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May 1993
By Russell Hill
It's spring , and the big ships of comme rcial enterprise should be boun d for ports on the Great Lakes.
These private ship to shore and ship to ship chann els ca n provide challenge , entertain ment, and an
opportunit y to collect some uniqu e OSL cards. Here is a compilat ion of maritime monitoring from the radio
shack of a Detroit area hobbyist.
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By Charles So rrell
Shortwave stations have a great affinity tor locating their relay
transmitters on remote salt sea islands. For example, Deutsche
We lle has a major relay site at a place ca lled Cyclops on the tiny
island of Malta. Like the one-eyed giant of the same name, it beams
signals to the world - not for Deutsche We lle alone but also for the
Maltese broadcaster , Voice of the Mediterranean.
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By Bill Grove
How can you get started using a computer in your radio hobby
without the fru strat ing (and usuall y expe nsive) process of purc hasi ng,
installing and configuring software and accessories to make the
comput er do all you want it to? And is it wo rth the bother?
Well, this author says it' s worth it and it's easy if you buy an
already integ rated system with all the features you could possibly
desire already insta lled.
CO VER:
Bill Grove puts the user-friendly Tandy "Se nsation!" comp uter through its paces.
Photo by Bob Grove.
By Jack Sullivan
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Not until Jack used his computer for automatic logging were his eyes
opened to a wealth of naval activity going on right under his nose 1 When he
began to sort out the deluge of information, he discovered he had captured on
tape what could be the first instance of Marines being transported on a U.S.
aircraft carrier. But that was only the beginning ...
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By Bill Grove
Computer bulletin boards provide a phone line to a world of information,
ideas, and people. They can also be intimidating to the beginner, but they need
not be . After you've practiced a while on the Grove Bulletin Board System, you
can find your way through 'most any system worldwide.
Guest Editorial
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By Harold Cohen
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Strong storms cells were directly in my flight path. Th e storm was full blown,
but there was no turning back now ...
DEPARTMENTS
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Utility World
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The Beginner's Corner
Federal File
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American Bandscan
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On the Ham Bands
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Demaw's Workbench
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Closing Comments
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STAFF
Publisher
Bob Grove. WA4PYO
Ed itor
Rachel Baughn
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Reading RTTY Jack Alber!, WA9FVP
Beginner's Corner T .J . Arey, WB2GHA
Plane Talk Jean Baker. KIN9DD
Computers and Radio John Catalano
Below 500 kHz Kevin Carey, WB20MY
Experimenter's Wkshp Bill Cheek
DeMaws Workbench Doug De Maw. W1 FB
Federal File Steve Douglass
Ham DX Tips Rob Gerardi, N9LAG
SW Broadcasting Glenn Hauser
High Seas James A. Hay
Scanning Repor1 Bob Kay
On the Ham Bands Ike Kerschner. N31K
Propagation Jacques d'Avignon
Magne Tests Lawrence Magne
Communications Larry Miller
What's New? Larry Miller
Satellite TV Ken Reitz , KC4GOA
Antenna Topics W. Clem Small. KASA
SW Broadcast Logs Gayle Van Horn
OSL Corner Gayle Van Horn
Utility World Larry Van Horn . N5FPW
Outer Limils George Zeller
American Bandscan Karl Zuk
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LETTERS
The Week That Wasn't
Have you ever had the sensation that a
week of one's life just dropped into the Bermuda Triangle and mysteriously vanished?! It
is difficult to believe that it was only a month
ago that the Ides of March blew in a blizzard
that effectively shut down Brasstown, North
Carolina, and the surrounding communities.
One hundred fifty power company employees,
including crews borrowed from neighboring
states, worked almost around the clock for ten
days to restore full power to the region.
Property owners, highway crews and volunteers spent endless hours in the task
occupying Bob Grove in the accompanying
pic ture. This particul ar tree came down over
the Moniloring Times layout department. A
power company employee estimated 60 trees
were down along the 1-1/2 m ile stretch of Dog
Branch Road alone!
If you were one of the many who tried to
call Monitoring Times or Grove Enterprises
March 15- 19, you now understand why you
received no answer! Even in the first week of
April, we discovered phone lines were not
completely back to normal. Many callers reported receiving no answer, or being cut off
after a couple of rings, as GTE completed
repairs on a major trunk line.
You probably also noticed your April MT
arrived a few days late. Although they received the mailing labels a full week behind
schedule, Ripon Community Printers in Wisconsin is to be highly commended for getting
your issl!cs mailed a mere three days past the
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PHONES
Our 17th Year of DISCOUNTS
you still manage to amaze us. The Radio Monitoring Listener 's Survey that was enclosed in
MTs January issue was seen by 50,000 people,
of whom more than 3,000 of you responded!
This represents a response rate of 6% - a
phenomenal figure, especially when compared
to the industry average of 1-3%. The manufacturer for whom it was conducted (!!Q1 Grove
Enterprises, by the way) cannot help but be
impressed and gratified as well! We thank you
for taking the time.
False Alarm
Two amateur radio operators, Jim Condon
and Bob Scupp, have already called us regarding an item in the April "Communications"
column. No, the Local Multipoint Di stribution
Service is not getting ready to take away the
amateur I 0 meter band - that was a misprint.
The article should have read 27 .5 to 29.5 GHz,
not MHz!
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LETTERS
"It just goes to show that, even though efforts
arc made from time to time to restrict our moni toring rights, we still enjoy a great deal of liberty
to practice our hobby. Let's appreciate these
rights and fight to protect them.''
England is cracking down on pirate broadcasting also, with some far-reaching consequences
to hobby magazines and others. Andy Cadicr,
who authors the quarterly pirate radio column
"Off the Record" for the Bri tish Shortwave
Magazine, prov ided MT w ith these facts about
the Broadcasting Act 1990:
" It is illegal for those in charge of prem ises
to allow the use for illegal broadcasts. Supplying
or repairing equipment or rendering any service
or providing any materials that might assist in the
running of a station is contrary to the Act. It is
illegal to perform as an artist, to provide entcr1.ainmcnt , or to air a speech on an unlicensed
si.ation. It is illegal LO publish details, Lo advertise
or promote an unlicensed station."
Andy Cadicr adds, "The problems over my
article in SW Magazine was that the Radio Communications Agency thought publishing the names
and frequencies of unlicensed stations gave them
publicity. So now the article still goes ahead
giving the freq uency, program content, day and
time it was heard, but making no mention of the
station name.
"You can hardly be convicted of publicising
an unidentified station, but reader.; just tune in
as before and wait for the station ID. So far no
further objection has been received."
The balancing ac t be tween freedom and responsibility is the greatest test of a democracy.
At the moment, I'm not sure either U.S. citizens
or the government has passing marks. But I found
the n:marks of Scan Ycom an of Cambridge,
MassachuseLL5 , Lo be thought-provoking.
"At the end of your [December) column you
quote the title of Nat Hcntofr s book, FreeSpeech
For Me, Bw Not For Thee. [Guilty as charged; I
had heard the titl e, but did not remember the
author - rb] I recently heard an interview with
Mr. Hcntoff. He said that both the American left
and right have a long history of censoring those
voices they deem are dangerous.
" If Mr. Strom's ideas [on American Dissident Voices] arc worthless, they will wither
under the light of public scrutiny. If they have
value, they cannot be repressed by censorship. In
either case, only an informed public, with access
to all kinds of thoughts and ideas can make
informed choices. I am far more afraid of those
who would censor Mr. Strom, than I am of Mr.
Strom 's ideas."
MONITORING TIMES
Continued on p. 99
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COMMUNICATIONS
A Dangerous Business
News of the fire at shortwave broadcaster
WWCR in Nashville, Tennessee, came in to
Monitoring Times at presstime. The station
reported that the April 3rd fire destroyed all
three shortwave transmitters and the entire
lTansm itter building which included studios.
The antennas were undamaged.
TI1e spokesperson said that in spite of the
devastation the station hopes LO be back on the
air in about 3- 1/2 months. TI1ecause of the fire
was not yet determined, although the failure of
the sprinkler system is a factor.
Radio for Peace International in Costa
Rica has also suffered a serious set-back. No
sooner did it celebrate the completion of its
new high-power transmitting facility, than
hurricane- force winds on M arch 14 blew down
all three transmitting towers. Forty-five days
was the earl iest estimate for repairs.
Following the loss of their towers , RFPI
is transmi uing from a cl ipolc antenna at around
1kW on 7375 kHz. ll1e station reporLs that
jamming on this frequency seems to have
decreased, but at 1kW, the current signal will
be probably audible only by very sens itive
receivers.
The loss of these two broadcasters is
especially poignant for radio hobbyists, since
tht:y are among only a handful of stations
which offer alternative programming such as
Gknn Hauser's World of Radio. Fortunately,
both intend to rebuild, and would no doubt
welcome your support. Write: Radio for Peace
International, P.O. Box 10869, Eugene, OR
97440; WWC R, 1300 WWCR Avenue, Nashville, TN 372 18.
Radio hobbyists can at least hear Glenn
Hauser's new program, DX Daily, being carried on WHRI until May 8 (see his column, for
schedule).
Spectrum, a new program on international
communications and u.:chnology, had also been
slated for its inaugural broadcast on WWCR
on May 2nd. The radio magazine will be
hos ted by Dave Marthouse, radio enthusiast
and professional broadcaster, and M ark
Emanuek, a professional communications
consultant. Each show will include a live
ph one in scgmen< wi th fea tured
gue-~ts ... whenever \VWCR resumes broadcasting.
BBC + ABC
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May 1993
MONITORfNG TIMES
COMMUNICATIONS
if you happen to accidentally scan across the
cellular phone bands - unless you live in
Boston or Washington.
According Lo ncwspaperreports, U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy Il ran up nearly
$2 1,000 in phone calls from his cellular telephone during the 1992 election. Reports show
that during the 1992 race, Kennedy spent more
on his car phone than any of the 405 House
incumbents or their challengers. That year,
Kennedy's cell phone bill was a mere $ 16,831.
High-Tech Target
A rt:lat ivcly new piece of crime fighting
equipment that al lows judges to restrict the
travels of people accused of a crime and out on
bail is under fire by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Electronic ankle bracelets use radio signals to set off an alarm if the
wearer enters a prohibited area.
According to the ACLU , an individual on
bail has the ri ght to a presumed innocence and
the forced wearing of the device "is saying you
arc guilty." Critics of the ACLU 's position say
that the radio bracelets arc no more of an
infringement than a hi gh cash bail.
Power Down
Powerli11e is a nationally syndicated radio
show that features Top-40 music interspersed
with inspirational messages. The program is
produced by the Southern Baptist Convention
and sent to radio stations on compact disks.
Last month, the company that produces
and distributes the compact disks for the Baptists made a mi stake. Instead of sending out
Powerli11e, they accidentally sent out Fresh
Fruil for R0 11 i11g Vegetables, a 1979 release by
the punk-rock group, the Dead Kcnnedys. The
album fea tures such melodics as I Kill Childre11, a song which opens with the line, "God
told me Lo skin you alive."
"That," says Doug Dillard, vice president
of external affairs at the Southern Baptist
Radio and Television Commission in Fort
worth, Texas, " is not the music typically aired
on Powerli11e."
Seventy-two of the Dead Kennedy CDs
were recovered. There arc 900 stations on the
Powcrlinc network.
Monitoring FEMA
Monitoring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been a favorite
target of radio listeners for years. FEMA is
charged with responding to natural disasters.
Yet, accordi ng to an article in the Knoxville
News-Se111i11el, for every one dollar spent on
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Take a Break
If you' re on the road
this Memorial Day/
Victoria Day weekend,
you may sec signs encouraging you to take a
Safety Break from driving on the highway and
have a cup of coffee - compliments of REACT.
May is International REACT month, to
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REACT passes on this "Mayday" tip: To get
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If you stop by a REACT Safety Break, be
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Communications is written by Larry Miller from a
variety or sources including Lhc BBC Monitoring
Service, National Scanning Report and Lhe W5YI
Report and material submiued by Lhc following readers: David Alpc:n, 'cw york, :\ew York; Howard
Bailcn, New York, New York; Rache l Baughn, Brasstown, :'\onh Carolina; Brian Calhcan, West Palm
Beach, Florida; John Combs, Orlando, Florida; Victor
Dricks, Phoenix, i\riwna; Chuck Embcnon, Alcoa,
Tennessee; Dennis Embo; Thomas Folks, Coatesville,
Pennsylvania; Kevin Klein, Appleton, Wisconsin; Bob
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Quebec; John \1oran, Tempe, Ariwna; David Pickett,
Sharon , mi\; Roland Soderholm, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Peter Zenk, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
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May 1993
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These are some of the sh ips that are
regularly heard working WLC:
Interlake Steamship Co
James R. Barker
Kaye E. Barker
Charles M. Beeghly
Elton Hoyt 2nd
Herbert C. Jackson
J.L. Mauthe
Mesabi Miner
Lee A. Tregurtha
Paul R. Tregurtha
WYP8657
WUV8856
WL3108
WE3993
WL3972
WE5184
WYQ4356
WUR8857
George A. Sloan
Edgar B. Speer
Myron C. Taylor
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Joseph H. Frantz
JAW. Iglehart
Michigan
Presque Isle
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St. Clair
Triton
Charles E. Wilson
WAV4647
WE6279
WQZ7049
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WA6575
WTP4966
WRB4141 (tug)
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Some of the radios used in these ships are
Raytheon-Ray 50A and Ray 78 and ICOM IC-M
55 for VH F, and ICOM ICM 700 tied to FAX and
SITOR for HF used in the American lakcrs.
The Canadian lak.ers use the Sailor RT!43B
and 144B, and Collins MR 201 for VHF. I have
not heard any of the Canadian lakers on HF.
The power is 25 watts for VHF. Usually they
drop down to 1 watt when they are near a city . On
HF the power is JOO to 150 watts.
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Reception Reports
QSLing these freigh ters is fairly simple. There
are two marine post offices where these ships , both
U.S. and Canadian, receive their m ail. Most of the
ships can be reached through the marine post
office in Detroit (zip code 4 8222 is used exclusively for marine mai l). Sault Ste. Marie should
be used for the ships that regularly sail between
Duluth and L ake Michigan ports .
Do not send reception reports to the company
office. I did exactly that when I first started to QSL
the lakers. I sent reports for three ships of the same
company. Five days later I got all three back in the
same envelope verified by the same person. I
thought, "som ething's fishy here," since I heard
the radio transmi ss ion here in Detroit, but the
company office is in Buffalo.
MONITORING TIMES
May 1993
Ship's Name
Ann: Master
do Marine PO
Sault Ste. Marie, Ml 49783
Be advised that the mai l boat in Detroit usually lays up for the winter a few days before
Christmas.
Herc are a couple of books that arc very
helpful:
Greenwood's & Dills' Lake Boals; published
yearly. This book lists the vessel's particulars as
well as the captain' s name. It is available from
Freshwater Press, 1700 E. 13th St., Suite 3-R,
Cleveland, OH 44 114-3213.
Krww Your Ships, Seaway Issue, lists ocean
going vessels that frequent Great Lakes ports, as
well as the lakers. It i s available from Marine
Publishing Co., P.O. Box 68, Sault Ste. Marie, MI
49783.
Maritime communications, like aero comms,
are characterized by routine exchanges punctuated
by high drama or hwnan comedy - as well as
providing the challenge of DXing a moving target.
So if you live near the Great L akes, or within
earshot of the HF frequencies, punch in some
marine frequencies. I'm sure that before long, you,
too, will be Listening to the Lakers.
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1-ri sk of ice accumulation
2-strong ris k of ice accumulation
3-mist (visibility 5/8 to 3 nau. mi.)
4-fog (visibility less than 5/8 mi.)
5-drizzle
6-rain
7-snow or rain and snow
8-squally weath er with or without showers
9-thunderstorms
Significant wave heights in half meters are given at the end of the message for each
lake.
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and stud ied to hdp in making freq uency LLsagc
choices. Commercial grade (read, "extremely ex pensive") Rhode and Schwarti'. receivers arc used.
Receiving antennas ar..: a double rhombic and
an omni -directional. All programm ing transmiucd
by Cyclops is recorded and kept o n file for three
months.
Unfortunately, the DcuL~che Welle program
schedull:, Tune In, no longer gives ;my indication
as to what frequencies arc in use from what trans miucr sites al what Lime. So, unless you can catch
a site ID as the transmincr is coming on the air.you
probably won 't know for sure whether or not you
have a Malta transmission. Currently assigned
frequ ..:nc ics are: 6025, 6075, 7225, 7235, 7250,
7265,7270, 95 15,9545,9565,9605,9615 , 9625,
9735, 11865, 11915, 13780, 13790, 15105, 15185,
15425, 15595, 178 10, 17825 and 2 1650.
If you don ' t have a copy of the current Tune
In, write for one (Postfach 10 04 44, W -5000
Cologne I , Germany), and try the frequencies
given for the broadcasts to Ea~ L . Central and Southern Africa and th..: Middle East al 0400-0500 or at
I 500-1550, Sout11 Asia al 1600- 1650, West Africa
and t11c Middle E<1st at 1900- 1950. These seem Lo
be among the most likely to be using the Cyclops
facility.
Although Deutsche Welle is unquestionably
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SWBC DX'cr. h 's generally not possible to get a
OW Q SL with the s ite you heard indicated on it.
Th is policy is m~p..:nded on occasion, usually Lo
mark some son of special event in the history of
the station, but there's no way LO know when we
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A Sensational Computer
To get us started, we arc going to need a
computer - ideally, one that isn't d ifficult to
learn, and can even teach you how to use it! I can
recommend one com puter llial just reccn L1 y came
on lliemarket that more than fills the bill. It is made
by Tandy (the same people that make the Realistic
products, such as the PRO series of scarmers). The
name of the computer is the Sensation! and it is
appropriately named.
Housing a top-of-the-line 486/25SX processor
and boasting a standard 4 megabytes of RAM, this
computer has all of the power you will need for any
application, large or small. It comes complete with
a 107 megabyte hard drive (lo store all of the
frequencies and programs you could ever need), a
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drive (so you can house Ilic entire FCC database
if you want), a 3.5" high density floppy drive (lo
add more programs, irtformation and frequencies),
a modem and voice-mail system (so you can call
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sound card, capable of playing or recording music
or sounds from all different sources !
The reason that I recommend this computer in
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computers have: the ability to teach its user how
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Now, let' s take a look how we can get the
popular hobbies of radio and computers to work
togcllicr. First, lliere arc the very basic computer
tasks: memory storage and retrieval. The Sensation! has 111c ability to store tens of lliousands of
frequency records. There arc numerous progran1s
111at allow yo u to quickly and easily store and
retrieve your frequency data. There are also software programs to help you build antennas, test you
for your next amateur class license, control your
radio and let you store unlimited memory charmcls !
In fact, the applications arc too numerous to discuss
here, but let's look at a few of the more popular
ones as they would apply to the Scrtsation! computer.
One of the Sensation !'s virtues is its incred ible
storage capacity. Imagine having every record that
llie FCC has on file , rig ht at your fingertips ! This
is no microfiche reader; the powerful CD-ROM
drive on 111e Sensation! allows you to store Ilic
entire five gigabyte FCC database all in one small
set of disks. All you do is to tell the computer what
information you want to look up and, *blink*, it's
right there on your screen !
You also have the ability to store all of your
records and logs on Ilic computer's hard drive. If
you have any need to swap irtformation, you can
quickly copy the irtforrnation you need onto the 3.5''
high density floppy drive for ponability.
To share programs or information with people
around 111e world, you don't have to use the post
office's "snail mail"; just plug your current phone
line into Ilic Sensation! ' s phone port and you have
irtfinite access to computers all over llie world .
Also, this computer has an answering mach ine
built right in! Once you have your computer
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voice-mail system, capable of handling numerous
callers and even leaving multiple messages Lo
different members of your family! If you need to
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One of the "hottest" topics in the computer/
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computer. A great many of the newer receivers and
scanners, such as the Drake R8, JRC NRD535D,
!COM R71 A and R7100, AOR 3000, and others,
have the abiIi ty to accept input and commands from
a computer. Some of these receivers require you to
purchase an RS232 (computer) adaptor, but many
have it pre-installed.
Once you have that adaptor, all you need is a
program, and you can start realizing the unlimited
potential of linking these two remarkable pieces of
equipment. For instance, if you travel often, it can
be quite a hassle to constantly reproi,rram your
scarmer or receiver. With a computer hook-up, tell
it the city and the services that interest you, and it
can program the radio.
You never lose any information. You can just
keep adding more and more "banks" to the computer. Not only that, but certain programs acrually
allow you tune your radio, adjust its volume, set its
modes and <lo all of the fun ctions that you used to
enter manually.
There arc even programs that automatically log
everything the radio hears. When the scanner hits
an ac tive frequency, it will log it, listing the
frequency it hit and any information you have
already entered, such as the name and location of
the broadcaster, the frequency mode, as well as the
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With the Sensation! ' s powerful 486 processor,
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Though you might not think graphics capability is important when buying a computer for use
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By Bill Grove
phone lines into legible information tllal the computer understands. That information is then sorted
by the BBS software into usable information and
is put into storage. When a user calls the BBS, he/
she can tllen relricvc tllat information or pass new
information to tl1c system by following specific
commands that tlle BBS understands .
If you are new to computers and the world of
BBSs, 1probably already have you wondering what
1 just said! If tllese terms arc "old hat," you arc
wondering if I'm going to say something new!
Don't fret, the good stuff is coming. For learning
purposes,! am going to use Ille Grove Systems BBS
as an example of how friendly BBSs actually are.
As Ille SysOp of tlle Grove BBS, I therefore
(hopefully) know a lot about it.
To contact a BBS, you must first have some
hardware of your own . You'll need a computer,
such as an IBM or IBM compatible, Apple, Macintosh, Amiga, Commodore 64 or 128--even the
original Radio Shack TRS-80 can handle BBSs !
Once you have tlle computer, you only need a few
more things. First, you']] need a modem. You can
find tllcsc new or used , witll many different configurations from many different companies. 111ey
can range in price from S 15 all tlle way up into tllc
tllousands! What makes tl1cm different from each
other is tlle speed at which tlley can transfer data.
The speed al which the modem can trans fer
data is known as Ille baud rate or BPS. The BPS
stands for "Bits-per-second" which is how many
data bit~ (bits form letters, numbers and characters
that people understand) tl1e computer can send
over tl1e phone line each second. The older com-
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and then hit the enter key. This command tells the
modem Lo gel a dialtone on your phone line, and
then dial the number 17048379200 (which is the
actual munbcr lo gel 10 Grove). Remember that
some BBSs only operate part o f the time, like the
Grove System, so please observe the times that are
advertised for the BBS. The Grove System's BBS
is available from 6:30pm to 8arn Monday through
Friday (ESD and 24 hours a day on weekends.
The BBS can operate on its own, without the
SysOp; however, the SysOp is needed to maintain
and watch the system for bugs or quirks that may
occur. Now, once you have dialed the number, your
modem will take over. IL will wail for the appropriate tones from the BBS, and then kick into
action.
If !he speaker in your modem is turned on, you
will hear the phone ring, hear it pick up, and then
hear several tones. These to nes will change pitch
and then go to a static sound. lliat "static" is data
being transferred. Al this point, !he modem speaker
will quiet and your modem and the BBS will begin
"negotiating."
Negot iating is just like in the "people world."
The BBS says that it would really appreciate it if
your modem would tnmsfer al 14,400 BPS. Your
modem comes back saying that it can only handle
2400 BPS. ll1e BBS agrees and t11ey go on with
a few more questions. After that is clone, you wi ll
get a message across the Lop of your computer
screen saying what[ypcofBBS you are using, w hat
version it is. and more strange infomiation that you
most likely will never use! The BBS will !hen ask:
[O]UIT
Q[U]ESTIONNAIRES
Whichever command letter is in !ht: brackets ([ ])
is t.hc letter that you will use.
The BBS will often check to see if you have any
pt:rsonal mail waiting. If you do, it will give you
some options whether you would like to read the
mail now, list who they arc from, or continue into
the board . For our purposes, let's continue into the
BBS.
You arc now going to be al the main menu.
Again, each board has its own way of customizing
lhcir menus and commands, but they arc all basically the same. Usually there are many menus you
can go to. For example, if you want to get a lile from
t11c BBS, you would go to the File Menu. If you
wanted to read or leave a message or letter, you
would go to the Message Menu. It really is that
ca~y ! ll1eGrovc BBS also hason-Jinc hclplhat you
can ac.:ccss at almost any point by push ing the? key.
This will give you some simple help about the
menu tliat you arc in and the commands contained
in t11 at menu.
We have now completed the basics oflhe BBS.
You can now access, log on to, and begin using
almost any BBS in the world.
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TI1cn you c<m enter the subject of your message
and whether you would like it sent privately. ff you
say you want the message to be private, no one but
the person Lo whom it is addressed (and the SysOp)
can read it. IL may be a bit disconcerting that the
SysOp knows all, but it isn't good practice to talk
behind a SysOp's back anyway!
A large amount of BBSs carry othernetworks,
such ~L~ Fido, PC Relay, Wildnet, and lntelec . The
systems are set up nationwide and allow messages
to not only be entered and responded to on a single
BBS, but also to be passed around the n ation and
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The events in this letter have not been corroborated by Monitoring Times, but it is printed as a reminder
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By Harold Cohen
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Abbreviations Used
ATIS
DME
ILS
TCA
VF R
Automated Terminal
Information Service
Distance Measu ring
Equ ipment
Instrument Landing
System
Termin al Control Area
Visual Flight Rules
Boy, those were exciting days. Unfonunatcly, hijackings and other dangers of modem
life have led to security conirols and FAA
regulations that make all that impossible. Many
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me, even though I am in my mid-40's, I am not
ashamed to say that visiting the cockpit of a
plane on the ground or watching planes take off
and land from inside the terminal building is
still a thrill .
