09 September 1987

Sept~mber,
1987 Volume 6, Number 9

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The Life and Death of a Pirate
A group of northwest teenagers were fed up with the

commercial radio stations in their. town. So they
decided to start their own. David Klopfenstein
_narrates the life (and ~eath) of a pirate.
Wild West Radio
It's place where self-styled freedom fighters mix

with the certifiably insane. It's "Free Band." It's
"Extra Channels. " It's Wild West Radio by Jock
Elliott.
Interview:
When the waves turn minutes to hours_8

That's when the Coast Guard goes into action. As a
radio monitor, you can be a part of the team. .An
interview by Jock Elliott.
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ERGONOMICS
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Most people think KDKA was the first station on the

air. But it wasn't--The oldest regularly broadcasting
station in the world is in Montreal and you can hear
it on shortwave.
Don't bother to look it up in your dictionary; it probably won't be there. and it

would seem that most Japanese radio manufacturers have never heard of it either.
Ergonomics refers to comfort engineering, the art Of designing a piece of equipment to fit
the tactile (touch) and visual needs of the operator.
Nellis Air Crash
Nature has provided man with an opposable thumb whereby he can grasp objects like
radio knobs. . For decades, radio knobs have been easy to manipulate. Now, for some
reason knwon only to the Tokyo equivalent of Madison Avenue, knobs have started
disappearing, replaced by slide controls and membrane keypads.
Yemen: The North and South of It 39
I have no.t recently: examined the hand of a Japanese for the presence of a thumb,
but I am getting very suspicious.
As if that anatomical assault were not bad enough, my eyesight is also being
challenged. Keypad buttons are growing tinier and printed legends are ofter small,
unilluminated, insufficiently contrasted with their backgrounds, .or qtherwise difficult to
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read.
My mind's eye drifts to a time in the not-too-distant future where a receiver or other
electronic instrument sits on a shelf, resembling a formless mass, operated by a shout or,
perhaps, a ,swift kick. Come to think of it, some of the equipment I have seeh lately looks
like a prime candidate for a swift kick.
A Welcome from the Pubiisher

It is always a pleasure to welcome new friends at MT headquarters. This month we
introduce two new writers on our pages.
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Bob Kay is inaugurating our Scanning column. Well equipped for . the task with five
scanners and an ICOM R71A for shortwave, Bob uses a Grove Scanner Beam and two
Grove OMNis for reliable VHF/UHF coverage.

An avid runner (3 miles a day!), Bob is an award-winning civic leader as well.
Professionally, he is involved in guidance missile system development as a civilian working .
for the Department of Defense.
Dave Jones brings his expertise in federal government and military monitoring from
his editorship of the All Ohio Scanner Club column. His professional employment takes
him all over the country where he continously monitors and verifies his exhaustive files
which will be shared with fellow fed/mil enthusiasts via M'I's new Federal File column.
MT continues to grow by listening and responding to requests from our . readers. Let us
know how you like our new columns and what areas need further development.
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Monitoring the Aftermath. Even reporters have

trouble getting the story when the military's
involved; Todd Shideler and his scanner
dem<?_nstrate the value of a scanner.
They're definitely not among.the world's top tourist
destination. They're Yemen: North and South. A
look at the history surrounding these two litt/eknown nations and their shortwave broadcasts. By
Terry Fielding, NdB.
DEPARTMENTS
-- Radio Roundup: Broadcasting
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Radii> Roundup: Communications
High Seas - James Hay
22
Utility Intrigue - Don Schimmel
24
The Federal File - Dave Jones
25
Signals From Space - L. Van Hom
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.Scanning - Bob Kay
On the Ham Bands - Mike Mitchell
28
Reading RTIY
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Frequency Section
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Domestic Broadcasting - Paul Swearingen 42
Outer Limits - John Santosuosso
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Scott McClellan
"Ask Bob" - Bob Grove

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MONITORING TIMES
September 1987
The LIFE and

DEATH
by David Klopfenstein
,./
A Pirate is Born
On Wednesday, April lS, 1987, "J.R.
Psycho" went on the air with a small
stack of compact discs and about one
and a half watts of effective radiated
power (ERP). He had connected his
Sony "Discman" and an old microphone to his tape deck. From there,
J.R. fed the music and voice into his
stereo, where he controlled the levels
with the volume knob. This clumsy
audio was fed into . a not-yet.Perfected Allied 93320 modulator
and into his early 1950s Lysco
"Transmastet" ham rig: KCOR's
overmodulated signal was underpowered, and it only covered a few
miles, but it was enough to blanke~
the nearby high school.
For the next few days, "Rock-16"
operated from 7:00 a.m. to 12
midnight so that J.R. could better
estjmate the station's range. By
riding up and down the streets of the
neighborhood with his small Sony
AM stereo (SRF-AlOO) tuned to
KCOR, he found that although
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September 1987
For the most part, his equipme

didn't cause any problems, but ti
compact disc player still skipp1
occasionally and J.R. had to come c
the air apologizing for the proble1
When the shift ended, as usual, J
bid farewell to his listeners, yank1
the plug and went to bed. As he 1
there in the dark, he decided that
he was to pull the whole shift eve
night, changes at the station must I
made.
1
By way of improvements, J.R. fix1

up a quarter wave long wire antenn
improved his ground and adjust1
the modulation to an acceptab
level. He also purchased mo
compact
discs
and borrow1
cassettes from his friends a1
listeners.
of a Pirate
Many pirates, past and present,
have been community-based stations
serving an audience that lacked such
a broadcaster on a legal level. "Laser
558," "Zoom Black Magic," and
WIBS" all were bridging a gap in the
markets they served. Such a situation
existed in Portland, Oregon, where
not one of the three album-oriented
rock (AOR) stations played "heavy
metal" or the new "skater music."
Filling that hole was the philosophy
behind the creation of KCOR,
"Rock-16," on 1630 kilohertz AM.
song, giving ID's and music new:
weak, KCOR could be heard over

two miles away. Improvements would
be needed, but KCOR already had
about 25 regular listeners who
braved the static to hear their kind of
music. .
. official standards for KCOR by not

slandering
listeners
or
using
profanities on the air--in song or
voice. Although,_ at tnis time, he was
the only person to keep in check, this
policy became important later on as _
more people joined the program. J.R.
also wrote down requests during
Those . early broadcast days were
school to play when he went home
carefree for .J.R., since operating the
station did not entail very much. A
and fired up "Rock-16." KCOR's
typical day began at 6:45 a.m. with
popularity increased and J.R. began
th~ blaring of the alarm clock.
to find new and interesting ways of
Sleepily, J .R. would warm up the
giving the station publicity. Posters
transmitter and modulator, making
were drawn up and put in and around
several of the high schools within
sure all the tubes were creating that
reassuring orange glow. At 7:00 a.tn., earshot of "Rock-16." He enjoyed
he signed on, setting the Discman in
success with these ideas and soon
the "random play" mode and left for
made plans to revamp the station.
school. This was how J.R. was able to
I
At this time, a typical day at KCOPR
run KCOR while he was taking
consisted of more than just the afterclasses -- or cutting them to drive
around and see how far his station
noon to evening broadcast. During
school, J.R. not only solicited music
could be heard.
requests and taped posters up in the
Upon his return from school, J.R.
halls, he also wrote down the dates of
upcoming dances and other funcwould change the disc and give an ID
as "K-C-0-R,
Rock-16, your
tions, "Rock-16" was made available
to student government candidates
emancipation station." He routinely
replaced the discs when they were
for campaign related public service
finished and gave the station ID's
announcements. This publicity work,
every five songs or so until midnight.
of course, was above and beyond
At the, 12:00 a.m. sign-off, J.R. made
J.R.'s homework and regular school
activities.
a formal goodbye to his listeners,
. shut everything off and went off to
bed for his six hours and forty-five
As soon as the dismissal bell rang,
minutes of "downtime." Such were _ J.R. rushed home and ~armed up the
the early days of "Rock:16."
tubes of the transmitter and
modulator for the impending 9 hour
Growing Pains
one-man show. And, at precisely 3:00
pm, J.R.'s voice proclaimed it was the
beginning of another broadcast day
By April 20, J.R. had a regular broadat "KCOR, Portland's onlyreal rock
casting schedule. 3:00 p.m. to
station." By now, he was comfortable
midnight daily, sometimes later on
aQd jQcked between virtually every
the weekends. In April, J.R. also set
MONITORING TIMES
During May, J_.R. pursued a few mo

ideas, including a five chanQel mix
with a microphone from Rad
Shack. He also bought as AI:
compact disc player to allow him tl
professional sound of segues.
addition to these items, KCOR can
across a tape of sound effects and
recording of silly dubs, celebri
goofs and comedy. "Rock-16" al.
began to play commercials from eai
days of q1dio. This helped KCO
gairi a light-hearted format and
good rapport with its now 3'
listeners.
J.R. :was managing fairly well on l1
own with KCOR and he was hap]
with his nightly efforts on 1630. B
sights, however, were on a high
medium, or wavelength at l~ast. An
after he weighed the possibilities, 1
came up with a shortwave outlet f1
KCOR: In late May, with some he
from "Ed," his station enginet:
"Free Radio Northwest" was bon
On Sunday, May 30, at exactly 1:~
p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, J.R. beg;
the "Free Radio Northwest" interv
signal, a music box version of the o.
syncopated folk song, "Grandfather
Clock." J.R. used the same ha
transmitter but this time on 138~
kHz in the 22 meter band. "FRN':
offering was "Hip Tracks," a progra1
featuring a popular album in tt
United Stat~s. The particular sho
was on the Irish group, "U2's" late .
and number one LP, "The Josht
David Klopfenstein, a broadcasti1

student with Portland Public Rad
1450 KBPS, has been a shortwa
DX'er since 1985, and a broadca
band DX'er since 1983. He is currem
a member of SPEEDX, !RCA ar
ANDEX and serves as a cad
communications officer for his Ci1
Air Patrol Squadron. In addition, i
writes and edits for his high scho
paper. '
Tree." Because J.R. wanted to give

the impression of being a shipborne
pirate in internationaP waters, he
used numerous sound effects and
played with the levels to simulate the
swinging .of the microphone. After
"Hip Tracks" finished the feature
album, the remaining ten minutes
were polished off with some popular
music from the Republic of China
(Taiwan). At the top of the hour,
"FRN" said goodbye with the
interval signal as J.R. gave QSL
information. The transmitter was
shut down at 3:05 pm and the 1630
crystal replaced for KCOR sign-on.
This made "Free Radio Northwest"
one of shortwave's shortest lived and
rarest broadcasters. He was still
running only a watt and a half.
Coming of Age
June brought additional improvements to the station, including an
upgrade from the former 5 watts
peak envelope power (PEP) to a 15
watt PEP outpu t with 5 watts of
In the KCOR studio are "the Bastard," "True Blue," and a well-wisher, with
effective radiated power (ERP).
''J.R. Psych~" in t~e foreground. The transmitting equipment, an Allied
Along with the increase in power
modulator and Lysco 'Transmaster, "have their covers removed because of
came a boost in staffing, with several
overheating and servicing. Right, "the Bastard" and ''Alice B. Trippin:" (the
disc jockeys joining the KCOR team.
only female in the group), work as a team in making the break sound good.
Although there is controversy over
who was the first new voice on the
lineup, everyone agreed the station
The typical summer vacation broadThe "good nights" were exchanged
the station was busy all night, both
sounded a little fresher with more
. nights, playing them.
cast day was a radical change 4om
and KCOR turned in.
than one jock. The news announcers
KCOR of earlier days. No longer was
aliases were "Rockin' Richie," "Rick
At 12:15 on the morning of June 29,
the radio station a quiet operation in
The days and nights at "Rock-16"
RoI-1-1-1," "Alice B Trippin"' and
1287, the last four deejays still awake
J.R.'s basement--it had become a
weren't always good. Several times
"Love Stallion," as well as "Phil
passed the microphone around one
full-fledged broadcaster with logs,
someone swore on the air and on one
Poser," "The Bastard," "Doctor
last time. "J.R. Psycho," "The
occasion, a KCOR "groupie" showed
airshifts and posted station policies.
Thrash" and "True Blue," and last
Bastard," "Rockin' Ritchie" and
up stone drunk. However, J.R. took
The days sometimes began early for
but not least was "Eric--Man of the
"Phil Poser" thanked everyone and
these situations in stride and made
J.R. and the crew, but most of their
Hour." Along with the new deejays , mornings were
each other for the great time they
sure there would be no repeat
spent asleep,
came their collection of compact . reviewing a new album or mulling
had at "Rock-16." Finally, after
.offenders. He was very particular
discs and cassettes helping to expand
several goodbyes, Jimi Hendrix
about what was said over KCOR and
over the latest music magazine for
even further the range of music
played the "Star Spangled Banner"
a couple of wrists were slapped--the
the evening show. Some of the
KCOR played.
and at 12:19 a.m., KCOR became
regular deejays had slept overnight
groupie was not allowed to return.
All of the crew knew that "Rock-16's" radio history.
on the couch or on the in-studio bed.
The nine new disc jockeys generated
Once everyone was awake, though,
survival was pivotal upon listener
increased publicity and led to the inKCOR "Rock-16" AM had 76 days
the hustle and bustle of preparation
complaints to the FCC and were
clusion of the two pay phones at the
of operation, 500 listeners and quite
forced to act acc_ordingly.
began. Well, as soon as the crew
corner "7-Eleven" for request lines.
a few reception reports from DX'ers.
munched their "Froot Loops" or
With "Rock-16" deejays "on-line" at
During its operation KCOR served
slurped their coffee.
the phone, listeners could have a
KCOR Signs Off
its chosen audience without a single
personal visit or--as in the case of
complaint to the FCC or similar
After lunch, KCOR became a "hangbroadcast band DX'er, Pat Martin of
out" for those impatient to hear the
authorities. If you think you may
J.R. had reached the peak with
Seaside, Oregon--the ability to get
KCOR. He had accumulated a have heard them on either AM or
evening broadcast. J.R.'s speakers
the QSL address without wading
SW, reception reports and inquiries .
sizable group of listeners, nine
blared all afternoon as the kids came
through QRN. This also gave the
enthusiastic disc jockeys and a large
about the station can be sent to
and went in a seemingly neverjocks something to do when they
ending cycle. Toward the 5 o'clock
library of music. The station was , KCOR, 4038 Northeast Halsey, .
Portland, Oregon 97232,
weren't busy at the studio.
sign-on, the place began to clear and
doing well, but based on his own
the "Rock-16" staff readied themcommon sense, he made an
If this is a valid example of what
selves for the seven hours ahead.
After school let out on June 9, J.R.
intelligent and difficult- decision.
Bruce Quinn's free broadcasters will
became aware that although he had a
Soon, KCOR formally signed on and
Reasoning that it was better to quit
be in the futur.;;- (see Mifnitoring
the program began.
fairly clean operation, the Federal
while he was ahead, J.R. scheduled a
Times, July 1987), his arguments may
Communications Commission might
permanent sign-off and vowed to
be true. Pirates and legitimate
ask him to shut down. In order to
Most nights ha~ three shifts, with
stick to it.
reduce this risk, he changed 'the
stations alike will just have to wait
J .R. on backup in case the assigned
KCOR broadcast schedule from the
and see whether or not the FCC will
jock didn't show. Every shift was
On Friday, June 26, J.R. announced
even cater such a proposal. And, if
former 3:00 pm to midnight to a new
filled with requests and foolishness
at sign-on that KCOR would sign-off
they do, the outcome is not guar5:00 pm to midnight. J .R. and the
ranging from impersonations of Jim
for good at midnight on June 28. He
rest of the gang signed on after the
anteed to either party.
and Tammy Bakker to satirical PSA's

would, however, be broadcastil}g
from Arlington National Cemetery.
FCC field office downtown closed at
non-stop until that time.,,The next
5:00 and kept an eye out for, as J.R.
Round 11:30, the tone mellowed and
three days were fast and-furious for
(Photos by the author)
put it, '.' a large white van, bristling
by sign-off, everyone was ready and
the fatigued crew and equipment.
with antennas."
waiting to sleep up for the next day.
Hundreds of requests came in and
MONITORING TIMES
September 1987
By Jock Elliott
It
you-:
disappeared
think
the
frontier
when things quieted
down in Dodge, or when the law
came to Yellowknife, just tune your
receiver between 26 and 28 MHz and
have a listen. These are the badlands,
hombre, the wild west of radio.
It's the home of unlicensed operators, RF gunslingers packing beam
antennas and powerful linear amplifiers. They call it the "freeband" or
the "extra channels."
Whatever your bent, the freebands
can be mighty entertaining to
monitor. Here you will find almost
everything you can imagine: experienced operators with skill an~ polish
enough to make an .Extra Class
amateur proud, and 'sophisticated
discussions on radio technology,
agriculture, politics and more.
It is also an insane asylum, with
someone endlessly chanting "Ray dee
oh, ray dee oh" and others 1spitting
out the vilest of ~ racial and
geographic epithets to no one in
particular.
The frequency range that is home to
this diverse population is sandwiched
around the legal citizens band frequencies, 26.965 to 27.405 MHz, and that's .
where the story begins.
As the CB craze mushroomed in the

1970s, the legally assigned channels
began to get overcrowded. The
Federal Communications Commfssion responded by expanding the
frequency assignment to 40 channels.
Still, the scope of the fad was such
that the bands remained overcrowded.
At about this point, a number of
technically-minded CBers discovered
that their transceivers could be easily
modified to operate in a range of
frequencies that extended outside
those assigned by the FCC. For
example, with the addition of two
wires and a couple of switches, an
SSB transceiver such as the Unideh
Madison can be made to operate on
15 channels below channel one and
55 channels above channel 40. The
frequencies range from 26.835 MHz
right up into the 10-meter ham band . .
Freebanders appear to be
dedicated bunch: at the first hint
good propagation, you'll find drm
of them working to establish out
state or out of country contacts. T
results are often impressive. 0
Florida operator has contacted .
countries so far this year.
The Federal Communications Comm
sion, however, isn't impressed.
Elliott Ours, Chief of the FCC

Enforcement Branch, says, "Anya
who persists in operating out
frequency is eventually going
receive some attention from us."
Rick Engleman, the FCC's Chief
Inspections and Investigations s;
he sees the free banders as a problc
because of the actual or potent
interference they may cause w
legitimate users of the frequenc
and with other electronic devices Ii
TVs and stereos. Last year, the F<
received between 28 and 29 thousa
interference complaints. Fifty sev
percent of them were caused
CBers.
Legally, a CBer may transmit up t<
watts AM and 12 watts PEP sin1
sideband. Many operators within t
26 to 28 MHz range, however, h~
boosted their power by modifyi
ham equipment (capable of runni
150 watts o,r so), running so-call
"export" radios that' were design
for other countries and are illegal
own in the U.S., or installing lim
amplifiers with power ratings up
several thousand watts.
"Excessive power is perhaps more
a concern than out of band ope1
tions because many of our enforc
ment
activities
are
primar
complaint-driven," Engleman sa:
"But I wouldn't want anyone to g
the idea we are going to look t
other way just because we find th
an operator is working illeE
frequencies at low power."
Other radios require the replacement of microchips and/or crystals,

but by and large, the changeover can
be done easily by any competent
technician.
Attracting the attention of "Un<

Charlie," as the FCC is known_int
freeband community, can be
singularly unpleasant experien<
fines start at $750 and can go as hi.
as $2,000 for even a first offen:
There are no warnings.
In twos and threes, CBers put the

"extra channels" in their radios to
Recently, for example, the FCC fie

office in New York City levied mo
escape the noise and confusion, a

freeband was born. And although t
CB craze has long since subside
freebanding persists.
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Adventures in Freehanding
than $10,000 in fines on gypsy cab
companies that were operating in the
free band, using linear amplifiers and
illegal export radios. The companies
had attracted the attention of the
FCC because of complaints of TV
interference.
With perhaps hundrells of thousands
of free banders and only hundreds of
FCC investigators to enforce the
rules, Engleman likens the situation
to highway speeding: "There are lots
of speeders, and we're not going to
catch all of them, but we are going to
catch some." To some extent, his
analogy, operating out of band and
with excessive power is somewhat
like speeding and driving recklessly -it's more likely to attract attention.
But there is another ~idi! to the
freeband story, according to Bill
Cheek, a.k.a. "Dr. Rigormortis,"
publisher of the Eleven Meter Times
and Journal (a national newsletter
for high performance CBers and
freebanders). As a professional radio
and
communications
engineer
consultant,
Cheek
carries
an
impressive list of credentials,
including membership in the Radfo
Club of America, the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
the Instrument Society of America,
the National Association of Radio
and Telecommunications Engineers
and American MENSA.
Cheek has thought long and hard
about the free band issue, and he
takes exception to the FCC's posi
tion.
"In terms of operating out of band at
low power -- and at high power if it is
done correctly -- freebanders do
virtually no harm. That's because
there are vanishingly few legitimate
users in that portion of the spectrum.
Of the few that are licensed to
operate there, such as the Civil Air
Patrol on 26.620 and some mobile-
to-broadcast liilks for local TV
stations, most have moved to VHF
or UHF where reception is more reliable for sho rt~range communications," he says.
1-40 unusable unless you operate at

very high power."
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Right now, Cheek estimates that

fully half of the millions of CB operators in the United States -have
freehand capabilities, and ten to
twenty-five percent of them are using
the freehand on a regular basis.
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In regard to high power operations,

