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By Ken Sperry, KCA6BK Robert Margolis, RTTY Monitoring Gordon West, WB6NOA, Emergency Scanning The Army's National Training Don Schimmel, Utility Communications Center 12 Edward Teach, Alternative Radio Tune In On The Most Sophisticated Wargames Harold A. Ort, Jr., Military Consultant Battlefield In The World! 16 By Chuck Robertson Janice Lee, Radar Detectors DXing Africa's Hot Spots 16 Chuck Gysi, N2DUP, Scanners Radio Sheds Light On The Dark Continent Roger Sterckx, AM/FM Broadcasts By Gerry Dexter Harry Helms, AA6FW, Thoughts and Ideas Radio's Golden Age 20 Donald Dickerson, N9CUE, Satellites Kirk Kleinschmidt, NTOZ, Amateur Radio A Stroll Down Memory Lane-With Stops Along The Way By Alice Brannigan BUSINESS STAFF Books You'll Like 28 Richard A. Ross, K2MGA, Publisher Handy Hints For The Hobbyist, and Gripe and Donald R. Allen, N9ALK, Advertising Mgr. Get Results By R. L. Slattery Emily Kreutz, Sales Assistant Dorothy Kehrwieder, General Manager High Performance TV DX "Tool" 30 Frank V. Fuzia, Controller Now Is The Time To Prepare For The Coming TV Catherine Ross, Circulation Director DX Season By Bob Cooper, Jr. 46 Melissa Kehrwieder, Data Processing Carol Minervini, Data Processing Denise Pyne, Customer Service COLUMNS PRODUCTION STAFF Elizabeth Ryan, Art Director CB Scene 34 Barbara Terzo, Assistant Art Director You Should Know 38 Susan Reale, Artist Ham Column 42 Dorothy Kehrwieder, Production Manager Emily Kreutz, Production How I Got Started 43 Pat Le Blanc, Phototypographer ..rm Satellite View 7;:k.iTue`. 1 44 Florence V. Martin, Phototypographer Emergency 46 Hal Keith, Technical Illustrator 72 Telephones Enroute 48 Larry Mulvehill, WB2ZPI, Photographer Pirates Den 51 RTTY 52 A publication of Broadcast DXing 54 CO Communications, Inc. Washington Pulse 60 76 North Broadway Listening Post 64 Hicksville, NY 11801-2953 USA. 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