For a variety of reasons, not the least of
which is the expense and my wife's fear of my
early demise, 1 never took fl ying lessons.
Instead, I took to the computer. The fact is, I
bought my first computer just to run
Microsoft's Flight Simulator. When I think
back and compare running FS on my current
386/20 65 megabyte machine e-0mparcd to my
original 64K system, it's a liulc like comparing
flying the Wright Brothers' plane to the
Concorde.
On a recent business trip from Cape Cod, I
took a small commuter plane to LaGuardia
Airport in New York. To my surprise, there
was only one pilot and three passengers,
including my wife and myself. When I asked
him if I could fly in the right seat, and he said
"sure," I naturally jumped at the opponunity. It
was Slrange. I actually felt e-0mfortable in that
seat. For an ins tance I felt I would be able lo
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Shorhvave Broadcasting
All times UTC; al/frequencies k.Hz.
*asierisk before/after time signifies station sign-on/sign-off;
II means parallel; + means conlinuing bui not monitored;
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World of Radio--see la~ t month for anticipated DST schedul ing; also
expected to be aired on WWCR No. 3 including Sat. 0930, maybe 2030.
Pres. Clinton's hard-to-find Saturday radio speech is available on
networks live at 10:06-10: 12am EST/EDT. Even VOA is not known to carry
it, but WWCR docs now-Sat. 2230 UT and Sunday 1245 on 15685,
followed by Republican response, from USA Network. Radio Techniques
resumed on WWCR with new sponsorship, should now be Sun. 0730 on
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March 7 broadc<L5l; hopes to come back; keep in
touch by calling info-line 914-376-0406, says Johnny Lightning. Big Steve
Cole hopes to resume C rossband independent of RN I on some other station,
perhaps reviving some elements of Signals . Gary Bourgois docs not want
to resume producing it, since that was supposed to be a temporary task for
him, but could do BirdwaJcher report for some new program. RN! was
replaced on WWCR by Jewish-oriented Talklin.e with Zev Brenner, not UT
Monday 0200-0500 on 7435. At times WWCR has been blown off the airliterally, due to winds causing pressure variations at air-cooling intake!
Transmitter No . 3 arrived Mar. 23. WWCR has international weather
minute, high-and-low predictions for next day from Prodigy, at times such
a5 weekdays I 004, 1329, 1714.
WRMJ, Radio Miami lmcmational, ex pects to start in May on 9955.
WEWN began testing second rransmitter in early March on 17850
around 2200 (George Thurman, Bill Westenhaver) Lost little airtime
despite dtunping of huge snowfall in mid-March; maybe all that RF kept
it melted! (gh) Agree WEWN pretty boring, unless you can rreat endless
rosary recitations as "smmd poetry." Chinese version so mcch;utical it was
almost cuJtish like KJES . Amused by English fi ller talks at end of hours
by Father Ray, Oblate priest who sounds like he learned English from
Double Exposure's imitations of Jean Chretien! (Rill Westenhaver, PQ)
Rev. Raymond Bourque is a Franco-American, his messages well-received
here and he has a large following from the elderly (Edouard S. Provencher,
Biddeford, ME)
KJES, New Mexico, returned to air March 11 after more than two
months off due to blown RF Final; U.S. factory denied it was defective and
new one had to be purchased. Resumed prcvioLLS schedule but seven days
a week; for Z-93 planned one change, lx:arn toward ALLstralia instead of W.
Canada at 1800 on 9510. On and off times usually precise, tho on occasion
half an hour late (gh, W.O.R .)
WINB 's AM station WGCB has been sold; may affec t SW output
(George Thurman, IL)
Ronald D. Yoder, owner and C.E. of WVHI, 1330, Evansville, TN, says
he soon plans lo apply to FCC for a SW station, religious formal (J.0.
Stephens, AL, DX Listening Digest)
World Service of Christi an Science Monitor changes frequencies on
non-standard dates; some changes effective May 4-Aug. 30: to Africa, 1600
on 17510, 9355, l 800on 17612.5, 2200on 15665. Europe, 06009870, 0800
11705, 1800 & 2000 17510, 2200 on 15665. Mideast, 1800 & 2000 on
15665. N. America & Mexico, 1800 & 2000 on 17510. SE Asia & S. lndia,
1600 on 9355. Ocean ia, 1600 on 9355, 2000 on 9430 (WSCSM)
Pres. Clinton selected Joseph D. Duffey, president of American University and an old friend, to head US Information Agency; and his deputy
to be Penn Kemble, a conservative Democrat. Among those competing for
the lop USIA job were Mary Bitterm;m, Rozanne L. Ridgway, David
Gergen, Martin Peretz, Bill Moyers, Pierre Salinger, and Ben Wattenberg
(David Binder, NY Times via Scott Edwards)
VIETNAM VOV domestic service at 1100-1300 on new 6160 ex6135 , II 5020; includes Meo at 1200-1230. RTV Kontum on 5062 at
*1000-1200* including VOV DS relays, and: own Viel at 1045-1100, local
language at 1130-11 45; up from 5060 due to China QRM (lsao UgtLsa,
Japan, RJMR) Hmong service from Hanoi up from 5020 to 5031 .8 al 2235
II 6161 v up from 6137, also at 1120 II 6160.2 (Foster & Martin, OzDX)
Uniil the next, best of DX and 73 de Glenn.
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clo MT, P.O. Box 98
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During the daylight hours, WSC announces on its CQ marker that they
listen on 22 MHz calling frequencies and reply on 16 MHz. At night they
tLse the 22 MHzreceivcrto monitor4 MHz frequencies and reply on 6 MHz.
I would like 10 thank Jim for stopping by this month's Utility World
and giving us that update on WSC and their QSL policy. Since I know you
arc going to ask, here is the lowdown on the "PFCs" that Jim mentioned.
PFC stands for Prepared Form Card. For stations like WSC that do not
have printed QSL cards, a PFC or PFL ( Printed Form Letter) is the best
way to get that elusive station QSL. In other words, you produce the QSL,
leaving places for the station to fill in the data. The basic information your
form should ask for is: Date, Time, Frequcncy/ModeStation Identification/
Callsign, Signature/Seal.
Sometimes you may want to include additional data on the form, such
as type of aircraft, equipment used, etc. This is strictly up to you. You can
make these f:mcy orplain .With the advent of some great desktop publishing
programs, wc can really produce some nice PFC/PFLs that would look great
in any QSL collection.
I personally like to use a lcuer instead of a card. With a computer it
is much easier to produce a letter for the station 10 sign than to get a card
printed up. Remember, if you decide lo use a card, the minimum post card
size that the US Post Office will handle is 3W' X SW'. A 4" X 6" index
card (blarlk on both sides) is better, for the extra half inch allows
comfortable space for most, if not all, the data you seek. Also, the 4" X 6"
card size fits neatly into a standard #10 size envelope.
If you prefer a form letter, the 6" X 9" note pad sheet is probably the
best choice 10 send 10 non-North American stations. They tend to use an
envelope smaller than the #10 size so common in American business.
Above all, in QSLing REMEMBER-the station is doing you a favor
by QSLing, so use your common sense, and make it easy for them to do
so. My own policy has always been: ALWAYS INCLUDE A PREPARED
FORM (PFC/PFL) AND RETURN POSTAGE!!!
Time
(UTC)
Freq
(K Hz)
Station
0130
7635.0
CAP
1300
1400
1415
1545
1600
1615
1630
1730
1730
NOT!
Ycs sirrcc, folks, the National Weather Service and NOAA have been
up lo no good. They submitted budget proposals lo the House and Senate
Appropriations committees that would have discontinued NOAA sending
charts and satellite images that arc transmitted to Coast Guard and other
shore marine stations in the HF specaum. This would have affected charts
sent by Coast Guard stations at PL Reyes, CA; Mobile, AL/New Orleans,
LA ; Rodgers City, Ml; Boston, MA; Adak, AK; and Honolulu, HI . In other
words, HF weather FAX products for those of us in the United States would
have been effectively eliminated.
We can thank the quick work of John Hoot at Software Systems
Consulting and Alden Electronics, among others, for averting this disaster.
It appears that the reprogramming would have only saved 5215,000, since
the transmiuing facilities already exist and the charts would have been
prepared internally anyway. If we really want to save some taxpayers'
money, how about killing off that study the administration wants to fund
on "ll1e Mating Habits of the Swordfish." Now those are some savings I
can really sink my teeth into.
A tip of the Ute World hat to John and those who blew the whistle to
save this valuable resource for marine, aviation , transportation, agriculture,
scientific, education and Ute World interest.
Notes
Thanks, Tom and Dave; my only comment to SRI was, you missed the
boat by not beaming English here Lo North America where mosL of the
RTTY demodulating equipment exists. That would have increased yout
audience. Wonder how many satellite folks will really give them a listen?
WFLA AM-970 on HF
Hugh Stegman reports on a studio link belonging to WFLA, which is
being widely heard on HF. WFLA on 25870 is backfeed IFB (intcrruptable
feedback) to the traffic helos in FM. The AM air signal on 970 is delayed
8 seconds most of the time for call-in shows, so they needed a way lo cue
the aircraft.
The transmiueris 100 watts to a vertical, and has the coverage of VOA
on a good day. Thanks, Hugh, for the update on this widely heard station.
Guess it is time for me to QSL this one for the books using a PFC.
Now it's Lime to see what targets you have a shOL at QSLing this month,
using this month's Ute World loggings section. Laz le bon lemps rouleonlyonc more month of New Orleans Hurricanes, and I' ll see ya next month
from Texas on vacation.
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May 1993
33
Utility World
Utility Loggings
4735.0
5015.0
Aero
AFB
AFTN
Aeronautical
Air Force Base
Aeronautical Fixed
Telecommunications
Nelwork
AM
Amplitude Modu lation
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Canadian Coast Guard
CCG
COMSTA Communicalions Stalion
General CW call for any
slalion
Conlinuous Wave (Morse
Code)
Facsimile
Fax
FEMA
Federal Emergency
Managemenl Agency
Freq
Frequency
GHFS
Global HF System
HF
High Frequency
ldenlificalion
ID
Independent Side Band
ISB
Korea Central News
KCNA
Agency
co
cw
All Jrequeru:ies in kiloherlz (kl lz), all limes in UTC. All voice lransmissions in English wiles.1 01herwise rw1ed.
210.0
1619.5
2182.0
2538.0
2598.0
2638.0
2727.0
311 7.0
3182.0
3233 .5
3452 .0
3810.0
4145.5
4146.0
4366.0
4378.0
4632.5
4700.0
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5205.0
5423.0
5700.0
5770.0
5864.0
6338.5
6253.0
6253.3
6421 .5
6446.5
6451 .0
6463.5
6467.0
6477.5
6491.0
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8344.0
8346.0
8522.5
8638.0
8645.5
8650.0
8722.0
8831.0
8876.0
8900.0
8903.0
8906.0
8967.0
8980.0
9003.0
9014.0
9015.8
9017.0
9023.0
9026.0
9040.0
9057.0
9233.0
9381.0
94248
9450.0
983 1.0
10000.0
10004.5
10240.0
10670.0
11020.0
111 79.0
111 91 .0
11193.0
11220.0
11229.0
11243.0
11248.0
11318.0
11 354.0
1141 3.0
12490.0
12688.0
13038.0
13155.0
13365.9
13580.2
13870.2
14646.5
14677,5
14704.0
14996.0
15021.0
15048.0
15610.0
16065.0
16630.0
16734.5
16801.5
17038.0
17167.0
17251.0
18063.0
18351 .0
19870.0
22263.0
22362.0
22371.0
22774.0
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May 1993
35
Public Service
Have you been
When was the last time that you actually sat down and "monitored" neglecting your
your local police and fire departments? I'm not talking about turning on
police and fire
your scanner radio when you hear emergency sirens. I'm referring to a
frequencies?
serious listening session that is entirely devoted to monitoring your local
Too
busy fixing
public service frequencies.
Have you identified all of your local police and fire frequencies? Do
the house and
you have your SW AT team frequencies? And what about those elusive
performing
fire ground frequencies? Can you hear the fire department after they
other
warm
arrive on the fire scene? lfyou don't have all the answers, here are a few
public serv ice monitoring tips that will help you to hear it all.
weather jobs?
Individual frequency use within any band can be identified with your
regional edition of Police Call. The service codes for police, fire and local
government are provided in the "Consolidated Frequency List." Simply
If your local police are using an 800 megahertz trunked system, don't
run your finger down the frequency listings and make your selections
accordingly. As you do so, don't forget that local police have been get discouraged. Trunked systems can be monitored. Herc are a few
monitored under the following service codes: Highway Maintenance guidelines to follow:
(PH), Local Government (PL), Police (PP), Special Emergency (PS), and
1. Lock out the "signaling channel" and/or data channel(s). It is
All Public Safety (PX).
important to remember, however, that signaling and data channels may
Suppose for a moment that 154.726 MHz is your local police
change from day to day.
frequency. To find additional frequencies, search between 154.00 and
155.00. A few of the specific frequencies that may be active in this range
2. Deactivate the delay fea ture on your scanner radio. In a trunked
arc: 154.740, 154.755, 154.770, 154.785 and 154.800. You can apply this
system, the channel may change as soon as the user releases the
lesson to any frequency that is active in your area. For example, suppose
microphone button. Use of the delay function will not allow your
that your local police were operating on 45.540. To find additional
scanner to follow the conversation to the next channel.
frequencies, search between 45.00 and 46.00 megahertz. Again, a few
of the specific frequencies arc 45.02, 45.06, 45.10, 45.14, 45.18.
3. Use two scanner radios, with lightning fast scan rates. At first, the
Unknown frequencies can also be found by scanning the "gaps"
action may seem confusing, but you'll quickly master the technique
between published frequencies. The technique is simple, but effective.
of listening to more than one scanner radio.
Here's a list of sample UHF police frequencies: 453.3500, 453.400,
453.500, 453 .550, 453.600, 453.650, 453.750. As you study the list,
4. When using scanner radios with conventional scanning rates, you
you'll notice that there's a five megahertz gap between 453.400 and
453.00. The next gap is between 453.650 and453.750 . The two "hidden"
can force the radio to follow the action by repeatedly pressing the scan
frequencies are 453 .450 and 453.700. Obviously, there 's no guarantee
button. The first few words of the transmission may be lost, but the
main body of the transmission will be heard.
that you' II discover a new police or fire frequency. The hidden frequency
may belong to a utility company or highway maintenance crew. On the
Public service monitoring is the life blood of scanning. More people
otht:r hand, you could discover a discrete SWAT team frequency.
Secret or non-published frequencies can also be captured with a good have been attracted to our ranks by the public service frequencies, than
qual ity frequency counter. Connect the counter to your mobile scartning by any other aspect of the hobby. If you've been neglecting your police
antenna and sit in the parking lot of your local police station. TI1is method and fire frequencies, it's time to plan that serious listening session and
is especially effective during shift changes. Police officers will usually to update your old files.
"check in" prior to departing the parking area.
Treasure Hunt
Fire ground frequencies arc well published and easy to obtain.
However, the low power output of hand held transceivers makes them
very difficult to monitor. The hand held radios that arc used on fire scenes,
Low volume on handheld scanners is a
are usually less than five watts-two watts seems to be the common
common complaint. The problem becomes
choice. To hear these low powered signals , an outside antenna is
especially frustrating when handheld radios
are used in a vehicle. Road noise can make
mandatory. But don' t fool yourself into believing that an outside antenna
will always solve the problem. If the fire team is inside a metal building,
the audio nearly impossible to hear.
or if there areothcrobstructions natural or man made, it may be physically
The folks at Naval Electronics have proimpossible to hear the action.
vided a solution to the problem - the HTS2 Amplified Speaker. The HTS is a compact,
Joining a scarming club is another way to discover frequencies and
make new friends. Can't find an elusive frequency? Club members are
professionally crafted extension speaker that
will give you "base station" sound. The 1.5
more than willing to share frequency lists and to help you with equipment
watt internal amplifier provides distortion
problems. Three popular scanning clubs are: Northea~t Scanner Club,
P.O. Box 62, Gibbstown, NJ 08027; All Ohio Scanning Club, 50 Villa free audio through a 3.5" speaker.
Road, Springfield, Ohio 45503-1036; Bay Area Scanner Enthusiasts,
The HTS-2 can be powered from your vehicle's 12 volt battery, or
4718 Meridian Ave. #265, San Jose, CA.
from internal " AA" batteries. It has an internal Nicad battery charger and
an automatic shut-off feature that saves battery power when your scanner
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Another feature of the HTS -2 is the "tape trigger. " It can be used
lo activate a tape recorder for unattended recordings of your favorite
frequencies. Lastly, the HTS-2 contains an input level adjustment that
can be fi ne tuned to match the input from your scanner radio.
Send your entries to the Treasure Hunt, P.O. Box 98, Brass town, NC
28902. Please observe the following rules: Fax entries and bulk mailings
will not be accepted. Post cards arc recommended and encouraged.
Frequency Exchange
Welcome to Groveland, California. An anonymous contributor has
invited us lo monitor the fo llowing frequencies:
35.70
3S.76
42.30
42.S2
42.54
48.20
48.30
1s1.6S5
151.715
154.625
461.625
46 1.70
Garbage Pickup
Lake Oroville Park Rangers
Lake Oroville Park Rangers
Lake Oroville Park Rangers
Sheriff
Viacom Cable TV
Klingenfuss Publications
Hagenloer Str. 14
D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany
Phone 01149 7071 62830
Fax 01149 7071 600849
lS l.90
IS 1.98
153.065
153.590
153.650
15S. l 15
15S.28
1S5 .55
1S8.32
158.34
166.585
464.00
469.00
563.175
Gridley Trucking
Pacific Bell
Elam Logging Company
Gas & Electric
Gas & Electric
Gridley Police
Oroville Hospital
Sheriff Glen Co.
Elam Logging Co.
Pacific Bell
State Forest Fire Net
Oroville School Bus
Oroville School Bus
MedCom
MONITORING TIMES
May 1993
37
Arizona locations
Avra Valley area
B uckcyc A irport
Eloy Airport
Connecticut locations
Cheshire area
Harwinton area
Woodstock area
Elizabethtown Police
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire
Dispatch, Pleasure Ridge Fire
Jefferson County Police
Jefferson County Police, car to car
Jefferson County Police
Jefferson County Police, command channel
Commonwealth Ambulance
Saint Matthews Police
Sky Care Helicopter
Mercy Ambulance
Louisville City EMS
Robert's complete list contains frequencies and CTSS tones for more
than sixty New Jersey cities. I ' ll sen d you the twenty page list for S3.00
dollars and a #10 SASE. I'll also swap the li st for twenty pages of your
local frequencies. Send your lists/requests to the Frequency Exchange,
P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28902.
Upgrades
The Cumberland, Rhode Island, police department is planning to
upgrade its communications system. Accord ing to the Police Chief, the
department's radio communications suffer from exireme interference
from other radio iransmissions.
The chi ef adm ittcd that he doesn't know when the new system would
be on line, or how much it might cost. "If I could have had it yesterday,
I would have been happy."
The exact type of upgrade that will be proposed, isn't clear. But one
thing is certain ; if the Chief is contemplating an 800 megahertz system,
the multi million dollar price tag won't make him very happy. (News
clipp ing from Raymond Scheicher.)
Digital Cellular
Our trip for this month ends with a visit to Bergen County, New
Jersey. Robert Wales lives nearby and he wanted to share his favorite
frequen cies:
Bergen County
33.86
Fire ground, N.E. & No central
153.785 Fire & Disaster EMS
477.2125 Special Assignments
472.7125 Sheriff Dispatch
Allendale C ity
33.42
Fire
37.08
Police
37.10
Police
Alpine C ity
154.10 Police
154.16 Fire
155. 13 Police
155.43 Police
Norwood
154.10
154.16
154.265
154.28
155.43
C ity
Police
Fire
Fire
Fire
Police
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In the San Francisco Bay area, GTEMobilnet will try to beg in digital
service in 1994. The fo lks at GTE face an agonizing choice - whether
to adapt their digital standard so that everyone can use it.
As you know , digital cellular cannot be accessed with a conventional
cellular phone. GTE claims that current subscribers will be able to use
their existing cellular phones for several more years . The new digital
technology will be phased in using both digital and analog transmissions
s ide by side. New customers will be offered dual -mode phones, which
can be used with either system . What GTE doesn't tell us, however , is
the cost of the "dual-mode phon es." The price tag is expected to be
substantially higher than today's models .
Cellular Cancer
No doubt you've heard the reports, "Cellular phones cause cancer. "
Immediately following that news release, cellular stocks fe ll an average
of two points.
Cellular companies nationwide claim that the lawsuit filed by a
Florida fami ly lacks merit. The lawsuit alleges that a woman developed
a brain tumor by using a portable cellular phone. Supporters of the suit
say that the radio signals emitted from handheld cellular phones are the
same type used by microwave ovens.
While the experts examine the safety factorof cellular phones, here's
something to think about. Portable cellular phones arc limited to 1.5
watts. Ham radio operators routinely use handheld transmi tters that
pump out a full five watts of power. If there's evidence linking radio
waves with cancer, ham radio bu ffs would seem to the logical place to
start looking.
Next Month
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Static Crashes,
Grocery Shopping and
Ninja Antennas
As the final remains of the spring thaw run
down to the sea, and the static crashes of summer
thunderstorms begin to clog the bands, it 's time
for DXcrs everywhere to come out of their winter
shacks and greet the outside world once again . If
you have opted for the American Dream of a
single family dwel ling, you arc probably stumbling around in the garage trying to remember
when.: you left the lawn mower.
Late spring is when we finall y get around to
doing all those outs ide tasks we meant to do in
early spring. For the radio hobbyist, these tasks
include antenna, fccdlinc and outside ground
connection maintenance:. The Warrior Winds of
Winter have no doubt clone a job on all those
wires that run outside of your li stening post. Thi s
is also a good time to rethink your antenna
strategies, perhaps even stringing up one or two
new wires. After a bow to the Gods of Safcty, we
will press on into the land of antenna sustainment
lore and legend.
Safety Stuff
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Antenna Renewal
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condition of your existing system. You will still
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One of tl1e most common causes of poor
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where your feed linc attaches to the antenna,
because moisture in a coaxial fccd linc will degrade its performance to the point o f uselessness.
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Hybrid Scanning
If you really want to enhance the capabilities
A few intrepid scanner owners (who had a
IiLLlc electronics know-how) couldn' Lresist open- of your scanner, there is one simple modification
ing up these gems and taking a look inside to sec in Bill's books that you should check out. It
what made them Lick. Not until such electronic docsn 't take a lot of electrical know-how, or any
wizards started poking around inside these scan- expensive parts. The whole modification takes
ners did anyone understand the full potential of less than an hour and can be done with only a
the Realisticreceivers . Suddenly, everyone re- screwdriver, drill and a soldering iron. With this
alized that with a fow snips here and a little simple modification you can add a signal strength
soldering there these scanners could be enhanced meter, narrow/wide bandwidth control, upper
in many ways. With just the clip of a diode, the and lower sideband modes, RF gain control, tone
deleted cellular frequencies could be restored, control and even a timer for automatic recorder
and by adding a c hip the memory capacity could activation. All this by doing a lilllc soldering?
be drastically enlarged to over 6,000 channels! Well, sort of. Whal you will actually be doing is
Other modifications include speeding up the scan interfacing your scanner with your communicarate, adding a signal strength meter and auto- tions receiver.
matic search and store modules.
Out of respect for Bill Cheek, I won't give
One of the pioneers in modifying the PR0- away his communications receiver interface
2004/2005/2006 scanners is Monit oring Times modification secret here, but I suggest if you own
columnist Bill Cheek. Bill has written two books a 2004/2005/2006, you invest in the books. I will
on the subject and they arc a necessity for anyone describe how it works , though.
wanting to modify their scanners. The books,
Scanner Modification /landbook Vol. I and Vol. Test Port 5
2, arc available through CRB Research Books,
Inside the Reali stic scanners is a little cirP.O. Box 56, Commack, NY 11725; Grove En- cuit known as TP-5 for Test Port 5. The circuit
terprises, P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28902; is used al the factory to test the scanner's elecand other MT advertisers.
tronic circuitry. TP-5 has a frequency output of
455 kHz.You can take advantage of this fact and
use it to interface your scanner with a communications receiver capable of tuning to455 kHz. All
Commun ications receiver set to 455 KHz
one has lo do is solder on a resistor, a capacitor
and some mini coax to TP-5 to access this 455
Coax from PR0-2006 TP-5
kHz output.
interface 1D commllli::atioos
The mini coax is then connected to a BNC
receiver
connector which you can mount on the back of the
scanner. In this way you can connect or unconnect
the interface al any time. Then all you have to do
to access TP-5's output is to use a shon length
DODD DD
DDDDDD
of coax (with the appropriate connectors at each
DODD DD
end) and connect them between the scanner and
DODD DD
the communications receiver' s antenna input.
DODD DD
Tune the scanner to 455 kHz to monitor the
DODD DD
scanner through the communications receiver
and take advantage of all the receiver's special
functions.
TP-5 PR0-2006
Interface
BNC connector
mini coax
capacitor
Top
cutaway view
resistor
PR0-2006
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they can. On the other hand, they also add frequencies where needed while they are doing the
necessary overhaul on their transm iucrs and
receivers.
Of the SSB distress and calling frequencies,
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khz
A Look Back
As another DX season comes to a close, it
seems like a good time to rencct on how the
longwavcs have changed over the years, and
explore some of the new things that are happening on the band.
In terms of active stations, there have certainly been some significant shake-ups. For
instance, many of the FAA high power weather
beacons arc now silent. If you've been on the
band for a while, perhaps you remember some of
the formerly active stations.