Cheek admits there is a ..problem.
"There is no doubt that improper
high-power operations probably
cause more interference problems
than the FCC realizes." But the solution, he feels, lies in making sure that
linear amplifiers, export radios, and
ham rigs are operated properly. to
this end, he has supported a noncode technical license for high-power '
freeband operations.
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But why don't freebanders become

hams and legitimize their operations?
"Most freebanders have absolutely
no interest in learning Morse Code.
Otherwise, I think many would be
willing to study for a license," says
Cheek. Interestingly, though, a
surprising number of freebanders are
also hams.
There is, according to people like
_ Cheek, a more important issue at
stake than simply playing radio. "As
a publisher and citizen," says Dr.
Rigormortis, "I support the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The
founding fathers believed that taxation without representation was
tyranny. Now notice this: no one
elected the people at the FCC. They
are making rules regarding use onhe
airwaves without the people's representation. Congress, which does
represent the people, does not vote
on the rules. Due process isn't
involved, and I question the FCC's
authority to say that freeband radio
is illegal."
"In short, a kind of peaceful rebellion has taken place. The airwaves
belong to everyone, and we, the
people, have taken back control of
the free band by right of eminent
domain."
Cheek adds, "As to the issue of Whether the. issue of freebanding as

legal vs illegal or people's rights vs the
enforcement, you might as well pass
tyranny of big government, the
a law that says the sun won't come up
tomorrow and try to enforce that. . freeband appears to be here to stay,
pardner. Welcome to the untamed
The reality is that, as the DX cycle
frontier of radio.
favors long-distance propagation. on
the bands, more and more operators
Want to know more about freeband action?
' are going to move into the extra
Write to Eleven Meter Tjme and Journal.
channels for the same reason that
P.O. Box1019, Lemon Grove, CA 92045.
Send an SASE for info, $2.00 for a sample
they did ten years ago -- DX
copy, or $15.00 for a one-year subscripcongestion will render CB channels
tion.
MbNITORING TIMES
September 1987
INTERVIEW
When the Waves turn Minutes

into Hours ...
The U.S. Coast Guaid is Listening and Ready to -Help -- And you can too!
An exclusive inteNiew by
Jock Elliott with Lt.
Commander Dave Smith,
Chief of Teleeommunications Branch for the
Atlantic Area of the United
States Coast Guard.
U.S. Department
'of Transportation
United States
Coast Guard
MT: Lt. Commander, what exactly is

your job?
Smith: As Chief/ of Telecommunications Branch, I have responsibility

for overall management of Coast
Guard communications, including
radio communications~ "in the
Atlantic Area. The Atlantic Area
covers the Eastern half of the
country, from the North Atlantic to
the Caribbean. The Western half of
the country, as well as Alaska,
Hawaii and some of the islands in the
Pacific is the responsibility of the
Coast
Guard's
Pacific - Aiea
Command.
\
MT: At any given time, how many

people do you have monitoring
various radio frequencies?
Smith: Well, over 100, but it changes.
First, it would probably be useful if
you understood that we have an
extremely varied mission. The Coast
Guard has responsibilities in search
and rescue, law enforcement and
maritime defense of the coasts. We
call it "save 'em, seize 'em or sink
'em."
MT: How are you organized?
Smith: Under the Atlantic Area
there are five major . districts in
Portsmith, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; New
Orleans, Louisiana; and San Juan,
Puerto Rico. There are similar
districts in the Pacific. Each district
is a major research and rescue coordination center. Within each district
is a. series of groups--some 50 of
. them Coa_st Guard wide--that are
responsible for smaller geographic
areas such as a portion of the New
Jersey Coast. Finally~ within each
group there are a number of individual
. search and rescue stations
eqmpped with boats, planes and heli
copters.
MT: That seems like a lot of

organization.
Smith: It is,
provide the c
tion of reso
our job.
rememb
s necessary to
n and allocaneed to do
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MT: You mean the ones who eventually were brought to the White
House to meet the President?
Smith: That's right. Well, they were
aboard a bulk grain carrier. that
suddenly began to sink rapidly. Their
distress call was first received -at the
Cape May Group in New Jersey. Butthey were sinking fast, and Cape May
didn't have the large helicopters that
were need for the rescue. So word
was passed.up the chain of command
to the Atlantic Area command,
which contacted 'Boston. The choppers that safely lifted all 34 Russians
off were actually dispatched out of
Cape Cod. Now, if Cape May had to
contact all the other groups to find
out who had large helicopters available, it's possible that we wouldn't
have gotten to the freighter on time.
So, yes, there_is a lot of organization,
but it is there for a purpose, and
most of the time it serves pretty well.
MT: What about your radio facilities
and the frequencies the Coast Guard
listens to?
Smith: Let's start at the bottom. At
several places along the coast we
have stations that "guard" the 500
kHz international distress frequency.
This is the old fashioned SOS/Morse
code frequency that was used back in
the days of the Titanic. Most of these
stations h<,i 300 ft. towers and 2
kilowatt tr
"tters. Under the
worst.cond
the range of these
stations is
300 miles. Inci-
dentally,
that we "guard"
a fre
ns we have
ercent
MHz upper sideband. The stations

are usually equipped with 1 kilowatt
transmitters, we figure . that they are
good for reliable communications for
about 70 miles. Of course, when
conditions are good, we can do a lot
better than that.
MT: Don't you put out "notices to
mariners" on that frequency?
Smith: Well, actually, we call on 2182
to announce that there will be a
notice to mariners and request that
they listen to the notice on 2670.
That way, we can keep 2182 clear.
Another frequency that we guard is
8364, which is the transmitting
frequency of the old "Gibson Girl"
lifeboat radios. These are old handcranked CW radios with the antenna
pulled aloft by a kite or a balloon.
There are a surprising number of
vessels equipped with these devices,
so we listen there.
MT: What about VHF?
Smith: We also guard 158.6 MHz
FM, which is marine channel 16.
Each of our research and rescue
stations is equipped with 50 or 100
watt transmitter, and because we
have taken care to locate antennas
on mountain tops and high buildings,
we actually have continuous coverage
on this fr quency around the lower
48 coast l
out to 20 miles at sea.
We also
continuous coverage in
Hawaii a
e coverage in Alaska.
That c
assumes the worst
~a
1 watt signal from
trans er with a unity
na only
above the
ou have a s
enna on top of the .
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watt radio, we can hear you a

farther away.
MT: Have you ever had a ham or
SWL help you out in a rescue?
Smith: Certainly. Many times, in f<
.The most dramatic case involvec
ham. It occurred while I v
stationed in the Pacific area.
A father, his son and three otl
boys were diving from a private ya
in the Christmas Islands. 1
islands are ne.ar the equator, me
than 1000 miles south of Haw
One day, after making three di
beyond 100 feet in the .same day, 1
four boys were struck with- sev1
bends. The father was a ham, and
contacted a ham in Honolulu, w
contacted the rescue center
Hawaii.
The Coast Guard dispatched a C- J
aircraft to the Christmas Islands. 1
plane picked .up the boys and head
back out for a decompressi
chamber in Hawaii. Unfortunat(
the son died on the way. Of the otl
boys, one recovered very quickly a
two were hospitalized for some tin
MT: What should one of our read1
do if he or she should hear a distri
call that is apparently unanswen
Smith: .The first thing is to lis1
carefully. Tape the transmission
if you can't write do
ou can word for wo
ely important. M<
fact a call for h(
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on the VHF band. If you can, find
out the specific nature of the distress: is the vessel sinking, on fire,
going aground, or is there an injured
person on board, and if so, what kind
of injury. We also need to know the
number of people on board. This
'information makes a big difference in
the kind of help that will be
dispatched.
MT: Anything else?
Smith: Yes. The location is obviously

very . important: we can't render
assistance if we can't find the vessel.
So copy down the position exactly as
sta_ted. This is critical because people
who are in an emergency situation
often give several contradictory
statements of their position. So, if it
turns out that someone says "We're
on the south si
of Long Island
between Long I
and Connecticut" and it turn
that you can't
be in both of th
tions at the
he exact
the
name, registration number, and type

(power boat, sail boat, fishing boat,
tanker, and so forth). You would be
surprised how often we get calls
about white boats of indeterminate
length that are "pointed at one end
and round at the other" -~that pretty
well describes half the pleasure craft
in the U.S. !
MT: Any other information that a
listener should take note of when
monitoring a distress call?
Smith: Yes, in the event a vessel is

being abandoned, we would iike to
know if they have life rafts. A raft is
much more visible in the water than a
person in a life jacket.
MT: Once a listener has gathered as
much information as possible, then

what?
Smith: Call th
sometimes l.
phone nu
the whit
lo
st Guard. We are
der emergency
beginning of
sn'twork,
U.S.
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find there except a recruiter -- they

are not on duty 24 hours a day. If
that doesn't work, call 911.
'
Most law enforcement agencies have
cooperative arrangements with us.
Whoever you talk to, insist that they
take your name and telephone
number so that we can get back to
you if we need more information.
MT: What about satellites in your
work?
Smith: That's a good point. If the

people in distress mention that they
EPIRB
have
triggered
an
(pronounced ee-purb) -- emergency
position indicating radio beacon, we
want to know. The EPIRB is a 2-tone
oscillating pair signal, kind of like a
European police siren, on 121.5
MHz, with
strong harmonic on
243.0 MHz he military aircraft
distress fre
y.
overhead, the satellite will give us a

line of position on the vessel. On the
second pass, it gives us an exact location.
At one time, we had a sailboat that
lost its sails 600 miles north of
Hawaii, and the owner was trying to
motor back. He radioed that he was
running low on fuel and was nearly
out of food and water. He tripped his
EPIRB, and we were able to fly
directly to him using coordinates
fiom the satellite and to drop food
and water to him. Then we called a
tug to tow him back to Honolulu.
Eventually, there will be a Global
MaritiQle Distress and Safety System
in place tl~at will make our lives a lot
easier.
MT: Does tnat mean that there will
be no need r people to listen for
distress calls
een triggered, thesatellite system

ican cooperelp~l in
September ,-1.987
on Your Radio Di
by Kenneir P.
ca
In two years, CFCF radio will
celebrate its seventieth anniversary -the first such station to reach those
impressive numbers anywhere in the
world. From its humble beginnings as.
XWA to today's CFCF, it has been a
long and fascinating chapter in the
history of communications.
CFCF is one of just five commercial
stations in Canada to have a separate
shortwave outlet (CFCX) for
rebroadcasting their local programs.
Today on your shortwave radio you
can hear CFRB in Toronto (6070
and the most widely heard), CFCN in
Calgary (6030), CHNS in Halifax
(6130), and flea-powered CKWX in
Vancouver (6080). Tune to 6005
kHz, however, and most listeners in
North America will have the
opportunity to hear a bit of radio
history in the making -- or more
10
S~ptember
1987
specifically, continuing. The fifth

station, CFCF on 6005, is, arguably,
the first radio station in the world to
hold regularly scheduled broadcasts.
The question of which radio station

programs of XWA/CFCF consist
was the first to broadcast on a
mainly of weather reports and t
regular schedule is an interesting
playing of Gramophone records or
wind up Victrola. The first operat
one. As E .A. Weir points out in The
Struggle for National Broadcasting in
was J.V. Argyle, who, until his dea
Numerous experimental broadcasts,
Canada (McClellan and Stewart;
a decade ago, was with the Depai
both here and in Europe, laid the
1965): "During 1920, regular . ment of National Defense in Ottavi
foundation for CFCF and many
concerts began to be broadcast from
One of the first musical sounds air
other stations quickly followed. The
The Hague. Also in 1920, in
by XWA, which was merely a box
first broadcast on .record was made
February, the Marconi Company
wireless equipment in the corner
by R.A. Fessenden, who was born in
began to broadcast from Chelmsford.
the factory building, was that of
East Bolton, Quebec, and was a
KDKA, Pittsburgh, operating experi;
small Swiss music box, owned now
chemist with the Edison Laborathen, by D.P. Coates of Calgary.
mentally from 1916, made its first
tories. . The br:oadcast originated
scheduled broadcast on November 2,
from Brant Rock, Massachusetts on
1920, when the Harding-Cox t'.lection On May 20, 1920, a special progra
Christmas Eve, 1906. It was heard by
results were announced. However,
with an orchestra and solo:
wireless operators on ships hundreds WWJ of Detroit has long claimed
Dorothy Lutton was broadcast
of miles away. Others followed,
that on August 20, 1920, a r~dio
XWA in conjunction with the annu
including Lee de Forest's broadcast
program was aired by them and that meeting of the Royal Society
of Caruso's voice from the stage of
the service that commenced on that
Canada at the Chateau Laurier
the Metropolitan Opera in 1910 and day continued on a regular basis.
Ottawa. Reception was good
Ottawa, more than a hundred mil
the first transmission of the results of
away, and both the Ottawa Citizc
a Presidential election in 1916.
"There seems no doubt, however,
and the Montreal Star carri1
that both stations were antedated by
feature stories the next day -- one
XWA of the Canadian Marconi
the first times that the newspape
Company in Montreal as a - public
had even acknowledged this' bra:
broadcaster of regularly scheduled
new "toy." Among those who hea.
programs. Indeed, it would appear
the broadcast at the Chateau we
that CFCF is the oldest regularly
Sir Robert Borden, the Duke
operated broadcasting station in the
Devonshire,
William
Ly<
, world."
MacKenzie King, and Sir Hen
' shrouded in
Drayton.
The origins of XWA are
obscurity. Company files place its
The impact of this activity w
inception as the fall of 1918 when
immediate and mounting. Peop
test experiments were carried out
were lining up at the counters
from the Marconi Wireless Telegelectrical shops to buy hon
raphy Company of Canada factory
receivers or "crystal sets" as th
buildLng at 173 William Street.
became known. Department stor
Certainly by 1919, tests had begun on
established
radio
departmem
a semi-regular basis. It was often
CFCF programs were wired in
difficult for those program pioneers
local theatres for broadcast duri1
to know if they were even being
intermission. Often, the broadcas
received, as the only audience
received larger billing than ti
consisted of a few "hams" and a
picture! All over the countr
~andful of ships in the St. Lawrence
amateurs were assembling sets f1
River which were equipped with
friends or relatives, or going in
crystal receiving apparatus.
business by starting radio shops. Tl
assembling of crystal sets became
Speaking to the Parliamentary
national preoccupation.
Committee of March 11, 1932,
Commander c.P. Edwards, Director
Complete sets were promised for sa
of Radio, Department of Marine,
in the near future and the publ
said, "Broadcasting in Canada
awaited not-so-patiently. Newspap
started with some test programs in
coverage increased, with columns
1919 carried out by the Canadian
radio news and comment maki1
Marconi Company of Montreal.
their first appearance. Plans for ne
Regular
organized
programs
stations were widely publicize
commenced in December, 1919, by
including CKAC, Montreal, whi1
the same coll).pany, and by 1922,
began regular programming in 192
broadcasting had been definitely
completely equipped with Canadii
established throughout the country."
Marconi apparatus. Early photos
0
the studio confirm the legend th
The Marconi station was, of course,
the need to overcome micropho1
XWA, which became CFCF on
November 4, 1920. These early . jitters sometimes reacheq bizar
MONl'J;ORING _T IMES
proportions.
The
two
CKAC
microphones resemblep huge floor
lamps, complete with shades! .
The word "radio" was still unused.
Broadcasting was called "wireless
telephony." One of the first
companies to realize the importance
of broadcasting advertising was the
Berliner Gramaphone Company of
Canada, forerunner of the Victor
Company of Canada. They were
advertising in April of 1920, "His
Master's Voice Records by Wireless
Telephone, by arrangement with the
Marconi
Wireless
Telegraphy
company of Canada, a His Master's
Voice Victrola Concert, featuring
the latest and most popular
selections, will be given tonight and
every Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. for
the benefit of wireless students.
Captains and officers of ships in port
are invited to enjoy this entertainment aboard their vessels. Operators
tune to 1200 meters."
By 1922, broadcasting was well on its
way in the United States and Canada.
In that year, thirty-nine commercial
stations.were licensed by the Department of Marine in Ottawa. Half of
them never started, or, if they did,
closed by the end of the year. Of
more than ninety-one licenses issued
up to. 1926, only forty stations were
operating. The mushroonting of
stations was even greater in the U.S ..
By the end of 1924, there were 530
broadcasters on the air -- over 1100
had been licensed but the toll had
been great.
All stations shared common problems, the fight to maintain a
dominant place in the community,
the multiplying
difficulties of
programming, the demands of
composers for payment and the utt~r
inadequacy of their financial backing.
In 1922, CFCF equipped and moved
into its first real broadcast studio
located in the Canada Cement
Building in Phillips Square. An early
photograph shows the ever-present
drapes and a slightly larger pile of
equipment in the corner. Microphones were now on stands. The two
most important pieces of equipment
in the studio were a piano and a
Gramophone. The piano was used
for live performances, the Gramo:
phone for recorded.
Remote broadcasting had already

begun. Regular . performers heard
from the Phillips Square location
were the dance bands of Joseph
Smith from the Mount Royal, Andy
Tipaldi from the Ritz-Carlton, ands
Harold Leonard from the Windsor.
Even the 1923 yacht race from Lake
St. Louis was described, using a
portable, hand-cranked transmitter.
Artists broadcast under the names of
their sponsors -- Cliquot Club
Eskimos, A & P Gypsies, Ipana

Troubadours, Goodrich Silvertown
Orchestra, and the Lucky Strike
Orchestra. Billy Jones and Ernie
Hare, the Happiness . Boys, were
known at various times as the
Taystee Breadwinners, the Interwoven Pair, and the Best Food Boys!
CFCF and broadcasting in Canada
came of age in 1927. Large, fullyequipped studios were completed in
the Mount Royal Hotel. The new
transmitter was set up in the penthouse. The main studio was
completely covered with drapes, as
was the practice to deaden the
sound. More complex equipment was
installed just in time for Canada's
greatest broadcast venture of the
decade
the
Confederation
Diamond Jubilee celebrations in
Ottawa. A coast-to-coast network
was imP,rovised, with 23 stations
involved. CFCF was the key Eastern
anchor, bringing to Montreal -- as
did stations in each of their areas -the sound of the Peace Tower Bells
for the first time in history. CFCX
shortwave, then called VE9DR,
carried the signal to the world.
1928 b'rought to Canada the first
Trans-Atlantic
broadcast,
the
Thanksgiving Service from Westminster Abbey.
The Marconi
receiving station in Yamachiche,
Quebec, picked up the -BBC program
and fed it to the CNR network, the
fore-runner of the CBC. This was
followed on November 11 with a live
transmission of the Armistice Service
in Whitehall. What is now so
commonplace was tremendously
exciting. For the first time, the
dis~ances that separate the world's
cities began to shrink. Even the first
live satellite television transmissions
from Europe pale in comparison with
the enthusiasm that these TransAtfantic radio broadcasts generated.
One elderly lady irr Saskatchewan
wrote that "it was a shame to get our
dear King up at such an hour. .." The
broadcast, of course, was heard in
that province at 4:00 a.m.
"
E.A. Weir, in his Struggle for National
Broadcasting in Canada says, "here a
belated but long-deserved tribute
must be paid to the unselfish
cooperation of the
Canadian
Marconi Company. This company
repeatedly placed its beam stations,
Yamachiche (Receiving) and Drummonville (Sending), at the disposal of
the national service for many Trans
Atlantic broadcasts between 1929
and 1932 without any monetary
remuneration
whatsoever
and,
indeed, with) but a modicum of
recompense m the way of publicity.
No one in this country knows better
than I how wholeheartedly Canadian
Marconi cooperated in those
numerous inter-empire and international broadcasts."
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Those were exciting years indeed.

