea- matic problems with target countries. ture articles here in January and February. Even stations which should have nothing to hide, such as Why refuse to disclose transmitter sites? Could shady deals Radio Australia, have quit publishing their own comprehensive be involved? Under-the-table payments to transmitter person- transmission schedules. nel rather than to the governments or agencies which own the Bob Padula complains: "R. Australia refuses to publish com- facilities? It is open to speculation. posite schedule on website, or anywhere else, exacerbating grow- It's somewhat understandable when truly clandestine broad- ing alienation with hordes of SW listeners in prime coverage ar- casts don't reveal the site for fear of retaliation or more effective eas, most of whom have no facilities to migrate to satellite or jamming. But when time is purchased from an entity also broad- RealAudio. RA sees its main audience across Asia/Pacific being casting openly, should it not be on the record as part of the serviced through rebroadcasting or relays via local AM and/or FM overall operational schedule? stations, satellite, and the Internet, and to heck with direct HF There is also the issue of whether government or public delivery!" broadcasters should be used to propagate contentious political Why do we need to know? Relay deals reflect political reali- or religious views. RCI for years has seen nothing wrong with ties and alliances, and are part of the overall picture. In order to relaying Communist stations such as China and Vietnam, whose understand better how shortwave signals propagate, we at least governments also engage in jamming western broadcasters (but need to know where they are coming from. We may even need not RCI...). Until last year, RCI provided schedules of all relays to know which way to aim our antennas. As long as the broad- through Sackville, but no more. casters are not forthcoming, we need a widely dispersed net- Now Canada not only propagates communist ideology butwork of experienced shortwave monitors capable of direction - favors one religion. For some years, HOB had been relayed from finding! the UK by Merlin (ex -BBC) transmitters to Russia and the Middle Casual listeners may not care, but for those of us who do, East, but last fall the Arabic broadcast for North Africa at 2100- site information should be readily available. The airwaves belong 2230 on 12025 was suddenly switched from UK, to Canada, no to us, not them.

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