One noteworthy example was ELM (Elmira,
NY )on 375 kHz. Its signal was regularly reported
throughout the nonheastcm U.S. When ELM
was decommissioned in 1990, a new non-voice
beacon took to the air from Elmira this time with
an ID of ALP (245 kHz), which remains in
service at this writing.
A few currently active voice stations to try for
are Tt;K (194 kHz) Nantucket, MA; G~I (236
kHz) Grand Isle , LA; LQ (382 kHz) Boston, MA;
and ILT (247 kHz) Albuquerque, NM.
Several coastal stations have also pulled the
big switch. This is due, in part, to the increased
use of satellites and RTTY over CW. One memorable coastal station was WMH in Baltimore,
MD. It began operation way back in 1927, but in
th e late '80s it was shut down and the remaining
two employees were given jobs at the State
Highway Administration. Old timers tell me that
WMH operators had just about the best sending
"fists" in the business.
You can still hear a fair amount of CW on the
upper end of the band. Try listening in the
evenings from 405 to 51 5 kHz. If you're lucky,
you may even hear some hand-sent code. lt'sgood
to know that some things arc still done the old
fashioned wav.
A heavy (but not really unexpected) blow
came to CW earlier this year, when the US Coast
Guard announced plans to halt operations on the
January 1993
Beacon Loggings
international distress and calling frequency 500 kHz. The order will take effect this August.
It was felt that there are many other suitable
modes and charmels available to mariners for
distress and calling purposes.
Not all of the news is bad. There are also some
exciting things happening on the band that reflect
the technology of the '90s. Consider GWEN, the
Ground Wave Emergency Network. Its signals
can be heard as raspy bursts of noise from about
150 to I 75 kHz. (Often, they are mistaken for
random static.)They areacluallypacket-likedata
signals from scattered Air Force sites, and could
be used to maintain data communication in times
of war.
Even navigation beacons are being updated
for a new technology . Several maritime beacons
have been retrofitted with equipment for sending
correction signals to users of the Global Positioning System (GPS). This docsn 't affect a beacon's
role in traditional direction finding, but you might
be able to hear a slight warble on the ID tone. The
warble transmits important data that can be used
by a proper! y equipped rccciver tom inimize G PS
error.
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188
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Cutler, ME
Puerto Rico
Boulder. CO
Chardon, OH
Riverdale, MD
Frederick, MD
Colt 's Neck, NJ
Nantucket , MA
Romulus, NY
Grand Isle, LA
Kingston. ONT
White Plains, NY
El Salvador
Oklahoma City , OK
Tepexpan, MEX
Erie , PA
Tulsa. OK
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menl band coverage. Even stock ham transceivers now come equipped for LF reception.
Clearly, the longwavcs arc, and will continue
lO be, an important part of the radio spectrum.
The propagation stability, military applications,
and endless opportunities for experimentation
make it quite unique compared Lo any other band.
Loggings
We always welcome your intercepts at
"Below 500 kHz." Remember, your routine catch
may be another listener's rare DX, so be sure to
let us know what you 're hearing - both at home
and on the road. This month ' s list is from: Perry
Crabill (VA), Bob Combs (NM), Terry Krey
(TX), Mike Csonlos (NY) and Joe Mikuckis
(MD)
End Notes
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What's TIS?
Just like the Energizer bunny, th..:y just keep
going, and going, and going! 1l1eir programs
don ' t usually last longer than two minutes, yet
millions of pcoplc tune in every day. What's TIS?
Travelers lnfom1ation Stations broadcasting on
AM radio nationwide!
TI S s tations continuall y deliver useful information to their listeners. lncy will inform you
about traffic and road conditions, detour directions, availability of iodging, and locations of rest
stops , service stations, and local points of inlercsl. Listcn for them along highways, in airports,
at national forests and seashores, and just about
anywhere you may go.
Only thr<.:e things make these stations diffe r
from conventional broadcasters: they arc prohibited from airing commercials or music; they must
be owned by a governmental agency ; and they can
operate with no more than ten wans. There an:
exceptions to these rules, but most stations operate within these standards.
Managers of TIS stations have discovered
many clcva applications for their broadcasts.
The Oregon State Marine Board should be
awarded for thcirorigina lity. At the mouth of the
Columbia Ri ver, they operate a station on 1610
kH z known as Fishing Radio. Anglers learn
everything they need lo know about fishing in this
area when they tune in. Recorded announcements
arc updated daily revealing what kind of fish arc
biting and where you can catch them, boating
facts, tips and how-tos, and even a daily fishing
joke! Fishing Radio has been heard as far away
as Medicine Hat, Alhena, 645 miles to the nonhcasl. Not bad for ten wall~ !
Another novel station operates from a fireboat on display at the mouth of Commencement
Bay in Tacoma, W 1L~ h ington . The local fire department uses the ship as a transmi tter s ite to
rebroadcast NOAA weather radio forecasts usuall y heard on a VHF marine frequency . The
fireboat's hull is put to usc as the station's ground
system, creating an amazingly robus t signal.
" What a signal!" cheers TIS expert Rill Baker.
"The thing is 30,000 tons of 1935 age steel."
Bill has installed do/.cns of TI S stations all
over the country for Information Station Specialists, a company devo ted lo this niche of
broadcasti ng. "We began out of the broadcasting
industry back in Davenport , Iowa, in the early
80s. A lot of companies were making this gear,
but no one was really servicing the buyer. They
needed leg people to install it and maintain it. So,
we setup a test system in Ill inois to teach the trade
10 ourselves, and went on to become a vendor
later."
TI1cir company h a~ blossomed. Information
Station Special ists now installs most of the TIS
stations you' ll hear throughout North America,
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May 1993
and also operates The National Travelers Information Radio Exchange (NTIRE), providing
services to TIS operators similar lo the support
commercial broadcasters enjoy from the NAB.
NTIRE informs member stations of FCC rule
changes and current interpretations of regulations, guides new broadcasters through licensing
procedures, and provides installation and main tenance advice.
Local AAA clubs receive information about
TIS stations from NTIRE to encourage their
members to listen in. NTIRE als o publi shes a
bimonthly ncwslener and a directory of all TIS
stations across the country . Anyone interested in
TIS broadcasting is encouraged to join ! Just write
to: NTIRE, P.O. Box 5 I , Zeeland, Michigan
49464.
NTIRE provides a free message recording
service to member stations who want to polish
their broadcasts with professional announcers.
But sometimes TIS operators prefer the sound of
the not-so-professional. A small network of stations in the Baltimore area guides baseball fans
lo the new Camden Yards Stadium. You'll hear
the familiar voices of the stars of the Orioles
guide you along highways lo parking lots dose 10
lhc game. Their comedic delivery is a treat for any
fan of baseball or radio.
TIS is the product of hi gh technology. " The
development of the digital voice recorder is what
has made this industry take off," says Bill. His
company offers a multi -channel voice storage
system, cal led the AP55 Digital Voice Recorder,
th al stores up to 250 messages in a box about the
s ize o f a small home stereo. Voi ces can be
recorded into the unit from a microphone, prerecorded casscnc tapes, or remotely by telephone.
Each segment can be recalled and aired in any
order you design over the period of seven days.
"Also, the work ham operators have done
with ground planes has inspired our people to do
the same. We are patenting a tiny ground plane
that works with just a fraction of a percentage
point of an acre of copper. This has made it
Be an American
BandScan Reporter.
WHITE BOX
ANTENNA
Mai lbag
Stations are shuffling in Windsor, Ontario.
CHUM Limited, a Toronto-based broadcast group,
now owns four radio stations in the sister city of
Detroit. The owners of modem rocker 89X and
CKWW-AM now own legendary CKLW AM
and FM. Since the purchase, CKLW-AM has
dropped their nostalgic music, and adopted
CKWW's former format.
"The Power of Talk, CKLW, Detroit's only
50,000 wall talk station," now airs locally-produced telephone talk shows aimed at female
listeners. "We think there's a big hole in this
market for a contemporary female talk station,"
said general m anager Al Pervin.
CKWW on 580 kHz has adopted the nostalgic sounds formerly heard on CKLW-AM. The
greatest oldies of the rock 'n ' roll era continue
to be heard onCKLW- FM. Readerlra Paul in the
Detroit suburb of Oak Park tuned us in to the
switches .
Looking for a novel way to hear American
broadcasting? Tune to the 26 megahertz band!
Several stations are using narrow band FM auxiliary frequencies to relay their broadcasts to
remote locations. Dave Kenny of The British DX
Club invites us to try these frequencies: 25.87
MHz, WFLA AM-FM, Tampa, Florida; 26. 25
MHz, WPLG -TV Channel 10, Miami; 26.35
MHz, WSVN-TY Channel 7 , Miami, and KBEZFM, Tulsa, OK; and 26.45 MH z._ WL W-AM
Cincinnati and WHO-TV, Des Moines. Check
Glenn Hauser's Shortwave Broadcasting column
in the March '93 edi tion of MT for further listings!
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The most popular commercial station in the
United Kingdom broadcasts from Ireland! With
half a megawatt on longwave, Atl antic 25 2 has
become a ratings leader with rock 'n' roll reminiscent of American contemporary hit radio.
Broadcasting from a beautiful meadow just north
of Dublin, their signal is just barely heard in the
population centers of London and Southeast
Bri tain. Even with this handicap, nearly 5 mill ion
listeners tune in every week. Atlantic 252 is also
regularly heard by long wave DXers across North
America and beyond!
Our loyal Scottish reporter, Ron Carruthers,
brings us the news from his home in Edinburgh.
Until next month, happy trails!
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satellite tv
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May 1993
SCPC services. For a sample of the Satellite cryptcd channels offered by Cancom, the CanaChannel Chart, send $2 to WcslsatCommunica- dian cable programmer.
Lions, P.O. Box 434, Pleasanton, CA 94566.
Buying unaulhori7.cd decoders which are
"bootleg," "chipped," "hacked" or otherwise
Canadian Satellite TV
altered to allow reception of programming which
has not been paid for is illegal, and folks in the
Brian Romine of British Columbia, Canada, U.S. are going to jail and being fined thousands
has been seeing a lot of ads in Canadian publi- of dollars for participating in such schemes. The
cations about descramblers with exotic names Canadian government and cable industry does
such as "Bullet Buster" and would like to know not appear to be nearly so concerned about such
how lo identify illegal decoders and more about activities.
so ca!Jed "test" chips. "Satellite TV information
There are, however, periodic electronic coun... "he says, "is a jealously guarded commodity, termeas ures (ECMs) which are used to di sable
held onto by the purveyors and installers of illegal decoders. These ECMs arc sometimes
systems ... "
called "bullets"; hence the "bullet buster," which
The Canadian satellite TV scene is an inter- claims Lo be immune. "Test Chip" is a eupheesting one. Three satellites are operated by Canada mism for bootleg chips, sortoflike those products
of which Anik C3 (a Ku-only bird) has no video. which are sold "for educational purposes only."
Anik EI (l l I. I deg. W .) and Anik E2 (I 07 .3 deg. The hackers have a running baulc with the proW.) arc both C-Ku satellites and are loaded with grammers, but anyone who says he can sell you
video, FM subcarricrs and SCPC signals. Inter- a decoder which is immune to ECMs is wrong.
estingly, no fewer than five modes of video arc
The best place for legitimate infonnation on
transmined on these birds. Many channe ls arc the subject of encryption of video signals is found
transm illcd in the clear. Those which are en- in Baylin Publications' World Satellite TV and
crypted use Oak/Orion, Leitch, VideoCipherll,or Scrambling Methods. This 356 page 8.5" x l l "
DigiCiphcr systems.
format book has over 2000 photos, diagrams,
The nature of sate llite broadcasting is similar wiring schematics, tables, appendices and an
to radio broadcasting in that signals may be index. It is designed as a technician's handbook
received outside the area intended. In cases of and has the most information on the subject in one
unencrypted transmissions, all of us in North volume that I know of. TI1c cost is $40 plus
America benefit from the wide range of program- shipping from the address listed above.
ming from both Canada and the U.S.
Encrypted channels are another maner en- LMDS:
tirely. Due to international trade agreements,
Old Wine/New Bottle
encrypted channels on the Canadian satellites arc
not legally available Lo Americans. Likewise,
Several readers requested information on a
such programming on American satellites is not
widely publicized microwave TY system which
available to Canadians. B ack in the late '70s and
recently debuted in New York City and has been
early ' 80s, none of the programming on American
touted as a real th.real lo cable.
satellites was scrambled and dish owners all
The service is known as Local Multipoint
across the continent enjoyed "free" what cable
Distribution Service (LMDS) and is similar to
subscribers were paying for. With the advent of
the much older system of microwave transmitting
scrambling, Canadians were unceremoniously
known as Multipoint Mullichannel Distribution
cut off from programming lo which they had
Service (MMDS). There arc a few differences.
become accustomed: HBO, ESPN and the like.
First, LMDS uses the 28 GHz frequency band and
American dish owners were allowed lo cona transmission scheme simi lar to that used by
tinue watching by purchasing descramblers and
cellular telephone.
paying a subscription fee. Canadians, because of
The New York company making all the headthe lack of an international agreement on the
subject, were not given the option. TI1c result was lines is called Suite 12 Group's CellularYision
of New York, Inc. According to an article in the
a keen interest in the activities of American video
December 30, 1992,Satellite Business News, the
pirates who had easily defeated the original VCII
company has operated a test system in Brighton
encryption system. So there grew an active busiBeach, New York, for the past two years and has
ness in cross border YCI I "hacking" and the
convinced the FCC to allow it to have "pioneer's
pirate industry flourished. Canadians can, of
preference" status. Thi s allows the company to be
course, legally subscribe to the Oak/Orion en-
Cable Justice
Amal Cook, N9AKX, of Tennessee, sent a
clipping from the local newspaper detailing the
conviction, in federa l court, of one man for using
a modified cable convener box which apparently
allowed him to view cable programming for free.
The federa l judge, according to the report, decried the conviction saying that prosecutors should
be going after the companies and people behind
the manufacture of such illegal cable conveners .
The judge, according to Amal, has things a
liule backward. The newspaper story states that
the man in question was a TV repairman who" ...
admitted sell ing illegal cable TV conveners ... "
Surely this fellow understood the nature of his
illegal activiti.:s when he attempted to enjoy a
profitable business from stealing cable signals.
Yet, the judge, as stated in the article, actually
issued an apology to the felon for having to
convict him!
We can all agree that it's important to convict
the manufacturers of such bootleg converters , but
me users remain as guilty. By the way, despite
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Satellite Communication
As amateurs we arc aware that a mysterious satellite. A high quality mastTable 1: RS Satellite Frequencies
inner clan of elite hams arc talking to each other mountcd preamp is a plus,
Beacon is found on robot downlink frequency and serves as robot identifier.
through satellites that orbit the earth. or course especially if the coax from anthe members of this inner clan arc all PHD's and tenna to receiver runs more than
have tons of money to spend for the special a few fee t.
RS-12
RS-10
RS-11
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Satcllitccommunication norequipment required to perform this extremely
145.910
MODE A UPLINK
145.860
145.910
145.960
difficult task! At least that is what we assume. mal ly req u ires a circ ul arly
145.950
145.910
146.000
145.900
The !nllh is somewhat different. If you hold polarized antenna. For 1ransmita Technician plus license, chances arc good that ting, a simple crossed dipole is
DOWNLINK
29.360
29.410
29.410
29.460
the gear you have in your shack will allow you adequate for close passes, but
29.400
29.450
29.450
29.500
to communicate via Orbiting Satellites Carrying one should consider a crossed
145.830
145.830
145.840
ROBOT UPLINK
145.820
Yagi, or other circularly polarAmateur Radio (OSCAR).
DOWNLINK
29.357
29.410
29.454
29.504
ized high gain antenna. Two
29.403
29.450
antennas will be required; one
How Does It Work?
The satellite carrying amateur radio, or OS- for lransmitting, the other for
21.210
21 .210
21.160
MODE K UPLINK
21.160
21.200
21.250
21.250
21.300
CAR, works very much like an FM repeater. That receiving (this is because two
29.41 0
29.460
29.410
DOWNLINK
29.360
is, a signal on one band or set of frcqut:ncics is different bands arc used). Sev29.400
29.450
29.450
29.500
convened to another set of frequencies or band eral manufacturers have dual
ROBOT UPLINK
21.130
21.129
21.138
21.120
and retransmitted. These repeaters arc called band antennas designed espeDOWNLINK
IDENTICAL TO MODE A
transponders, and instead of just a single fre- cially for satellite work .
MODE T UPLINK
SAME AS MODE K
Lastly, one must know where
quency bei ng retransm itted, a fairly wide range
DOWN LINK IS
SAME AS MODE A UPLINK
of frequencies is accepted at the input and to aim the antenna in order to
MODE T ROBOT UPLINK SAME AS MODE K
retran~mittcd on the output, allowing a large optimize the pass o f a given satDOWNLINK
145.857
145.907
145.958
145.908
nurnhcrof contacts to take place at the same time. ellite. Many computer programs
OSCA R communications arc usually carried arc available to do this. It is
out on SSR or CW, although some satellites carry possible, in fact, to couple one's
packet gear and act as world wide bulletin boards. computer and antenna and have the whole thing M Hz and a downlink of 29.360 to 29.500 MHz.
The interesting th ing about this mode is that it is
Television OSCARs arc also coming. The firs t done automatically!
experiment of TV OSCAR - OSCAR 15 Phase three satelli tes such as A0- 13 have a possible to operate through this machine using a
fa iled ; however, interest is still high in this field high elliptical orbit extending several thousand simple handheld FM transceiver using the push
and TV is sure to be aboard some future OSCA R. miles above the earth. If you know where to aim to talk button as a key and sending CW through
Each OSCA R has uplink (transmitting from the antenna, this particular machine is also avail - it while listening on the ten meter downlink. This
earth to the satellite) and downlink (satell ite to able for more than ten hours a day to hams in the is possible only when the satcll:tc passes close
by, though.
earth) freq uencies. Generally these frequencies northern hemisphere.
are a range of frequencies; for example, OSCAR1n order to listen to the RS satellite, simply
13 has an uplink of 435.420 through 435.570 and You Call This Easy?
tune the range of29.360 LO 29.SOOMHz and listen
the down link is 145.825 through 145.975. As
1 know, right about now you 're saying, " I for signals. The signals should be SSB or CW and
you might imagine it is possible for many stations don't have any of that stuff and don' t have the appear to have a slow downward drift (due to
to communicate at once simply by being on dough to buy it." So you must be wondering doppler effect) if they are com ing from the satdifferent frequencies.
where I got the audacity to say anyone with a Tech ellite. To be sure you are able to access the
For the most part, OSCA Rs operate on VHF, plus ticket has the gear to work the satellites. satellite, simply set the transmitter frequency
UH F and microwave frequencies. The RS satel- Well, they do if they use the Russian Satellites somewhere between 2 1. 160 and 21.300 and lislites (Radio Sputnik) launched by the former RS machines that carry HF transponders . These ten for your own signal coming back on the ten
Soviet Union, on the other hand, have high fre- Radio Sputniks arc easily accessible and know- meter downlink frequency.
The RS satelli tes also carry a beacon lransquency transponders and operate on the ten and ing when they are in range is not that essential.
The RS machines are LEOs (Low Earth mitter. The frequencies are listed in table one. So
fifteen meter amateur bands as well as two meters
(see table one).
Orbiting) satellites. They operate at a distance of another option is to simply tune to the beacon
a few hundred miles above the earth and an frequency to hear the machine. Additionally,
Equipment Required
overhead pass would only last twenty minutes or each of the RS machines (RS- I 0, RS- I I, RS- 12
In order to operate on the OSCARs that use so if they were operating on VHF/UHF. But since and RS-13) carries arobot which will talk to you.
VHF and higher frequencies, a transmitter ca- they arc on HF, the range is normally more than Again, check the frequencies in table one, match
pabk: of SSR or CW on 144, 435 or 1200 MHz fi ve thousand miles. Consequently, if you tune the transmitting speed carefully on the upli nk
is required for the uplink signal. Output power the downlink passband and hear signals, chances frequency, and the robot will acknowledge your
of 100 watts will generally be more than arc that you will be able to access the satellite and call and issue a signal report. The RS machines
adequate; in fact , power should be limited to just work through it. All one needs is a simple antenna are easy, and a great way to get started in satellite
enough to communicate, as high power hogs the - dipole or vertical - and a transmitter capable communications.
power from the transponder, consequently im- of fifteen meter IJ'ansmission, plus a receiver that
To learn more about this exciting phase of
pairing commun ications for other users.
covers ten meters (29 to 30 MHz required).
ham radio pick up one of the following publicaA receiver capable of tuning the downlink
The RS satellites also carry a mode A lran- tions: The Satellite Experimenler's Handbook,
frequencies is of course required to hear the sponder with an uplink on 145.860 thru 146.00 $20.00 from theARRL,225 Main St., Newington,
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May is a month in which outdoor activities tend to draw your attention. Well, while you
arc out enjoying the great outdoors, why not take along your radio? After all, it is also the time
of the year to catch some great DX as well. More hams are active from outdoor and/or rare
locations , and also, May is the start of the VHF DX season. Here are some tips to help you...
ANGUILLA VP2EA/B is a 6 meter beacon operated by the Anguilla Amateur Radio
Society. They would like to know if you hear their beacon. Send a reception report to: Angui Ila
Amateur Radio Society, Emergency Services, Box DX, The Valley, Anguilla, Leeward Islands,
Caribbean). The frequency is 50.01 1 MHz, and the beacon sends its call letters in CW using
50 watts into an antenna 175 ft. high. ASCENSION GODEZ will be active from here as
ZDODEZ ' ti! August. He will be on CW and SSB on the following freqs: CW: 1910, 7019,
1011 9, 14019, 21190, 21019, 28019 kHz; SSB: 7091, 14190, 2 1190, 28491 kHz. He asks that
QSL rcquesL~ be sent to his home address and he will an swer them when he returns. That address
is: 85 Ferndale Rd., Lichfield Taffs, WS 13 7DL. England. BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA
If you want to try to send a report direct to this war tom country in what used to be Yugoslavia,
Bosnian hams say after li sting the entire address including Bosnia-Hercegovina, add: "5800
Split, Republic of Croatia, Europe." This routes the mail through the town of Split, Croatia,
which wil l forward it on to the correct Bosnian address if possible. There have been many active
reports of amateurs in Bosnia reporting on the war conditions here. Most of these reports have
been on VHF fn;quencies, which our European readers should check, especially 2 meter SSB.
LEBANON OD5SIX is a new six meter beacon. European hams report hearing its CW signal
on 50.078 MHz, though no one yet knows to whom to send a report. MAY DX CONTESTS
May 22 and 23 are the ARRL 6 meter (50 MHz) "Spring Sprint." Check around 50. 125 MH z
if you can receive SSB signals on that frequency during the evenings of both days. Also check
50.110 MHz to 50. 125 MHz for DX signals as well. NAMIBIA V51P (whose address is
sin1ply: Peter, Box 9080, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa) has been on 14085 kHz RTTY at 0700
UTC. NETS 14345 kHz is a popular net frequency on Saturdays. At 1400 to 1530 UTC the
Veterinarians, the 2 meter Earth Moon Earth net, meets to discuss VHF and UHF communications by bounding signals off the Moon from 1530 to 1730 UTC; next comes the Microwave
DX net which meets at 1730 to 1930 UTC . The Midwest VHF net meets Mondays at 0200
UTC on the HF frequency of 3842 kHz. The West Coast "informal" VHF DX net meets on
38 18 kHz from 0300 to 0400 UTC. If you are interested in Maritime operations, the Maritime
VHF operator's net meets on 3765 kHz Thursdays at 0100 UTC. While all of these nets are
on shortwave frequencies, some of them concern DX activities of VHF and UHF DXers.
PARAGUAY ZP5AA is the six meter beacon operated by the Radio Club Paraguayo, Box
5 12, Asuncion, Paraguay, on 50.025 MHz CW. They are asking for reports. SAO TOME
S92YL (Leslie Lewis,C Postal 522, Sao Tome, D.R.S.T.P., West Africa via Portugal) has been
attracting her share of DXers daily on 21,280 kHz at 2 100 UTC. TURKMENISTAN
UH8AAB (Y.A. Lebcdyancev, 744000 Ashhabadnogina 5, Turkmenistan) has been active on
14083 kHzRTTY at0600. USA The"Gateway AmateurRadioClub"(ofthegreater St. Louis,
Missouri area) operates WAORCR from Wentzville, MO, Monday thru Thursday and Saturdays. Listen to the Ga1eway Radio News/el/er on 1860 kHz in the AM mode at5:30pm Central
time. TI1 is is a general "broadcast" of amateur radio news using material from such ham info
sources as Newsline and the RAIN newsleners. W AORCR is also on the air Sundays at 7 am
Central time and Tuesdays at 0430 am. Using the AM mode this makes the broadcasLs an
interesting target for SWLs who might wish to try for a low band target. The Club also has
a net which meets weekly on Wednesdays from 8 pm to 11 :30 pm Central time. UGANDA
5X 1A has been active on 21232 kHz at 0030 UTC. QSL to DLOMAR, MAR Clubst, Rie
Senkopfweg 7, D-8209 Schlossberg/stknl, Germany.
Well, that is it for this month. Have a good time and enjoy both the spring and the DX.
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on shortwave. Our report this month comes from
Arunas Silickas of Vilnius, Lithuania, who notes
them on Saturdays and Sundays from I 000-0000
UTC on 6295 kHz. Arunas says that their current
address is c/o Horizon Sales, 12 l Monkton Street,
Monkton, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 4JQ, England.