Virtually the entire broadcast day
was music, either local or network.
As you may notice, there was a
complete absence of schedule newscasts. Instead, listeners were treated
to nightly '!Miracles of Magnolia"
and "Amos 'n Andy" broadcasts
from the States. And with this cream
of U.S. talent available to Canadians,
there grew .an increased interest in
local programming.
Every night, CFCF joined -With
stations in the Maritimes, CNRO in
Ottawa, CFRB -- another station
with a shortwave outlet still on the
air today -- CKOC in Hamilton and
CFPL in London to form the first
regular Canadian Broadcast network.
It was a cooperative venture with
Canadians hearing the best of their
talent as well. Big companies -Imperial Tobacco, Canada Starch,
General Motors, Imperial Oil and
Dominion Linoleum all began
regular sponsorship.
But that was not to last. We close

this chapter in the history ol
broadcasting with radio heading into
the Depression. Radio itself survived
the Depression, and the reason wa5
that it was not only free, but it
provided
others, carrying the
burdens of the financial downturn,
with relief, however momentary,
from their weight. Every major
record company, however, manufac
turers of radio equipment, movie
industry giants, all either went into
receivership or tottered near the
brink of bankruptcy. In the midst ol
this bleak period, radio enjoyed it5
greatest years, broadcasting to
millions of people who had bought
their sets before the Depression and
now coul~ afford no other entertain
ment. Radio survived the Depression
as it will survive other challenges.
Because radio will always be free.
Special thanks to Richard Lemke for
his massive assistance with this
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Nellis Air Crash
by Todd Shideler
Monitoring the Afterma.th

Disaster communications are coordinated throvgh the base commander's
console such as this installation at Ft. McClellan, Alabama (U.S. Army
photograph)
Military Assistance Safety and Traffic (MAST.

is often involved iri rescue missions, such a:
this one in which a helicopter airlifts a1
injured climber at the foot of Arizona':
Dragoon Mountains (Army News Features.
Chopper pilot rushes supplies to fire scene

Huachuca, Arizona (Photos by Tom Rippee)
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September 1987
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The phone started ringing just

after noon. Nellis Air Force Base had
just announced that twb F-16A jets
had crashed about 70 miles north of
Las Vegas; however, at that time
they had no other information to
give to the press.
Knowing thaf the Indian Springs

base handled all of the search and
rescue operations for the bombing
range I tried their ground frequency.
The helicopters would check in there
whenever they took off or landed.
Surprisingly, no communications
took place on the Nellls or Indian
Springs fire/crash frequencies, nor
was information heard on the base
commander's frequencies.
The message"'.was passed to the onFipally, I tried the Nellis search and
site comma11.d er to have "Redstone"
rescue channel which was in the - come up on "4.277 HOTEL FOXTROT"
The phone calls, one from a local -TV
UHF air band (see accompanying
when they arrived. The only problem
reporter and the other from a
reporter from Las Vegas's largest frequency chart). I didn't think much
was no one knew who Redstone was!
newspaper, . were in search of
would be on that frequency because , The control station finally had to
come right out and say that it was the
information; It was tfme for my scanthe planes had been found almost 1communications personnel! Unforners, a Regency MX5000 and a
1/2 hours ago; boy, was I wrong! It
tunately, I was not able to monitor
Radio Shack PR0-31 handheld, to
proved to be a gold mine of informaanything on that frequency because I
go to wo.rk.
tion.
have no HF equipment.
From the information I had so far I
For several hours following the crash
The aircraft notified Nellis the exact
thought it might be on BLM (Bureau
they were unable to establish direct
of Land Management) land so I
communications with Nellis range coordinates of the crash, information
not yet revealed to the news media
started listening there and it
command ("Blackjack") or with the
who wanted to know where the crash
instantly. paid off! A larg<r brush fire
base itself. The solution was to set up
was burning and was emitting a toxic
took place. The condition of the two .
a relay. .
pilpts had no yet been released
smoke so fire fighters could not get
A plane continuously Circled the
because Nellis did not know. -The
close enough to fight it. All they
crash site, passing information
base was advised to "prepare for
could do was stand by and watch.
between there and the base. The
mortuary affairs" and soon after
I relayed this interest to the media
system worked well most of the time
who were then able to find out that
-- not only for them but for me as
the fire was caused by the planes that
well!
had crashed.
when the E.0.D. team arrived on
Next I turned to the Nellis E.0.D.
the scene they used ~adios in the
(emergency . ordnance
disposal)
VHF low military bapd. Most of their
'frequencies; these would com~ alive
information dealt with what explolater in the day as the E .O.D. team si~e.s ~hey had on board the planes .
was .still enroute from Nellis to the
antl what they found.
crash site.
came the message "we have two

deltas confirmed." Nellis released
this information to .the press_~out
.an hour later.
All through the afternoon I was able
to keep track of the status of the
brush fires in the .area (which, by
now, _ had broken into four)
preventing Air Force personnel from
doing a thorough check of the area
due to excessive heat and threat of
explosions from ammunition.
Postscript
I realized after this event how
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Larry Mi/IE
3 Lisa Dri1
Thorndale, PA 913;
,.
It was pretty excitirig, for a short time. Back a few weeks ago,
smack dab between issues of'.. Monitoring Times, America

had an offshore pirate station.
This isn't
broadcast
Mcintyre,
station to
the first time for someone to park a boat offshore and

to the U.S .. Old timers might remember the Reverend Carl
who, upon losing the license to his Media, Pennsylvania AM
the F.C.C., promptly packed his bags and headed offshore.
Mcintyre's religious/political boat station didn't do all that well and

went under, so to speak, a short time after it came on the air. That
was back in the 1970s.
The 1980s have had no real _shortage of pirate activity, up until the
recent F.{;.C. crackdown. One of those people who was cracked down
upon was Alan Weiner.
You don't have to be too much of an old timer to remember his
most recent antics. Weiner apparently had a legitimate radio station in
Maine. And he had a studio-to-transnmitter relay licensed. as well.
Well, Weiner, who reportedly had already been shut down by the
F.C.C. on a previous occasion for pirate broadcasting, put this relay
- on the air as an actual broadcast station in Yonkers, New York. The
Commission did not approve, the station was closed, and Weiner
vowed to return.
Then- one night a few weeks ago, came another pirate voice from the
"Good Ship Sara," anchored off Long Island. The voice identified
itself as --- Weiner, This time the station was called Radio New York
International and it was well equipped to do the job. Based on a
Hortduran-registered boat anchored . off Long Island, it broadcast .o n -no kidding -- AM (1620), shortwave (6240), FM (103.1) and even
long wave (109).
Less frightening is the story by first-tinie MT contributor David

Klopfenstein, who this month narrates the story of another pirate, thi~
one based on the west coast. It's a story of teenagers dissatisfied with
local radio and who had a ball -- not to mention the fame and
admiratio-n bestowed on them by their schoolmates -- competing with
the "big boys." I hope you enjoy the article.
And how about a "warm fuzzy" -- . a shortwave human interest story?
Aw, c'mon. You can take it. But be sure to have a box of Kleenex
handy.
According to Ken MacHarg, HCJB's "Saludos Amigos"

program was responsible for the marriage of an Idaho
man and a woman from c apetown, South Africa.
Melanie Hawes Ii.ad written to Saludos Amigos, asking MacHarg to
broadcast her name in an appea~ for pen pals. Over a dozen people
responded, one of whom was Jeff Berg, in Firth, Idaho. The exchange
of letters continued and the relationship grew until
finally, Ms. Hawes
.
visited Berg in May.
"When she walked off the plane," said Berg, "she was just the same
as she appeared in her letters." By the time you read this, the happy
couP.le will be formally united in Holy Matrimony. .
Just think, on the very same medium that callously shouts figures of
battlefield deaths in Iran and Iraq, that fills our ears . with political
propaganda, two lonely people found love. Isn't that special? I think
I'm going to gag.
Both the AM and shortwave frequencies were audible over a wide

area, with reception reports being called in from as far away as the
midwest,
Weiner; speaking over Radio New York International, said he went on
the air "because radio was so bad" in New York. One station representative also mentioned. that they were "big fans" of off-color New
York/Philadelphia DJ, Howard Stern, who promptly had them on his
program two days later.
It was said that Radio New York International was financed by a
group of European pirates. Programming, while it lasted, was less than
impressive, a ho-hum playlist of old rock music and rather amateurish
DJs. During its short lifetime, RNI said it was "tes~ing" for its real
sign on cm August 1. That sign on never came. It, too, was closed
down by the ever-vigilant f..C.C ..
It was exciting. Signal strength was good. But little else about this
was, except for the f~ct that QSL card collectors lucky enough to
hear it were promised another card for their collection. can Weiner
be kept down? Probably not. It appears this man has a mission from
God. Ironically, for three nights after the station left the air, another
pirate took RNI's 1620 spot on the AM dial, piaying early 70s rock.
The new pirate never ID'd. But its message was clearly one of
defiance. Pirate radio will never die.
Still, things are better here than in the UK when it comes

to pirates. There, reports MT reader Paul D. Youngs of Scotland,
government radio investigators are being terrorized when they a'
lookin' for pirates. According to an article in the The Times, a group
of London-based anarchist groups have "latched on" to the cause of
the pirates, telling them how to "disable" policemen, ambush
investigators, and beaten.
14
September 1987
Ed Provencher of Biddeford, Maine, sends in a copy of his

prized QSL card from the Red Cross Broadcasting Service.
He heard that on -9870 kHz at 0315 UTC.
Came across the sharp way of keeping track of what

you've heard on the shortwave bands. Mark Swarbrick takes a
very small date stapip -- the sort of thing you can pick up real cheap
in any office supply store -- and stamps the date he heard a station,
right above the time and frequency he heard it, in his Radio Database
Intem7ltional. It's an amazingly neat, easy and accurate way of keeping
track of what you've heard. Finally, I can get rid of my index cards.
Speaking of Radio Database, there are a number. _Qf new

RDI White Papers out. These are in-depth receiver reviews and
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they're available from many shortwave stores. RD! White papers are
where you should go' before you buy a radio.
Before I lose. my composure again over Jeff and Melanie, let's take
a look at some station news. Sniff.
There have been continuin~ probfoms for the Finnish at

_their new transmitter site m Pori. The problems are technical,
but because the relay is unmanned, the breaks, when tlfey occur, often
last for hours, even days. Radio Finland apologizes for the situation.
Incidentally, Finland says that their toll-free number has been a
smashing success.
Radio Australia says it may s.oon be allowed to send a

reporter to Jakarta for the first time since 1980. The
Indonesian government had banned RA from stationing a reporter
their because of what it saw as an anti-Indonesian bias.
Warwick Beutler, who had been RA's reporter on the island nation
since 1977, refused to extend his stay permit. Warwick then left for
Singapore, whicJi refused to allow him to stay there. No word on
where Warwick is today.
Incjdentally, next time you're "down under," be sure to tune in
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's metropolitan

and regionar stations. They're n9w rebroadcasting Radio
Australia's international shortwave service.
The results are in. Spanish Foreign Radio took a survey of
its listeners and found that SFR came in number two
behind Radio Netherlands. In third, fourth and fifth places,
respectively, were BBC, Deutsche Welle, and Radio Sweden.
~mIWI
XEW, La Voz de Ja America Latina (The Voice of Latin

America) has been heard on 6165, 9515, and 15160 kHz.
71Bt1)
It's been among the missing for several months.
~~
(!)()/
Try 7355, 9740, 11625, or 12085 for the anti-government Voice of

Iraq. ~t's a longshot, but occasionally audible.
Who says thunderstorms don't QSL?
Larry Miller received

this card from an anonymous reader in Delaware. Now that's a oneof-a-kind QSL!
Rumor has it that the Japanese will be building a relay

station for Radio Tanzania next year. That'll be located i n
_Dodoma, which is Tanzania's yet-to-be-completed future
~apital
city.
The Soviets have ended all transmissions to China from

their Radio Station Peace and Progress. This represents a
reduction in broadcast time from 138 hours to 40 hours a week.
A new Ethiopian opposition radio station has begun broadcasting on 7200 and 9660 kHz. It calls itself the Radio Voi~e of
Ethiopian Unity and is on the air for one hour a day. The BBC
Monitoring Servife. which uncovered the station, says it is heard at
about 1900 UTC.
.
All India Radio is in the process of installing new transmitters -- six 250 kilowatt units. And these are for the external
service, which the Indian government feels,
parts of the world. Here! Here!
Attendees at this year's EDXC convention (European DX

Council) are pictured above meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Photo courtesy
of George Wood, Radio Sweden International.
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inadequate in many
Thanks to everyone who sent in clippings this month, including Art

Blair of San Francisco. I raise my bottle of Frisco's finest, Anchor
Stearn beer, to Art, and the fine folk who submitted the following
loggings...
September 1987
15
RADIO ROUNDUP:
Broadcast Loggings
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0000 UTC on 11855 kHz

Brazil: Radio Aparecida in Portugu~se. Brazilian ballad program. Heavy interference
from Asian on 11i55. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)
0009 UTC on 7470 kHz
Cameroon: Radio Nacional in French . Fast-talking announ cer with African poi
mu sic. No ID heard and station listed a~ tentative. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwat er, WA
Clandestine: Radio Caiman in Spanish. Clear "Radio Caiman" ID and talk about
Cuban involvement in Angola. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
0014 UTC on 15140 kHz
Ecuador: HCJB. Wait. This isn't just another HCJB logging. This is HCJB's 10 k-..
domestic service in Spanish. Very easy to hear. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
Chile: Radio Sistema Nacional, Santiago in Spanish. IDs as "Santiago."

Correspondents with reports on Catholic church's role in Columbia and Nicaragua.
Fair signal. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
0015 UTC on 15190 kHz
Mexico: Radio Universidad . in Spanish. ID at 0503 and Latin pop music. Severa
mention s of Hermosillo. Interference from Radio Union , Peru . (Fred Carlisle
Tumwater, w_A)
0510 UTC on- 4830 kHz
Brazil: Radio lnconfidencia in Portuguese. Two announcers conduct sports

interview followed by live-soccer coverage.
Gabon: Africa No. 1 in French . ID from announcer as "Music on Africa No. 1" a
0517. African pop music followed . (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)
0520 UTC
0~20
Bolivia: Radio Emisora 16 de Marzo in Spanish. Two clear IDs at 0038 and 0101
UTC . .Very good signal but notuseable the next nig~t. (John Tuch scherer, Neenah,
WI) John is ~>ne of the "experts" in the "Shortwave Listening with the Experts, "
book. Welcome, John. --ed.
0050 UTC on 11926 kHz

Brazil: Radio Bandeirantes in Portuguese. Announcer with station ID followed by
Brazilian pop music. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Ecuador: La Voz del Upano in Spanish. Singing station IDs plus Andean folk music.
Slight fading. (Mark Gibson, Memphis, TN)

.
Brazil: Radio Cultura Sao Paulo in Portuguese. Fading signal and ve'ry weak. Audible
ID at 0130 and into Brazilian pop music.

Brazil: Radio Dif. do Amazonas in Portuguese. Excited soccer coverage with long
"gooooooall" after each point scored. Brief break for ID.
0145 -UTC on 4845 kHz

Brazil: Radio Nacional, Manaus in Portuguese. Live soccer coverage (sounded like
the same game and announcers as Radio Dif. do Amazonas (see 0135 UTC logging).
Occasional ad break and Nacional ID at 0201 followed by more soccer.

Brazil: Radio Clube do Para in Portuguese. Interview, ID and sports coverage -- but
not soccer!
Brazil: Radio Naci.onal do Brasil in English. Popular Brazilian rock stars sing plus
feature on "Contemporary Brasil."

Columbia: Radio Sutatenza in Spanish. Slight fade as .ID was given by announcer.
Local musib between Latin vocals.
0255 UTC on 15150 kHz

New Zealand: Radio New Zealand International in English. Time check as "it's one
and a half minutes till three." Short classical music interlude and time check at 0300
UTC. ID as "Wellington" followed by comedy routines fora half hour. Another ID at
0330 and music from Englebert Humperdink. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
0320 UTC on 8515 kffz.

Peru: Radio Amistad in Spanish.' Romantic Spanish ballads and Peruvian folk music.
Heard clear "Amistad" at 0406 UTC. Heavy utility interference, as usual. Logging
tentative. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, Wf-)

Costa Rica: Radio lmpacto in Spanish. Talk about Cuba and mention of Batista and
the history of the revolution. ID given as "lmpacto." (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)

Peru: Radio Huancabamba in Spanish. Fast-talking male with ID and station location
at 0400 UTC. Peruvian "campesino" music. Recheck found station on until a 0504
UTC sign off (local Peruvian midnight). Some utility and heterodyne interference.
(Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Czechoslovakia: Radio Prague in English. Two lady announcers discussing how to
cook pancakes. Announcer joked that the dough was heavy enough to sink a ship.
Really a silly show! (Carl Volz, Valparaiso , IN)
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September 1987
4904 kHz
UTC on 11825 kHz

Tahiti: Radio Tahiti in French and Polynesian . Nice mix of mu sic island and curren
music; great programming. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)

Angola: 'Radio Nacional, Luanda. Announcer in local African language with "Radie
Nacional" ID followed by presumed news program at 0600 UTC. A poor signal witt
distorted audio. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Cameroon: Radio Bafoussam, in French. Extremely weak and fading signal
Religious music sung in French. No IE> observed but definite African ac cent b}
announcer. Submitted as tentative. (Carl Volz, Valparais o, IN)
Brazil: Radio Brazil Central in Portuguese. Usual rapid-fire sports commentary. Clear
signal with only occasional fading .
0220 UTC on 11745 kHz
on
Chad: Radio Dif. Nationa'te. Ndjamena in French. DJ chatter with program of French
African hi-life music. Signal buried by a strong jammer at 0540 UTC. Never heard c:
positive ID. Submitted as tentative. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
Spain: Spanish Foreign Radio in English. Feature on recent archeological find in

Tampa, Florida. Spanish guitar ballads and commentary on relations with Australia.
(Wayne Bekins, .San Antonio , TX)
0130 UTC on 17815 kHz
Columbia: Caracol Neiva in Spanish . Announcers interviewing a guest in the studio

Station promo and "Caracol" ID at 0600 UTC with Latin American newscas
following. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)

Tanzania: Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar in Swahili. Talk from announcer was rlefinitel}
Swahili but interference prohibited me from picking up any full sentences. Wea~
signal with pop music and voice breaks. No IDs heard. Reception on this night was
good. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN) Another tentative I'd bet on. - ed.

Nigeria: Radio Nigeria, Kaduna in. a local language. ID as "Radio Nigeria" at 060CJ
after going into English for a newscast. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Ivory Coast: RTV lviorienne, Abidjan in French. Radio Drama' followed by ID and timE
check at 0700 UTC then into newscast. Top story was the Iran scandal. (also knowr
as "Gippergate.") (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)

Australia: Radio Australia in English. DX program call "Radio Waves from the Soutt
Pacific." Gave report on Radio Cook Islands and Radio Tahiti. (Carl Volz, Valparaiso .
IN)
0750 UTC on 11705 kHz

Japan: Radio Japan in English. Weak signal. Commentary on the economy of Japan
and how they will survive the oil crisis. (Carl Volz~ Valparaiso, IN)
Brazil: Radio Nacional Porto Velho , in Portuguese. Easy-listening Portuguese mu sic

and several Nacional IDs at 1000 UTC. News briefs and local announcements.
(Kevin Burdette, Arlington, TX)

Costa Rica: Faro del Caribe in Spanish. Male announcer with station ID and location
at 1015 UTC. Latin pop music and interference from WYFR. s tation 's signal was
temporarily in the clear with a 1045 UTC sign off. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Columbia: La Voz de Cinaruco in Spanish. Male announcer with ID and Latin pop
music. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

China: Ra,dio Beijing in English. Just caught the sign-off announcement, but heard
closing for the North America Service and frequency schedule. Announcer gave his
name, ID an~ "thanks for listening." (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN)
1158 UTC on 15575 kHz

South Korea: Radio Korea in English. Listener's questions, like, "How many sports
at the 1988 Olympics?" (Carl Volz, Valparaiso, IN) Including gas bomb tossing? -ed.

North Korea: Radio Pyongyang in English. Korean folk music, the usual feature on
reunification of North and South and -- are you ready for this -:- rock music. (Kevin
Burdette, Arlington, TX)
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2040 UTC on 11920 kHz .
Clandestine: La Vo~ de CID in Spanish. Spanish guitar ballads from male singer.
Slight fading during "La Voz de CID" ID. Discussion about Cuba with continuing
Latin style music.
1245 UTC on 11937 UTC
Morocco: RTM Morocco in Arabic. Uninterupted Arabic music for over 30 minutes.
One brief break at 2100 UTC with a possible ID and into more Arabic music.
Submitted as tentative. (Y. Lee Kyotee, Yuma, AZ)
Kampuchea: Voice of the People of Kampuchea in LaoNiet dialect. March music

follwed by English ID at 1300 UTC. Many mentions of Kampuchea. Asian music and
sign off at 1318 UTC. Reception down after 1300 UTC but still audible. (Fred
Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)
Belgium: BRT in English. Talk of how Ramadan is celebrated in Belgium, followed by

on the South African Council of Churches. (Cart Volz, Valparaiso , IN)
discus~n

Libya: Radio Jamahiriya in English. Signal barely audible as two announcers -spoke
ot the "computerized, institutionalized system in the U.S. that causes psychological
terror. " Huh? Anyone know what they're talking about? (Cart Volz, Valparaiso, IN) I'd
like to discuss it with you but I'm putting my MT column into the computer and
worrying about making the deadline. --ed.