MT hears direct from Horizon Sales, which
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weather, sports, and classic rock from Oz. Addr: Wellsville. (Zeller)
Voice of Pancho Villa- 741 5 and 1610at0500. As usual, Pancho emerged
with a broadcast during the Winter SWL Festival in Kulpsville , PA. Over
Ecuadorian music from his Pink and Purple Room, Pancho announced his
new "DX Daily" program that will air once a month. Addr: Blue Ridge
Summit. (Marie Lamb, Brewerton, NY)
WCTU- 1610at0400. "The Fat Man" programs southern rock and parody
ads on this new mediumwave station, allegedly from a location in Atlanta.
His slogan is "The Mouth of the South. Addr: Blue Ridge Summit. (Lamb)
WEED- 7415 at 01 15. They still program a confusing mix of pro-marijuana
rock and sketches. However, their announced rumor that they would be
using the Wellsvill e address has not yet been certified. Addr : Uncertain.
(Lytle, Ross)
WKIK- 7415 at 0200. This rock station with a drifty upper sideband
transmitter remains mysterious. Their claim of a Jacksonville, FL, location
may be accurate, since they once relayed WZAZ (1400 kHz in Jacksonville) . But, their announced maildrop reports lack of success at contacting
them. Addr: Wellsville? (Rick Cunningham, Birmingham, AL)
WYMN- 7413 at 2300. Pirate Jenny's all-female format still mocks sexism.
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Tuning in Facsimile
l received several very clear fax photos from
Robert Hall in Capetown, South Africa. The one
shown below was copied on 18.238 kHz. He
highlighted what appears to be the southern tip
of the African continent and a portion of Antarctica. Robert also says that he was getting excellent
reception on 20300 and 20010 kHz using 120/576.
Another photo (copied on the same frequency)
apparently is a logo used by the NOAA Joint lee
Center. I don't quite understand why that was
transm itted from RSA! Robert was using an I com
R7 l E, a Universal M7000 and a Seikosha l 200A
printer. Robert also sent a nice frequency list
from his personal log.
Also, Frank Moran sent in a nice FAX schedule that he copied on 161 35 kH z. using a PK232,
a Heath SB- 1400 transcci ver and a random wire
antenna in his auic! This proves you don't need
an elaborate setup to copy FAX.
On the other hand, even if you have a simple
setup, tuning FAX can be more complicated than
RTTY. LPM (lines per minute), which is sim ilar
to baud rate, is used to set the FAX speed. Most
shortwave weather FAX signals use 120 LPM
whi le press FAX photos use 60 LPM. 240LPM
is normally found on sate llite frequencies. Nowadays, FAX photos arc rarely found on shortwave.
The N/R (normal/reverse) settings arc sometimes confused with L-R/R-L keys. N/R is used
to change the polarity of the reception causing the
image to be positive or negative (similar Lo a
photographic negative). The polarity also changes
when you switch from USB to LSB ,so it' s a good
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change this selling !
ThclOC or Index of Cooperation, changes the
width of the im age orthc numbcrofline per inch.
In other words, it changes the dimensions of the
image. Most shortwave stations use 576 IOC.
The biggest problem when you encounter a FAX
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JOC set correctly? The answer to better FAX
reception is the same as for RTTY: Experiment!
Experiment! Experiment!
Change the speed and wait a few minutes. Docs the image make sense? Change
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Radio Algiers, 17745 kl-!7.. Full data station logo card,
without vcri signer. Received in 35 days for an English
report and 2 IR Cs. Station address: 21 Bid. d es :vlartyrs,
Alger. (Raymond King, Kclowna, BC Canada)
HO'.'iG KONG
AUSTRALIA
Townsvillc QLD Maritime Service, 4426 kHz. Full
data station card, verified by Willy Rombout-Station
:vlanagcr. Received in 30 days for an English report and
mint stamps. Station address: OTC :vlaritimc Townsville,
19-23 Wackell St., Pallarenda 48 10 QLD Australia.
(Ed Rausch, Cedar G rove, :'\J)
JORDA:\
ARC-Perth VLW 6 , 6 140kHz. Fulldatamap/Lransmiucr
site card, without vcri signer. Rcceived in 60days for an
English report and mint stamp s. Station address: ABC
Perth, ABC Box 9994, GPO Perth WA 6001 Australia.
(Rausch, :'\J)
COSTA RICA
U l\ESCO Radio via Radio For Peace lnt' I, 13630kHz.
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QATAR
A7D, 8473.5 kHz. Full data letter, signed by Abbas
Ahmed Abbas-Senior Engineer Telegraph & Tclematics.
Received in 43 days for a copy of CW report, I !RC and
mint s tam p s. St ation address : Qatar Pu blic
Telecommunications Corp., Commercial & Operations
Dept, P.O. Box 2 I 7, Doha, Qatar. (Marlin :'\agl, Austria
DX Club, Neulcngbach, Austria)
SENEGAL
6WW Marine Nationale, 12857 kHz . Full data QSL
folder, with illegible signalllre. Received in 31 days for
a copy of CW report, I IRC, and m int stamps. Station
address: Service T.V .L., Le Chef des Stations Intcrarmecs
des Transmissions, De Ycmbeul et de Rufisque, Boite
Postal 3024 , Dakar, Senegal. (l\agl, Au stria)
SHIP TRAFFIC
USCGC CONF!DENCE-:-IHKW, 6200 kHz. Full data
prepared QSL card verified by James J. Heiring Jr.,
stamped with sh ip's seal. Received in 21 days for an
Eng lish report and stamped-self-addresscd-cnvclopc.
Ship address: c/o Patrick AFB, FL 32925-7518 . (Russ
Hill, Oak Park, Ml)
USS DW IGHT D . EISE~HOWER CV~-69NNNOCVG, 14464 kHz. Full d ata prepared QSL card
w ilh illegible signature . Card stamped with ships
Communications Division seal. Received in I 3 days for
an English report and stamped-self-addressed-envelope.
Ship address: FPO AE 09532-2830. (Hill, Ml)
NECHES-WE:\W, 500 kHz (Stearn Tanker). Full data
leu er verified by Radio Officer. Received in 21 days for
an English utility report and mini stamps. Ship address:
Sabine Towing & Transportation Co. Inc., P.O. Box
1528, Groves, TX 77619- 1528 (Holbrook, MD)
STAR VA NRl-Dt:OF, 500 kHz (Bulk Carrier/Cargo).
Full data prepared card verified by Radio Officer.
Received in 72 days for an English utility report and one
US dollar. Ship address: J.R. Teihcson & Management
Co. Lid., Room 1403, T ung Wai Comm'! Bldg., 109
Gloucester Rd ., Hong Kong. (Holbrook, MD)
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English language
How to Use the Shortwave Guide
1: Convert your time to UTC.
Eastern and Pacific Times arc already converted to Coordinated
Universal T ime (UT C) at the top of each page. The rule is: convert your
local tim<.: to 24 -hour form at; add (during Daylight Savi ng T ime) 4, 5.
6, or 7 hours for Easwm . Central. Mountain, or Pacific Ti me, rcspceti vcly.
Not<.: that all da t<.:s, as well as times , arc in UTC: for example, the
BBC's "Ken Bruce Show" (0030 UTC Sunday) will be he ard on Saturday
<.:vcning(8:30 PM Eastem,5:30 PM Pacific) in North America, not on Sunday.
111<.: frequency listing uses the same day codes as the progr:un listings;
if a broadcast is not daily, those day codes will appear before the station
name. Irregular broadcasts arc indicated "tent" and programming wh ich
includes languages besides English arc coded "vi" (various languages).
This secti o n . pub lished quart e rly. lists programs with news and information about shortwave radio for
lisl eners. (RR) denotes reruns o f p rogra m s broa d casl earlier in t he week. For brevity. only programs al certai n peak l islenin g t imes are in cluded.
Sundays
0013 Spanish Na1ional Radio : DX Spol
0018 Swiss Radio tnrl: Swiss Shonwave Merry-Go-Round
0039 HCJB: DX Pariy Line
0106 Radio Prague DX Special
0 11 O Voice of America (am.ca): Communicauons World
0113 Spanish NaHonal Radio: DX Spol (RR)
0117 Deu1sche Welle: Technical Tips For DXers (monlhly)
0130 Radio Romania fnl'I: OX Mailbag
0140 Radio Havana Cuba: DX'ers Unhmiled
0200 Radio For Peace fnt'I: World Of Radio
0200 WRNO: World Of Radio
0215 KSDA. Guam: DX Asiawaves
0218 Swiss Radio l nl'I: Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round (RR)
0239 HCJB : DX Pany Line (RR)
0250 Radio Budapesl : DX World
0305 WWCR: World Of Radio
0317 Deu1scho Welle: Tech Tips For D Xers (monthly) (RR)
0330 Radio Japan: Media Roundup
0330 TWR. Bonaire: Bonaire Wavelenglhs
0330 Vo1co of Turkoy: DX Corner (biweekly )
0340 Radio Havana Cuba: DX' ors Unlimlled (RR)
0406 Radio Prague: DX Special (RR)
0418 Swiss Radio l nl'I: Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round (RR)
0509 HCJB: DX Party Line (RR)
0513 Spanish Nauonal Radio: DX Spo1 (RR)
0517 Deulsche Welle: Tech Tips For DXers (monlhly) (RR)
0540 Radio Havana Cuba: DXers Unlim1led (RR)
0635 Radio Koroa: Shonwave Feedback
1135 Radio Korea: Shonwave Feedback (RR)
1250 Radio Korea: Shonwave Feedback (RR)
1325 Kol Israel DX Corner
1435 Rad10 Korea: Shonwave Feedback (RR)
1440 FEBC Radio l nt'f, Ph1hppines: DX Repon
i 530 Polish Radio. Warsaw : OX Program
1530 Radio Japan: Media Roundup (RR)
1615 KSDA, Guam: DX As1awaves (RR)
1635 Radio Korea: Shonwave Feedback (RR)
2300 Radio For Poace lnrl : World Of Radio (RR)
2300WWCR. WorKl Of Radio (RR)
2330 11adio Japan: Media Roundup (RR)
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Mondays
0105 Radio Korea: Shonwave Feedback (RR)
0110 Radio Tashkem: DX Program (biweekly)
0145 FEBC Rado fnt'f, Ph1hppines: DX Dial
0430 Radio New Zealand lnt'f: Mailbox (biweekly)
1230 Polish Radio , Warsaw: DX Program (RR)
1307 Radio Vlaanderen lnrl: Radio World
1400 Voice of Iha Med11erranean: D X Program
1420 R Romania lnl'I: Special Program For Radio An1a1eurs
1435 All India Radio: DX"ors Corner (biweekly )
1500 Radio For Peace lnrl: World Of Radio (RR)
2320 Radio Vilnius: Feature For DX'ers
Tuesdays
0040 All India Radio: DX'ers Corner (biweekly) (RR)
0150 R Romania lnt'f: Spec Program For Radio Amateurs (RR)
0340 Radio Sofia: Calling Ama1eurs And oxers
0600 Voice of the Mediterranean: DX Program (RR)
1130 Radio Aus1ralia: Communica1or
1130 WWCR: WorKl Of Radio (RR)
1243 Radio Sweden: Med1aScan (biweekly)
1510 Polish Radio, Warsaw: DX Program (RR)
1513 Radio Sweden : Med1aScan (biweekly) (RR)
1530 Radio Aus1ralia: Communica1or (RR)
Wednes days
0040 Radio Havana Cuba: DX'ers Unhmned (RR)
0113 Radio Sweden: MediaScan (biweekly) (RR)
0213 Radio Sweden: Med1aScan (biweekly) (RR)
0240 Radio Havana Cuba: DX'ers Unhmited (RR)
0245 Radio 8udapes1: DX News
0300 Radio For Peace lnt'f: World Of Radio (RR)
0415 BBC: Waveguide
0440 Radio Havana Cuba: DX'ers Unllmned (RR)
0640 Radio Havana Cuba : DX'es Unhmiled (RR)
1100 Radio For Peace lnt'f: World Of Radio (RR)
1210 Polish Radio, Warsaw: DX Program (RR)
1315 FEBC Radio lnrl, Philippines: DX Spol
Thursdays
0014 Radio Prague: DX Special (RR)
0100 HCJB : Ham Radio Today
0 130 BBC: Waveguide (RR)
MO NlTORJ NG TIM ES
Saturd ays
0030 Radio Sofia: Radio Sofia Calling (RR)
0052 Radio Yugoslavia: Radio Hams' Corner (RR)
0115 FEBC Radio l nl'I, Philippines: DX Repon (RR)
0152 Rad io Yugoslavia: Radio Hams Corner (RR)
0241 Radio Ponugal: DX Program (momhly) (RR)
0245 Radio BU<lapes1: DX News (RR)
0340 Radio Sofia: Rad10 Sofia Calling (RR)
0400 Radio For Peace lnt'f: World Of Radio (RR)
0618 Swiss Radio Inn: Swiss Shonwave Merry-Go-Round
(RR)
1118 Swiss Radio lnt'f: Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round (RR)
1130 TWR, Bonaire: Bonaire Wavelengths (RR)
1200 Radio For Peace lnt'f: World Of Radio (RR)
121 O Voice of America: Communications World (RR)
1305 Radio Vlaanderen lnt'f: Radio World (RR)
1318 Swiss Radio lnl'I: Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round (RR)
1340 Radio Tashkent: DX Program (biweekly) (RR)
1400 Radio Romania lnt'f: DX Mailbag (RR)
1518 Swiss Radio lnt'f: Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round (RR)
1615 KSDA. G uam : DX As1awaves (RR)
2315 KSDA, Guam: DX Asiawaves (RR)
2335 Radio Vlaanderen lnt'f: Radio World (RR)
2350 Radio Naclonal, Bogo1a: Colombia OX
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BBC ("Newsdesk")
CBC. Northern Quebec
China Radio Int'!
Christian Science Mon11or
Croatian Rado. Zagreb [MA)
Radio Australia
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S j
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand Int'!
Radio Norway In t'! [M]
Radio Prague
Radio Sofia
Radio Thailand
Radio Ukraine Int'!
SBC Rad:o 1. Singapore
Spanish Nat1onal Radio
Swiss Radio Int'!
Voice of America
WWCR [T-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Canada Int'! [S-Mj
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]
Radio Japan
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand Inn [M-AJ
Radio Norway Inn [MJ
Radio Prague
Radio Romania Int'!
Radio Tashkent
Radio Thailand
Radiotelevis1one ltahana
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
Spanish National Radio
Voice of America
Voice of Indonesia
WWCR (T-Aj
0215
Radio Cairo
Radio Nepal
0230
0125
0245
0115
0005
0130
0250
Radio Pyongyang
Radio Yeevan
0010
China Radio lnt'I'
0030
All India Radio
C Science Mo~1 tor (as) [M j
Christian Science Monitor (T Fj
FEBC Radio Inn. Philippines
HCJB
Radio Havana Cuba [TSJ
Radio Korea
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
Radio New Zealand Inn [M-F j
Radio Yugoslavia
Voice of A merica (am.as)
(Special English) (T-S j
V of America (as) (Spec Eng) (Mj
0035
All India Radio (News Service)
0045
Radio Korea (News Service)
0055
WRNO [W . Aj
0100 UTC
(9QQ EM EIJI QQ EM EIJil
BBC
CBC . Northern Quebec [S-Mj
Chnst1an Science Monitor
Croatian Radio. Zagreb [SJ
Deutsct1e Welle
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines
0145
Radio Finland (T-S j
0155
Voice of Indonesia
0200 UTC
(l QQQ EM EIJT ZQQ EM EIJil
BBC ("Newsdesk")
CBC, Northern Quebec [T-S j
Channel Afri ca, Johannesburg
Chri stian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
Radio Australia
Radio Budapest
Radio Canada Int'! [T- AI
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S j
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'l (M-Aj
Radio Norway Int'! (M]
Radio Thailand
RAE. Buenos A ires [T-A]
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
0300 UTC
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BBC
CBC. Northern Quebec
Channel Africa. Johannesburg
China Radio Int'!
Christian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Havana Cuba (T-Sj
Radio Japan
Radio Moscow
Radio Prague
Radio Romania Int'!
Rad10Sofia
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
Voice of America
Voice of Free China
WRNO [Fj
WWCR [T-Aj
BBC (al)"
C Science Monitor (al.me) [Mj
Christian Science Monitor [T-Fj
Radio Austria Int'! [T-Aj
Radio Bahrain
Radio Havana Cuba (TS]
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
UAE Radio, Dubai
Voice of Greece
0355
Radio Japan [M-F]
WYFR (Network) (T-A)
0400 UTC
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BBC
CBC . Northern Quebec (T-S]
Channel Africa, Johannesburg
China Radio Int'!
Christian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
Kol Israel
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Canada Int'!
Radio Havana Cuba [T-S]
Radio Moscow
Radio Norway Int'! [M)
Radio Prague
Radio Tanzania
Radio Thailand
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
Swiss Radio Int'!
Voice of Ameri ca
Voice ol Turkey
ZNBC Radio 2, Lusaka
0450
Channel Africa, Johannesburg
0500 UTC
(] QQ AM EIJI l QQQ EM EIJD
BBC ("Newshour'")
CBC, Northern Quebec
Channel Africa, Johannesburg
China Radio Int'!
Chnstian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
HCJB
NBC, Windhoek
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Havana Cuba (T-S]
Radio Japan
Radio Lesotho
Radio Moscow
Radio Thailand
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
Spanish National Radio
Voice of America
WWCR[M]
ZNBC Radio, Lusaka
0510
C hina Radio lnff
Radio Botswana [MAI
0515
Radio Canada lnt'l IMFI
Radio Havana Cuba' (TSJ
0520
Radio For Peace Int'! (T-A)
0530
0425
Radiotelevisione ltaliana
0545
0305
0430
Radio Bangladesh
0309
BBC'
0310
China Radio Int'!"
0315
Radio Cairo
Radio Havana Cuba" [T-SI
0330
0402
Radio Botswana
0405
Radio Pyongyang
0410
China Radio lnt'I"
0445
BBC (al)" (M-F]
MONITORJ NG TI MES
0600 UTC
!2QQ AM EIJI 11 QQ eM EC!Il
BBC
BBC (af)' [A-SJ
Channel Africa, Johannesburg
Chri stian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
May 1993
61
newsline
GBC Radio. Accra'
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Korea
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I
Radio Prague
SBC Radio 1 , Singapore
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of America
Voice of Malaysia
ZNBC Radio, Lusaka [M-AJ
0603
Croatian Radio. Zagreb [MAJ
0605
Radio Pyongyang
0609
BBC'
0630
BBC (af)' {M-F]
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ
Radio Moscow
Radio Vlaanderen lnt'I
ATV Congolaise. Brazzaville [MF]
Voice of Nigena
0645
Radio Finland [M-AJ
Voice of Nigena
0655
Radio Korea [M-F]
0700 UTC
13-00 AM EDT 12-00 A M PDII
BBC ("New sdesk")
Christian Science Monitor
GBC Radio, Accra
LBS, Monrovia
MBC, Blantyre [M-A]
Radio Australia
Radio Bangladesh
Radio Japan
Radio Liberia
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'l {M-F]
SBC Radio 1, Singapore
SLBS. Freetown
Voice of Free China
Voice of Myanmar
0703
Croatian Radio. Zagreb {SJ
0705
Radio Pyongyang
0730
All India Radio (News Service)
BBC (af)' {A]
Christian Science Monitor {M-FJ
HCJB
Radio Ghana
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
Radio Prague
0750
Radio For Peace lnt'I [T-AJ
Radio New Zealand lnt'I' [M-FJ
Radio Pacific Ocean {A]
0755
Radio Japan [M-F]
Radio Pakistan
SBC Radio 1 , Singapore
SLBS, Freetown
Voice of Indonesia
Voice of Malaysia
ZNBC Radio 2, Lusaka {M-AJ
0802
Radio Botswana
0803
Croatian Radio, Zagreb {M-A]
0805
Radio Pyongyang
0830
All India Radio (News Service)
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Radio Austna lnt'I
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
0840
Voice of Greece {MAJ
0850
All India Radio (New s Service)
(Special English)
0855
Radio Korea {M-FJ
Voice of Indonesia
0900 UTC
1500 A M EDT 2-00 AM PDi l
BBC
China Radio lnt'I
Christian Science Monitor
Deutsche Welle
GBC Radio 1. Accra [M-F]
GBC Radio 2. Accra
LBS. Monrovia
MBC. Blantyre M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Japan
Radio Liberia
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-FJ
Radio Vlaanderen Inn [MA]
SBC Radio 1, Singapore
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of Nigeria
0910
China Radio lnt'I'
0915
Radio Korea (News Service)
0930
All India Radio (News Service)
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines
Radio Afghanistan
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
0940
Radio Togo
0945
Deutsche Welle (af) ' [M-F]
0955
Radio J apan [M-F]
0800 UTC
14 oo AM EDT l OO AM PDil
BBC
Christian Science Monitor
GBC Radio 1, Accra [SJ
GBC Radio 2. Accra
MBC, Blantyre {SJ
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Korea
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-FJ
62
May 1993
1000 UTC
1600 AM EDT 3'00 AM PQTI
All India Radio
BBC
Channel Africa, Johannesburg
China Radio lnt'I
Christian Science Monitor
GBC Radio 2. Accra [AJ
HCJB
Kol Israel
MBC, Blantyre [SJ
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [SJ
Radio Tanzania
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
Voice of America
WWCR {M-FJ
MONlTORING TIMES
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Canada lnt'I [M -F]
Radio Moscow
Radio Naoonal do Brasil [MAJ
Radio New Zealand Inn {M-FJ
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Romania lnt'I
Radio Tashkent
Radio Thailand
ATM, Malaysia
SBC Radio 1 . Singapore
SLBC. Sri Lanka
TWR, Bonaire {A-SJ
Voice of America
WYFR (Network) {M-FJ
1203
Croatian Radio , Zagreb
1210
China Radio lnt'I'
1215
HCJB [M-FJ
Radio Korea
1230
All India Radio (News Service)
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Radio Austria Inn [M-FJ
Radio Ca110
Radio Finland [M-FJ
Radio France Int'!
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
SLBC, Sn Lanka
WYFR (Network) [M-FJ
1235
Vrnce of Greece
1245
SLBC, Sri Lanka
1255
Radio Bangladesh
1257
HCJB {M-FJ
1258
Africa Number One, Libreville
1300 UTC
1900 AM EDT 600 AM PQil
BBC ("Newshou()
CBC , Northern Quebec
China Radio lnt'I
Chri stian Science Monitor
GBC Radio, Accra
Kol Israel [S-H]
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Canada lnt'I (na) [SJ
Radio Iraq Int'!
Radio Jordan
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-F]
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Tanzania [A-SJ
Radio Vlaanderen Inn {M-A J
SBC Radio 1, Singapore
SWISS Radio lnt'I
Voice of America
WYFR (Network) {M-FJ
1305
Radio Pyongyang
1310
China Radio Inn
Radio Korea [M-FJ
1320
Radio For Peace Int'! [T-A ]
SLBC. Sn Lanka
1325
HCJB {M-FJ
1328
Radio Cairo
1330
All India Radio
Christian Science Monitor {M-FJ
FEBC Radio lnt'I. Philippines
Radio Austria lnt'l {M- F]
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Voice of America
Voice of Ethiopia
WYFR (Network) [A]
1505
Radio
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1510
Chi na Radio lnt1
1520
Radio Tallinn [M -F]
Voice of Greece
1525
Radio Veritas Asia (T-FJ
1530
All India Radio (News Service)
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Deutsche Welle [MFJ
FEBA, Seychelles
FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Bangladesh
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
Radio Tirana
Voice of Ethiopia
Voice of Nigeria
1700 UTC
1840
1705
Radio Bangladesh
Radio Pyongyang
1710
China Radio lnff
1540
1715
1725
1545
1730
1550
1555
Radio Veritas Asia [A-M]
1600 UTC
1740
Voice of Greece
1845
BSKSA, Riyadh
Radio Cote d' lvoire
Radio Guinea. Conakry
1855
Radio Pyongyang
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1900 UTC
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All India Radio
BBC
China Radio l nt'I
Chrisnan Science Monitor [M-AJ
Deutsche Welle
GBC Radio 2, Accra
HCJB
Kol Israel
KVOH
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Japan
Radio Korea
Radio Liberia
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-F]
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Portugal [MF]
Radio Vilnius
RAE, Buenos Aires [M-FJ
SLBS, Freetown
Spanish National Rao10
Voice of America
BBC (at)
1903
Croatian Radio, Zagreb [SJ
Voice of Greece
1905
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-F]
1910
Bsc
1610
1815
1825
1615
1830
1630
BSKSA, Riyadh
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Polish Radio , Warsaw
Radio Finland [S-FJ
Radio Kuwait
Radio Mogadishu
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
Radio Prague
Radio Yugoslavia
1655
Radio Korea [M F]
64
May 1993
Radio Botswana
2005
1800 UTC
1609
2002
1857
1750
Channel Africa, J ohannesburg
1930
BBC (al) [S, FJ
Christian Science Monitor [M-F]
Deutsche Wene [M-FJ
Polish Radio. Warsaw
Radio Austria lnt'I
Radio Ghana
Radio Moscow
Radio Netherlands
Voice of Nigeria
1935
Radio New Zealand Int'! [F]
Radiotelevisione ltahana
Radiotelevisione ltaliana
2030
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Radio Moscow
Radio Nacional de Angola
2045
BSKSA, Riyadh
Radio Korea (News Service)
BBC
CBC. Northern Quebec [MF]
Cnina Radio lnt'I
Chnstian Science Monitor
CIQX, Montreal [M-F]
GBC Radio 2, Accra
MBC, Blantyre
Radio Australia
Radio Canada lnt'I
Radio Havana Cuba [M-AJ
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand lnt'I [A-HJ
Radio Tirana
Radiotelevisione ltahana
SBC Radio 1. Singapore
SLBS, Freetow n
Swiss Radio lnt'I
Voice of America
Voice of Free China
2209
2055
sac
Voice of Indonesia
2210
2100 UTC
2103
Croatian Radio, Zagreb
21 10
1945
Radio Sofia
Radio Togo
2115
2215
Radio Cairo
2225
Radio Havana Cuba [M-A]
2230
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Radio Havana Cuba [M-AJ
Radio Moscow
Voice of America (Special
English)
2240
Radio Cairo
Radio Korea [MFJ
Voice of Greece
2245
GBC Radio, Accra
Radio Yerevan
2300 UTC
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All India Radio
BBC
CBC, Northern Quebec [A]
Chri stian Science Monitor [M-AJ
Radio Australia
Radio Canada tnt'l
Radio Japan
Radio Liberia
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand Inn [A-HJ
Radio Norway lnt'I [SJ
Radio Vilnius
RTM. Malaysia
SBC Radio 1, Singapore
Voice of America
Voice of Turkey
WYFR (Network) [M-F]
1955
21 20
2305
Radio Cairo
Radio For Peace Int'! [M-FJ
Radio Pyongyang
2125
2000 UTC
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BBC
CBC, Northern Quebec [S-FJ
China Radio l nt'I
Chri stian Science Monitor
GBC Radio, Accra
KVOH
MBC, Blantyre
Radio Australia
Radio Bahrain
Radio Moscow
Radio New Zealand Int'! [S-FJ
Radio Prague
Radio Romania Int'!
SLBS, Freetown
MONITORING TIMES
2130
Christian Science Monitor [M-FJ
Kol Israel
Radio Cairo
Radio Havana Cuba [M-AJ
Radio Moscow
Radio Vilnius
2330
2335
Voice of Greece
2145
2345
Radio Korea
Radio Sofia
Radio Yerevan
2350
Radio For Peace l nt'I [M-F]
2355
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0030 BBC- In Praise Of God. Christian religious services and
meditations_
00d5 Radio Korea Echoes Of Korean Music_See S 0615.
66
May 1993
Wednesdays
OOt 1 Radio Havana Cuba: Spollight On Latin America _See S0011.
00t5 Radio Havana Cuba : Headliners. See S 0015.
0030 BBC : Omnibus. Topical features on almost any topic, from
Dracula to drugs. This month: "The Leners Of Charles
Dickens (7th); "Namibian Pictures (28th)_
0040 Radio Havana Cuba : DX'ers Unlimited. See S 0140_
0045 Radio Korea: News Commentary. See S 0045.
0050 Radio Korea: Seoul Calling_See M 0620 .
Thursdays
OOt 1 Radio Havana Cuba: Spotlight On Latin America _See S 00110015 Radio Havana Cuba : Headliners. See S 0015.
0030 BBC: Comedy/Quiz (except 27th: Two Cheers For May)_
See w 1530_
0035 Radio Havana Cuba: The Way We See It. Commentary from
MONITORING TIMES
Fridays
001 1 Radio Havana Cuba: Spotlight On Latin America. See S 001 f _
0015 Radio Havana Cuba: Headliners_ See S 0015.
0030 BBC: Music Feature. Geottrey Norris follows "In The Steps
of Rachmaninoff" (7th); Edward Greenfield returns with
more "Classic Recordings" (14th, 21st , 28th).
0035 Radio Havana Cuba : Feature Report. Interviews with prominent figures on topics in the news_
0045 Radio Korea: News Commentary_ See S 0045.
0050 Radio Korea : Seoul Calling_ See M 0620.
Saturdays
0011 Radio Havana Cuba: Spotlight On Latin America. See S 0011.
0015 Radio Havana Cuba: Cuba Today_ See H 0040.
0030 BBC: From The Weeklies. The best extracts from the week's
newspapers and magazines.
0035 Radio Havana Cuba: The Way We See It. See H 0035_
0040 Radio Havana Cuba: Kaleidoscope_ Interviews with Cuban
artists talking about their own contributions to Cuba's culture
and the arts_
0045 BBC: Recording Of The Week. See M 0615.
0045 Radio Korea: News Commentary_ See S 0045.
0050 Radio Korea: Let's Sing Together. See F 0620.
0100 UTC
FREQUENCIES
01000130
01000200
01000200
01000130
01000200
0100-0200
01000200 tWhla
01000200
01000200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200 sm
0100-0130 twhla
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000127
01000200
01000150
01000200
01000130
01000120
0100-0200
01000200
01000200
01000130 s
01000200
01000200
01000200
01000200
Argentina.RAE BuenosAires
Australia. ABC Brisbane
Australia, ABC Penh
Austra 1a, Radio
11710am
4920do
9610do
11720pa
15365as
17880as
Canada. CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada. CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada. CFVP Calgary
6030do
6130do
Canada, CHNX Halilax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada. RCI Montreal
9535am
13720am
Canada, RGI Montreal
5960na
Costa Rlca,R lorPeace Int 7375am
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba 6010na
Czech Republic, R Prague 5930na
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
9745am
Germany, Deutsche Welle 6040na
9700na
13610na
Guam, KSDA Agana
15610as
Iran, VOIRI Tehran
9022am
Italy, RAI Rome
9575am
Japan. NHK Tokyo
11840me
17845as
Nam1b1a. Namibia BC Corp 3290al
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
15120pa
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 9560am
Philippines. FEBC Manila
15450as
Russia, Radio Moscow
6000va
7295va
9875na
12050na
17890as
Russia, Radio Moscow
21770va
Singapore, SBC1
5010do
9660do
11880pa 15240va
17670as 1771 Spa
21525as 21590as
15320pa
17750as
21740pa
9755am
11845am
1t940am
13630am
t5030am
9755na
7385na
9815na
7345na
15155am
6085na
9765na
13770na
9580na
17490am
6145na
t 1810na
15105na
11790am t5260am
11800am
15195as 17810as
711 5na
6045va
9725va 9750va
11655va 11775as
15425na 17655as
21480na 21 530va
21790va
5052do t 1940do
21455am
9565na
11865na
17835as
7150as
9870va
120t5as
17825va
21690va
01000130
0100-0200
01000200 sa
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0200
0100-0200
01000130
0100-0200
01000200
01000200
0100-0200
01000200
0100-0130
01000130
01300200
01300200
01300150 mtwhla
0130-0200
01300200
0145-0200 smtwhf
0145-0200
15575am
9530na
6005as
9695as
9655as
6080eu
9640eu
17605na
United Kingdom.BBC London5975na
7325am
tt750sa
15310as
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 5850na
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 17865as
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15725am
USA, KTBN Sall U< City UT 751 Ona
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA 17775am
USA, VOA Washington DC 5995am
7651as
9775am
15205am
USA, WEWN Birmingham, AL
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN 7315am
USA, WINB Red Lion PA
15145na
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL6065am
Uzbekhistan, R Tashkent
5955as
9740as
Yugoslavia. Radio
9580am
Albania, R Tirana Intl
9580na
Austria, R Austria Intl
6015na
Greece, Voice of
9395na
Netllerlands, Radio
9860as
United Kingdom.BBC London5975na
7325am
11 750sa
15310as
Finland, Radio
9560na
Vat ican State, Vatican R
7335pa
9720as
11820as
11905as
7180eu
9710eu
17690na
6005sa
9590am
11955as
15360pa
9850af
15425as
6130am
9455am
115soam
t5250as
9825as
7195eu
9860eu
7240eu
10344eu
6175na
9590am
12095na
17790as
13760sa
6180eu
9915am
15260sa
7205as
9670va
11705am
17740as
7405am
9740as
1512oam
21550as
13595na
7355na
9505am 1544Qam
5995as 7325as
9755as 11975as
1t840na
9870sa
9420na
11655as
6005na
9590na
11955as
15360pa
11755na
9650as
9880na
11645na
12025as
6175na
9590am
12095na
17790as
17555as
7335as
13700as
6180eu
9915am
15260sa
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
0101 BBC: Play OIThe Week . This month: "Phoenix" (2nd); "Cider
With Rosie" (9th) , "The Ascent Of Rum Doodle" (16th) ; "The
Tragical History of Or Faustus" (23rd); ' Marlowe's Diaries
(30th, begins at 0030 UTC)
0105 Radio Korea From Us To You Listener leners questions,
and comments, interspersed with Korean music.
0105 Radio Norway Inn NorNay Now. See S 1205.
0109 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. Opinion on current issues.
01 11 Radio Havana Cuba: Sports Report. The latest sports news.
01 t 7 DeutscheWelle Feature. ' Mailbag,' "Nickelodeon {listener
requests lor German music), or' Technical Tips For OXers."
0134 Deutsche Welle German By Radio. An advanced German
language course for English speakers.
0135 Radio Austria Intl Report From Austria. A magazine pro
gram, covering all aspects cl Austrian life and events in the
news. and opening with the latest news bulletin.
0140 Radio Havana Cuba: OX'ers Unlimited. Arnie Coro presents
shortwave radio news
Mondays
0100 Radio Havana Cuba. From Havana. Culture and the arts in
Cuba
0101 BBC Feature This month : "Breakfast Of Champions (3rd) ;
'When Madness Ruled The World" (10th); ' Desire, Danger,
And The Devil" ( t 7th); "China Misperceived" {24th) : "Advo
cacy" (31st)
Ot05 Radio Korea Shonwave Feecback See S 0635.
Ot09 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109.
0115 BBC Feature Roger Hardy returns to re-examine "The
Making 01 The Middle East" (3rd).
Ot 16 Deutsche Welle: L1v1ng In Germany. A weekly look at the
social scene in Germany
Tuesdays
0105
Ot09
01 to
011t
0130
Wednesdays
0105
Ot09
01 to
01 t t
Ot 30
MONlTORING TIMES
Thursdays
0105
0109
011 O
0111
0130
0135
0135
0140
0145
Fridays
0105
0109
01tO
0111
Ot 30
Saturdays
0105
0109
011 O
011 1
0130
0134
0135
0145
May 1993
67
0200 UTC
FREQUENCIES
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 twhfa
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-021 Osm1whf
0200-0250
0200-0300 as
0200-0300
0200-0230 mtwhfa
0200-0300 sm1wh
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0230 s
0200-0230
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0227
4920do
6070do
11720pa
15365pa
17795pa
21740pa
Canada , CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada , CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada. RC! Montreal
9535sa
13720sa
Costa Rica,R forPeace Int 7375na
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba 6010na
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
9745am
Egypt, Radio Cairo
9475na
Finland. Radio
9560na
Germany, Deutsche Welle 7285as
11965as
Guam. KSDA Agana
13720as
Hungary, Radio Budapest
6110na
Kenya, Voice ol
4935do
Malaysia, ATM Radio 4
7295do
Namibia, Namibia BC Corp 3290al
New Zealand, A NZ !nil
15120pa
Norway, Radio Norway lnll 9560na
Philippines, FEBC Manila
15450as
Romania. R Romania lnll
5990am
11830am
Russia. Radio Moscow
7115na
9870va
12osona
17890va
21790va
S Africa, Channel Africa
9730af
Singapore, SBC 1
so1odo
Slovakia. Slovak Radio
5930am
15320as
17750as
21590as
9755sa
11 845sa
11940sa
7385na
9655na
15155am
11865na
11755na
9615as
13790as
13630na
15030na
0200-0300
0200-0300 sa
0200-0300
0200-0230 twhfa
17490am
21455am
0200-0300
9690as
15185as
11945as
15560as
9835na
11s1ona
11925na
6155am
11940am
7150va
9890va
15425na
21480na
5052do
9580am
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
0205
0209
0211
0213
0215
0219
0220
0230
0230
0235
0240
0240
0250
Mondays
9510am
9570am
9775va
11775va
17570as
21585as
9830va
12015va
17655as
21690as
11940do
0200-0300
0200-0230
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0230
0205-0238
0205-0230 tes-vl
0230-0300
0230-0300 s
0230-0300
0230-0245
0230-0300
0230-0300 twhla
0230-0300
0230-0300
0245-0300
0250-0300
6005as
9695na
6135am
5950na
11 860as
Thailand, Radio
9655as
United Kingdom .BBC London5975na
7135me
9915am
12095na
15380as
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 5850na
USA. CSMonitor Bosron MA 17555as
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT 7510am
USA, VOA Washington DC 5995am
15120am
USA, VOA Washington DC 7115as
11705as
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN 7315na
USA, WINB Red Lion PA
t5145eu
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL5985am
Yugoslavia, Radio
9580na
Honduras,La Voz Mosquitia 4911 do
Moldova, Nat'! R of Mold.
7125na
Albania, A Tirana !nil
9580na
Kenya, Voice ol
4935do
Netherlands, Radio
9860as
Pakistan. Radio
9515as
21730as
Philippines, R Pilipinas
17760as
Ponugal, Radio
9570am
United Kingdom.BBC London5975na
7135me
11730af
15260sa
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
India, All India Radio
3945as
15220as
Vatican State, Vat ican R
6095na
Tuesdays
0209
0211
0230
0230
0234
0235
0240
Wednesdays
0209
0211
0215
0230
0230
0234
0240
0245
68
MON1TORJNG TIMES
May 1993
0200-0300
0200-0230
0200-0230
0200-0300
9660do
9610do
11880va 15240pa
17670pa 17715pa
17880as 21525pa
Thursdays
0209 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacilic Repon _See M 0209_
9720as
1t705na
9650am
9680na
15345as
11905as
6005sa
7325am
11 730af
15260sa
17790as
9350af
17865as
15425as
9885am
9765pa
12035am
11740ca
6175na
9410eu
11750sa
15310as
6195eu
9590am
11955as
t5360pa
13760sa
7405am 9775am
t5205am
7205as 7651as
15250as 17740as
13595na
6065am 9505am
11870na
1t580am
9740as
21550as
15440am
11840na
11655as 12025as
17705as 17725as
13700as
21485as
17840as
9600am
6005sa
7325am
11750sa
15310as
21580as
9705am
6175na
9410eu
11955as
15360pa
11840am
6195eu
9915am
12095na
17790as
71 lOas
11830as
1s120as
7305na
Fridays
0209
0211
0215
0230
0230
0234
0235
0245
Saturdays
0209
021 1
0215
0223
0230
0230
0234
0235
0240
0245
~nglish
language
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FREQUENCIES
03000400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000400
0300-0400
03000330
0300-0400
03000330
0300-0350
03000400
0300-0400 m
0300-0400 sm
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 smtwh
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0330
03000400
0300-0400
03000400
03000400
4920do
9610do
i1720pa
t5365as
t779Spa
2t 740pa
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
7290eu
Canada . CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada , CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada , CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
China, China Radio lnll
9690na
Costa Rica.A forPeace Int 7375na
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba 6010na
Czech Republic. R Prague 5930na
Ecuador, HCJB Ou110
9745am
Egypt, Radio Cairo
9475na
Germany. Deulsche Welle 6085na
t1810na
13790na
Guatemala. Radio Cultural 3300do
Honduras La Voz Evangel. 4820do
Honduras. R Luz y Vida
3250ca
Japan. Radio
5960am
17810as
Kenya , Voice ol
4935do
Malaysia. ATM Radio 4
7295do
Netherland Antilles, TWA
9535am
New Zealand. R NZ lnll
t5120pa
Philippines R P1hpinas
17760as
Russia. Radio Moscow
7115na
9715na
12015va
t7570as
17890va
S Africa. Channel Africa
3995af
S Africa. Radio Oranje
3230do
Singapore, SBC!
5010do
9660do
0300-0400
0300-0400
11720na
9770na
7385na
9655na
7345na
15155am
t 1865na
6145na
t t 890na
t5205na
11715na
13630na
15030na
98tOna
17490am
2t 455am
9640na
13610na
9700na
t3770na
15230na t5325ca
17825na 21610na
17765as
11930am
17840as
7150na
9775va
12050na
17590as
21690as
9695af
21580as
9480na
9830va
15350as
17655as
5052do
11940do
9730af
9685va
11895va
15425va
17755as
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0330
0300-0400
0300-0400 sa
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
03000330
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 vi
0300-0400
0300-03 i 5
0330-0400
0330-0400
03300355 vi
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0340-0350 mtwhfa
0345-0359 vanes
9720as
15425as
5950na 9680na
15345na
Tanzania, Radio
5985af
9685af
Thailand, Radio
9655as
t 1905as
United Kingdom.BBC London3255af
5975na
6180eu 6190af
7230eu 7325am
9915am 1173Daf
11 955me 12095va
15360pa
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 5850na 9350af
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 17555as 17865as
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT 751 Oam
USA. KVOH Los Angeles CA9785sa
USA, VOA Washington DC 5965eu 6035af
11905me 15160me
USA, VOA Washington DC 6035af
7265af
9575af
9885af
11890af t 1965af
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN 7315na
USA. WJCR Upton KY
7490na 13595na
USA. WANO New Orleans LA
7395am
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL5985am 6065am
Vatican Slate, Vatican R
6095na
7305na
Albania, R Tirana lnll
9580na 11 B25na
Austria, R Austria lnll
6015ns 9870ca
India, All India Radio
111oas
t5t20as
Netherlands. Radio
6165na 9590na
UAE. UAE Radio Dubai
11945na 13695eu
United Kingdom.BBC London3255af
5975na
6190af
6195eu
9600af
1t 730af
12095va 15280as
21715as
Greece, Voice of
9395na 9420na
Armenia. Radio Yerevan
11675na 11790na
9765as
t t 745as
1t765af
6005va
6t95me
94t0eu
11750sa
15260sa
6t 75na
7t35me
9600af
t1760me
15310as
13760sa
7270af
17810eu
7280af
t1835af
15t t 5af
t1890al
t 7895me
7405af
11esoaf
9505am
15220as
15320eu
6005af
7230eu
1t760me
153tOas
15435na
6180eu
9410eu
11 955me
15420af
11645na
13645am
15580na
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
0309
031 1
0315
031 7
0330
0330
0334
0340
0350
Mondays
0300
0309
0315
0316
0330
0330
0330
0334
Tuesdays
0309 Deutsche Welle European Journal. See M 0234 .
Wednesdays
0309
031 t
0315
0330
0334
0335
0335
Thursdays
0309
0311
0315
0330
MONITORING TIMES
Fridays
0309
0311
031 5
0330
Saturdays
0309
0311
0315
0330
May l 993
69
0400 UTC
FREQU ENCIES
0400-0430
0400-0430
0400-0430
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0500 tes
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0404
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0430 varies
0400-0430
0400-0427
0400-0430
0400-0450
0400-0430
0400-0415 irreg
0400-0415
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 sm1wh
0400-0500
0400-0450
0400-0430 s
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 vi
0400-0500
Australia, AAFR
Australia. ABC Brisbane
Australia, ABC Penh
Australia, Radio
17840af
4920do
9610do
11720pa
15365pa
17840af
Botswana, Radio
3356do
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
7290eu
Canada, CBC Northern Svc 9625do
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RCI Montreal
9505me
China, China Radio Intl
11680na
Costa Rica,R forPeace Int 7375na
Croatian Radio via WHAi
7315na
Cuba. Radio Havana Cuba 6010na
Czech Republic, R Prague 5930na
13715va
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
9745am
Germany, Deutsche Welle 6015al
7225af
11 765af
Guatemala, Radio Cultural 3300do
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
11860am
Israel, Kol Israel
9435na
Kenya, Voice of
4935do
Lebanon. King of Hope
11530as
Malaysia, RTM Radio 4
7295do
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
15120pa
Nonh Korea , R Pyongyang 15180as
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 9560na
Romania, R Romania Intl
5990na
11830na
Russia, Radio Moscow
7150na
9735va
12050na
17890va
S Alrica. Channel Africa
3995af
S Africa, Radio Oranje
3230do
Singapore, SBC 1
5010do
9660do
11880pa
17670as
17880pa
4830af
9700na
0415
0419
0430
0434
0435
0440
0445
9650eu
9670me
7385na
13630na
15030om
6180am
7345na
9655na
9810na
9815na
11985va
151 55am
6130af
9565af
13610af
17490am
6145af
9765af
13770af
21455am
7150af
11705af
13770af
15230as
11865na
6155na
11940na
7270va
9870va
15425na
17765as
9695af
9730af
5052do
11940do
Mondays
0400
0409
0410
0415
70
May 1993
15320as
17795pa
21590au
0400-0500
0400-0500 sa
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
15240pa
17715pa
21525as
7255af
9510na
9570na
7295va
11675va
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0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 sm1whf
0400-0500
0400-0500
0425-0440
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500 irreg
0430-0500
0430-0500
0430-0500
0435-0500 mtwhf
0445-0500 t
0455-0500
Tuesdays
0409 Deutsche Welle: Atrica Report. Reports and background to
the news lrom correspondents
0411 Radio Havana Cuba: Spotlight On The Americas. See T 0011 .
0415 BBC: Health Matters. See T 0145.
0430 BBC: 011 The Shelf. See M 0430.
0434 Deutsche Welle: European JoJrnal. See M 0234.
0435 Radio Havana Cuba: Sports In Cuba. See T 0035.
0440 Radio Havana Cuba: Let's Talk Law. See T 0040
0445 BBC: Talks. See M 2315.
Wednesdays
0409
0411
0415
0415
0425
0430
0434
0440
0445
Thursdays
0409 Deutsche Welle : Alrica Repon. See T 0409.
MONITORING TIMES
041 t
0415
0415
0430
0434
0435
0440
0445
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Fridays
0409
0411
0415
0415
0430
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0435
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Saturdays
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Canada, CFVP Calgary
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Canada, CHNX Halifax
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Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
China. China Radio Intl
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Costa Rica.A forPeace Int 7375na
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Ecuador, HCJB Quito
9745am
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Italy, IRAS Milan
7125eu
Japan. iiad10
6085me
17810na
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4935do
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Lesotho, Radio Lesotho
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7255af
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6165eu
7180na
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9190al
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05000600
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0500-0600 mtwhfa
0500-0600
0500-0600
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0525-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
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Thailand, Radio
9655as
United Kingdom.BBC London3255af
6180eu
9600af
15070me
15400af
17885af
USA. CSMonitor Boston MA 9445na
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 17555as
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA, KTBN Salt lk City UT 75t0am
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA9785am
USA, VOA Washington DC 5995me
6140me
9530me
9885af
t5115af
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN 7315na
USA, WINB Red Lion PA
15145eu
USA. WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WM LK Bethel PA
9465eu
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL5985am
Valican State, Vatican R
9695af
Botswana. Radio
3356af
S Africa, Radio Oranje
9630do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
3366do
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Australia. AAAF
17840af
Austria, R Aus1ria lnll
6015na
Romania. R Romania Intl
11840af
17790af
Swaziland, TWA
5965af
UAE , UAE Radio Dubai
15435as
United Kingdom.BBC London3255af
6180eu
9600af
t5070me
15400af
17885af
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15280as
1542Qaf
21470va
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9575af
11825me
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6195eu
11760me
15310va
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21715as
13760sa
6005af
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15360va
17830va
6040me
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1560Qaf
6060me
7405af
9700me
t2080me
17780as
13595na
7395am
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11625af
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15380af 17720at
21665af
11740at
17830as 21700as
3955eu 5975na
6190at
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9640na 11760me
15280as 15310va
1542Dat 15575va
2t470va 21715as
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
0509
05t 1
05t 7
0534
0535
0540
Thursdays
0509
0511
0535
0535
Mondays
0500
0509
0516
0530
0534
0535
Fridays
0509
0511
0535
0535
Saturdays
Tuesdays
0509
0511
0535
0535
0509
0511
0534
0535
Wednesdays
0509 Deutsc~e Welle: European Journal. See M 0234
0511 Radio Havana Cuba: Sports Report. See S 0111.
MONITORING TIMES
May 1993
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0600-0700
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Canada, CFCX Montreal
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Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica.A forPeace Int
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Ecuador, HCJB Quito
Georgia, Georgian Radio
Germany Deutsche Welle
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Ghana, GBC Radio 1
491 Sdo
Ghana . GBC Radio 2
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Italy. IRAS Milan
71 25eu
Kenya, Voice of
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Kiribati, Radio
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Laos .National Radio of
7t 16as
Latvia. Radio Riga
5935eu
Lebanon, King of Hope
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Malaysia, Voice of
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Malta , V of Mediterranean 9765eu
Namibia, Namibia BC Corp 6175af
New Zealand . R NZ ln11
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Nigeria, Radio
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N1ger1a, Voice of
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0600-0615
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0600-0630
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06000700
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0600-0700
0600-0700 smtwhf
0600-0700
0600-0620
0603-0610
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9750as
4770do
0625-0700
0630-0700
15295as
0630-0700
0630-0655
0630-0700 smtwhf
0630-0700
4990do
15230as
9510eu 9570eu
7150na 7165na
7345as
9860va
t 1775eu
7t70va
9870va
5052do
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11740af
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0630-0700
0635-0700
0645-0700
0645-0700
0645-0700
9535eu
6180eu
11955as
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2171 Sas
17555as
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12095me
15575va
6005at
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1t880pa
178BOas
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21525as
t7780as
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6195eu
12095me
15575va
217 15as
15090al
7150pa
15070va
15575me
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15335pa
17720pa
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
0609
061 t
0613
0615
0615
0615
0619
0630
0630
0634
0635
0635
0640
Mondays
0600
0609
0610
0615
0615
0620
0620
0630
0630
0634
0640
Tuesdays
0609
06 t t
0615
015
0620
72
M ay 1993
0630 BBC : Rock /Pop Music. From hard workers to hard rockers:
James Brown is profiled in "The Godfather Of Soul" (4th,
11th); Tommy Vance returns with another series of ' Rock
Salad" (1 Bth, 25th)
0634 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0234.