Papua New Guinea: Radio Eastern Highlands in Pidgin. Male announcer with native
island drum music and English pop. Papua New Guinea mentioned but no definite ID
heard. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater. WA)
2200 UTC on 15365 kHz
Australia: ABC, Tennant Creek. Good reception with strong signal. Featuring pop
music and news at 1300 UTC. Usual ID at 1230 followed by "cry in your beer" music
from Bill Anderson . Parallel 2310 not heard so well. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)
Canary Islands: Radio Nacionat de Espana in Spanish. ID as "Radio Nacional

Espana en Canarias." News briefs and announcements followed by excerpts from a
speech. Ocassional Spanish instrumental music. - I'm really curious about this.
There's no external service from the Canary Islands although there is a Spanish
Foreign Radio relay there. Tlie ID you heard, however, was for the mediumwave-AM
Canary Islands national service. Could bear watching. - ed.

Papua New Guinea: Radio Western Highlands in Pidgin and English. Heard
mentions of Papua New Guinea at 1301 but no ID. Male preacher with English
religious sermon. Station abruptly off at 1325 UTC but no formal sign off. (Fred
Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Benin: La Vox de la Revolution in French. French and native African music on drums
and flutes. Chit-chat between two male announcers and a drum roll introducing
each new portion of the program. Closing ID and station announcements with
national anthem. Sign-off at 2300 UTC. (John Bonet, Lafayette, LA)

Afghanistan: Radio Kabul via the Dushanbe, USSR relay. Program of Arabic and
Asian music in presumed Kabul. Afghanistan mentioned by female announcer at
1333 UTC. Signal degrading somewhat by 1350 UTC with occasional fading. Some
utility ORM also. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA) - Based on these details, let's call
this a tentative logging. - ed.

Mali: RTV Malienne in French. French and African music and many local station
features. ID with frequency, closing announcements and martial national anthem.
Sign off at 0000 UTC. (Wayne Bekins, San Antonio, TX)
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1325 UTC on ???

Philippines: Maharlika Broadcasting System - Radio NG Bayan in English and
unknown Asian dialect. Male announcer with sports reports and station ID as "This
is .your all sports radio network, up to date '781" Announcer also ID'd on the hour as
"Radio Bayan" (heard no mention of NG). U.S. pop music and world news at 1400
UTC by female announcer. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA) Great catch, Fred! - ed.
[Agreed. A fantastic catch. But it would be even better if we had a frequency here,
folks. - Miller)

Bangladesh: Radio Bangladesh in presumed Nepalese. Fair reception o'f
continental music. "Radio Bangladesh"' ID at 1345 with a sign-off
announcer. Radio Bangladesh back on for unscheduled broadcast at
UTC with same programming. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA) Extended
because of religious holiday, Ramadan . - ed.
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gre~t subby female

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broadcast
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Papua New Guinea: Radio Southern Highlands in Pidgin. U.S. pop music and no ID
but two mentions of Papua New Guinea at 1400 UTC. National anthem and sign off
at 1402 UTC. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)

Guam: KTWR (Trans World Radio) in Tamil. Talk from announcer with ID and sign-off
in English with frequency and station announcement at 1440 UTC. (Fred Carlisle,
Tumwater, WA)
1519 UTC on 11900 kHz
Northern Marianas Islands: KYOI in English. Suprised to hear KYOI still on the air
with plenty of IDs and rock/pop music by the Eagles, ELO, and Billy Joel. (James
Kline, Santa Monica, CA)
1525 UTC on 11940 kHz
Iran: Voice of the Islamic Republic of l~an in Arabic. Talk by two announcers with
Arabic music. English ID at 1601 UTC. Some interference. (Fred Carlisle, Tumwater,
WA)
1605 UTC on 11615 kHz

Pakistan: Radio Pakistan in English. World news report and ,ID followed by local
news. Sign off at 1630 UTC. 9465 kHz frequency not heard. (Fred Carlisle,
Tumwater, WA)
approved.
1730 UTC on 15505 kHz

Kuwait: Radio Kuwait in Arabic. Presumed newscast amd Arabic music. "Hua al
Kuwait" ID at 1801 UTC. Fred Carlisle, Tumwater, WA)
1745 U,TC on 15145 kHz
Your delicate and expensive electronic equipment is a prime target for

nearby lightning strikes. power line surges and electrical line noise. Now
Grove offers a six-outlet power line conditioner which protects your computer,
receiver. scanner. TV set, VCR. stereo system, and any other solid state
equipment from high voltage pulses caused by nearby lightning strikes and
electrical appliance switching.
Since most electrical interference is radiated by the power line connected to
the offending device. noice-producing appliances may be plugged into this
conditioner to reduce the problem before it occurs.
BONUS! Not only is your electronic equipment safe from destructive power
line transients, but electrically-conducted power line noise interference will be
dramatically reduced- up to 50 dB! An on/off switch with built-in pilot light
permits you to control up to six 15-amp circuits at once. Built by RCA and UL
East Germany: Radio Bertin International in English. This is reported to be their

Africa Service, but is heard clearly on the west coast of North America. Program of
music and listener's letters. Good signal. (James Kline, Santa Monica, CA)
1850 UTC on 21685 kHz

Netherlands: Radio Netherland in English. Interviews and discussion on the
increasing problems of the aging in Kenya and the Christian organizations that
assist them. Parallel 17605 kHz.
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1856 UTC on 15045 kHz

Dominican Republic: Radio Discovery in English and Spanish. IDs in both languages
with several station promotions. Spanish pop music and more IDs. Very good signal
strength in Florida.
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1-800-438.- 8155
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September 1987
l'i
RADIO ROUNIDUP:
Communications
Bob Grove WA4PYC

1
P.O. Box 9l
Brasstown, NC 2890;
Sensors are being used to bug illegal aliens. Recent

newspaper reports of illegal aliens crossing into the United States
from Mexico have prompted inquiries of the Immigration and
Naturalization Serviae (Border Patrol) of the Department of Justice.
How are they attempting to control the influx?
Magnetic, seismic and infrared sensors are planted to detect vehicular
and pedestrian movements at 180 strategic points across the U.S.Mexican border, connected to an electronic center at Chula Vista,
California, where dispatchers can alert agents by radio.
Additionally, some 450 agents are assigned to crossover points near
San Diego. With night-vision scopes and radios, they assemble via van,
truck, car, horseback, and on foot to catch the wave of unauthorized
emigrants from Mexico. (From H.E.Miller, Seattle, WA)
I
Meanwhile, customs also beefs up its electronic

surveillance. The U nited States Customs Service has awarded a $25
million contract to Eaton Corporation of Westlake Village, California,
to develop a sophisticated command, control, communications, and
intelligence system for drug interdiction along the southern border.
Si~ultaneously, FCC officers assigned fines totalling $14,000 to seven

other California CB ve.ndors for similar infractions.
But the FCC gives up in Oregon. FCC licensed loggers in

southern Oregon have been pleading with salmon trailers to stop
using their frequencies for unlicensed chit-chat. The illegal u se of the
loggers' channels has caused serious disruptions in legitimate
communications.
The loggers are concern.e d about the prospect of an emergency
requiring reliable two-way radio. The fishermen have been ignoring the
complaints and the FCC so far has said they can't do anything either.
According to Wayne Craig, engineer in charge of the Portland office,
one of his investigators had died and hadn't lieen replaced; the other
was on another assignment out of the state.
The fishermen in the meantime continue to u se the radio frequencies
with impunity, signing only by their first names to avoid identification
and giving no locations. (From Gary Westfall, Beaverton, OR)
Eaton is expected to have initial phases of the elaborate system

operational within the year, utilizing air and vessel traffic control with
radar displays and signal processing. (Item sent in by David
Branscombe, Newark, OH)
In an unrelated complaint filed with a Florida congressman, amateur

radio operator Henry Luhrman, W4PZV, has cited swordfisherman off
the coast with using illegal beacons in the amateur 160 meter band.
The FCC says that of 85 beacons originally in use, roughly ten are
left. Luhrman says the number will increase when the fall fishing
season starts up again.
Word reached us at press time that Regency Electronics has
Speaking of fishing, remember Ray Jefferson and

Jefferson-Travis? Wally Travis, skipper of the Shanghai Express
closed their Satellite Beach, Florida, land mobile division,

apparently as an economy move. Operations are scheduled to be
recombined under one roof at Regency's Indianapolis headquarters,.
The Satellite Beach facility was to have been the focus for manufacturing of several new scanners including the delayed Turboscan, the
future <?f which now rests in Indianapolis.
An unexpected, but serious radio thre~t may be posed by

skip. On June 17th, 1987, a Delaware state trooper collided on I-95
with a car carrying two purse snatching suspects and a child. The
trooper was seriously injured; all three in the other car were killed.
The local chief of police erroneously pursued a different set of
suspects because his radio was being jammed--not by malicious interference, but by legitimate users being heard by skip from hundreds or
even thousands of miles away.
party boat off Long Island Sound in the 1930s, finally agreed that his
scheme of releasing carrier pigeons as an intercom wasn't the most
reliable method of assuring that the message would get through.
A local radio repairman, Raymond Jefferson, came to the rescue and
in 1935 the first marine radiotelephone was installed on Travis's boat.
It was crystal controlled and licensed by the FCC--2738 kHz ship to
. ship, 2198 kHz ship to shore.
Unfortunately, one radio wasn't enough--there was no one to talk to!
New York Telephone had been granted a license for a shore station
but hadn't built one and the FCC refused to grant Jefferson a license.
The enterprising radioman was not to be outdone and, instead,
outfitted a second boat (Walter Frankenheimer's "Ramona", a 38-foot
Matthews sportsfishing boat) .with a marine radio. With the number of
marine radios in service now doubled, Jefferson went back to the
phone company who finally capitul ated and built a coastal station. -
Communications on the local channel 'was tied up for nearly six hours
because of a combination of accident traffic and skip interference.
Had another disaster or serious accident occurred during that
period, police communications would have been useless.
The antenna for shore station WOX was mounted atop St. Georges
Theater on Staten Island and Ray Jefferson made the first paid radiotelephone call, inaugurating marine radio. Soon after, Jefferson and
Travis for'med their own company, producing 12 marine radios in
1937, expanding their production considerably during World War II.
Skip is a well-documented phenomenon on low band (30-50 MHz)

and the 39 MHz "Delcom" (Deleware Coun ty Emergency Communications system) is a typical victim. For the last several years, skip has
been minimal because it is caused by sunspots and radio listeners
know that we have been in a su nspot minimum.
Ray Jefferson now lives in retirement at Duck Key, Florida, having

sold his business in 1970.. But Ray Jefferson Electronics continues to
move forward as a pacesetter for the marine electronics industry.
(Item received from Herbert Gesell, Amityville, NY)
But radio skip is now increasing at a rapid rat-e with daytime reception, especially late afternoon and early evening, often obliterated by
long-distance signals. The only solution is to use higher frequencies;
the higher the ~etter from a skip-elimination standpoint. (Item from
Bob Kay, Glenolden, PA)
Whether for terrorism or ran_som, kidnapping of key

statesmen or diplomats is a serious threat to international
relations and serious business to law enforcement interests.
The FCC is cracking down in California... An i8 month

investigation culminated in the arrest of a west coast shop owner July
16 and 17, 1987. Roger S. Williams, proprietor of the Mud Shack, a
San Diego CB outlet, was arrested for selling linear amplifiers and
out-of-band modified CB radios.
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September 1987
CCS Communications Control of Port Chester, New York, has

pioneered electronic security systems and now offers a line of
disguised homing transmitters which may be tracked by a radiodirection-finding receiver.
The beacon-emitting transmitter may be housed in the victim's pen,
wristwatch, belt, cigarette pack, or even magnetically latched under his
car bumper. The tracking vehicle is equipped with four whip antennas
MONITORING TIMES
Communications:
RADIO ROUNDUI
to resolve the bearing of the radio signal, the direction and relative
on a 360-degree screen.
course of which is displayed
I
' freighter Act 5 which steamed 500 miles out of its way for the rescue.
The Rig of Tomorrow: Recently, Wayne Green, W2NSD, feisty
It was an obscure FCC monitoriiig post that snared the

short-lived pirate "Radio New York International," although
it was abQard a rusty freighter anchored off Long Island Sound, and
the FCC monitoring station was located in Allegan, Michigan.
(Clipping sent by H.E.Miller, Seattle, WA)
publisher of 73 Magazine, proffered some private predictions regarding

the functions of ham rigs of the future. Let's read Wayne's own
words:
One of 13 monitoring stations across the U.S., Allegan is the official ,

training ground for FCC engineers and technicians, a couple of whom
were cruising the frequencies the night of July 23, 1987.
"How soon before we see our calls blown into a PROM by ham
dealers when we buy a rig? With it sending our call using narrowband FSK, the LCDs on our HTs and low band rigs could read out
the call of every station received.
Right smack in the middle of a radioteletype frequency, rock and roll

sprang forth from the sophisticated receiver; clearly, something unusua:
was going on here! Allegan alerted other FCC monitoring posts and
their combined direction finding bearings pinpointed the unlicensed
offender. (Clipping sent in by L.J.Demers, Saginaw, Ml)
"Using voice audio redundancy reduction chips we should be able to

reduce the voice bandwidth to perhaps 300 Hz, thus permitting ten
times as many QSOs in the same voice bands.
"Then there's time splitting, which could allow up to seven simulta. neous contacts on each channel, each seemingly duplex, giving us the
ability to cram up to seven hundred times as many contacts in a
band, yet with less QRM than today.
This year's Association of North American Radio Clubs

conference was held at the Novotel Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario, a
friendly city adjacent to Toronto which was also hosting British royal!)
and provided a hotel-rocking fireworks display during the convention.
"It's . been years since we hams came up with anything really new in
communications. With today's microchips, per.haps it's getting time for
us to start experimenting again."
Shortwave dignitaries attending the convention included M'T's publisher

Bob Grove, the kc;ynote speaker at the banquet which was
attended by approximately 200 guests.
When it comes to the electronics market, what are Americans buying? By midyear 1987, the Electronic Industries Association
MT presented engraved plaques to
Ian McFarland of Radio Canada

International, voted most popular
shortwave program hq.5t by the
readers of MT; and td The British
Broadcasting Corporation, voted by
MT readers as the most popular
broadcaster. This second award was
accepted by 'the BBC's Graham
Mytton.
(EIA) was able to list figures representing the penetration of various

electronic products into American households. There are no real
surprises other than, perhaps, the degree of penetration.
Right at the top are home radios and .television sets (98% each),
followed closely by color TV specifically (93%) and audio entertainment systems (89%). VCRs are still edging upward (45%), but the
expense of camcorders has discouraged many of us from buying them
I
.
(3%).
A special ANARC award was

presented to Ian McFarland by Ron
Hopkins (foreground) and Don
Hosner. Ian celebrated simultaneously ten years of service to the
SWL Digest, 20 years with Radio
Canada International, 25 years with
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, his 25th wedding anniversary,
and his 50th birthday! (Photos by .
How do scanners and shortwave radios fit into the picture? An

inquiry sent by MT to the EIA some months ago was never answered.
It is always heartening to hear another instance in which a
ham/scanner listener saves a life. Gene Northington, K4NWU,
is a lieutenant at Fire Station No. 32 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is
also an avid scanner listener, constantly on vigil for fire calls. While
on his way with his children to a baseball game one evening this past
July, a fire call came over his scanner dispatching fire equipment to
an apartment complex just a block away.
David Rosenthal)
Racing to the scene, Northington found Bernard Rayford unable to

get through a broken patio door. Smashing the glass out of the door,
Northington then wrapped Rayford in a curtain to keep him from
being cut as he assisted the victim through the broken door.
Suffering nothing more than a cut finger, Northington then went on
to the baseball game with his children! All in a day's work for a
dedicated firefighter. (Clipping sent in by Dave Beck, Birmingham AL)
Radio also saved the lives of a shipwrecked crew. The Iron

Cumberland was only able to manage a brief distress call before it
sank Friday the 13th (March?), 1987, near Pitcairn Island, legendary
home of the descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers. Fortunately,
their mayday call was picked up by a radio station operator on the
island who then contacted the U.S. Coast Guard in Honolulu via the
newly installed PEACESAT communications satellite for rescue
coordination.
The 29 crew members were reported in good condition after they
were recovered from the sea, adrift in lifeboats, by the British
MONITORING TIMES
...
September 1987
RADIO ROUNDUP:
Communications Loggings
'
Fort Wayne, Indiana, Monitoring
JACK D. FORBING
141'._._ om.
Alim~
Fonw.-.-.46119
by Jack Forbing KsLSB
I.
Jack concentrates his scanner listening on 200 active channels in his area and
has quite an antenna farm to do it.
uses a Grove Scanner Beam, Motorola
ten-meter vertical, Polaris Adcock RDF antenna, Diamond D130 discone,
amateur triband vertical, Diamond two-meter vertical, Cushcraft six-meter
Yagi, Cushcraft A3 tribander, Cushcraft UHF beam, Channel Master 5094
Monitenna, and an HF inverted vee for shortwave coverage.
He
FWPD
ACPD
OHSP
Fort Wayne Police

Dept
Allen Co Police , Dept
Ohio Stat Police
127.550
134.050
124.750
123.300
123.500
129.500
130.200
130.400
131.550
129.650
130.300
461.325
463.325
463.275
458.375
453.500
168.935
168.950
152.240
462.575
450.450
464;575
464.025
162.550
460.850
153.740
154.250
154.445
155.865
158.805463.375
463.700
453.775
52.525
122.950
155.850
148.100
148.175
148.550
149.275
150.150
120.200
126.600
127.550
44.740
45.260
52.680
143.990
150.225
150.345
160.440
160.800
160.690
163.750
163.810
164.600
165.375
165.500
167.560
157.600
450.150
460.225
460.250
159.030 F1 ' Input FWPD

158.940 F1 Input FWPD
155.610 F1 OutputFWPD
158.850 F5
FWPD
158. 730 ' F4 Input FWPD
156.090 F5
FWPD
155.820 . Baer Field PD KZJ481
154.860 ACPD AC Jail
155.130 ACPD Signal
155.250 ACPD F1 Base Rpt
154.770 ACPD
155.340 IHERN
460.200 FWPD
460.475 ACPD 62A Base
42.120 ISP
42.160 ISP
42.420 ISP
42.260 ISP
155.370 Point-to-point
462.950 EMS Med Ch9
154.890 ACPD F1 mobiles
154.325 Red 2 FWFD
154.085 Red 4 FWFD
158.760 Green
154.415 AC White Chan
154.010 AC Co Fire Disp
155.475 Ileen
154.190 Red 1 FWFD .
460.275 FWFD Fire Command
462.675 REACT
153.950 Wayne Twp
155.445 ISP
154.160 Red 3 FWFD
158.880 Baer Field PD KZJ481
132.150 Chicago
163.960 FBI
121.900 Ground Control
126.600 App/Dep Baer Field
119.850 Chicago Center
119.550 FWA
129.950 FAA
122.800 UNICOM 119.100 FWA .Tower
122.000 Natl Flight Watch
122.900 FAA
156.000 Baer Field PD /m
155.025 KVS448 Civil Defense
158.500 FWPD m/m
154.280 Mutual Aid Fire
163.200 USMARS
460.350 FW City Govt Autopatch
67'
....
September 1987
'
Chicago Center
FAA
Clearance Delivery
FAA
FAA
FAA
Maintenance
FAA
FAA
FAA
FAA
'
Parkerson
KSl\J697 LG
Autopatch
KQZ305
Agric
Chan 21
Glenbrook Sq
Citizens Cable
NOAA WXJ58 FWA
Peters Broadcast Eng
FWFD
Wayne Twp FD
FWFD
KNAH400 LG
KXB444 LG
KXE780 LG
KVU366 l...G
KVU367 LG
National Simplex
UNICOM FSS-FWA
ANG
ANG
ANG
ANG
ANG
Smith Field A/D
Smith Field A/D
Smith Field A/D
OHSP
OHSP
Angola
USA MARS
ANG
ANG
N&W RR
Conrail
Secret Service
FBI KDX781
US Marshall
US Marshall KRB220
ATF
FAA
FBI KDX781
FBI KDX781
TV33
FWPD
FWPD
Jack Forbing's antenna. farm

464.400
32.500
34.350
38.300
40.800
44.740
45.260
160.320
160.420
160.710
161.070
161.250
162.685
37.340
. 450.050
167.210
167.760
167.700
154.815
161.640
D&L Communications
USA
USA
USA
USA
OHSP
OHSP Lima
N&W RR
RR
Penn RR
Conrail
RR
AF-1
State Hwy
WQHK/WMEE News
KOS371
FBI
FBI
FBI
NHPD
WQHK/WMEE PRGM
KVY911
Cl;-i21
WIFF
161.670
161.700
161.730 wowo
451.350 GTE
158.160 NIPSCO
160.830 Penn RR
462.700 FW Comm Cent
463.875 Canterbury
161.9.00 Marine Tel OH River
452.950 FW newspapers
47.280 Hwy
47.360 Hwy
47.580 School buses
151.130 Allen Co Hwy
151 .310 KJl381 FW Park Dept
155.745 IUPU Police
156.225 -Street Dept
37.700 l&M
453.325 CD
453.375 Co Commissioners
,..
20
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MONITORING TIMES
453.500
460.550
465.475
155.400
"
1.55.955
453.900
453.950
159.240
32.350
163.200
165.235
165.290
418.050
418.200
418.625
418.675
418.750
418.800
418.825
418.900
418.950
418.975
419.000
155.280
462.975
463.000
463.025
463.050
463.075
463.100
463.125
463.150
463.175
156.850
161.500
123.450
162.475
162.400
444.625
Co Commissioners
FW school buses
ACPO 62A mobiles
KNHG710 in state
rescue
In LG KJl353_
KSH529 FW Telecomm
KSH529 FW Telecomm
KNHQ245 in Nat
Resource
USA
KRB200 U.S. Marshall
KLR756 DEA
KLR756 DEA
KLR753 DEA
DEA Ch2
DEA Ch1
DEA Ch4
DEA Ch3
DEA Simplex car-to-car
DEA Ch5
DEA Surveillance
DEA Ch6
KLR753 DEA
DEA
IHERN 2 Tactical field
Med 10
Med 1
Med 2
Med 3
Med 4
Med 5
Med 6
Med 7
Med 8
USCG
USCG
Unofficial air chat
NOAA NW Ind
NOAA Dayton
Hams Inc
Communications Loggings:
'RADIO ROUNDUI
,I
Southern Illinois Scanning

I
157.100
157.200
157.250
157.770
by Kurt Stoudt
Arlington Hts, -IL
IESDA
SP
Mboro
Cdale
KC
SIU
(Ill Emergency Services

Disaster Admin.) .
State Police
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Kansas City
Southern Ill University
31.200 WPSD Tactical Comm

34.830 .. Crab Orchard Wildlife
39.460 SP Point to point
39.500 SP Base-car, car-car
39.600 Mboro Secret Squirrel
freq
39.620 Herrin PD
41.060 FCC lowband ops
42....500 SP car-car + bdcst
42.600 / SP base-car, car-base
42.680 Dist 13 car-base
43.140 Construction traffic
(SIMONDS)
43.340 Dist 11 car-base
45.240 ESDA Point-point.
45.280 IESDA
45 .369 IESDA
45.400 IESDA
45.440 ESDA Point-point
45.560 Proposed IESMA ~SDA
intersystem
47.300 Hwy Dept System output
47.420 Natl Red Cross Mutual
- Aid
48.140 ClPS
52.525 Amateur Skywarn
Liaison
118.200 Aviation Carbondale
Tower
119.400 11 Marion Approach
121.500 11 ELT & Emerg Comm
Freq
121 .700 11 Marion Ground
121.800 11 Carbondale Ground
122.800 11 Unicom - hon-tower
apts
122.900 11 Plane to plane
122.950 11 Unicom - Tower apts
125.300 " KC Center, Marion
.VORTAC
126.900 11 Marion Tower
127. 700 11 KC Center, Perry Co
VO RTAC
146.520 Amateur simplex
146.640 Carbondale SIARS Rptr
146.670 Herrin Area Rptr Club
146.730 SIUARS Rptr
146.805 W. Frankfort Rptr
146.850 MARA Rptr
146.880 Williams Hill Rptr
146.940 Cape Rptr
1~7.210
Marissa Rptr
147.345 Trigg .Hill Rptr
147.390 S. Illinois Skywarn
System TTY Data
147.540 SARA Simplex freq
148.010 U.S. Army MARS
simplex
151.625 High band itinerant freq
151.895 J+O comm, PL 162.2
151.955 Walker Comm
\
152.510
Cdale Mobile phone

base output
152.840 Cdale paging Xmitter
153.890 Mboro FD
153.905 Williamson Co Govt
153.995 Alex Co 155.025 Rptr
input
154.025 Cdale Pt:Jblic Works
154.040 Jackson County ESDA
154.055 Cape Co Fire (+ES)
15'4.070 Coal Belt Fire Opts
154.100 W. Frankfort PD
154.115 Mboro ESDA
154.265 Nifem, proposed statewide
154.310 Fire freq
154.430 Salem fire freq
154.640 Carbondale PD F2
154.665 DCI F1
154.680 MEG surveillance
154.695' Williamson Co Detectives
154.710 MEG operations
154.740 Galatin. Co Sheriff
154.770 Saline Co Sheriff
154.785 Radolph Co Sheriff
154.800 Benton PD traffic
154.815 E. Frank Co Central
,_Dis.,
154.845 John A. Logan Security
154.860 Perry Co. Sheriff
154.905 IDA Units (DCI F2); SP
154.935 ISP Dist 13 (DuQuoin)
154.950 DCI F3
154.965 Marion PD
154.980 Williamson Co Govt
154.995 Franklin Co Sheriff
155.010 Jackson Co Sheriff
155.025 State Mutual Aid ESDA
155.055 IREACH
155.070 Williamson Co Sheriff
155.085 ESDA Rptr
155.100 Jackson Co Ambulance
pager
155.115 MOH Airport Authority
155.205 West Bus, Makand_a
155.220 Ambulance Mutual Aid
(Jackson Co)
155.340 Carbondale
Trauma;
Amb to hosp
155.370 All depts point to point
155.415 Johnston City + Herrin
PD
155.430 Duquoin PD 155.460 SP Chan 7 (point-topoint)
155.475 ISPERN (NLEEF) DCI F4
155.505 ISP Mobile rptrs
155.565 Mboro PD
_
155.865 Salem ESDA
156.090 - Williamson ca Sheriff
156.300 Marine lntership Safety
Ch6
156.425 11 Non-commercial
Ch68
156.700 11 Port Ops Ch14
156:800 11 Distress & Calling
Ch16
MONITORIN.G TIMES
11
Govt Ch22
Public Ch24
11
Public Ch25
Cdale mobile Tx base
_input
161.190 1L Cent road
161 .700 WHPI Marti Pt-to-pt
161 .760 WOOD Pt-pt link (Marti)
162.400 NOAA weather
162.425 NOAA weather (Goreville)
162.475 NOAA weather
'162.550 NOAA weather
163.200 US Marshals rptr
163.4125 Corps of Eng simplex
163.5375 Corps of Eng rptr
165.950 IRS tactical
166.4625 IRS tactical
16/.000 IRS tactical
167.050 FCC hi-band simp -!_- rptr
output
167.725 FBI Carbondale off
170.025 Marion Fed Prison
170.875 Marion Fed Prison
172.800 FCC hi-band rptr input_
223.500 Amateur simplex
223.540 SIARS control link
11
223.620
224.700
224.860
224.940
444.025
444.400
449.9725
Williams Hill cntrl lin

Marrissa 220
Bald Knob rptr
Harrisburg rptr
Alexander Co rptr
Bald Knob rptr
So IL Skywarn Sys de
link
450.025 WSIU TV Marti
450.6125 WPSD tactical
451.100 Highway/power
companies
451.350 Telephone Co
maintenance
453.100 Hiway Dept Comm al:
power co
453.600 SIU physical plant
453.650 SIU transportation
453.800 SIU transportation
service
453.875 Vienna Correctional C
453.900 SIU Police
461.100 . Carbondale Comm Rr
461.200 DuQuoin Comm Rptr
451.250 Giant City Comm rpt1
4661.675 KFVS tactical
462.825 SIU paging
463.650 . Wayside comm rptr
468.175 Jackson Co spec eme
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HIGH SEAS
James R. Hay
141 St. John's Blvd.
Pointe Claire, P.Q.
Canada, H9S 4Z2
AMVER
In order to increase tr/e number of
distressed ships which are assisted
each year, the U.S. Coast Guard, in
1955, set up the Automated MutualAssistance Vessel Rescue System,
known as AMVER. This system is a
computerized method of taking
information supplied by ships about
their course, speed, and destination,
and when an emergency arises, using
that information to determine which
ships are in the best positions to
assist. Additional information is
stored in the computer about the .
ships' facilities for search and rescue.
The AMVER program extends
around the world, and is participation is compulsory by commercial
ships making transoceanic. voyages or
voyages of more than 24 hours
between ports. Many other vessels
also participate in the p~ogram and
help to make it extremely successful. ,
For those monitoring maritime radio
traffic, the AMVER messages can
yield some interesting information,
such as the destination of ships and
the route they are taking. There are
four possible types of radio messages
which can be field, aild each of these
has its own purpose. First we will
look at the messages and then the
communications system.
\
Message Types:
are also extracted from ship' weather

observations sent by those ships
participating in the International
Weather Observation Programme.
The last type of report is type 3, the
arrival report. Along with name and
call sign of the vessel it should
contain the position of the ship and
the date and time of that position. In
this case it should indicate the name
of the port and the time of arrival.
This report is used to increase the
accuracy of the plot being .maintained by the computer, although the
computer will automatically end the
plot when it predicts the ship's
arrival in port.
The computer takes the information
from these messages, plus ship's positions from weather observations and
maintains ,plots of the predicted positions of participating ships. When a
distress call is received the appropriate Search and Rescue authority
can get information about the positions of the ships which are best in a
position to render assistance, along
with information about the Search
and Rescue characteristics of the
sh_ips.
In order to maintain accurate
information, messages must be sent
regularly, and there there must be a .
good
communications network.
Many countries have coast stations
which accept AMVER messages at
no charge to the ship, and forward
these to the appropriate authorities
in their own country, who in turn
send them on to the U.S. Coast
Guard at Governors Island. While
space will not allow .detailed information to be given here about each
station, below is a list of the stations
which do accept AMVER messages.
The first type of message is called

type 1 and in effect is a sailing plan.
The following information is given,
the name and call sign of the ship,
her position and the date and time of
the position, her intended sailing
plan, her speed, her destination and
ETA, the call sign of the coast
station being guarded during the
voyage, and whether there is any
medical personnel aboard. This
message is either filed just before the Information about some of these
stations has been given in . past
vessel's departure, or as soon as
columns, and it is certain that
possible thereafter.
information will be forthcoming
Type D is the next message, which is
about others in the. future.
a deviation report. This mess:tge
should be sent whenever a change in
Coast Stations Accepting
course, speed, destination, etc. will
AMVER Messages
cause the predicted position of the
ship at any time to be more than 25
LGA Alesund R, Norway
miles from her actual position. Other
GLV
Anglesay R, U.K.
than the name and call sign of the
CBA Antofagasta R, Chile
ship, the type D message need only
EAD Aranjuez R, Spain
contain the information which has
EDZ Aranjuez R, Spain
changed from that sent previously in
ZLD Auckland R, New Zealand
the sailing plan.
ZLB Awarua R, New Zealand
The type 2 message is a position
LGN Bergan R, Norway
LGP Bodo R, Norway
report which should be sent every 36
hours during the voyage. This
NMF Boston Comm Station
.
VAG Bull Harbour CG R, BC, Can
message should contain the name
VIO Broome R, Australia
and call sign of the vessel, her posi.tion and the date and time of the
VFC Cambridge Bay CG R, NWT,
Can
position, and the call sign of the
NPN 60 Canal R, Panama
coast station being guarded, and
VIC Carnarvon R, Australia
medical personnel aboard. In addition to these reports, ships' positions
VOK Cartwright CG R, Nfld, Can
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ZLC Chatham Is R, New Zealand

VOO Comfort Cove CG R, Nfld,
Can
VFU6 Coppermine CG R, NWT,
Can
GCC Cullercoats R, U.K.
VID Darwin R, Australia
LGZ Farsund R, Norway
LGL Floro R, Norway
VFF Frobisher CG R, NWT, Can
LPD General
Pacheco
R,
Argentina
SAG Gothenberg R; Sweden
VCN Grindstone CG R, Que, Can
NR V Guam Comm Station
HCG Guayaquil R, Ecuador
VCS Halifax CG R, NS, Can
LGI Hammerfest R, Norway
LGH Harstad R, Norway
NMA Honolulu Comm Station
GKZ Humber R, U.K.
GIL Ilfracombe R, U.K.
VFA Inuvik CG R, NWT, Can
GUD Jersey R, U.K.
JMJ 'Kagoshima R, Japan
JGD Kobe R, Japan
NOJ Kodiak Comm Station
JNX Kushiro R, Japan
GLD Lands End R, U.K.
DZG Las Pinas R, Phil
DXZ Lyngby R, Denniark
EJM Malin Head R, Ireland
NMA Miami Comm Station
JNT Nagoya R, Japan
FJA Nahina R, Tahiti
ZSJ Navicomcen Cape, S.Af.
NMG New Orleans Comm Station
GNI Niton R, U.K.
JNR Noji R, Japan
DAN Norddeich R, Germany
GNP N Foreland R, U.K.
GNE Ohan R, U.K.
C7L Ocean Stn Vessel Lima 57N, 20W
C7M Ocean Stn Vessel Mike 66N, 2E
C7R Ocean Stn Vessel Romeo 47N, 17W
JNB Okinawa R, Japan
LFO Orlandet R, Norway
KUO Pago Pago Comm Stn, Am
Samoa
VIP Perth R, Australia
GK.A Portishead R, U.K.
GKB Portishead R, U.K.
GKC Rortishead R, U.K.
)
GKD Portishead R, U.K.
GKE Portishead R, U.K.
GKG Portishead R, U.K.
GKH Portishead R, U.K.
GKI Portishead R, U.K.
MONITORING TIMES
GKJ
GKK
GKM
GKN
GKO
GKP
GKS
GPK
NMN
VAJ
VIR
LGQ
LFW
LGU
LFU
LFN
LGB
LFB
LGJ
LFJ.
LFI
LFf
LGK
LFF
LGG
LFG
IRM
LGD
VOM
ZBM
VON
VCP
NMC
NMR
EAT
PCG
PCH
VCK
JNN
VOJ
GND
3DP
VCO
VIS
EAC
VII
LGTf
VAE
jVIT
LGE
EJK
CBV
VAI
LGV
VAK
EAF
ZLW
GKR
VAU
JDT
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, U.K.
Portishead R, lJ.K.
Portpatrick R, U.K.
Portsmouth Comm Stn
Prince Rupert CG R, BC, Can
Rockhampton R, Australia
Rogaland R, Norway
Rqgaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R,. Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rogaland R , Norway
Rogaland R, Norway
Rome R, Italy
Rorvik R, Norway
St. Anthony CG R, Nfld, Can
St. George R, Bermuda
St. John's CG R, Nfld, Can
St. Lawrence CG R, Nfld, Can
San Francisco Comm Stn
San Juan Comm Stn .
Santa Cruz de Tenerife R,
Spain
Scheveningen R, Netherlands
Scheveningen R, Netherlands
Sept Iles CG R, Que, Can
Shogama R, Japan
Stephenville CG R, Nfld, Can
Stonehaven R, U.K.
Suva R, Fiji
Sydney CG R, NS, Can
Sydney R , Australia
Tarifa R, Spain
Thursday Is R., Australia
Tjome R, Norway
Tofino CG R, BC, Can
Townsville R, Australia
Tromso R, Norway
Valentia Is
Valparaiso R, Chile
Vancouver CG R, BC, Can
Varda R, Norway
Victoria CG R, BC, Can
Vigo R, Spain
Wellington R, New Zealand
Wick R, U.K.
Yarmouth CG R,s NS, Can
Yokosuka R, Japan
Excerpts from - THE SHORTWAVE DIRECTORY

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, Your
Bob Grove, WA4PYQ
important newspaper . . .
Maritime Communications
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CALL/LOCATION
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BERMUDA
ZBH St George
UNITED STATES
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6506.4
6506.4
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WIG New Orleans, 4428.7
6506.4
LA
8765.4
13113.2
NMN Portsmouth, 8465.0
12718.5
VA
16976.0
4428.7
6506.4
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6200.0
4134 . 3
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8241. 5
12342.4
8 MHz
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PANAMA
RPN60
2582
4240.0
6467.0
8607 .o
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17128. 5
22412.0
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CALL/LOCATION
NORWAY
LCA Alesund
LCN Bergen
LCP Bodo
LCZ Farsund
LCL Floro
LCI Hammer fest
LCH Harstad
LFO or land et
LCQ Rogaland
LFW
LCU
LFU
LFN
LCB
LFB
LCJ
LFJ
LFI
LFT
LCX
LFF
LCC
LFC
LCT Tjome
LCE Tromso
LCV Vard o
' COAST
SHIP
CALL/LOCATION
2442
2463
2139
2470
2132
2442
2456
2118
2449
4 Hiiz
4185
6 MHz
6432.0
6467
6277. 5
6 Hiiz
646 7 .o
8 MHz
8527. 5
8574.0
8 Hiiz
8370
8 MHt
8678.0
8678
12727 .5
12 Hiiz
12876.o
12 MHz
12555
12961. 5
12 Hllz
16952.4
16 MHz
17074.4
16 MHz
16740
17165.6
16 Hiiz
22425.o
22 MHz
22473.0
22 Hiiz
22242
2456
1736
1750
2470
1729
2449
2182
1722
1743
2656
1750
2649
1722
1736
2635
1729
4325.0
COAST
IRELAND
EJM Malin Head
1841
EJK Valentia Is . 1827
ITALY .
SHIP
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EDZ6
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13065
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6498.S
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13092
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12853.5
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Humber
Northforeland
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Anglesey
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8646.0
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CALL/LOCATION
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12849.0
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8585.o
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12871. 5
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4145
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UNITED STATES
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Vienna, VA 2218(
MAIL CALL
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groups of SF. After a short pause,
TAN again sent a string of B's and
MCW/APH Beacon, Ft. A.P. Hill (Bowling Green) VA
010121
396
sent the message agai.O_; this time
MCW/NHK Beacon, Patuxent River NAsj (frapnell Field) MD
010123
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RTIY 5042S/CTK (Czech News Agency) running RY's
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time the message (with the identical
6329
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RTIY 75-170/Coded WX.
text and heading, except for QTR
CW/CO DE ZSJ3, NAVCOMCEN (Silvermine) Cape Radio, Sou.th Africa
072243
designation) was sent, the QTR was 6386
CW/C1 DE HKB, Baranquila, Colombia
6463.S
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updated. I do not understand the
USB/OM & YL (both EE) talking re conditions of boats in marina & that
6521.6
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some .unid boals going fishing & would be out about 10 days
purpose of the repeated transmisCW/DE DAC DAC DAC~LO MLO VW/vy fast & brief chatter in Spanish,
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sions with just the QTR being
then off
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CW/VVV DE FUO, Toulon Naval Rdo, France
6982.S
020059
changed but it certainly seems like
CWN/1AW (ARRL HQ Stn) with practice tfc at various speeds
7080
082324
this activity may very well be a pracRTIY 5042S/RCC-LA HABANA CUBA TESTING TO ADX CNTL llT/WC
740S.3
071334
tice net.
NY & sends RY's
It is always a pleasure to hear
from readers and particularly those

new to the hobby. Mt>st recently I
received a note from Matt Hastan,
TN, in which he indicated he was a
sophomore in hi8h school and since
becoming interested in SWLi~g he
has been encouraging all of his
friends to also take up the hobby.
Matt forwarded some . information on two actiVities he had
monitored. The first was on 7465.5
kHz at 0230 (UTC?) on USB when
he heard testing on this Department
of Energy frequency. The second net
copied was on 6761 kHz at 0115
(UTC?) on USB with UTAH
Control working UTAH 1 and then
UTAH 1 making contact with
FIRELIGHT 1. The net was not
identified.
A couple of readers have asked
me about a term "Mission Radio
System" that they ran across. This
designates the radio system for HF
secure or non-secure voice point 'to
point communications between
USSOUTHCOM, its components,
and U.S. Military Missions throughout Central and South American and
the Caribbean areas. An Air Force
station (the only AF station on the
net) acts as Net Control Station
(NCS) and it is located at Howard
Air
Force
Base,
Panama.
USSOUTHCOM has operational
control of the system. Air Force
Communications Command provides
operation and maintenance for the
NCS but maintenance only for the
other 21 low power stations.
SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