0635 Radio Austria Intl Report From Austria. See S 0135
0635 Radio Havana Cuba: Sports In Cuba. See T 0035.
0640 Radio Havana Cuba: Let's Talk Law. See T 0040.
0640 Radio Korea : Korean Cultural Variety. A look at Korean
cultural and artistic traditions.
Wednesdays
0609
06 11
0615
06 15
0615
0620
0630
0634
0635
0640
0640
Thursdays
0609
0611
0615
0615
0615
0620
0630
0634
0635
MONITORING TIMES
0635 Radio Havana Cuba : The Way We See It. See H 0035.
0640 Radio Havana Cuba : Cuba Today. See H 0040.
0640 Radio Korea: Forward To Reunification. The prospects for
reunion between North and South Korea
Fridays
0609
0611
0615
0615
0615
0620
0630
0634
0635
0635
0640
Saturdays
0609
061 1
06t5
0615
0615
0620
0623
0630
0634
0635
0635
0640
0700 UTC
0700-0800
0700-0730
0700-0800
07000800
07000800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000730
0700-0730
07000800
07000800
0700-0800 f
0700-0800 irreg
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800 las1 a
0700-0800 smtwha
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 smlwhf
0700-0800
0700-0750
0700-0715
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 vi
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0715
0700-0800
0700-0800 sa
0700-0730
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
07000800 smtwhf
0700-0800
0703-0715
07300800
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0745 mtwhf
0730-0735
0730-0800
0730-0800
0730-0800
15425pa
6020pa
15320va
17795pa
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada. CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada. CHNX Ha hfax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Cos1a Rica,R forPeace Int 7375na
Czech Republic. R Prague 6055eu
17725as
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
9600eu
Ghana, GBC
6130af
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
491 Sdo
Ghana. GBC Radio 2
3366do
11aly. IRRS Milan
7125eu
Japan. Radio
5970eu
17810as
Kenya, Voice of
4935do
Lebanon. King of Hope
6280me
Lilhuania. Radiocentras
9710eu
Malaysia, RTM Radio 4
7295do
Malaysia, Voice of
6175as
Monaco, TWR Monte Carlo 9480eu
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9700pa
New Zealand, ZXLA
3935do
Nigeria. Radio
3326do
Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang 15350as
Romania. R Romania Intl
11810pa
17805pa
Russia, Radio Moscow
5905va
9890va
13705va
15440eu
15540va
Russia, Radio Moscow
17675af
S Africa, Radio Oranje
9630do
Singapore, SBC1
5010do
Swaziland. TWR
7200af
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
3985eu
Taiwan, VO Free China
5950na
Thailand, Radio
9655as
Urn1ed Kingdom .BBC London5975na
7325af
1t760me
t5070va
t5360pa
17640me
2t470me
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9870am
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA, KTBN Sall Lk Cily UT 751 Ona
USA, KVOH Los Angeles CA9785na
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7315eu
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA. WMLK Belhel PA
9465eu
USA. VIYFR Okeechobee FL 5985va
13695eu
Croatia, Croatian Radio
6t45eu
Australia, Radio
6020pa
17750as
Austria. R Austna lnll
6155eu
Ecuador, HCJB Ou110
9600eu
21455eu
Finland, Radio
17800as
Iceland, Nall BC Service
9265om
India. All India Radio
15250as
Italy. AWR Europe
72\0eu
Netherlands, Radio
9630pa
United i<ingdom,BBC London5975na
7325eu
11760me
15280as
t5420va
t7830as
21115as
1t 720va t 1880pa
15365pa 17715pa
21525pa 21590pa
7385na
13630na
7345eu 9505eu 1
21 705as
11835eu 21455eu
15240pa
t7750as
21740pa
15030na
1990eu
9750as
4990do
17765as
1t940pa
21665pa
71 75va
1201oaf
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15465af
t5550af
17860eu
15295as
15335pa
17720pa
7345va
12055af
15280af
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17580eu
9490eu
13650va
15345at
t5520af
17655af
5052do
11740af
61 65eu
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15280as
15400at
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21660af
7395am
17555as
6195eu
9640va
11955as
15310as
15420va
17830as
21715as
9445na
17780as
0800 UTC
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0830
0800-0900
08000900
0800-0900
0800-0900
08000900
08000900
0800-0830
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900 I
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0800-0900 irreg
0800-0900
08oa-0900
0800-0900 smtwha
0800-0825
0800-0835
0800-0900
0800-0900 smtwhf
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0850
0800-0845
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0900 vi
0800-0900
0800-0820
0800-0830
11940do
7t 50pa
9760eu
12095me
15325eu
15575va
7885af
9840va
9495am
13595na
7355va
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11720pa
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13730eu
9745pa
13830eu
11880pa
21525as
15450me
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17870me
1925pa
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
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0800-0900
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0800-0900 smtwhf
0803-0805
0820-0835 as
0830-0900
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17850as
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21470me
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9760eu
15070va
15400af
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21660af
0830-0845
0835-0850 smtwhf
9660do
15425va
5995pa
17750pa
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toron10
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada. CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Costa Rica,R forPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
9600eu
21455eu
Finland, Radio
17800as
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
3366do
Guam, KTWR Agana
15200as
11aly, IRRS Milan
7125eu
Kenya, Voice of
4935do
Lebanon, King of Hope
6280me
Malaysia, RTM Radio 4
7295do
Malaysia , Voice of
6175as
Monaco, TWR Monie Carlo 9480eu
9700pa
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
New Zealand, ZXLA
3935do
Nigeria, Radio
3326do
Nigeria , Voice of
7255af
North Korea, R Pyongyang 15180as
Pakistan, Radio
17900eu
Papua New Guinea, NBC
4890do
Russia, Radio Moscow
4940af
9580va
12055af
15190eu
17675af
S Africa, Radio Oranje
9630do
Singapore, SBC1
5010do
Solomon Islands, SIBC
5020do
Soulh Korea, Radio Korea 7550eu
SWaz1land. TWA
7200af
Unned Kingdom.BBC London6190af
9760eu
15070va
15575af
17790af
21660af
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 9455sa
17555as
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA, KNLS Anchor Point AK 9615as
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT 7510am
USA, VOA Washing1on DC 11735eu
21455me
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN 7315eu
USA, WJCR Uplon KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Belhel PA
9465eu
6145eu
Croalia, Croatian Radio
Swaziland, TWR
7200af
Australia, Radio
5995na
17750as
Auslrla, R Aus1ria Intl
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Ecuador, HCJB Ouilo
9745pa
India, All India Radio
7250as
17650as
Nelherlands, Radio
11895pa
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London6190af
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15070va
15575af
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21660af
Valican S1a1e. Vatican R
6245eu
Monaco, TWR Monte Carlo 9480eu
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Canada , CHNX Halifax
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Germany, Deutsche Welle 6160as
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Guam, KTWR Agana
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India, All India Radio
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Italy, AWA Europe
7230eu
Italy, IRAS Milan
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Japan, Radio
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21610as
Kenya, Voice of
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Lebanon. King of Hope
6280me
Malaysia, ATM Radio 4
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Monaco, TWA Monte Carlo 9480eu
New Zealand, A NZ Intl
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New Zealand, ZLXA
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Nigeria. Radio
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Nigeria, Voice of
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Papua New Guinea, NBC
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Philippines, FEBC Manila
11690as
Russia, Radio Moscow
4940af
11765af
12070va
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S Africa. Radio Oranje
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Singapore, SBC1
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Switzerland, Swiss A Intl
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United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
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USA, CSMomlor Boston MA 9455sa
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USA, KCBI Dallas TX
981 Sam
USA, KTBN Salt Lk Cily UT 751 Oam
USA, VOA Washing1on DC 11735eu
21455me
USA, WJCA Upton KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
9465eu
Croa1ia, Croatian Radio
614 Seu
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
3366do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
3366do
Mongolia, A Ulaanbaatar
11850pa
Guam , KTWR Agana
15200as
India, All India Radio
9610as
Netherlands, Radio
9720pa
United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
9740va
11760me
15190sa
15575va
17830va
21715pa
Greece, Voice of
17525au
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1040-1050
1055-1100
Australia , Radio
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada, CHNX Halifax
Canada, CKZU Vancouver
China, China Radio ln\I
Costa Rica, AWA Alajuela
Cosla Rica.A forPeace In\
Ecuador, HCJB Qui10
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
India, All India Radio
Israel, Kol Israel
Italy, AWA Europe
Italy, IARS Milan
Kenya , Voice of
Malaysia, ATM Radio 4
New Zealand, A NZ ln\I
Nigeria, Radio
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Russia, Radio Moscow
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USA. WJCR Upton KY
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USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL5950am
Vietnam, Voice of
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Croatia, Croalian Aaoio
6145eu
Austria, R Austria ln\I
15450au
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
11630eu
17825eu
Iran, VOIRI Tehran
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Netherlands, Radio
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Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 11835as
UAE, UAE Radio Dubai
1367Seu
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Canada, CFRX Toronto
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Canada, CFVP Calgary
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Canada, CHNX Halifax
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Canada, CKZU Vancouver 61 60do
Costa Rica, AWR Alajuela 9722ca
Costa Rica,R forPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
9745pa
Germany, Deutsche Welle 15370af
17800af
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
Ghana. GBC Radio 2
3366do
Iran, VOIRI Tehran
9525af
11 930me
Italy, IRRS Milan
7125eu
Japan, Radio
6120na
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Malaysia, RTM Radio 4
7295do
Mozambique, Radio Maputo 11820af
Neth Antilles.TWA Bonaire 11a15am
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
9700as
North Korea, R Pyongyang 6576na
Pakistan, Radio
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Russia, Radio Moscow
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15550va
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S Africa, Channel Africa
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S Africa Radio Oranje
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Singapore, SBC 1
501 Odo
South Korea, Radio Korea 15575af
Sri Lanka, SlBC Colombo 11835as
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
6165eu
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1135-1140
15505as
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
1109 Deutsche Welle: Arts On The Air. Reports and interviews on
cultural events and developments.
1115 Radio Korea : Echoes Of Korean Music. See S 0615.
1130 BBC: The Ken Bruce Show. See S 0030.
1130 Radio Austria Inn: Austrian Coffee Table. See S 0330.
1134 Deutsche Welle: German By Radio. See S 0134.
1135 Radio Korea : Shortwave Feedback. See S 0635.
Wednesdays
Mondays
1109 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. A current affairs
program with worldwide reports and a German press revie w.
1115 Radio Korea : News Commentary. See S 0045.
1120 Radio Korea: Seou l Calling. See M 0620.
11 30 BBC: Composer Of The Month. See M 0230.
11 34 Deutsche Welle : Hello Africa. Musical requests and
greetings 10 friends.
11 35 Radio Austria Intl Report From Austria. See S 0135.
1140 Radio Korea : Tales From Korea's Past. See M 0640.
1t09
1t15
1t20
1130
1134
1135
1140
Thursdays
1109
11 t 5
1120
1130
76
MONITORING TIMES
Tuesdays
May 1993
Fridays
1109
1115
1120
1130
1134
1135
1140
Saturdays
1109 Deutsche Welle: Africa This Week. A review of trends and
events on the African continent.
1115 Radio Korea : News Commentary. See S 0045.
1120 Radio Korea Sites And Sounds. See S 0050.
1130 BBC : Meridian. See W0630.
1134 Deutsche Welle : Mailbag Africa. Listeners questions, music
requests. and the club corner.
1135 Radio Korea : From Us To You. See S 0105.
Eng~ishlanguage
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1200-1300
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1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1230 s
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300
1200-1300 vi
1200-1 300
1200-1230
1200-1230
4920do
2485do
6140do
5995pa
9580pa
Brazil. Radiobras
15445am
Canada. CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canaaa. CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada . CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Hali1ax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
China. China Radio Intl
9655na
15210na
Cos1a '11ca. AWA Alajuela 9722ca
Cos1a Rica.A forPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
11925am
Ghana GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana GBC Radio 2
3366do
Italy, IRRS Milan
7125eu
Kenya. Voice of
4935do
Malaysa. RTM Radio 4
7295do
Mongolia. R Ulaanbaatar
11850as
Neth Antilles.TWA Bonaire 11815am
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9700as
Nigeria. Radio
4990do
Nigeria . Voice ol
7255a1
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 15335na
Palau. KHBN
9830va
Russia. Radio Moscow
6065va
9705va
9855va
12020va
15280na
15510va
21755va
S A1rica. Radio Oranje
9630do
Singapore, SBC 1
5010do
Thailand. Radio
9655as
United Kingdom.BBC London6190al
9660eu
9610do
6020pa
9710pa
6080pa
21725as
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15440pa
11870ca
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15115am 17890am
t 1795pa
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1200-1300
1200-1300
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1207-1300 ocasnal
1210-1300
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1226-1300
1230-1300
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1230-1255
7285do
1230-1235
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7160va
9745va
11 710va
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15435va
15585va
7260va
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11850va
15175va
15465va
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7370va
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1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1230-1300
1235-1245
5052do 11940do
11905as
6195na 9410eu
9740as 9750eu
11750as
15070va
15575va
17885al
USA, CSMonitor Boslon MA 9425pa
USA. CSMonitor Boston MA 15665eu
USA. KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA. KTBN Salt Lk City UT 751 Oam
USA. VOA Washington DC 6110as
15425as
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 7315na
USA, WJCR Up1on KY
7490na
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL5950am
17760am
Uzbekh1stan. R Tashkent
5945as
New Zealand, R NZ lnll
9510as
Finland. Radio
15400na
Egypt, Radio Cairo
17595as
South Korea. Radio Korea 9750am
Ghana. GBC Radio 2
7295do
Australia, Radio
5995pa
9580pa
Bangladesh. Radio
15200eu
France. Radio France Intl 9805eu
15365na
India, All India Radio
3925do
17850as
Netherlands. Radio
5955eu
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo 6075as
United Kingdom.BBC London6190a1
9660eu
11750as
15070va
15575va
17885af
Vietnam, Voice of
9840as
Yugoslavia, Radio
17740na
Greece. Voice o1
15635na
11760me
15220na
17640af
21470af
13625as
11940a1
15260sa
17705eu
21660af
13760sa
12095eu
15310as
17790a1
9760au
11715as
15155au
9850sa 11790sa
13595na
6015am
7355am
11830am
9540as
17745as
15470as
21550na
6020pa
71 50pa
9770pa
13755pa
17750eu
11670eu 15155eu
21645na
4860do 11770as
9855eu
9720as
6195na
9740as
11760me
15220na
17640af
21470af
12020as
21605na
15650na
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7240pa
21725pa
15195eu
15145as
9515na
9760eu
12095eu
15310as
17790al
17515na
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SELECTED PROGRAMS
Thursdays
Sundays
1201 BBC PlayOf TheWeek SeeS0101 .
1205 Radio Norway lnt'I. Norway Now. Commentary and 1eatures
on issues and people in Norway.
1230 Radio Korea Echoes 01 Korean Music. See S 0615.
1250 Radio Korea : Shortwave Feedback. See S 0635.
Mondays
1209 BBC Words Of Fa11h Speakers from various faiths discuss
swpture and their beliefs
1215 BBC OuiZ General musical knowledge 1s tesled in "Ned
Sherrin s Counterpoint {3rd, 1Oth), Robert Robinson returns
lor another series of "Brain Of Britain" {through Sept. 6th).
1230 Radio Korea News Commentary See S 0045.
1235 Radio Korea Seoul Calling See M 0620.
1245 BBC Sports Roundup See S 0315.
1255 Radio Korea. Tales From Korea 's Past. See M 0640.
Tuesdays
1209
1215
1230
1235
1245
1255
Wednesdays
1209
1215
1230
1235
1235
1245
1255
Grove Enterprises
1-800-438-8155
MONlTORJNG TIMES
1209
1215
1230
1235
1245
1255
Fridays
1209 BBC: Words 01 Faith. See M 1209.
1215 BBC: Feature. This momh, Gabriel Panos examines 1he
Cold War era in "The World Thal Came In From The Cold."
1230 Radio Korea: News Commentary. See S 0045.
1235 Radio Korea: Let's Sing Together. See F 0620.
1245 BBC: Spons Roundup. See S 0315.
1255 Radio Korea: Let's Learn Korean! See F 0640.
Saturdays
1209
1215
1230
1235
1245
1250
M ay 1993
77
1300 UTC
FREQUENCIES
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1 400
1300-1 400
1300-1330 mtwtfs
\300-1320
1300-\400
1300- 1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-\400
1300-1400 mtwthf
1300-1400
1300-\400
1300-1400
1300-\330
1300-1400 as
1300-1330
1300-1325
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400 ocasnal
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1350
1300-1330 s
1300-1400
\ 300-\ 400
\ 300-\355
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400 vi
1300-1400
1300-1315
1300-1400
2310do
4920do
2485do
961 Odo
2325do
5995pa
\ \85Sas
17550as
Belgium. R Vlaanderen
15445am
Brazil. Radiobras
Canada. CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada. CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada. CKZU Vancouver 6\60do
9635na
Canada, RCI Montreal
China. China Radio Intl
7405na
Costa R1ca,R forPeace Int 7375am
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
\192Sam
2145Sam
Egypt. Radio Cairo
17595as
\S400na
Finland. Radio
Finland, Radio
15400na
Kenya. Voice 01
4935do
Lebanon, Wings of Hope
\ 1530me
Malaysia. RTM Radio 4
7295do
New Zealand. R NZ Intl
9510as
4990do
Nigeria , Radio
Nigeria. Voice of
7255af
North Korea, R Pyongyang 934Seu
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 9590eu
Palau, KHBN
9830va
Philippines, FE BC Manila
\ \99Sas
Poland, Polish R Warsaw
6135eu
Romania. R Romania Intl
11940eu
Russia, Radio Moscow
7330va
9715va
15480va
\SSSOva
\7840va
S Africa , Radio Oran je
9630do
Singapore, SBC 1
5010do
South Korea, Radio Korea 9750na
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 6075as
Australia, ABC Alice Sprg
Australia, ABC Brisbane
Australia. ABC Katherine
Australia. ABC Perth
Australia, ABC Tennant Cr
Australia, Radio
1300-1330
t300-1330
7240pa 9580pa
1375Sas
21810eu
11855na
97\ Sas
13630na
15115am
17820am
11660va
15030na
17490va
1300-1400
1300-1400 as
1300-1400
1300-1400
\300-1400
1300-1 330
15440pa
17890am
21 SSOna
21550na
7285do
9640as 13760am
15335na
7145eu
15365eu
7370va
975Sva
\SS10va
17570va
17860va
9525eu
17720eu
7380va
9890va
15520va
17600va
2\610va
5052do
11940do
15230as
11a1Seu
17850eu
970Sva
11710va
15540va
1773Sva
2\ 785va
1300-1400
1300-\ 400
1300-1 400
1303-1310
1320-1400
1325-1400 mtwhf
1330-1400
1330-1357
1330-1400 mtwhf
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
\330-1400
1330-1400
\ 330-\ 400
1330-1400
1330-1400
1345-1400
7480as
17670as
United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
95\Sna
9760eu
11940af
1s22oam
17640va
21470va
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 9425pa
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 15665eu
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
9815am
USA, KNLS Anchor Point AK 961 Sas
USA, KTBN Sal\ Lk City UT 7510am
USA, VOA Washington DC 6\ \Oas
15425au
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9465na
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 5950am
17760am
Croatia, Croatian Radio
6145eu
Jordan. Radio
9560eu
Kenya, Voice 01
4935do
Austria, R Austria Intl
15450as
Canada, RGI Montreal
6150as
Finland, Radio
15400na
India, All India Radio
9665as
Netherlands, Radio
9890as
Sweden, Radio
15240as
Turkey, Voice of
9675as
UAE, UAE Radio Dubai
\3675eu
United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
9515na
9760eu
11940al
15310as
17705eu
21660af
USA, VOA Washing1on DC 611 0as
Uzbekhistan. R Tashkent
5945as
Vietnam, Voice of
9840as
Vatican State, Vatican R
15090au
t 1690as
21820as
6195va
9660eu
1t750as
12095eu
15310as
17705eu
21660af
949Sna
t3635as
15505as
71BOpa
9740va
11760me
15070va
15420af
\ 7790va
9410eu
9750eu
11a20va
15\0Saf
15575me
17885af
13625as
13760sa
9760au
\ \ 71Sas
\S\ SSau
11790na
13595na
9705na 1183oam
9830eu
953Sas
21550na
11760as
13700as
21625pa
13695na
13830eu
1s12oas
\5145as
17610as
15435as
7180pa
9740va
11 760me
15070va
15575me
17885af
21605as
941 Oeu
9750eu
11820va
15220am
17640va
21470va
9760as 15155au
9540as
t5470as
12020as 1501 0as
17525au
1542Sau
17745as
\5320eu
6195va
9660eu
11750as
12095eu
15420af
17790va
9720as
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
t305 Radio Norway lnt'I: Norway Now. See S 1205.
t330 Radio Austria lnt'I: Austrian Coffee Table. See S 0330.
11BOOpa
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Mondays
1335 Radio Austria Intl Report From Austria. See S 0135.
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
1335 naa10 Austria Int I: Report From Austria. See S 0135.
Thursdays
1335 Radio Austria Int'!: Report From Austria. See S 0135.
Fridays
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FREQUENCIES
14001 500
t 4001500
14001500
1400t 430
1400-t 500
1400-1500
1400-1430
14001500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500 s
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1430
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500 vi
1400-1425 smtwh
1400-1500 lrreg
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500 mtwhf
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500 oc<snal
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500 vi
4920do
6140do
5995pa
11855pa
Australia, VLW6 Wanneroo 6140do
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RGI Montreal
11855am
7405na
China. China Radio Intl
Costa Rica.A forPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador, HCJB Ouno
11925am
France, Radio France Intl
11910as
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
India, All India Radio
9665as
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
15250as
11587am
Israel, Kol Israel
17575eu
llaly, IRAS Milan
7125eu
9535va
Japan, Radio
Jordan, Radio
9560eu
Kenya, Voice of
4935do
Lebanon, King of Hope
6280me
Malaysia, RTM Radio 4
4950do
Malta, V of Mediterranean 11925eu
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9510as
Nigeria. Voice of
7255af
Philippines, FE BC Manila
11995as
Russia, Radio Moscow
6065as
7330as
971Sva
t1675va
15550va
Russia , Radio Moscow
21785va
S Africa, Radio Oranje
9630do
7240pa 9580pa
13755pa
11955am
11a15as
13630na
15115am
15405as
11 760as
17820am
15165as
15030am
17890am
17650me
11soopa
1400-tSOO
1400-t 500 sa
t400-1500
t 400-1500
1400-1500
21455am
15120as
11603na 15640na
17590eu
15650as
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1405
1415-t 500
14151 425
14301500
11815as 11865na
1430-1500
14301500
1430-1435
1430-1 500
1430-1 500
1430-1500
7295do
7135va
7345as
9755na
11710va
17730va
7170as
7370va
9855va
11980va
21610va
7260as
7380as
9890va
15480va
21755va
Singapore, SBC1
5010do
South Korea, Radio Korea 9570as
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 6075as
United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
951 Sna
9760eu
12095eu
17640va
1788Qaf
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 9530as
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 13710na
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 751 0na
USA, VOA Washington DC 6110as
15395as
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9465na
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WYFR Okeechooee FL601 5am
17760am
Vatican State, Vatican R
15090au
Bhutan, BC Service
5025do
Nepal, Radio
3230do
Australia, Radio
5995pa
9560pa
11855pa
Austria, R Austria Intl
6155eu
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
11925am
India, All India Radio
7290do
Myanmar, VO Myanmar
5990do
Netherlands, Radio
9890as
United Kingdom.BBC London6190af
9515na
9760eu
12095eu
17640va
17880al
USA, KJES Mesquile NM
11715na
India. All India Radio
7290do
Mongolia, R Ulaanbaatar
7260as
5052do
11940do
9720as
6195as
9660eu
11 ?SOas
15070va
17705eu
21490va
13625as
7180as
9740as
11a20as
15310as
17790af
2166Qaf
13760am
7125as 9645as
15425as
15105na
13595na
9705na 11550as
941 0eu
9750eu
11940af
15575me
1784Qam
15665eu
9760as
1183Qam
17525au
5005do
6060pa
9580pa
13755pa
11780as
17490va
9950do
7165do
7240pa
9770pa
13730eu
1789Qam
10330do
21490va
21455am
13700as
6195as
9660eu
11 750as
15070eu
17705eu
21470va
15150as
7180as
9740as
11820as
15310as
17790af
2166Qaf
17610as
9410eu
9750eu
1194Qaf
15575me
1784Qam
7260pa
11800pa
10330do
13780as
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
Wednesdays
Mondays
1405 BBC. Outlook. Conversation, con1roversy, and color from
the UK and 1he world.
1415 Radio Korea: News Commentary See S 0045.
1420 Radio Korea Seoul Calling. See M 0620.
1430 BBC : Olf The Shell . See M 0430.
1435 Radio Auslria Inn: Report From Austria See S 0135.
1440 Radio Korea: Tales From Korea's Past See M 0640
1445 BBC : Musical Feature. See S 0445.
Tuesdays
1405
1415
1420
1430
1435
1440
1445
MONITORING TIMES
Thursdays
1405
1415
t 420
1430
1435
1440
1445
Fridays
1405
1415
1420
1430
1435
1440
1445
Saturdays
1401 BBC: Sportswortd. Extensive coverage and results of all the
weekend's sports.