6944.1 kHz 032018Z CYi
I came upon this very slowly sent
transmission which was noted as
being CUt Numbers. The transmission consisted of three groups UND
UNDAW GTDTN and was repeated
until 2019Z. There was approximately a one minute pause and at
2020Z GTI AAIWT" WURRT was
sent and repeated until 2022Z at
which time the transmission ceased.
6989.8 kHz
010140Z
CYi
An unidentified station was
sending B B B B etc. and then sent
BT TNR DE TAN QRU QTC NR
4592 URGENTE GR 9 QTR 2141
7424.3
7S27
7905 kHz
072316Z
CYi
When I cut in on this transmission a string of K's was being transmitted. This was followed by GI7576
KKK K K GI7576 K K 19248 43182
97818 K K K GI7576 and then
continued with a lengthy string of
K's. At 2318Z the groups were
changed to K K K 45453 K K 57710
51656 and this .sequence repeated
until 2320Z at which time the K's
were again sent but now at a slower
rate than previously. The K's
continued and after listening to many
minutes of them I discontinued
coverage of the frequency. I should
point out that it is very possible the
first copied group of GI7576 might
be 77576 with the GI being the faulty
keying of the digit 7.
....
072259
070008
072303
nos
nss.2
nas.9
10l18 kHz
1400128Z
CYi
I have no clues regarding the
purpose of this monitored sequence.
The dashes were very slowly sent
with a definite space between each
grouping. Th~ sequence was as
follows: five dashes, space, six
dashes, space, six dashes, space,
seven dashes and down at 0129Z.
RITY
14547 kHz 121436Z
75-850
This was a garbage (encrypted)
transmission but in copying the
signal for quite some time it was
readily evident that a possible
message separator was used between
individual messages because of the
appearance at various intervals of a
string of Y's. I stayed with this
frequency for close to an hour but
did not come up up any identifiable
details.
RTIY 5042S/SNL. Lagos Air, Nigeria, running RY's

CW/No calls/Cut nbr grps, down with AR AR AR SK SK SK
CW/WX in EE for Caribbean area, this prob NMN NAVCOMMSTA
Portsmouth VA
RTIY 50-170/Commercial telegrams in SS addressed to various locations

& persons in Cuba
CW/UAHY DE RMZT, Soviet ships, exchange QRU's
RTIY TOR/AR0-170, Press in EE
RTIY 5042S/TNL.96-TNL97 (Brazzaville, Congo) running RY's
CW/No calls/SL grps, 4 spec charac AA OE OT IM
USB/YL-GG with SF grps .
RTIY 75-850/Coded WX. msg followed t>Y English lang WX. forecast for
Labrador. This was Canadian Forces Metoc Centre, Halifax, Canada
USB/SKYBIRD THIS IS PAPPY 23, General Net Air/Gnd callsign used by
AC when trying contact any SAC Gnd stn. This is SAC Alpha freq.
CW/No- calls/SL grps, pauses after every 10 grps
RTIY 50-42S/SF grps & Korean PT, Pyongyang appeared in several PT
smgs
RTIY 50-170/Russian PT
CW/COt<.Z DE CLA, Havana tells Cuban ship to QSY to 16768
USB/OM & YL in conversation in Italian language
USB/Two OM.SS (poss Mexican AF link), stronger stn giving WX. to other
stn
RTIY 50-170/CTK (Czech News Agency) with Press in English
RTIY 5042S/Press in French (AFP)
RTIY 75-850/DE Kf{HS1, AmEmb, London, with Quick Brown Fox tape
CW/Poss CLP1 with Spanish PT poss In connection with a prev sent msg
CW/No caUs/stn sending cut nbr tfc believed use 34567NUDET stn
moved to 13871 sending V's and DE VHB. Poss Vietnamese Dipl linK
RTIY 7S42S/Many msgs containing DOB, POB, other personal data. Visa
applications? BON at end of eacll msg
RTIY 5042S/DIPLO Paris with review of Soviet Press in FF
RTIY 5042S/Y7A49 Y7A57 Y7A30 (East German Diplo) with SL grps. HEL
in heading, possibly abbrev for Helsinki. After tfc runs callsigns & RY's
RTIY 5042S/TASS (Soviet Press) in EE
CWf76Z W & repeats caUup
RTIY 50-42S/CLP1 (?) with RY's
RTIY 5042S/Press in EE
USB/YL-GG with SF grps
CW/SL grps, cut nbrs. Sending stn is prob CLP1, Havana
RTIY 75-850/AMVER msgs
RTTY 5042S/MAP (Morocco News Agency) with news in EE
RTIY 5042S/tfc In SS addressed to EMBACUBA Sierra Leone & Guinea
Bissau. This prob CLP1 Havana
RTIY 5042S/MFA Havana to Cuban Embs overseas with press in SS
RTIY 45-42S/l.enQthy string of RY's foll by string of Z's, then AS and then
back to RY's. Tfiis probably Havana/Angola (Cuban Mil) link
TIY 50-425/Press (West German Agency) items in EE re Iran/Iraq war
CW/DE EAD6 EDZ7, Aranjuez, Spain
CW/DE GKE7, Portishead, England
082336
871S
10136
10386
10460
10534.1
072312
140150
140123
14011S
140114
021156
11242,6
071553
120~3
12248
1S1242
1S1247
12S18
13061.8
131S2
13348.6
140210
061603
121220
041648
13596
13730
13845
13859
13862
041644
121S22
121S26
121S27
121542
13900
121336
13999
14458.3
121330
021149
14490
14681
14814
14884
14844
14956
18038
1849S
18622
121443
12142S
121414
131308
141438
121710
12132S
121319
121303
18656
18692
131320
111326
18698
22444
22563
141208
141156
141158
/308"'/,Ssir
FEC- 10o/110
____..
/I/VI 0 U S66
OJ/30
KEKS&&
MGH
September 1987
~~2~2C
RAV2CK
MONOL.Ul-U
MS
TD ~ON
KTWSN
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UTC
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~DflllcAT
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LOW "8
l:ION
t.w MOVING NOATH L OWL.V AND ....AKNJ:NO ..
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W S ND
12
24
~OflllCAT
..,_ATHaf!ll
0UATC>ft
NC>ftTM
Here are some QSL's from Patrick

O'Conner, NH, that he received from
two time signal stations. -
082~000MT
--~
INATZONAL.
l4W.
~T
HAY
AND
l40W
AND
VAL.SD ooo UT C MAV 07
KL.e&Wt4"K
3n
KT
WST HSN 700
22
~T
HOllOl.flLU
1 0
WSTMSN e o o
NM .
WIND
r~S.CAU T
2 8
KT
s oo:zM
.......
Patrick Sullivan, CA, sent in this High Seas Forecast he copied on RITY.
MONITORING TIMES
THE FEDERAL FILE
Qave Jones
430 Gamor Drive
Suffield, OH 44260
Inauguration- ~f a Column
Welcome to tlie Federal File, a
monthly column encompqssing the interesting and ever challenging world of
federal monitoring, including military
operations. The . radio frequency (RF)
spectrum offers much to the avid
monitor in search of both elusive and
routine federal radio operations.
The Federal File will provide
coverage of federal and military radio
operations "from DC ~o daylight," with
one o.r two gigahertz being the upper
bound, limited to readily-available
commercial equipment.
Reader comments and contributions are highly encouraged; in the
world of federal monitoring there does
not exist a single expert, or a single
published source of data that is all
encompassing. The best source of data
is the collective ability of many
monitors channeled through a single
source -- the Federal File.
B-0-:R-J-N-G ?
I'
Some scanner listeners deem

federal monitoring boring; In fact, it is
just not ~ active as the local poli~ or
fire-department. Also, federal and military frequencies are not as readily
available as public safety lists and the
local Radio -Shack does not have a
"federal frequency directory to go."
This is discouraging among would-befederaVrnilitary monitors.
The goat of this column is . to
provide accurate and up-to-date listings of active frequencies and associated data to further assist the federal/
military monitor and to encourage
newcomers to join the ranks.
Tuning in the feds...

Federal monitoring is an art and
a science. A key aspect, be it HF or
VHF/UHF, is the collection and
gathering of data from your individual
loggings and the print and news media
(commercial radio and television).
Keep a_ log of your federal
monitoring activities; it can take
weeks, months or even' years to
complete the puzzle. In your log place
the date, time and other basic facts as
well as comments that you may have
/ heard. A lot of buzzwords are utilized
by various agencies .and organizations.
Even if you can not determine the
meaning of the phrase now you may be
able to at a future date when more
data is obtained.
Intelligence Begins at Home!

The print and news media offer
invaluable assistance -to the monitor
and the solution of the puzzle. An individual item may appear insignificant at
first, but combined with several other
apparently similar pieces the puzzle
begins to be solved. A serious federal
monitor is a miniature intelligence
collection agency.
Information can be obtained
from many sources, far more than
you'd think. After the local paper and
news media stop by the public library.
The data than can be found upon
searching the card file is amazing.
Look up the agency of interest and go

from there.
Professional engineering magazines and procurement newspapers
abound with data useful to the
monitor. In many cases frequencies are
listed which are not published on
unclassified microfiche cards or in
frequency directories.
Commerce Business Daily is one
such publication. CBD lists most
requests from government agencies for
procurements and proposals concerning radio systems and subsystems,
often including frequencies.
Microwaves and RF is a
professional engineering magazine that
covers state-of-the-art military and
commercial radios and other related
subjects., Spend several hours at the
local library, main branch preferred,
and do some research! It will be time
-well spent.
A highly recommended aid to all
federal monitors is the Government
Master File microfiche sef available
from Grove Enterprises. The file set is
now five years old; however, I can
personally attest to the accuracy as of
this date. I have traveled to the. corners of the continental U.S. (CONUS)
within the last year and the file has
proven to have an eighty percent
(80%) confirmation rate for both military and non-military operations.
Note that- the file does not list
most Justice or Treasury Dep'artment
frequencies (FBI; Secret Service, etc.).
The file set does indicate the prime
user, such as USAF or USN, and location of transmitter. Emission type
(AM, NBFM, etc.) and output power
are also listed. The file set does not
indicate the actual use of the
frequency, _b ut it does cover 9 kHz to
over 100 GHz.
Dayton
Data!
The
first
system
profile
presented in the Federal File is that of
Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB)
located near Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Fat
is the headquarters for the USAF
Logistics Command and much engineering is performed at all levels.
All VHF/UHF frequencies listed
are NBFM except thqse between 225400 MHz, the military aircraft, band,
which are AM (other exceptions are
noted). Updates and corrections are
welcomed as this list was confirmed in
early 1986.
Coming .Up
- Request for material for planned
columns: Secret Service upda_tes as a
major election yeaF occurs in 1988;
MACJSAC!TAC confirmed 225-400
MHz aircraft frequencies, especially
nationwide
assignments;
federal
. government operations in the -800
MHz land qiobile band. Please enclose
an SASE if a personal response is
desir~d'. Anonymous contributions will
not be printed; however, if ;a
contributor wishes not to be identified
in print, the request will be honored.
MONITORING TIMES
A KC-135 "Straio-tanker" taxies into WPAFB; right, a typical USAF 225-400

MHz communications tower deploying several discones.
Key to Abbreviations
MARS
9SHP
SATCOM
OSI
TFG
AFLC
AC
CAP
ATIS
ASD
Military Affiliate Radio System

Ohio State Highway Patrol
Satellite Communications .
Office of Special Investigations
Tactical Fighter Group
_
Air Force Logistics Command
Aircraft
Civil Air Patrol
Automatic Terminal Info Service
Aeronautical Systems Division
Freq kHz
6776.5
7541 .5
7800.5
7832.5
{1547.0
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
MARS
Freq MHz
44.74
46.665
46.95
138.025
138.075
138.100
138.125
138.165
138.175
138.250
WPAFBOSHP, base only

IBR Materials Lab
Acol:lstical Data Lab
SATCOM Project 1227
8/M, user1
OSI
.
906th TFG
OSI
OSI
Instrumentation
Mainten~nce,
AM
906th TFG
138.275
906th TFG
138.325
906th TFG
138.375
AFLC/CC mobile
138.475
138.875 . APL Fuels, mobile low power
SATCOM Project 1227
138.900
ASIA, AC-AM
139.250
Energy Control
139.650
Instrumentation Maintenance
140.400
lnstrulT)entation Maintenance
140.400
OSI portables (input to 138.175)
141.525
Timing- IRIG 8 chan, also AC-AM
141.700
Aircraft AM
141.800
MARS rptr input - primary
142.150
MARS rptr input - secondary
142.275
142.300
AFLC/GC
143.450 MARS rptr output - primary
CAP rptr input - secondary
143.750
MARS rptr output - secondary
143.775
CAP rptr input - primary
143.900
MARS simplex
143.950"
Commanders Net AFLC, rptr
148.035
output
CAP rptr output & . simplex,
148.150
primary KQD406
Medical Net
148.215
4950 lW/DOMC
149.205
149.200
4950 lW/DOMC
AFAL Targeting Instrumentation
149.225
Hospital Paging
149.300
ASD Instrumentation, mobile low
149.325
power
-149.535
49_50 lW/DOMC
149.550
4950 lW/DOMC
149.925
CAP rptr output ~ secondary
150.195
AFAL Team Project
150.200
AFWAL Targeting
AFLC
150.225
150.325
2750/XPI Air Terminal operations
155.280
155.325
155.340
155.805
163.4625
1~3 .5125
163.5625
~63.5875
.164.700
165.1125
165.1625
165.6125
166.225
173.4375
173.5125
173.5375
173.5625
1]3.6625
. 230.400
236.600
239.650
243.000
251.900
257.000
259.200
269.900
276.800
280.150
287.200
289.400
289..600
302.700
303.700
311.000
317.900
321.000
327.100
335.300
341 .600
349.600
372.200
379.700
384.400
397.100
407.400
407.500
407.700
407.425
408.050
408.125
408.175
409.900
413.000
413.025
413.050
~ospital/Amb Disp
" (Ohio State CD Net)

Structural fire
Civil Engineering (CE) F1
AFLC
Building Maintenance
Maintenance
CE F2
MAintenance
Maintenance E Net
Crash/Rescue mobiles (input" to
173.5625)
.
.
Security F1
Fire Intercom
Security F2
Crash/Rescue rptr output
Disaster Preparedness
Flight Test '
Approach control
SAC
AF/FAA
.
ASD Survival Avionics Test
AC
AC
AF/FAA ATIS
ASD Survival, Avionics Test
Security Police Duress Alarm
Flight Test
Hospital Mobility
IAF/FAA Tower
ASD
ASD
SAC CP - primary, nationwide "ct
9"
Flight Test
SAC CP - secondary, nationwidE
"Ch 11"
Approach/departure control
AF/FAA ground control
Flight Test ,
AC
AFlr=AA, Pilots-to-Dispatch "Ct
19''
AC
AC
AC
AC- FM, mobile low power
20~ Deputy Commanders Nel
Paging
Research and Design Coordina
tion
Data Collection
~AL Ionospheric Data
AFLC
AFAL Ionospheric Data, mobile
AFLC
AFAL Ionospheric Data, fJXec
station
413.100 906th TFG, mobile low power
413.125 AFAL lonosrheric Data
MAC Radar, mobile low power
413.150
413.206 Aero Propulsion Lab, mobile lov.
power
413.275 Motor Pool (maintenance and taxil
413.375
USAF Museum Net
413.425 AFAPL, mobHe
413.450 SAC ALERT frequency, common
to ALL SAC lqcations
All 463.468 Med Channels
I
September 1987
25
SP~CE
SIGNALS FROM
Larry Van Hom

160 Lester Drive
Orange Park, FL 32073
New Russian Satellite

Carries Multi-Transponder Packages
I
The Radio Moscow announcement

said Cosmos 1861 had been launched
earlier in the day. That was Tuesday,
June 23. . The
announcement
confirmed amateur radio communications relay equipment was in fact
on board. The new RS's were aloft at
last!
Within hou.rs, AMSAT'S G3IOR,

Pat, had his first access and QSO
confirming the new birds were up
and running, but not signing the
expected RS-9. These birds surpris~
ingly were signing RS-10 and RS-11
on their telemetry and robot channels.
RS-10 and RS-11 were launched
from the Soviet launch site, Plesetsk.
The two new Russian "Oscars" were
launched from the Soviet Union at
0724 UTC. The launch was letter
perfect, placing the RS's and the
primary payload, Cosmos 1861, in a
105 minute orbit inclined 83 degrees.
RS-10 and RS-11 share the spacecraft with the primary payload. They
share the power and other support
from the overall spacecraft system.
There is but one spacecraft populated by at least three payloads: RS10, RS-11 and Cosmos 1861.
The desired orbit was attained very
precisely. The nodal period is
105.0245 minutes; the orbital increment is 26.3824 degrees west per
orbit. A reference orbit for Sunday,
July 5 is 00:14:31 at 61.2 degrees
west. Average height is close to 1000
. km (612 miles).
26
September 1987
In comparison to other Oscars, the_ were Aleksandr Papkov a,nd Viktor

new RS's are higher than U0-11 at
Samkov. BRTK stands for the
700 km, higher than A0-8 at 900 km,
Russian equivalent of "Equipment-but lower than A0-7 at 1400 km. In
for
Radio Amateur Satellite
fact, RS-10 and RS-11 are much
Communication." The overall project
lower than any prior RS's. RS-1
management is in the hands of
through RS-8 were very high for low
DOSAAF, a military related
earth orbiters (LEO) at 1700 km.
organization whose major mission is
This
may
have
substantially the training of pre-draft-age youth in
decreased their life expectancy since
milit_ary significant technology.
they came close to the lower edges of
RS-10 and RS-11 are, according to
the Van Allen Radiation Belts at
current information, identical except
that altitude. Prospects are RS-10
with regard to frequency. Each
and RS-11 will perform much fonger
apparently uses three bands in
at 1000 km. Moreover, their altitude
various combinations to achieve five
assures they will maintain stable
distinct modes of operation in addiorbits for several decades at least.
tion to its auxiliary robot repeaters.
On each unit, 15 meters is used
NORAD has designated Cosmos
exclusively as an uplink band, 10
1861 (and its parasites RS-10 and
meters is used exclusively as a downRS-11) Object 18129. Its international designation is 87-54A.
Here is a recent element set for the
satellite:
Element set: 20
Ref. Epoch: 87 186.48411794
Inclination: 82.9260
RAAN: 44.5413
Eccentricity: 0.0009224
Argument of perigee: 231.8894
Mean anomaly: 128.1418
Mean motion: B.71882498
Decay rate: 6.0E-08
Rev,- # : 167
RS-10 and 11 were built at the
Tsiolkovskiy Museum for the History
of Cosmonautics in Kuluga, an
industrial center 180 km southwest
of Moscow. The chief architects of
the transponders, called BRTK-10,
MONITORING TIMES
link band as 2 meters oan be

employed either as uplink or
downlink band. Specifically:
Mode
Mode
Mode
Mode
K T A KT -
15m up & lOm down.