1415 Radio Korea : News Commentary. See S 0045.
1420 Radio Korea: Sites And Sourds. See S 0050.
1435 Radio Korea: From Us To You. See S 0105.
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1500 UTC
FREQUENCIES
1500-1600
1500-1530
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600 s
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1 550
1500-1600
1500 1600 vi
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1515 smwha
1500-1600
1500-1600 ocasnal
1500-1600
1500-1600
15001550
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600 vi
1500-1555
1500-1600
6140do
5995pa
9560pa
11855pa
Canada. CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada. CFVP Calgary
6030do
6130do
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada . CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada. RCI Montreal
11955am
China. China Radio Intl
11815as
Costa Rica.A torPeace Int 7375am
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
11925am
Germany, Deutsche Welle 7185at
17765af
Guam KTWR Agana
15610as
Iraq. Radio Iraq Intl
15250as
11865na
Japan. Radio
Jordan. Radio
9560eu
Malaysia. RTM Radio 4
4950do
Malta V of Mediterranean 11925eu
Mongolia, R Ulaanbaatar
7260as
Myanmar, VO Myanmar
5990do
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9510as
Nigena. Radio
4990do
Nigeria, Voice of
7255af
North Korea. R Pyongyang 9325eu
Philippines. FEBC Manila
11995as
Russia . Radio Moscow
6065na
7345na
9755na
12065va
15540va
S Africa. Radio Oranje
9630do
seychelles. FEBA
9810as
5010do
Singapore. SBC 1
Australia, ABC Brisbane
Australia, Radio
6060pa 7240pa
9580pa 9770pa
13755pa
7260pa
11aoopa
17820am
15165as
13630am 15030am
17490va 17890am
11965al
9735af
21600as
1500t600
1500-t530
1500-1600
15001530
, 500-1530
1500-1600
21455am
13610at
1500-1600 sa
150C-1600
1500-1600
15001600
7295do
15001600
15001600
15001600
1515-1 530
13780as
1530-1600
7285do
15301600
1530 1540 mtwhfa
1530 1545
15355af
9640af
9977af
13785eu
7170na 7260na
7370va 7380na
9780va 9855va
15210va 15465va
15550va 21610va
1111oas
5052do
SELECTED PROGRAM$
Sundays
1509 Deutsche Welle: Religion And Socie1y. News and develop
ments concerning the world's major religions.
1513 Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. German 1ournahsts
provide a perspective on world events
1515 BBC : Concen Hall. This monlh: Bach's "Cantata No. 30"
(2nd); Mozart 's c Minor" (9th) ; Beethoven's siring Quartet
Op. 95" (16th) ; Schumann's "Dlchte~lebe" (23rd); Brahm's
"Third Symphony" (30th).
1534 Deutsche Welle: Pop From Germany. A took at the German
pop music scene.
1535 Radio Austria Int'!: Report From Austria. see S 0135.
Mondays
Deu1sche Welle' Newsline Cologne See M 1109.
BBC Fea1ure See M 0101
BBC. Feature. See M 0115
Deutsche Welle: Monday Special An in1erview or report on
an even! or development wnh special relevance for Africa.
1535 Radio Aus1ria lnl'I: Report From Austria. See S 0135.
7330va
9745va
9890va
15480va
21755va
15330as
11940do
15301600
1530 1600 mtwht
15301600
1545-1600
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1509
1515
1530
1534
Tuesdays
80
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15505at
6195eu
9740va
12095eu
15400eu
17880at
13625as
17670af
7180as
9760eu
15070va
17705eu
21470at
13760am
21s2ome
9410eu
11750as
15260na
17840au
21660af
15665eu
7125as
15205me
15105na
13595na
15215am
11915am
21545am
6060pa
9580pa
9645as
15395as
9700eu
17760am
11935am
15315am
7240pa
11800pa
7260pa
11855pa
15650na 17525na
6140do 7290do
10330do
13700as t5150as
6195eu
9740va
12095eu
15400eu
17880af
17865as
7180as
9760eu
15070va
17705eu
2147Qaf
7412do
17610as
9410eu
11750as
15260na
17840am
21660at
Wednesdays
1509 Deutsche Welle. Newsline Cologne See M 1109
1515 BBC: Talks. See M 0415.
1530 BBC: Comedy/Quiz This month. join Brian Sibley as he
examines !he history of coniuring in "It's Magic!" (excepl
261h: Two Cheers For May, a humorous look al !he month
just past) .
1534 Deu1sche Welle: Living In Germany. See M 0116.
1535 Radio Aus1ria lnl'I Report From Auslria. See S 0135.
Thursdays
1509 Deulsche We11e Newshne Cologne. See M 1109.
1515 BBC. Classics Wnh Kay. See S 2315.
1534 Deutsche Welle Spollight On Sport. Background stories and
coverage of important sporting events.
1535 Radio Aus11ia tnt'I: Report From Austria. see S 0135.
Fridays
9720as
7th Edition
The coneummate DXer'e bible for the first
30 Mt-l z of the radio spectrum .
MONITORING TI MES
Saturdays
1509 Deu1sche Welle: Africa Highlight. A weekly feature on an
importan11opic concerning Africa.
1513 Deu1sche Welle: Development Forum. Reports and interviews on projects and progress in Africa and Asia.
1515 BBC: Sportsworld. See A 1401.
1534 Deutsche Welle: Science And Technology. See M 1634.
1600 UTC
FREQUENCIES
16001630
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
t600-t700
t600-1700
16001700
16001700
1600-t700
16001700
t600-1630
t6001650
1600-t 700
16001700
16001700
1600-1645
1600-1700 vi
1600-1648 ocasnal
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001630 s
16001630
1600-1655
16001630
16001700
t6001700
1600-1700
1600t640 vi
1600-1700
Australia. Radio
5995pa
9560pa
11aaopa
Canada, CFCX Mon1real
6005do
6070do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6030do
Canada. CFVP Calgary
Canada CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada CKZU Vancouver 6160do
China. China Radio Intl
11575al
Costa R1ca,R lorPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
17790me
France, Radio France Intl
11705al
17795al
Georgia, Georgian Radio
9565.3
Germany, Deutsche Welle 6170as
15105as
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
Guam, KSDA Agana
11980as
Guam, KTWR Agana
t5610as
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
t5250as
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9510as
Nigeria, Radio
4990do
Nigeria, Voice of
7255a1
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 15335na
Pakistan, Radio
11570me
21495al
Poland, Polish R Warsaw
7285eu
Russia, AWR Russia
t5125as
Russia, Radio Moscow
6065va
7345va
9660va
9860va
t 1840va
Russia, Radio Moscow
t5550va
S Alnca, Channel Africa
5960al
S Alrica, Radio Oran1e
9630do
Saudi Arabia, BSKSA
9705eu
6060pa 7240pa
9580pa 11aoopa
t3755pa
15110af
13630na
21 455am
12015al
17850at
7260pa
11855pa
151 30af
t5030na
21480me
15530me
17620al
7225as 9875as
15595as 17810as
t 1785as
21680as
16001605
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
1600-t 645
1600 t630
16001700
1600-1100 sa
16001700
16001700
1600-1700
1600-1700
16001700
16001700
1600-t640
t6001630
t630-1700
17860al
t3685al
t5555at
9525eu
11840eu
7170va
7370as
9705va
9890va
t5465va
21755va
7250na
9540va
9715va
9895va
15480va
17558al
1630-1657
16301700
1630-1700 mtwhl
1630-1700
7260na
9590va
9755na
11655va
1ss~ova
1630-1700
1645-1700 s
t 650-1700 mtwhl
Singapore. SBC1
5010do
South Korea, Radio Korea 5975om
Sri Lanka. SLBC Colombo 6075as
Swaziland. TWR
9500al
UAE. UAE Radio Dubai
11795al
United Kingdom.BBC London3915as
9515na
15070va
17860af
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 11580as
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 13710na
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT 15590am
USA. VOA Washington DC 1192Daf
15255al
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 9465am
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 11830am
21525al
Vatican State, Vatican R
15090au
Vietnam, Voice of
12020eu
Australia, Radio
5995pa
7260pa
11910pa
Canada, RCI Montreal
7150as
Egypt, Radio Cairo
15255af
Portugal, Radio
2t St Sme
United Kingdom.BBC London391 Sas
7160as
9740va
15070va
15420al
21660af
USA, VOA Washington DC 6180eu
15205me
Guam, KTWR Agana
15610as
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
9675pa
5052do
9870af
9720as
11940do
13675eu
6190af
9740va
t5260na
t7880al
t3625va
17555am
15320eu
6195eu
11750as
15310as
21470af
17510na
21 605eu
9410eu
12095va
15400eu
2166Dal
2164Dal
11995al
15320al
15105am
13595na
15215na
2t615af
17865au
t501oeu
6060pa
9560pa
13755pa
9555as
1371Dal
1544Sal
15205me
19261al
15355am
17760eu
6080pa
9580pa
7240pa
11aaopa
5975as 6190al
6195eu
9410eu 9515na 9630af
11720as 11750as 12095va
15260na 1531 Oas 15400eu
17860af 17880al 21470al
9700eu 9760me 11855me
15245me
9720eu
SELECTED PROGRAMS
Sundays
Tuesdays
1605
1609
1615
1615
1634
t635
1645
1609
1615
1615
1620
1634
Mondays
1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
1615 BBC : New Ideas. A look at the latest technology, innova
tions. and new products.
161 5 Radio Korea: News Commentary. See S 0045.
1620 Radio Korea: Seoul Calhng. See M 0620
1634 Deutsche Welle . Science And Technology. New scientific
and technological developmems.
1635 BBC Talks. This month, wonder "Whatever Happened
To ...?" famous people (3rd, 10th). then visit poetic settings
in "Hallowed Ground" (17th, 24th, 31st).
1640 Radio Korea : Tales From Korea's Past See M 0640.
1645 BBC. The World Today. A look at a topical aspect ol the
international scene.
Wednesdays
1609
1615
1615
1620
1634
1640
1645
Thursdays
1609 Deutsche Welle Newsline Cologne. See M 1109.
1615 BBC: Networlt UK. Issues and events allecting people
across the UK.
MONITORING TIMES
1615
1620
1634
1640
1645
Fridays
1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M t 109.
1615 BBC: Science In Ac1ion. The latest in science and
technology.
1615 Radio Korea : News Commentary. See S 0045.
1620 Radio Korea: Let's Sing Together. See F 0620.
1634 Deutsche Welle: Spotlight On Sport. See H 1534.
1640 Radio Korea: Let's Learn Korean! See F 0640.
1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.
Saturdays
1609
1615
1615
1620
1623
1634
1635
May 1993
81
1700 UTC
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700 1730 mtwhf
17001800
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800 as
1700-1715
17001800 irreg
17001800
1700-1800
1700-1800 mtwhf
1700-1750
1700-1730 5
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1730
t 700-1730
17001715
1700-1730
1700-1800
1700-1800 sa
1700-1800
1700-1800
1700-1800
17001800
1700-1 800
1700-1800 smtwhf
1700-1800
17151730
17301800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1730-1800
1745-1800
82
9535me
5880pa
7240pa
11910pa
Azerbaijan, R Dada Gorud 9840as
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
6070do
Canada. CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RGI Montreal
5995eu
17820eu
China, China Radio Intl
9570as
Costa Rica.A forPeace Int 7375na
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
15270me
Egypt, Radio Cairo
15255af
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
4915do
Guam, KSDA Agana
13720as
Israel, Kol Israel
11587eu
llaly. IRAS Milan
71 25eu
7140au
Japan, Radio
Jordan, R Jordan. Amman 9560eu
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
6035pa
Nonh Korea. R Pyongyang 9325eu
Norway. Radio Norway Intl 9655eu
Pakistan, Radio
9420eu
7170as
Russia, Radio Moscow
7370as
9755na
S Africa, Channel Africa
5960af
Saudi Arabia, BSKSA
9705eu
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 6075as
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
3985eu
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
9885af
United Kingdom.BBC London3915as
9410eu
15070va
21660af
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 11580as
USA, CSMoni1or Boston MA 13710na
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 15590am
USA, VOA Washington DC 6040me
11995af
15445af
USA, WHRI Noblesville IN 13760am
USA. WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
9465eu
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 21 soova
Vatican State. Vatican R
6245eu
Bulgana, Radio Sofia
6235eu
Netherlands, Radio
6020af
Romania, R Romania Intl
15340af
Sweden, Radio
6065af
United Kingdom.BBC London6 180eu
941 Oeu
15070va
21660af
Vatican State. Vatican R
11625af
India, All India Radio
7412me
May 1993
17745af
5995pa
7260pa
6060pa
9580pa
6080pa
11880pa
7235eu
21545eu
11575as
13630na
17790me
13650eu
15345as
15030na
21455me
21480na
11675as
15640eu
17575af
9535na
11865as
17775ma
9640af
11570eu
7250na
9540na
9860va
17710af
9720eu
9720as
6165eu
13635af
6180eu
9515na
15400af
15325eu
9977af
11 ?0Seu
7260as
9685va
9890va
7345as
9705va
12osova
9535eu
15430af
6195eu
9740va
t 5420af
17635af
7325eu
12095va
17880af
13625va 17510na
17555am
21640af
9700va
9760me
13710af 15205m
19261am
15105am
13595na
11920af
e 15320af
7250af
9560eu
7120af
t5365af
9645me
6195eu
9740va
t5400af
9645me
9700na
21 5t5af
17720af
t5270af
7160me
11720as
15420af
15090af
9950eu
17730af
11620eu
11720na
21590af
17745af
7325eu
12095va
17780af
11860af
MONITORING TIMES
1800 UTC
1800- t 900 twhfs
1800-t900
18001830
1800-1900
18001900
18001900
18001900
18001900
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1830
18001900
1800- t 827
18001900
18001830
18001 900
18001900
1800 1900 as
1800-1900
1800-1900 irreg
18001900
1800 1850 smtwhf
1800-1855
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1830
1800-1900
1800 1900 sa
1800-1900
t 800-1900 irreg
1800-1900
18001900
18001900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1830
1815-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1855
830-1900
1830-1900
1830-1900
1840-1850 mtwhfa
1850-1900 smtwhf
6060pa
9580pa
17820af
15030am
7345eu
21480eu
6080pa
11880pa
9605eu
11620eu
11860a1
9755va
11685au
13670va
9785va
11770va
15425va
61 95eu
9740va
15070va
7160va
11720as
15400af
13840na
15665eu
9700eu
13710a1
15580af
21625af
9760me
15205me
17650af
15010eu
9880me
13730af
11755eu
21515af
21590af
6195eu
11955au
15420af
7325eu
12095va
17880a1
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INSTANTLY FIND AND DISPLAY ALL CTCSS AND DIGITAL CODES, INCLUDING SPLIT CHANNEL AND
INVERTING CODES.
On board memory retains all hit and time information which is then transferred to a printer or computer via a RS 232 port
upon command. Time is stored in seconds and hits in units. In the event of power loss, the FINDER will maintain memory
for up to three weeks. (Memory and real time clock optional)
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0013 W 0 R L D S E R V I ( E
1900 UTC
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1950
1900-191 5 mtwhta
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-1930 s
1900-2000 s
1900-2000 smtwhl
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1930 s
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1930
1900-2000
1900-2000 sa
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-1930
1910-1920
1930-1957
1930-2000
1930-2000 la
1930-2000
1930-2000
t930-2000
1930-2000
1930-2000
1935-1955
1940-2000 smwha
1945-2000
1950-2000
Australia, Radio
5880pa
7240pa
11855pa
Canada. CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toron10
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RCI Montreal
13670al
China, China Radio Intl
6955al
Costa Rica .A lorPeace lnl 7375am
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
17490va
Germany, Deutsche Welle 9640at
13690al
17765af
Greece, Voice al
7450eu
India, All India Radio
7412me
Israel, Kol Israel
t 1587na
1565Qal
Japan. Radio
9535na
Kuwait. Radio
13620na
Lebanon, King ol Hope
6280me
Morocco, ATV Marocaine
t1920as
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
11735pa
Nigeria, Radio
3326do
Nigeria. Voice ol
7255al
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 15220va
Romania, R Romania Intl
6105eu
Russia. Radio Moscow
7170va
9785va
11840va
15425va
Saudi Arabia, BSKSA
9705eu
Spain, Spanish Natl Radio 9675al
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 9720eu
Swaziland. TWA
3200al
United Kingdom.BBC London3255at
6195va
9740as
1540Qal
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 9355eu
2164Qaf
USA, CSMomtor Boston MA 17555am
USA KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 15590am
USA, VOA Washington DC 3990al
11920at
1541Qaf
19261am
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN 13760na
USA, WINS Red Lion PA
15295eu
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
9465eu
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 15355eu
Vietnam, Voice al
9840eu
Botswana, Radio
3356al
Czech Republic, R Prague 6055eu
Iran. VOIRI Tehran
9022va
Kazakhstan, R Alma Ata
3955do
5970eu
11825eu
15285eu
17605eu
Netherlands, Radio
17605al
Poland, Polish R Warsaw
7145eu
Sa1pan, KFBS
9465as
United Kingdom.BBC London3255al
6195va
9740as
15400af
Yugoslavia, Radio
61 OOeu
Italy, RAI Rome
7275eu
11790eu
Mongolia. R Ulaanbaatar
Bulgaria , Radio Sofia
6235eu
Vatican State, Vatican R
5885eu
5995pa 6060pa
7260pa 9580pa
11asopa 119tOpa
15260al
9440al
13630am
17790eu
11740al
1379oat
soaopa
11720pa
9375eu
9950eu 11620eu
11603na 11675as
17575na
11865pa
21480eu
11a1oa1
1539Qal
11asoa1
15640na
4990do
17730va
7195eu
7260va
9860va
11920va
15485va
9720eu
9685eu
151 20eu
3240al
6005al
7160me
11955au
17880al
9430pa
7225eu
9685va
9890va
12050va
17605va
61 BOeu
9410va
12095va
13840na
2000-2030
2000-2015
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2 100
2000-2100
2000-2015
17820al
15030am
21455eu
11785al
15350al
2000 UTC
9725va
11770va
13670va
6190at
9630al
15070va
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-201 Omtwht
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2030
2000-201 o smwha
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2030
2000-2050
2000-2025
2000-2030 mtwhl
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2045
2000-2030
2000-2030
15665eu
2000-2100
9525as
11995al
15495al
9700eu
13710al
15580al
11870as
1532Qal
17800al
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
17835na
13595na
21615al
12020eu
4830at
7345eu
15260va
5035do
7115eu
15215eu
15315eu
17730eu
21590al
9525eu
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
15010eu
7255al
5260do
9505eu
15250eu
15360eu
17765eu
5960eu
9690eu
15270eu
15385eu
21 490eu
2000-2030
2005-2100
2010-21 oo sa
2025-2100
2025-2045
2030-2100
2030-2100
6005al
7160me
t 1955au
t7880at
7200al
971 Oeu
11 asoeu
6180eu
941 0va
12095va
6190al
9630al
15070va
11800eu
2030-2035
2030-2100
2030-2035
2030-2057
2030-2100
2030-2100
7250eu
2030-2100
2030-2100
84
May 1993
MONITORING TIMES
Australia, Radio
5880pa
7240pa
11855pa
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
6235eu
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada , RCI Montreal
11945eu
17820eu
China, China Radio Intl
6950eu
11 715al
Ecuador. HCJB Quito
17790eu
Ghana. GBC Radio 1
4915do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
Indonesia, V of, Jakarta
9675eu
Kenya, Voice ol
4935do
Kuwait, Radio
13620na
Lebanon, King ol Hope
6280me
LRhuania, R Vilnius
9710eu
Mongolia, R Ulaanbaatar
11ssoeu
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
15120pa
Nigeria, Radio
3326do
Nigeria. Voice ol
7255al
North Korea, R Pyongyang 6576eu
Poland, Polish R Warsaw
7145eu
Portugal, Radio
11740eu
Russia, Radio Moscow
4795va
7205va
9870va
21480va
Saudi Arabia, BSKSA
970Seu
Swaziland, TWA
3200al
Switzerland, Swiss R Intl
9885al
Unhed Kingdom.BBC London5975na
7325eu
12095va
1788Qal
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 1566eu
17555sa
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Salt Lk City UT 15590am
USA, VOA Washington DC 6040eu
13710al
15445al
11sooa1
21625al
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN 13760al
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
9465eu
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 7355eu
17610na
Vatican State, Vatican R
9645al
Syria. Radio Damascus
12085na
Kenya, Voice ol
4935do
Belgium. R Vlaanderen
5910eu
Italy, RAI Rome
7235me
Australia, Radio
ssaopa
7260pa
Canada, RC! Montreal
5995eu
15325eu
Croatia, Croatian Radio
6t45eu
Egypt, Radio Cairo
15375al
Latvia, Radio Riga
5935do
Slovakia, Slovak Radio
734Seu
South Korea, RadlO Korea 6480al
United Kingdom.BBC London5975na
7325va
12095va
USA. WHAi Noblesville IN 17835va
Vietnam. Voice ol
9840eu
5995pa 6060pa
7260pa 9580pa
1t880pa t1910pa
9560na
sosopa
11120as
13650eu 13670eu
17875eu
9440at
9920eu
1s11oaf
21455am 21480eu
15325eu
11 Sooeu
I 1752eu
12015eu
4990do
9345eu
9525eu
9640at
9977al
4825va
9685va
9890va
7170va
9725va
15425na
7t80va
9785va
17605na
9720eu
3240at
12035at
6180eu
941 Ova
15070va
21660af
9455as
13635at
6195va
9740as
15260sa
15505al
7160as
11955au
15340au
13770eu
15665eu
9700eu
15160eu
15495al
17895al
9760eu
15205eu
15580al
t 9261eu
1111oeu
1541Qal
17650al
21485al
17835va
13595na
t5420na
t5355na 15566eu
17750al 21525eu
11 625al 15090at
15095na
15585eu
21615na
9905eu
9575me
5995pa
9580pa
7235eu
1782Qal
9830eu
11soome
6060pa
11720pa
13650eu
17650al
13830eu
7240pa
1t855pa
t367Qaf
17875eu
7550me
6005al
941 Ova
15340au
t5575eu
6180eu
9630at
t5400al
6195va
11955au
12020eu 15010eu
2100 UTC
21002130
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002129
21002t30
2t002200
2t002200
2t002200
2t002t30
21002130
21002200
21002t 50
21002200
2t002200
2t002200
21002200
21002130
21002136 smtwhf
21002200
2100-2130 s
2t002130 mtwhl
2t002200
21002200
21002130
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002105
21002200
21002200
21002130
2t002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21002200
21 002110
21102200
21152200
21152200
21152130 mtwhf
21302200
2130-2200
21302200
2130-2200
21302200 smtwhl
21302200
21302200
21302200
21392200
2145-2200
Australia, Radio
5995pa
9645pa
11s1opa
Canada, CFCX Mon1rea1
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronto
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RGI Montreal
5995eu
t5325eu
China, China Radio Intl
9920eu
China China Radio Intl
6950eu
Costa Rica .A forPeace Int 7375na
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba t5165eu
Czech Republic, R Prague 5960eu
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
21455va
Egypt, Radio Cairo
t5375af
Germany, Deutsche Welle 9640af
t3690as
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
49t5do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
Hungary, Radio Budapest 6tt0eu
Japan, Radio
tt8t5me
t5280pa
Lebanon, King ol Hope
6280me
New Zealand, A NZ Intl
t 1735pa
Nigeria, Radio
3326do
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 15180va
Portugal. Radio
t525Qaf
Romania, A Romania Intl
5955eu
9690eu
Russia, Radio Moscow
4795va
7180va
9785va
12050na
17665va
South Korea, RadlO Korea 6480af
Spam, Spanish Natl Radio 6130eu
Sri Lanka, SLBC Colombo 15120as
Sweden, Radio
6065af
Syria, Radio Damascus
12085na
Turkey, Voice of
9445eu
Ukraine, A Ukraine inti
5960eu
9635eu
United Kingdom.BBC London3225af
6195va
9590na
15260sa
USA, CSMonuor Boston MA 9455as
17555sa
USA. KCBI Dallas TX
15375va
USA, KTBN Sal1 Lk City UT 15590na
USA, VOA Washington DC 13710va
t5580af
USA, WHAi Noblesville IN t3760am
USA, WINB Red Lion PA
15t85eu
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na
USA, WMLK Bethel PA
9465eu
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
USA, WYFR Okeechobee FL 7355eu
Vatican State, Vatican R
5885eu
Sy11a. Radio Damascus
t2085na
Egypt. Radio Cairo
9900eu
Finland, Radio
9730eu
United Kingdom.BBC Carib t 5390ca
Australia, Radio
95~0pa
11880pa
Austria. A Austria inti
5945eu
Ecuador, HCJB Quno
17490va
Kazakhstan, A Alma Ala
3955do
5970eu
11825eu
15285eu
t7605eu
Lebanon, King of Hope
6280me
Sweden, Radio
6065eu
United Kingdom, BBC Flk Is t3660sa
United Kingdom.BBC London3225af
6t95va
9590na
t5260sa
New Zealand, R NZ Intl
t7770pa
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
9700na
6060pa 9540pa
1t 720pa 1t 855as
9580pa
t t880pa
7235eu
17820af
11715af
9920eu
t3630na
13650eu
17850af
t5110af
t 1500eu
15030na
13670af
17875eu
6055eu
7345eu
9605eu
9670as
151 35af
9765as
15350af
11785as
t5360as
9835eu 1t910eu
11840as 11925va
15430eu 1781 Oas
15195pa
17890au
4990do
6105eu
7195eu
7225eu
4825va
7205va
9860va
13670va
17690va
7550me
711 5va
9725va
9870va
15425na
21480na
15575eu
7150va
9750va
9890va
17605na
9655af
15095na
7340eu
15135na
6005a!
7325eu
12095va
15370as
13840pa
9600eu
15570eu
6180eu
9410eu
15070al
t5400al
15665eu
15290af 15410af
17800al t9261a1
17835na
15495af
21485al
7250eu
9865eu
5975ca
7180pa
11955pa
15340au
13770eu
t7750af
22002230
22002230
220022t5
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002229
22002230
22002300
22002300
22002230
22002300
22002245
220022L5
2200-2300
22002300
22002230
22002300 irreg
2200-2225
22002300 smtwha
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002230
22002210
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
22002300
2200-2300
2200-2300
22002230
22002300
13595va
15420na
15566eu
7250eu
15095na
2200 UTC
21525eu
11 a1oeu
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9645pa
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5035do
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17730eu
11720pa
11855pa
9880va
21455va
5260do
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15250eu
15360eu
17765eu
13730al
21480eu
5960eu
9690eu
t5270eu
15385eu
21490eu
9655pa
11955as
5975ca
7t80pa
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9760eu 11825eu
9540as 9645pa
11880pa 15320pa
Bulgaria, Radio Sofia
9700na 11720na
Canada, CFCX Montreal
6005do
Canada, CFRX Toronlo
6070do
Canada, CFVP Calgary
6030do
Canada, CHNX Halifax
6130do
Canada, CKZU Vancouver 6160do
Canada, RCI Montreal
5960na 5995eu
11705as 11730ca
15305ca
China, China Radio Intl
3985eu 7170eu
Costa Rica.A lorPeace Int 7375ca 13630ca
Cuba, Radio Havana Cuba 6180va
Czech Republic, R Prague 5960eu 6055eu
Ecuador, HCJB Quito
17790eu 21455am
Egypt, Radio Cairo
9900eu
Finland, Radio
9730eu
t1740eu
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
491 5do
Ghana, GBC Radio 2
7295do
India, All India Radio
7412eu 9910eu
11 715eu 15265eu
Iraq, Radio Iraq Intl
152109U
Italy, AAI Rome
5990as 9710as
Malaysia, ATM Radio 4
7295do
New Zealand, A NZ Intl
15120pa
Nigeria, Radio
3326do 4990do
Russia, Radio Moscow
7115va
7170va
9520va 9685va
9735va 9750va
9860va 9870va
15425na 17570va
Russia, Radio Moscow
17690va 21480na
501 Odo 5052do
Singapore, SBC1
Swi1zerland, Swiss A Intl
9810sa 9885sa
Syria, Radio Damascus
12085na 15095na
Taiwan, VO Free China
9850eu 11915eu
9605na 11710na
UAE, Radio Abu Dhabi
Ukraine, A Ukraine Intl
4795eu 601Oeu
7240eu 9710eu
Uniled Kingdom.BBC London5970eu 5975na
9410al
9570pa
9915sa 11750sa
15070va 15260sa
USA, CSMonitor Boston MA 9465na 13625as
USA, KCBI Dallas TX
15725va
USA, KTBN Sall Lk City UT 15590am
USA, VOA Washington DC 6030sa 7120as
15185as 15290as
17820as
USA. VOA Washington DC 7120as 9770as
15290au 15305au
USA, WH Ai Noblesville IN 13760na
USA, WINS Red Lion PA
15185eu
USA, WJCR Upton KY
7490na 13595na
USA, WANO New Orleans LA
15420na
USA. WYFR Okeechobee FL 17610na 17750eu
USA,KGEI San Francisco CA 15280sa
Yugoslavia, Radio
61 ooau 7200eu
Croatia, Croalian Radio
6145eu 9830eu
Australia, Radio
9645pa 11720pa
15320pa 15365pa
Israel, Kol Israel
7465eu 9435na
11675eu 17575eu
Lilhuan a, Radio Vilnius
9675eu 9710eu
Sweden, Radio
6065eu
USA, VOA Washington DC 9530eu 11905me
Greece, Voice ol
11645au
Armenia, Radio Yerevan
7440eu 11 980eu
India, All India Radio
9910as 11745as
17830as
USA, WINS Red Lion PA
15145eu
Vatican Staie, Va1ican A
7310au 9600au
11720pa
15365as
11855as
17795pa
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11875na
9755eu
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11810eu
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Canada, CBC Northern Svc
Canada, CFCX Montreal
Canada, CFRX Toronto
Canada, CFVP Calgary
Canada. CHNX Halifax
Canada. CKZU Vancouver
Costa Rica, AWA Alajuela
Cos1a Rica.A forPeace Int
Ecuador, HCJB Ou110
Ghana, GBC Radio 1
Ghana. GBC Radio 2
Guam, KSDA Agana
India. All India Radio
11855va
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Iraq Radio Iraq lnU
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Japan, Radio
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Malaysia, ATM Radio 4
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Nonh Korea, R Pyongyang 11700am
Norway, Radio Norway Intl 11795am
Russia, Radio Moscow
4795va
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Thailand, Radio
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Turkey, Voice of
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Sundays
Fridays
Saturdays
Mondays
2305 BBC : World Business Report The 1a1es1 news from 1he
marke1s worldwide.
2315 BBC Talks. This monlh, join me in asking, "Bui Why A
Degree? ' (3rd) before ca1chingano1her series of ' The Learning World" (lhrough Augus1 2nd).
2330 BBC Mul111rack 1 Tim Smi1h presents lhe smash singles on
1he UK pop-music charts.
Tuesdays
2305 BBC. World Business Report. See M 2305.
231 5 BBC Concen Hall See S 151 5
Wednesdays
The English
Department staff
of TRT The Voice of
Turkey.
Thursdays
2305 BBC . World Business Report. See M 2305.
2315 BBC : Music Review News and fealures from 1he world of
classical music
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May 1993
89
new?
Larry Miller
Radio
Magazine
on Tape
Space Radio
The llamsat l/andbook is a
new book dedicated lo amateur
radio satellites. It is thorough,
concise and packed with information.
TI1e history of hamsats
parallels roughly the history of the
so-called space age, a time when
outer-space technological triumphs
sccmcd lo scream from the
nation's ncwspapcn: on an almost
wcck ly basis. Covcring so much
information, even when you
concentrate entirely on hamsals, is
a massive task.
Author Anthony R. "Tony"
Cunis documents every amateur
satellite that has been, is now, or
is on the drawing hoard. There is
historical infonnation, frequencies,
even titillating "inside" anecdotes
that make for interesting reading.
There is - if one can criticize
the book at all - too much
information and the author delivers
it in one staccato machine gun
burst after another. Curtis writes
like a man with the world's
greatest story to tell, and on ly 24
hours to li ve. A linle editing
would have made thi s a more
readable, accessible book.
Still, it's a good one. Chapters
include a snap course in satellite
history, individual satellite
profiles, hams in space (astronauts), modes and frequencies,
balloons, mt:tcors and the moon.
90
May 1993
.........- .. - -.
Repeater
Maps
FBcnterpriscs is now offering
their 2 meter amateur repeater
maps in color. Tht: maps arc
available for all 50 states
(California is split into north and
south) as well as the Canadian
provinces, Central American
countries, and all islands of the
Caribbean.
The cards arc 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"
and are laminated in plastic. Each
is $3.95 from 15800 NW 31st Ct.,
Vancouver, Washington 98685.
Tell them that you read about it
in MT.
Toll Free
Hamming
Interested in ham radio?
Lonely and just want to chat
about radio? The American Radio
Relay League has installed a tollfree number for people wanting
free information on gelling a ham
license. Call 1-800-32-NEW
HAM and receive a booklet
entitled, "You're Invited ...Getting
Started in Amateur Radio," a list
of local test centers and details on
(ARRL) study materials. The line
is answered live, although the
hours of operation arc not
specified. Mention MT if you can.
Pirate
Logbook
The name Andrew Yoder is
probably familiar to pirate DXers.
1993
Worldwide
Pirate Radio
Logbook
........
..,_-
Andrew Tuder
Software
Eric Svenson, Jr. , has released
computer software for the Drake
R8 communications receiver.
Previously marketed during beta
testing as a much-simplified
shareware program called DX-
Ham Link
is also a
Monitor Link
Several issues ago, we ran an
item about a product that allowed
Phone in the
Clouds
You're on your way to the top
of Mount Everest for a very
special DXpedition and you
realize tllat you need a PL252
connector. How do you get in
touch with the Sherpas who will
be stocking the next camp?
MAGNAphone.
MAGNAphone is the world's
lightest, most compact satellite
telephone. You can call from any
place on the planet, immediately
... For vital information ... To file
your loggings with Gayle Van
Hom ... Or just to say hello.
Weighing only 50 pounds, tlie
Chicago,
Texas, San
Diego, Utah
Scanners
There have been a handful of
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From the
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The Bcarcat Radio C lub is
now offering the official 1993
FCC frequency microfiche for sale
al S I 5.00 postpaid, per stale. The
information is cross-referenced by
location and contains every
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Send check or money order Lo
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Optoelectronics
Interceptor
Neither fish nor foul - tJiis ancient
proverb may well apply to the unusual R 10
FM Communications Interceptor released
recently from Opotoelcctronics.
Spanning 30 MHz through 2 GHz, the
RI 0 continuously searches rapidly through
tJie spectrum looking for local FM signals.
Once discovered, the device stays on iliat
frequency until ilic signal goes off the air,
then it resumes its search.
The RI 0 is a test instrument, not a
scanner; it cannot be prograrnnicd for a par-
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ticular frequency, it only monitors FM - not
AM - signals, it will not read out the frequency of a signal, it won't respond to weak
signals, nor can it remain on frequency between transmissions.
While it may be marginally useful for
listening to two-way communications close by
- if there are no other stronger signals which
will capture the RI O's detector- its primary
application is for quick testing of an FM trans mitter (no AM capability) without needing to
know its frequency.
Herc it shines, for within a fraction of a
second the RIO automatically zeroes in on any
FM signal of at least -40 dBm (2250 microvolts) intensity and reads out its deviation. It
will also show the relative signal strength on
an LED light bar. A speaker provides detected
audio; a plug-in earphone affords private monitoring or use in a noisy environment.
The RI 0 can also be used as a "magic
wand" hidden transmitter detector; under certain conditions the device can be used to find
a room bug. The telescoping whip (supplied)
can be disconnected from the BNC connector
to accommodate a variety of specialized antennas, or the optional Opto prcselectors which
extend its monitoring range from a few feet to
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lead.
2) Tum the scanner upside-down with the face away from you and remove the two side screws
holding the faceplate; tilt it forward.
3) Carefully pry up and unplug, using a jewelers screwdriver or pointed tool, the edges of the
connectcr on the 1ransparent cable so that the faceplate can be tilted fully forward.
4) Locate the copper/plastic shield under the faceplate; unsolder and remove it.
5) Unsolder the resistor marked "4 72" as shown in the illustration.
1l1is completes the modification. Plug the cable back in place and test the scanner by entering
"870.000" (channel spacing is still 12.5 kHz, not 30 kHz). Reassemble the scanner.
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Yaesu FRG-100
The Little Radio That Could (With Help)
Worthwhile Features
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Performance Pluses
ln most respects, the performance of the
FRG-100 shines. Sensitivity at shortwave frequencies is excellent-lo-superb, and good-10exccllcnt at AM and longwave frequencies.
Blocking is excellent. Image rejection is superb,
as is the AGC threshold. Front-end selectivity
and phase noise both cam a good rating. And
distortion in SSB is low - the worst measurement was a mere 0.5%. Quite a commendable
showing for a receiver that can be delivered to
your door for less than $600!
The HB-232
Dreadful Bandwidths
But there arc also some reasons not to smile.
The AM "wide" bandwidth, specified to be 6
kHz, actually measures 7.6 kHz al -6 dB. While
this is broada than it should be, at -60 dB , this
bandwidth measures a whopping 17.9 kHz! In
practice, cruising one of the international broadcasting bands in t11c AM "wide" bandw idth can
result in a series of howling hc tcrodyncs that
greatly diminish the listening experience.
It gets worse. The AM narrow bandwidth,
which is supposed Lo be4 kHz, measures 6.9 kHz
at -6 dB - that 's 72% over specilication - and
17.2 kH z at -60 dB! If you guessed that the
listener can't hear much difference between the
AM wide and AM narrow bandwidths, you're
right.
Fortunately, the SSB band width, which
measures 2.6 kHz at -6 dB and only 3.7 kHz at
-60 dB works very well for listening to programs
and utility signals in the single-sideband mode.
All three filters - AM wide, AM narrow, and
SSB - cam good ratings for their ultimate
rejection.
If you tire of trying to scan the bands using
tlle overly broad AM-wide or AM-narrow band
widtlls, you can change tlle default liller for any
mode. So, for ex ample, t11c default bandwidtll for
AM -narrow can be changed from 6.9 kHz (4 kHz
nominal) to 2.6 kHz (2.4 kHz nominal), the
sin gle-sideband bandwidth. this is done through
tllc receiver's software. It is very quick and easy,
and can be changed back if you don't like the
results.
Unfortunately, using the 2.6 kHz SSB bandwidtll in the AM mode produces audio that
sounds "choked." Moving tllc frequency up or
down 1.5 kHz or so from tlle center frequency
greatly improves readability, with audio quality
becoming more natural. A lthough detuning also
tends to increase distortion , it's usually a worth
while tradeoff against the otllcr benefits derived.
Ln all, whichever AM-bandwidtll default pair
you select, the end result is disappointing. Two
of the three bandwidths arc too wide, whereas the
tllird doesn't sound up to snuff unless the set is
tuned off frequency.
Other findings weren ' 1 so worthy. The dy namic range of tll is receiver , measured in our lab
tests at "real world" 5 kHz spacing, comes in with
only a fair rating. We found much more distortion
in the AM mode than in SSB - of the six
distortion measurements we made in AM mode,
half were 4% or above, a fair showing, and only
one was as low as l %.
Ln addition , the FRG- l 00 is not equipped
witll an internal AC power supply. Instead, an
external transformer is supplied that remains on
whenever it is plugged in, regardless of whether
tllc receiver is on or not. Because on rare occa
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C01DpUters (!I
radio
John Catalano
Two Days of
House Cleaning or
How I Found My C-64 Software!
poorly; they didn' t work. So after sending the C64 for repair, I reported tliat I had it back. I did.
Problem was it still didn't work. So much for
getting value for money. In desperation, I repaired
the second one myself ovcrone weekend and spent
a "you-owe-me" c.Te<lit witl1 my wife.
Ready to go, I got up at 6 am last Saturday ready
to grab the software and get into high gear. By one
in the afternoon 1 was still nmning through the
house yelling at tl1e black hole that 1 was sure had
eaten all the C-64 software. I couldn't find oncC64 disk! By the time the sun was going down, trying
to make my wife understand that I had looked in
the closet she had suggested hours ago, and ripping
apart a three car garage, I finally found it! So here
we really go!
As I said, I have collected tl1is software from
various places. I'm not sure which arc still avail able, or which arc exclusively European or American. The enclosed table is a list of program names ,
functions, format (Q i sk/~asscttc/C!Y:tridge), additional equipment required (Iuningllnil/Tu;coder/
lnterface) and manufacturer or author (if known).
I had switched to the C-64 in about J984 from
the Atari 800. Although the Atari was a superior
Function
CWIRTTY/ASC
CM-64
COM-IN
AIRDISK
MBA-TOR
FAX16.5
GEOSAT
CAT
CATBASE
ME-CAT
WORLDCLOCK
CW/ATTY
CAR(2)
C/R/ASISSTV
CAR
CIR/AS/TOR
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CIR/AS/TOR
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FAX/SSTV
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Sat Position
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CAT FRG9600
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Database for CAT above
CAT Frg8800
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AMSAT PREDICTION
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DX CHECKER
DIGISAT VHF/HF SATPIX
EUROFAX
HF FAX
VIS IFAX
HF FAX
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Ham Simulator
KB1MA ATTY
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MFJ-1265
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CW Trans
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Microlog, Gaithersburg , MD: now
called G&G Electronics
Newsome Elec., Trenton, Ml
Computer World, Holland
G&G Elec., Gaithersburg, MD
AEA, Lynnwood, MA
Public Domain, Holland
Public Domain, USA
Don Rasmussen
Don Rasmussen, Oceanside, CA
Modern Electronics Mag, Feb 88
Brookfield Soft, PB66, 5240 AB,
Rosmalen. Netherlands
AM SAT
C6A & N6NB Hayden Book Co.
KC6A & N6NB Hayden Book Co.
F. VerGeest & J. Schot, Holland
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LETTERS cont'd
The reception lasted about 1/2 hour with frequent station IDs. I'm sure
that I didn '1 make a mistake. Could I have just been al the right place at
the right tim e?"
I don '1 sec why not, K.S.; stranger things have happened. That' s one
of the things that makes the radio hobby so addicting ! Thanks for sharing
your "once in a blue moon" catch. Do some of the rest of you have a logging
of a lifetime you'd like to brag about?
Computerphobia
Lest our readers fear M'f' is changing its usual balance of aniclcs, l
want to ass11rc you that this month' s emphasis on computers is intentional,
but not a permanent trend. We wanted to demonstrate the many things
that arc made e asier, or perhaps only made possible, by means of a
computer, as well as to reassure you that computers arc becoming
increasing ly user-friendly.
Even though he is no beginner, you can tell that Rill Grove is very
excited by the T andy " Sensation!" computer and its case of use. But
anyth ing it can do c an also be done by other personal computers with the
right accessories. Or. you can start from where you arc , with the cqui pmcnt
you have -even the Commodore 64 is still a viable radio tool, as you 'll
sec in the "Computers and Radio" column.
As you get into computers, you'll find more and more resources for
the radio hobbyi st, but sometimes software and bulle tin boards can be
hard to find until you get on a few mailing lists. One person who has
Rachel Baughn,
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Most of the parts for the Figure l circuit can
be bought from surplus electronics dealers. The
12-MHz crystal and other pans arc stocked by
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This project should provide a weekend of fun
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antenna topics
FEEOPOINT
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MONITOR I NG T IMES
Reme>te
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Gre>up
1985
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success in using th is antenna. Check the propagation charts and shortwave guide in Monitoring
Times for help in predicting when the signals you
want arc likely Lo be "coming in."
Antenna History
If you like Lo read about antennas (which you
must, since you 're reading this column) you will
most likely enjoy Wireless Anienna llistory by
Walter Schulz. In its pages you will find a mixture
of both the history and the technology of anten
nas, especially vertical antennas. Although the
book does not Oow like a novel, or even like most
history books, it is entertaining as well as infor
mativc and gives a gl impse of radio's past that is
not often available to us today.
Liberal use of photos and figures add to the
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Radio Riddles
Last Month
Last month I said, "We sometimes read that
HF radio waves which leave the antenna at high
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angles-especially those waves heading straight tains block signals emitted at lower angles.
You are in a station's skip zone when you are
upward - pass through the ionosphere and on
into space. But is this necessarily true? And what too far out from that station to receive its signals
if you did make an HF loop ... and mounted it by groundwave, but too close for skywave-skip
parallel to the ground? And what is "N VIS" signals to be received. NVIS propagation can be
anyhow, or "BLOS" for that matter?"
useful for receiving a station's signals when in
Well, no, it is not true that HF waves that such a region.
Forward scatter is a technique used in microleave a transmitting antenna at high angles necessari ly penetrate the ionosphere. Some portion wave work. Herc antennas radiate their signals at
of the emitted waves, even if it is a very smal l relatively high angles, but usually not straight
portion, is invariably returned back to Earth.
upward, and yet a small portion of the signal is
An HF loop mounted parallel to the ground returned to earth beyond the horizon from the
will beam much of its signal energy upwards.just transmitting antenna. Although forward scatter
as an upward pointed garden-hose nozzle shoots requires high-gain antennas, high power, and
its water upwards. If you took a garden hose very sensitive receivers , this mode provides yet
inside your home, and pointed it toward the another means of ionosphere-supported BLOS
ceiling of a room, the water squirted upward communication.
would splatter down around you. If you launch
signals upward from an antenna toward the iono- This Month
sphere, a sufficient portion of these signals can
What noise annoys an operator? Is the fol"splatter down" or return to earth in a large area lowing statement true? "Just about everything
around the antenna to support communication that is important to say about antennas, transmit
with nearby stations. Such signal propagation is ting or receiving, can be reduced to a concern al
known as "Near Vertical Incidence Skywave" the receiving site with the relative levels of the
(NVIS).
desired signal in relation to the competitive elecNVIS is one of the means by which "Beyond trical noise and interference."
Linc of Sight" (B LOS) communication is sup
We'll have the answer to this month's riddle
ported; skywave communication is another. In in next month's issue of Monitoring Times. 'Til
mountainous terrain, NVIS can provide BLOS then, Peace, DX, and 73.
communication between valleys where mounMONITORING TIM ES
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A. Ordinarily, the case must come apart completely to separate the LCD display from the
protective be7.cl. Be careful during this disassembly; some keys may come loose and fall from their
holes in the cabinet on some models.
A dab of window cleaner on a soft cloth or
tissue works well on the underside of the bezel
and even on the LCD if there is no permanent
printing on that outside surface. A void hard
rubbing which may scratch the plastic surfaces.
Q. Is there a complete list of
Canadian AM and FM radio stations including addresses? (Christine Kline, Syracuse, NY)
A. The maj or causes of interference arc excessive transmitting power, harmonic energy radiating from the antenna system and poorly designed
consumer equipment. We can help with the first
two.
Always use the lowest power consistent with
reliable communications; power amplifiers arc
rarely necessary (I've never used one). Secondly,
add a low pass filler to the rig's antenna line; il
will keep harmonics from interfering with your
neighbors' reception.
If you still have problems, consult a good
in terference reference like Radio/JV /nJerference by Frank P. Hughes or the ARRL Radio
Frequency /nJerference //andbook. The FCC also
offers a free radio(fV interference manual.
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A. Yes, but don't try it unless you know something abou1 electronics. Nicads can explode if
they arc overcharged to produce excessive heat.
Nicads arc designed to be charged to full capacity, 1.25 volts per cell, then discharged to 1.0
volts per cel l.
If you leave the radio plugged into the wall so
that it charges continuously, your nicads will
suffer voltage depression, a reduction in discharge life.
Nicads should be c harged at approximately
I 0% of their capacity; thus, size D cells with a
16<X) milliampcrc-hourcapacity should be charged
at approximately I 60 milliam peres.
If you install a suitable jack on the radio to
match the plug on the charger, the positive (+)
lead is connected to the center tcnninal of the top
bauery and the negative (-) lead is connected to
the bottom of the last battery.
You will need to connect a tem porary
mill iarnetcr in series with one o f the leads to
determine that you have approximately 100-200
mill iamperes of charge current when the batteries have discharged to 4 volts across the stack (4
cells at 1.0 volts each). AA nicads would be
charged at approxi mately 50-60 mill iamperes
over the same period.
Use an adjustable power supply like the
Grove ACC20 or similar units avai lable from
electronic discount stores. The charger should be
disconnected from the radio after about 16 hours
of recharge time and not reconnected unless there
has been use on the baucrics or they have not been
recharged for several weeks.
ft is nomrnl forn icads to get warm w hen being
charged, but not hot.
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Club Circuit
Welcome to ...
Monitoring the Long Island Sounds
These club members may never meet face
to face, but they rccognizeeaeh other by voice
and rrrst name. The MLIS started a weekly net
on <tmatcur radio on 146.805 MHz in the
spring or 1991. 1l1e ne t features 20-30 checkins, with an average of 50-100 listeners.
1l1e club's area of interest is prinrnrily
scanning (30 MHz through 800 MHz) in the
Long Island, New York City, southern Connecticut area. Says Ed Hesse, "We are serious
monitors who contribute regularly-on the
air or via mail- information on what's going
on in the 'Lo ng Island Sounds' area."The club
also publi shes a monthly newsletter by the
same name .
For more in formation, write Monitoring
the Long Island Sounds, Ed Hesse, 2134
Decker Ave., No. Merrick, NY 11566.
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Chicago Area DX Club: Edward G. Stroh . 53 Arrowhead Dr., Thornton , IL 60476. 150 mile radius of
Chicago : Dxing all bands. DX Chicago.
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Actividade DX (in Portuguese).
Communications Research Group: Scott Miller,
122, Greenbriar Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 535901706. Wisconsin area. Scanning.
Location
Club/Contact Person
May 1
Downsview, On1ario
May 12
May 12
Balon Rouge, LA
Anderson, SC
May 2
Yonkers, NY
May 8
Columbia, MO
May 9
Medina, OH
Peotone, IL
May 16
Wheeling, WV
May 16
Hagerstown, MD
May 16
Hanska, MN
May 22
Kansas City, MO
May 2930
June 46
June 5
June 6
Gastonia, NC
Arlington, TX
Knoxville, TN
Queens, NY
June 6
Tamaqua, PA
June 6
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June 6
Butler, PA
June 12
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June 13
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June 13
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Aerial D ev. of New England
63
AIE Corporation
Ant ique Radio Classified
83
ARRL
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ASA
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Austin A ntenna
BBC World Service
CD A pplications
S6
83
99
S3
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97
11
101
6S
!OS
87
80
91
87
9
9
107
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Ham Companion
lCOM America
Lntcrccpts Newsletter
J&J EnLerpriscs
Japan Radio Company
29
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23
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KIWA
97
Klingenfuss
Lentini Communications
LJ Electronic Ind. (Transel T ech)
Marymac Industries
Microcraft Corporation
37
MilSpec Communications
Mobi le D iai,'Tlostics
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Motron Electronics
National Scanning Report
Naval Electronics
OptoElectronics
Palomar Eng ineering
Pioneer Data
RAC Publications
R adio Accessories
Radiowarc Corp.
Radio Shack
ROI White Papers
Saunan
Scanner World
Sky vision
Software Systems Con sulting
Tiare Publications
TRS Consultants
Universal Radio
V-Comm (ScanStar)
Viking International
Willco Electronics
World Com Technology
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103
3
107
6S
45
S,87
13,1 07
3
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13,49
103
105
23
17
15
97
51
39
43
41,10 1
27
23
2 1,6S
17
43
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43
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