15m up & 2m down.
2m up & lOm down.
15m up & both 10 & 2m
down.
Mode KA - both 15 & 2m up & lOm
down.
The new modes KT and KA are

simply combinations of Modes K and
T and A. Beacons can carry telemetry
or robot downlink (See Table I).
Please turn to page 61
SCANNINC
Bob Kay
104 Bonsal Avenue
Glendo/den, PA 19036
~
Scanning Philadelphia's Constitutional Celebration .
On September 17th, 1987, the

President, members of Congress and
other dignitaries will converge on
Philadelphia to celebrate the 200th
anniversary 'o f the Constitution.
Philadelphia is the fifth largest city in
the country, with an estimated
population .of 1.6 million. The
su"ounding population is about four
million. Imagine scanning the action
when more than five million people
decide to have a party!
When monitoring a national event,
the fun, excitement and extraQrdinary amount of radio traffic can be
overwhelming. A scanner in the
hands of a novice will miss more than
half the action. Here's how to
monitor a major event with
professional results.
Begin by asking yourself the
"Who is
following questions.
visiting?" If it is the President, then
Secret Service .frequencies will be
needed. Next, ask yourself, "When
and where will the event take place?"
Is it in center city? At the. water
front? In a state park? The frequency
coverage will differ with each location.
Lastly, ask, "What if?" What if an
unidentified subject appears on a
roof top? Rapid response team,
SWAT and hospital frequencies may
be needed. In brief, when the action
gets hectic, there won't be time to
research frequencies!
Thinking Ahead
Obtaining information on scheduled
events can be simplified by a visit to
the area's visitor information center.
A wide variety of maps and
pamphlets will be provided free for
the asking. If a toll-free number is
available, check the phone information against published listings for any
last-minute changes.
Many actiVities will be scheduled
before and after the feature
attraction; neglecting these "smaller"
gatherings will prevent you from
hearing all the action. For example, if
a balloon race is schedulea, call the
sponsoring club and ask for specific
frequencies that can be monitored.
As a last resort, search the frequen-.
cies between 151 and 152 MHz for
balloon traffic.
Fireworks that are near a large
airport cause concern for air traffic.
If the fireworks are held over a river,
the Coast Guard and Marine Police
will be needed to stop river traffic.
Should a fire start, both fire boats
and land equipment will become
active.
Parades and crowd control in a large
city are usually handled by a special
task force that operates on its own
separate frequency. In Philadelphia,
this operation is code-named "M
band." It operates on 453.55 MHz.
During a recent visit by Vice President Bush to Philadelphia, the "M

band" was occupied by SWAT, FBI,
Secret Service and Rapid Response
Teams. If your area has designated
channels for emergency use, check
them out!
Public transportation will . be operating at full capacity. Any type of
equipment breakdown or schedule
change will produce unwanted delays
that have the potential to quickly
grow into monumental problems.
Have the security frequ~ncies for
trains and buses on harn;I:
Philadelphia has the ~ique advantage of being located within a 50-mile
radius of two other coastal states:
Delaware and New Jersey; this
region is often referred to as the
"Tri-State Area." It is recommended
that scanner enthusiasts in similar
regions. have the emergency medical
frequencies for adjoining states. In
an emergency, many hospitals within
a "tri-state area" may come into
service.
especially true if you are using

multiple scanners. Having the scan
delay on every busy channel will slow
things down unnecessarily. Without
the (lelay, a large amount of routine
traffic can be quickly sampled. If the
action starts to get hot, simply stop
the scan or add the delay function to
those channels that are beginning to
perk.
The priority channel feature should
also be given careful consideration. If
the channel isn't truly one that must
be heard above all others, then don't
use the priority mode! Unnecessary
priority channels can actually make
you miss more action than you will
hear!
Generally, a quick, random sampling
of 160 channels on four scanners will
provide plenty of action. If tNs
sounds hectic, you're right; it is! But
that's the way it should be.
To fully enjoy the thrill of scanning

major event, don't sit down at ti
dials with a beer and sandwich. Wh<
the . action starts, you should I
busier than an air traffic controlle
Notes and frequency lists will nee
constant attention. As the actic
shifts, frequency banks will need 1
be added or subtracted. You m;
even want to have a fifth rad:
searching for new frequencies!
If there is an all-news AM station 1
your area, have it on, too! If you he.
the action before the radio static
broadcasts it as a "news flash
congratulations! That's profession
scanning!
Scanning a major event such ;
Philadelphia's 200th Constitution
Celebration can be informativ
exciting and intriguing. Do yo1
homework, use a little common sen:
and don't forget to make a tape 1
the action. It will become a perm.
nent souvenir of your efforts.
News media coverage of major

events can also provide plenty of
scanning action. Look for the technical crew frequencies. These crews
will be providing "live" coverage of
important news stories. When prime
locations for filming are limited, film
crews will often ignore both police
and air traffic boundaries. It is not
uncommon to hear a news chopper
pilot being "chewed out" by an air
traffic controller!
Major highways in the Philadelphia
area are patrolled by the state police
whose coordination with city police
can be monitored on 154.755 MHz.
Pennsylvania state police heHcopters
and aircraft also operate on this
frequency.
Other related areas that may also be
of interest include traffic reporters,
institutes, museums, colleges and
universities, hotels, and inns. By now;
you're probably saying, "How can I
listen to all of this at one time?"
How? By training your ear to listen to
at least three or four scanners at one
time! At ~rst, this may seem
confusing; however, it's simply a
matter of ignoring what isn't
important.
One method that works is to adjust
each radio's volume in relation to
priority. If the President is landing at
the airport, then the volume on tbat
particular scanner should be raised
slightly above the others. You can
still hear the city police, airport
security and hospital frequencies.
Unless your ear detects something
unusual, keep your attention focused
on the President. Working the traffic
in this manner allows for maximum
coverage.
Use your scanner's features to your
advantage. Don't program the delay
feature into all the channels. This is
MONITORING TIMES
September 1987
ON THE HAM BANDS
Mike Mitchell, Jr., WlWHT

P.O. Box 20279
Seattle, WA 98102-1279
The History Continues
and Ends!
The 1960s, '70s & '80s

Solid State Arrives
Last month we beat down TVI, saw
SSB grow like a weed, got back into
the saddle again after surviving
World War II, started the trend
toward buying instea,d .of building,
and saw the future of electronics in
the arrival of semiconductors.
The future was really brought home
to amateurs when OSCAR 1 (Orbital
Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
No.1) was launched on December 12,
1961. A great achievement in the
history of amateur _radio. And
another nail in the coffin for the
tube, except as a high power amplifier.
The VHF/UHF regions of spectrum
continued to grow in use during the
'60s. By 1960, phone use was about
50% AM and 50% SSB, with the
exception of 20 meters which was
about 70% SSB. By 1970, AM was
only a few percent anywhere.
Even then, with electronic R TTY

and other digital improvements in
place and on the way, all the
oldtimers still wanted CW to be the
measure of a persons suitability to be
a ham. After all their arguments
went, "I had to do it, so why not
you?!" Staggering logic, that!
The '80s has brought us digital and

. solid state capabilities we never
dreamed of even 15 years ago.
Error free RTTY (but you still have
to spell it wright er ... write uh ..
.that
is correctly!), packet, miniaturiAs we have seen in this history,
zation, and much more to come. I
hamming is a social hobby. It's very
don't know about you, but I can
hard for only one to play. And
hardly wait.
while many U.S. hams are comfort.able with CW as a mode of commuThe End
nication and even like or prefer it
(and the author of this column is one
of that group!), most hams are not
Well that's it! 100 years of amateur
comfortable with it!
radio. "100 years?," you ask.
Certainly. You don't think HeinMost hams .w ant to talk w~th their
rich Hertz was a professional do you?
He was just an amateur experimenter
mouths, into a microphone, not with
their fingers, on a key! And a lot of
like the rest of us when he first
all their hard won privileges we.re
propagated electromagnetic waves.
taken away from them. They did
through space in 1886. And while
the natural thing. They quit! And
Marconi turned professional in 1898
or so, up till then he too was an
found a hobby not controlled by ilclique of old men in Hartford.
amateur.
Amateur radio never recovered.

The '60s and '70s saw amateur radio
The timing was horrible for several
equipment get smaller and smaller
reasons, and the manufacturers in
with more and more bells and
Japan (who have more hams than the
whistles as solid state design
rest of the world combined!) took
advanced. And along with ICs
(Integrated Circuits) and micropro- full advantage of the fact that
American manufactures had less
cessors, two significant advances
people to sell to and price cut most
were PLL (Phase Locked Loop)
of them right out of business.
tuning and digital displays.
The newfound frequency accuracy
and capabilities in the typical transceiver made the earlier equipment
look crude by comparison. However, even though they might have
been crude, in the hands of a competent operator, that earlier equipment
performed beautifully.
Change tor the Worse

All the technical marvels of that age,
however, could not save amateur
radio from itself. In a move which
was at best a grave error, and at
worst, stupid arrogance, the ARRL
board voted to push for a plan known
as incentive licensing. They did
that, the FCC did it, and amateur
radio hasn't yet recovered from it to
this day!
After 20 years of growth wherein the
numbers doubled three times during
the period 1947 to 167~ growth
slowed such that we haven't even
doubled one in the 20 years since!
The reason was simple. Instead of
grandfathering the then current
licensees who already had certain
phone and other privileges, they took
them away!!
28
September 1987
and RACES provid~ . improved

service to the public in general as
well as to the Red Cross.
Novice Enhancement might just turn

the situation around if we can show
the computer whizkids of today how
they can put their computers on the
air and talk with them too! A
VHF/UHF digital class no code
license would also help. But we
shouldn't hold our breath waiting for
that.
Thanks mainly to the actions of the
late Vic Clark, immediate past president of ARRL, and a few others, a
lot of progressive changes have been
made at ARRL in recent years.
They still have a long way to go, but
they need your help to do it.
So join them. You get lots of great
benefits including a fine monthly
magazine (ARRL; 225 Main Street,
Newington, CT 06111; $25.00 a year and well worth it. And be sure to
tell them that the club code number
for your initial membership is 1877.)
H~lp to complete Yic Clark's work
for progressive change in the ARRL.
The growth of repeaters and quality
built, small hand-helds really helped
the emergency and public service
supp"rt capability of hams. AREC
So it can honestly be said that when I

began this ham history a year ago in
the October 1986 MT, it was to
celebrate the first 100 years of
amateur radio. And that's why I did
it!
I know that I sort of eased over the
last 27 years or so in this mon.ths
installm~nt,
but writing recent
history which one has lived through
(I was first licensed in 1954) and has
emotional attachment to is very hard
to do objectively. And as I see -it,
the solid state and digital (plus
microprocessor) revolution plus the
incentive licensing debacle are the
big happenings of the period.
I have received letters about the
history which said "Who needs it!,"
and letters which said "It's great!"
(one of the latter from the ed'itor of a .
major ham magazine!) . . At least it's
a dialog, and we certainly need all of
that we can get.
Besides, if you don't read and learn
history, you are condemned to repeat
it! And this great hobby can not
afford another 1967 type error. If
you have any comments on this
history, be sure to write me. I'm as
close as your mailbox!
Next Month: More room to write
about the main subject of each
column, to report current events in
hamming, and to print and discuss
your letters!!
MONITORING TIMES
CONTESTING Games Hams Play

If you have ever seen the commodities trading area (the pit) on TV,
you have seen an example of a ham
contest. A lot of people stand
around quietly until the bell rings to
indicate start time. Then they start
all shouting at each other all at once
in total bedlam, all the while noting
the contacts they have made and the
info regarding them on a log they
carry in their hands. And when
the bell rings again to indicate the
time is up they settle down to tote up
their counts for the day.
No joke. It's just like that for many
contests. There is a start time. At
that time, the bands come alive with
"CO
Contest"
transmissions.
Contacts are made with a quick standard reports and noted on paper
. then on to the next one. When it's
over, the participants review their
logs and tally up the points. The
logs are sent into the contest sponsors where they are graded, and a
report of winners appears .in one or
more of the ham magazines.
Now so far this sounds like a totally
zany and confusing way to spend
time. One might also expect that it
takes little talent or brains to
compete in such contests. Both perceptions are totally wrong!
Almost all contests have well worked
out rules and procedures which
somewhat control and limit the
actions of participants. And those
who win are those who plan ahead,
use all their skills to the utmost; and
develop and carry out practices
which increase efficiency, contact
rates, etc.
It's a lot of fun, but it's also a lot of
work if you want to be a winner. So
why do it? Because it is fun and a
challenge too!
DXing and contesting (in all its
forms) are the two most popular
forms of hamming after rag chewing.
And not all contesting is like what I
have described above, although it is a
common form for the big national
and international contests.
Fresh Wallpaper Anyone?

Some contesting consists of certificate (or awards, as some of the certificates are called) gathering. DX
Century Club, Worked All States,
Worked All Conti,nents, Worked All
ON THE HAM BAND
Zones, are some of the top level

certificates.
Worked All Reardon Township
Hams, Worked 10 King County
Hams, Worked All Districts Of
Zurich Canton, ett. are typical of the
smaller level certificates.
There are those who quite literally

have their ham shacks papered with
such certificates~ And some of the
smaller level (less prestigious) certificates are actually the hardest to get.
'
"'
The number of possible certificates is

staggering._ Some ham . magazines
have had columns running for years
just reporting on the 10 to 15 n~w
certificates available each month.
-...
Certificate hunting is sort of like

collecting
oversized
stamps.
There's a lot of them, and you know
that you will never get them all, but
you keep trying, and occasionally get
a rare (hard) one.
Most hams dcr it in one form or
another. Check it out. Rea4 up
on it in the back issues of your ham
magazines. You to9 may soon be
repapering the wall of your sh~ck'
But getting back to the type .of
. contests we first mentioned, let's see
how you can join in the fun. To be a
success in contesting you have to
learn to listen well, develop winning
strategies, and work hard, Jong
hours. You will also have to deal
with the terms "Big Guns," "Medium
Guns," and "Little Guns." -
OK. Now that we have that

straight, let's contest. The first few
times you do it, don't worry about
winning. Worry about learning, and
getting practice in doing it right.
Use those first few contests to
improve your capabilities and get the
station layout right. Practice is very
important in finding out what does
work for you.
Your goal in all your yfactice is to
speed up your contacts so you get as
many per hour of activity as possible.
This doesn't mean just talking faster.
It means you are on the right bands
at the right times. It means using
the minimum of moves to make and
log 'y our . contacts. It means
listening, really listening to pull in
those important contacts out of the
QRM.
Practice also means getting comfortable with the standard excha.nge for
the particular contest so you do it
fast and clear. It means knowing
when and where to call CQ. It also
means knowing when to search aod
how to analyze who is able to talk to
whom for current band propagation
info.
Another thing practice and study
means is thoroughly understanding
the .multiplier factors for a contest
(most contests have them). It can
make a big difference in who you talk
to when there are choices. And in
most large contests there will be
choices. .
About now you are saying "This is

To give you a feel for those terms, a
crazy. Who n~eds this hassle? To
Big Gun would have 1500 watts on
hell with contesting. I'm going to
all bands feeding several rhombics or
chew the rag with Charlie (or whombeams. A Medium Gun might have a ' ever!)." Sorry about that, but that's
single multiband beam and an
definitely the wrong response. I am
amplifier. A Little Gun typically has
only trying to show you that
just the transceiver (100 watts) and a
contesting is no-t a simple, worthless
vertical, a dipole or the like.
endeavor. Contesting takes real
talent and practice.
Have Brains, Will Contest
But that's just the equipment.

Brains most often make the real
difference. Smart operators with
Big Gun brains can do very well with
a Little Gun station!
And speaking of brains, let's get one
thing straight. There is no one best
way which works for everyone. You
have to develop your own style and
do what you are comfortable with.
Trying to exactly copy someone else's
style is a mistake. _Learn what has
to be done and work out how to do it
in a manner that works ... for you!
The
C~allenge
Contesting is a real cha!Ienge. So if

your mind is up to it and you're
willing to put in some time, it could
be just the challenge for you. The
feeling of achievement you get when
you do well in a contest is just
fantastic. ~ut when your call and
point totals show you to be a winner
for your area, section, country, or
overall class, now ~ fantastid/
Magazine (a magazine that thoroughly covers contesting and low

band challenges very well - P. 0. Box
282, Pine Brook, NJ 07058, $18.00per year - tell them you read about it
in Mn.
Also be sure to get a copy of
The Contesting Cookbook by Bill
Zachary, N60P, and his many
contest winning friends (73 Magazine, WGE Center, Peterborough,
NH 03458, ATTN: Uncle Wayne
[honest!!] - $6.95 including postage
and handling). It's a great book
with hints on everything you need to
know plus lots of good advice, but it'-s
almost out of print, so hurry. And
be sure to tell them you heard about
it in MT too.
events
and
activity. I
h
mentioned . before that this is ye
column too and have always enco
aged you to write. Send in ye
questions and suggestions
subjects to be covered or things y
would like to read about. I will
to get them covered for you. T
column will always be better if
contains dialog rather than mo]Jol
Also if you have info you would 1
to have appear in the colqmn, senc
in. No absolute promises, but ,il
looks OK it will be here.
Keep those cards and letters comi1
1
Write today.
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MONITORING TIMES
Sep_tember 1987
READING ATTY
Some Additions and Change_s

Logged in June
Qy Fred Hetherington
Ormond Beach, FL
6358.3
50/170r Summary, GG, of GDR ship info. 0150. New

here.
8908.3
?
?
ARO idling 2330-0000. Can you identify? New here.
10953.7 FDX Paris
T425 (POAJPOB) RFFP to FGOPCS, Djibouti/!FDX
Paris 13649.5, same msg at same time, 0045.
.
11420.l Y2V59. Berlin
50/425n ADN Nx SS 0040. New Nx pgm, new time.
11628.1 CLP-1 Habana 45/425r ry and 'ZZZZZ then SS to Embacuba. 0149. New.
12110.1 LZC-3? Sofia 75/425n Bulgarian Nx to embassies, 2130, then to
I
embassy "PMO" at 2152 and to CW. Off 2155. New
here.
13449.3 9RB334 Bukavu
or
VHC Canberra?T350, Chan A&B idle 1200 to 1240 when left the air.
Both of these stations are register with ITU for multichannel service on this freq.
13465.3 CT-(RPFN)
Monsanto 50/850r ry, fox count, test. New channel 0115.
13674.3 N?? US Navy 75/850r...~quick brown fox. ..1550. New channel
14764.0 A9M70Manama75/350r GNA (TB) Nx AA 1716, still on at 1950
14800.6 Y2V24A Berlin 50/400n ADN Nx PP has been added, 1810.
15710.1 RED-52 USSR 50/425r TASS & ADN Nx FF 1530-1830, then ry
REM-56 RBX-42 RIC-71 RED-52 1830. Another
day, RWN-76 Moscow, this frequency also, TASS Nx
FF at 1855 then ry saying II RGW-26 and RIC-71
(16190 and 14940). RED-52 probably not in Moscow.
Where?
15776.3 ZRH93
Cape Town
75/850r fox jumps (note present tense) 1240. Later in
day he usually contacts NMN and NAU.
15780.1 RWM-71
Moscow 50/425r TASS Nx EE on later now. . 1510.
15925.1 RPT-32
Tachkent 50/425r ry and signing as a single at 1040 tune-in.
Lining up for TASS Nx broadcast at 1100.
15977.1 FPP97G Paris 50/425n ry QRA de FPN-72/H3 FTJ-39NG, 1800. He
suddenly realized FPP97G was on, too, and pulled
15977 off at 1800, before starting Nx on 13729.7 and
9396.4.
16010.0 CLP-8 Conakry 50/510n very urgent code group msg to CLP-1
Havana, from CLP-4 Bissau, 1240 - then African Nx
SS for Minrex, Havana
16039-42.2 MKK London VFCT System, channels, 50/170; now more channels
added (formerly 16039-41). All ryi fox at 0030.
16045.5 CLP-1 Habana 50/425n Circular,.SS, to Embacubas (Cuban Nx) 1805.
New channel - one of many many new channels.
16075.1 RNN?RMS49?
Moscow?
75/425r TASS Nx EE 1040. At 1055 APN USSR
Sports Nx in EE! At 1120 Nx RR then tgm from
Konec. New.
16112.1
50/210r encryption 0000-0100. Can you help? New.
16120.2 ?
?
AR0-425 shift! His pal is on 16150, also AR0-425
shift. Off 1430. On again, off 2052 without giving
callsign or location. Here the stronger is 16-150.
16153.0 AIE?AGB4? . VFCT top chan at 16153.0 50/85r, AP & UPI Nx EE
for AFRTS Stns abroad. Tune-in 0000. Still on 16040.
16200.4 ?
?
75/525n SL cd grp msgs - each headed by "No.--,
EKSTENA" Sign off 0000 with EE ok tks om ge sk.
Very strong here - Like Wash.DC or Ottawa Can you
help?
16249.9 RME22
. Moscow 100/425r TASS Nx EE 0935. Msg RR signed "Konec
at 0943." New here. Nx EE continued after msg.
16356.7 Y??? Berlin
50/300ncd grp msgs, then at 2000 went to 100/300n
and MFA (Folgt) Nx GG. New here. See next item.
16356.9 Y??? Berlin
50/425n MFA Nx GG to Embassies. New here.
Y7A67 is registered with ITU for use on 16358.0.
Y7A66 used to be on 16352.
16397.6 FT039 Paris Diplo Nx SS now at 2300. Update records.
17549.9 9HA(LMMM)
Malta
50/375r ry meteo 1719. New channel
17570.0 RBX-42
Tachkent? 50/425r ry at 1540//RGW-26 REM-57 RED-52. New
callsign, maybe new station.
30
Y5M Ruegen
Septef!Jber 1987
75/425r code groups, very interesting, SK and off at

1330. About same time daily.
17442.2 Y7K37 Berlin 50/425n Code groups msgs to GG Embassies then
Diplo Nx (Folgt) GG. Says 2nd run. 1230. At 1250 ry
II Y7A37, 49 and 57. New channel here.
18047.1 YZ--(PFZG)
Belgrade 75/425n msgs to Yugoslav Embassies 25 & 26 at 1445.
Off 1456. New freq. Moved from 18042 to 18045, now
moved here.
18502.3 FUB RFFIV
Paris
T850B Now using Circuit Indicator "ILA" for msgs
FF to FUF RFLIA Ft. de Franee. 2340. Why do C.l.s
keep ~hanging? "'
17599.l
RTTY and a Little More

Cofltributed by David E. Alpert
New York, NY
/COM R71A, Drake SPR-4, Random wire
Kantronics F_ield Day RTTY unit
4020
LSB
USA
4024
LSB
USA
6251
6683
RTTY Unid
LSB Canada
6745
USB
6941
6986
RTTY Greece
RTTY GDR?
6999
RTTY USA
9765
USB
9070
9994
RTTY Senegal
RTTY Azores
9996
AM
10235
RTTY Sudan
10536
RTTY Canada
10971
RTTY Morocco
12312
13244
RTTY France
USB USA
14408
USB
USA
14445
USB
Unid
14780
14819
RTTY Egypt
USB USA
14901
17143
17217
RTTY Cuba
CW
GFR
CW
Holland
Unid
UK
USSR
WAR, Ft. Meade, MD. Armed Forces Day x-band

operations. Op John, listening on 3950. 0140, 17 May
AIR, Andrews AFB, MD. Calling CO Armed Forces
Day. Listening on 3965. 0145, 17 May
RYRYRY 95XRA DE 9800J. lOOwpm. 0430, 12 May
SAM ~ 24U7 wrking Andrews AFB. Called this
channel "65 Lower." Also hrd this plane wrking ATC
on 8864. 0200, 13 May.
Phonetic alphabet station, YL voice. Off at 03~3, 12
May
USIA EE nx "Europe File." 100 wpm. 0245, 13 May
Apparent Embassy comms. 66wpm. Some sort of
press summary in GG; mentions of TASS, NY Times,
NATO, SDI, etc. 0315. Into hand-keyed CW 0331,.bk
to RTTY 0333, 12 May
.
AAASA 66 wpm w- "mse to all stations." Much CW
ORM. MARS station. 0150, 13 May
Portishead Radio w/tfc ' list overriding NMN wx
bcst.0400, 12 May
6VU testing w/RYRYRY 66 wpm 0130 11 May
Santa Maria Aero, 66 wpm. Aircraft position rpts and
wx info. Each msg began w/prefix "MCA," i.e.
MCA024, MCA025, etc. 0115 17 May.
RWN, Moscow. Time signals. Long pip at :00, doubler
pips at :09, :10, :11, :31 & :32 past each minute. 0410,
12 May.
STK, Khartoum. 66wpm RY tape. ORM VOA feeder.
0345 U May
CFH, Halifax. lOOwpm plaintext wx 1850, into FAX
1900 10 May.
"
USIA, Tangier. lOOwpm EE nx "Europe file." 0030 9
May.
66wpm wx info in FF. 0119 9 May.
MacDill AFB in comms w/MAC05221. Fonepatch for
wx. 2008, 10 May.
AIR, Andrews AFB, MD. Armed Forces Day
"listening o n 14310." 0055, 17 May
VXV9 calling CIW660 & "Charlie India X-Ray 6-6-0
calling Victor X-Ray Victor Niner." Both well hrd.
"Any other CFARS stations wishing to join the net
call VXV9." Grove SW Directory and the CFL both
list VXV9 as in Golan Heights, Syria 2300 16 May.
sue. RYRYRY DE sue. 66wpm. 0130 11 May.
NNOPPE, Vienna, VA, wrking "Charlie Romeo Gulf'
s/Mothers Day fone patches. CRG on US ship
"Stump"?? 2235, 10 May. Other Mom's Day MARS
patches hrd on 14447 & 14467.
TASS relay. 66 wpm EE nx. 1732 9 May
DAN. CO marker, 2030 10 May
PCH. Marker 2022 10 May
MONITOR1NG TIMES
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0030-0100
HCJB, Ecuador.............. .
0030-0100
0030-0100 W,A
0030-0100 S,M
0030-0100 T-A
0030-0100
Radio Belize................
Radio Budapest Hungary......
Radio Canada International
Radio Portugal..............
SLBC, Sri Lanka.............
.
Radio Cultural, Guatemala...
Radio Korea World News Svc..
Vatican Radio...............
9870, 11775 0100-0200

11910, 15155
3285
9835, 11910
5960, 9755
9680
6005,
15425
3300,
7275
6030,
11780
0100-0200
9720 0100-0200V T7A
0100-0200
5955 0100-0200
0100-0200
9645 0100-0200
0100-0200
01 15-0200
0130-0.140
-i:::::1Gl~:~::::;:r~::,::~:-i\~iKB~"1!~%%00%
0000-0025
Kol Israel..................
OEl00-0030
BBC, England........... :.....
9435, 9855
11610
5975,
6120
73'2};:
0100-0115
All India Radio............ .
6175 0100-011,5
Vatican Radio ............. .
6005
941 ()
9590 0100-0120
RAI, Italy..................
Kol Israel... .............. .
9515,
9915, 12095 0100-0124
0000-0030
0000-0030
0000~030
0000-0045
. 0000-0050
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000=-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100v
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100v
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0000-0100
0015-0100
0030-0100
Radio Bertin International..

Radio Canada International..
Radio Norway International..
~.
9730 0100-0130
5960,
9755
9610
0100-0130 T-A
159680140' 1151855160 0100-0130

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-0
6030, 15345 0100 130
0100
9910, 11715
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6195, 9625 0100-0145
6005
0100-0145
6070
0100-0150
6030
6130
6080
0100-0200
11910
0100-0200
15115
0100-0200
17T75
15405
15160, 15320
~~ 15140
17795 0100-0200
0100-0200
u
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Radio Bafihdad, Iraq ....... .
9550
0100-0200
Radio Be11ing,China........
15045
0100-0200
Radio Discovery.Domin. Rep.
6910
0100-0200
Radio Dublin International..
6090 9655 0100-0200
Radio Havana Cuba.......... .
9530' 9600 0100-0200
Radio Moscow............... .
9685 9720 0100-0200
9765 9865 0100-0200
9880 11710 0100-0200
0100-0200
~~ 12060 0100-0200
Radio Moscow World Serv.... 11845, 12000
17675 17850
17860, 17880 0100-0200
9650, 9665 0100-0200
Radio Thailand............. .
11905
Radio Veritas, Philippines ..
9740
Radio New Zealand lnt'f. ...
11780, 15150 0100-0200 M
0100-0200v
-....t17705
0100-0200
RTL Luxembourg..............
6090
Spanish Forei$Jn Radio, Spain
9630, 11880 0100-0200
Voice of Amenca............
5995,
6130, 9455
9650, 9775
9815, 11580
~:: 11740 0100-0200
Voice of Nicaragua ......... .
6015
11980
WCSN, Boston, MA .......... .
,0100-0200
WINB;- Pennsylvania.........
15145
WHRI, i ndiana ..............
11770
WRNO Worldwide.............:
7355
0100-0200
AWA, Costa Rica ........... .
15460
BBC, England............... .
5975, 6005 01 00-0200
607~ . 6120 0100-0200
6175, 73'2}; 0100-0200
9515, 9590
9915
WYFR, Florida..............
Radio Pvongyang,North Korea
Armed_F'orce~ Radio and TV..
All India Radio.............
CBC Northern Quebec Svce....
CFCX, Montreal, Canada......
CFRX, Toronto, Canada.......
CFVP, Calgary, Canada.......
CHNX, Hafifax, Canada.......
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.....
KCBI, Texas................
KSDA, Guam (AWR)...........
KVOH, California...........
KYOI, Saipan...............
Radio Australia............
HCJB, Ecuador...............
Radio Budapest,. Hungary.. ,..
6035, 7215
9595
6030, 9605
11780
9575, 11800
9435,
HCJB, Ecuador.............. .
0130-0200
0130-0200
0130-0200
0145-0200
Radio Austria International.

Radio Veritas Asia,Philipp.
WINB, Pennsylvania.........
Radio Berlin International..
9852.5
15145
7355
9680, 118!
6080, 97.
7430, 931
9420
9670, 117.
15155
9550
15135, 153!
15145
6125
e=.M=,e=.
6025, 9520
9835, 11910 .0200-0210
Radio France lnt'l......
0200-0215 S
0200-0215
Radio Austria lnt'I. ....... .

Radio Budapest, Hungary.....
0200-0230
BBC, England......... ,......
9545
9565, 9605
11785
15425
6030, 15345
5975, 6005
6120, 6175
73'2!:>, 9515
9590, 9915
CBC Northern Quebec Srvc.... 6195
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada..... .
CFRX, Toronto, Canada....... '
6070
6030
6130
CHNX, Halifax, Canada...... .
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .... .
6080
15315, 21475
FEBC, Manila, Philippines ..
11910 .
KCBI, Texas:.............. .
KSDA, Guam (AWR) .......... .
15115
9495
KVOH, California .......... .
15405
.
KYOI, Saipan ...............
15160, 15320
Radio Australia ............
15395, 17715
17750, 17795
Radio Belize............... .
~285
5960, 9535
Radio Canada International ..
9755, 11845
9535, 11940
5955
Radio Cultural, Guatemala...
6910
6090, 9655 .
Radio Havana Cuba...........
7165, 9600
Radio Moscow................
9685, 9700
9720, 9765
9865, 11710
11750, 12060
15425
Radio Moscow World Service. 12000,

17850,
11845
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 5930,
5950, 611
9715, 97!
9550
6025,
9565,
98::
5975,
60(
6120,
7135,
61'l
991
7185
6125,
im
Burma Broadcasting Corp .....

Radio Kiev, Ukraine SSR. ....
0200-0230
Swiss Radio International...
0200-0230 T-A
0200-0250 .
0200-0256
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
Voice of Nicaragua..........
6015
Deutsche Welle, W. Gennany.. 7285
Radio RSA, South Africa.....
6010,
ABC Perth, Australia.......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030,
CBC Northern Quebec Serilce. 6195,
GBC, Guyana.................
5950
6205,
HCJB, Ecuador...............
11775
1511 5
KSDA, Guam (AWR) ...........
9495
KVOH, California ........... .
15405
KYOI, Saipan .............. .
15240,
Radio Australia ............
17705,
17750,
3285
Radio Belize................
11745
Radio Bras, Brazil... ..... .
5990,
Radio Bucharest, Romania ....
9560,
7260,
9800,
5965,
9725,
12035
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 T-A
0200-0300 T-S
0200-0300
0200-0300 .
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Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
6055
7345, 9540
9200-0300
Radio
0200-0300
0200-0300
Radio
Radio
0200-0300
Radio
Cairo, Egypt ..........

Canada International ..
Dublin International..
Havana Cuba...........
Moscow, U.S.S.R ...... .
73:i
9410,
9590,
0200-0230
0200-0230
0200-0245
0200-0230
17678
17860
.
9740, 11990
9665, 11905
Radio Thailand ............. .
11940
SBC Radio 1, Singapore .....
9630, 11880
Spanish Foreign Radio, Spain
6005, 9720
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp.
15425
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11910
6145~
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97'l
9855
Radio Japan General Service 15280, 17845

Radio Vientiane, Laos.......
7112v
.15145
Radio Baghdad, Iraq........
11705
Radio New Zealand lnt'I....
15150, 17705
Deutsche Welle, West Germany 6040, 6085
ABC, Perth, Australia......

Armed Forces Radio and TV...
BBC, England................
9650,
9815, 115l
11740, 152(
9680, 117E
6015v
11980
Voice of Indonesia..........
Voice of Nicaragua ......... .
WCSN, Boston, Mass ........ .
WHAi, Indiana .............. .
WINB. Pennsylvania........ .
WRNO Worldwide..............
Radio Berlin International..
Voice of Greece............ .
0130-0200
61!
7205,
11775 "'"'o=?=o=o.=. u=r=c=

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961
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98'l
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1771
177!
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9570, 119'
9475, 96i
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9685,
9700,
11710,
12060,
13605,
Moscow World Service 11670,
17675,
17850,
15150
New Zealand lnt'I... .
7145,
Polonia, Poland ...... .
9525,
9665,
Thailand ............. .
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1781
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0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
Radio Veritas, Philippines.

RAE, Argentina..............
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.....
9740, 15195
9690
11940
6005, 9720
15425
0200-0300
Voice of America ............
5995,
7205,
9650,
11580,
5985,
11740
9815
0200-0300
Voice of Free China, Taiwan.
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300
0200-0300 M
0200-0300
0200-0300
0215-0220
0230-0300
WCSN, Boston, Mass ..........

WHAi, Indiana...............
WINB, Penns~ania .........
Wor1d Music Radio...........
WANO Worldwide..............
WYFR, Florida ..............
Radio Nepal .................
BBC, England................
0230-0300
Radio Netherlands ...........
0230-0245
Radio Pakistan ..............
0250-0259
Radio Thailand ..............

SLBC, Sri Lanka............
0300-0400
0300-0400
6130
9455
fTT75
15205
9680
9852.5
15145
6910
7355
11805
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 S-F
0300-0400 M
0300-0400
0300-0400
0310-0330
0330-0400
5005
5975,
6120,
7325,
9515,
6020,
9590,
6005
6175
9410
9915
6165
11730
5905, 7315
11745, 15115
15580, 17660
Radio Sweden lnt'I.. ........
9695
Radio Tirana Albania........
7065, 9760
SLBC, Sri Lanka.............
9720
All India Radio .............
6110, 9545
9610
Radio Yerevan, Armenian SSA 11790, 11875
0230-0300
0230-0300
0230-0300
0240-0250
9560, 11905 0400-0500

6005, 9720
0400-0500
1 5425
Trans Wor1d Radio, Bonaire..
0400-0500
9535
6035, 7200 0400-0500
9575, 9715 0400-0500
Voice of Free China, Taiwan.
5985, 9680
Voz Evengelica, Honduras... .
4820
WCSN, Boston, Mass ......... .
9815
0400-0500
WINB, Pennsylvania ........ .
0400-0500
15145
WM LK, Pennsylvania......... .
0400-0500V M
9455
6910
0400-0500
Wor1d Music Radio .......... .
0400-0500
6185
WYFR, Florida............ ..
0415-0430
15440
6150
6055, 7135
Radio France International..
7175, 7280
9535, 9550
9790, 9800 0425-0440
0430-0500
11700
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 9625
BBC, England.. :.............
3955, 5975
0300-0400
0300-0400
0330-0400 M
0330-0400
6175,
12095
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400
0330-0400

Radio Havana Cuba .......... .
Radio Sweden International.
Radio Tanzania ............. .
Radio Tirana Albania ....... .
UAE Radio, Dubai. .......... .
033~340
0340-0400
Voice of Greece............ .
0345-0400
Radio New Zealand lnt'I. ...
13645
0300-0310
0300-0315 W,A
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195

6025,
Radio Budapest... ...........
9520
0300-0325
Radio Netherland ............
0300-0330
BBC, England................
9835,
6020,
9590,
- 5975,
6120,
6195,
7325,
9515,
12095,
11910
6165
11730
6005
6175
7185
9410
9915
15070
0300-0330
0300-0330
0300-0330 T-A
0300-0350
Radio Cairo, Egypt..........

9475, 9675
Radio Japan General Service 11870, 17825
Radio Porwial..............
9705
Deutsche elle, West Gennany 6010, 6045
0300-0350
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
9560
Voice of Turk~
Armed Forces adio and TV... 8030, 15345
6005
6070
6030
CFVP, CalPrary, Canada .......
CHNX. Ha ifax, Canada.......
6130
6080
.
HCJB, Ecuador...............
6205, 9870
9545, 9565
0300-0400
0300-0400 M
0300-0400
KYOI, Saipan ...............

La Voz Evan~elica, Honduras
Radio Austra 1a............
0300-0400
Radio Beijing, China.......
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400 T-S
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
Radio
Radio
Radio
WHAi,
Radio
Radio
Radio
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
0300-0400
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Belize................
Cultural,- Guatemala...
Dublin International ..
Indiana...............
Havana Cuba...........
Japan .................
Moscow...............
Radio New Zealand Intl...

Radio Polonia, Poland .......
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15435,
3905,
7105,
9610,
0430-0455
9620 0430-0500
9655
0430-0500
.
9760 0430-0500
11940
17890 0430-0500
4860 0430-0500
9545
11830
9560,
6140,
11705
5985
7065,
9640,
.=.
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Voice o Kenya ..............

Kol Israel..................
9815,
11585
6910
6185
11580
6055, 71~
7175. 728CI
9550, 97911
9800, 1170CI
5980,
51975,
7160,
9410,
12095
Radio Tirana Albania........
9480,
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany.. 7150,
9565,
Radio Truth, S. Africa..... .

TWA, Swaziland..............
7Zr.J
6195
~8!5
951(1
11835
7"l2!i
9765
~
6155,
11805
I
6120, 11715
11755
5015
7210
Radio Belize................
3285
CBC Northern Quebec Service 6195, 9625
Radio Lesotho ...............
4800
Vatican Radio..............
9645, 15190
BBC, London.................
5850. 5975
g~gg~~g
0400-0415
0400-0415
0400-0425
0400-0425
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
0400-0430
BBC, London, England ........
Bertin fnt'l,E.Gennany
Cultural, Guatemala ...
Netherlands...........
RSA, South Africa.....
9560,
3300
3955,
6005,
6195,
7185,
12095
Bucharest, Romania ....
9510,
11810,
Norway International ..
9600
Radio International...
6135,
- 9885,
Wor1d Radio, Bonaire ..
9535
9700
ABC, Melbourne, Australia..
15330
ABC, Perth, Australia......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 8030, 153311
7160
9410 0500-0600
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500 T-S
0400-0500
11780, 15150
0400-0500
11815
7345
11990
TZJO
9585
0400-0500
Radio. Belize................
Radio Dublin International ..
Radio Havana Cuba ...........
11775
11910,
15160,
15320,
17715,
17795
3285
6910
9570 0500-0600
11940 0500-0600
0500-0600
9725 0500-0600
12035
0500-0600
0500-0600
KYOI, Saipan ...............

0500-0600v
0500-0600

0500-0600
0500-0600
Radio Korea.................
Radio Moscow...............
0500-0600
0500-0600 .
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0600
6035 0500-0600
11945
15240
15395
17750
5965,
6090, 6140
9655
Radio Moscow Wor1d Service. 7165, 9640
9600, 9685
9765, 11670
11845, 13605
13645. 15230
15425. 17835
17850. 17860
Radio New Zealand ..........
11780
0500-0600
0500-0500
0500-0600
0500-0600
0500-0SOOV M
0500-0600
0500-0600
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3927.5 .
11865
9535
5060, 6121]
6130, 9635
15345
CFVP, Calflt!ry, Canada .......
CHNX, Ha ifax, Canada .......
HCJB, Quito, . Ecuador........
0500-0600
3285
5955
6910
9580
12095
0500-0600
5975 0500-0600
6175 0500-0600
Trans
ABC, Perth, Australia ......
15425
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030, 15345
Capital Radio, South Africa.
3927, 3930
7149
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 9625
6005
6070
.
6030
CFVP, Calffary, Canada.......
CHNX, Ha ifax, Canada.......
6130
6080
HCJB, Ecuador...............
6205. 9870
7160
9410
Capital Radio, S. Africa ....

Radio Norwa~ International.
Trans Wor1d adio, Bonaire..
Deutsche Welle..............
7290, 9895
3230, TZJO
9585
0400-0500
6195,
7185.
9510,
9600,
9855 0500-0530
0500-0530 M
9620 0500-0530 S,M
0500-0550
0400-0430
0400-0500
0400-0500
0400-0500
11750
7400
11995
6090
9435
4820
11945,
15240,
15395,
17750,
TZJO
9465
RAI, Italy..................
BBC, London, England........
9710, 11910
Radio
Swiss
7355
6140, 9655
5960
7165, 9600
9640, 9685
9765, 11670
11710,. 11845
12000, 12070
13605, 13645
15230, 15415
15425, 17850
17860
3990, 51995
7200, 9!rn
9670, 11925
6005. 619Cl
0400-0405
0400-0410
0400-0415
0400-0430 M
0400-0430
15160
15320
17715
17795
11980, 15180
15280
WCSN, Boston, Mass ......... .

WHAi, Indiana...............
Wor1d Music Radio ...........
Radio France International..
Radio Finland...............
0500-0505
0500-0510
0500-0510
Radio
11775
17775
VLW 15, Waneroom, Australia

Voice of America............
15140, 15160
15180
4976, 5026
9690, 11710
15425
.
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Radio Uganda ................
RAE, Argentina ..............
Radio Austria International.
=: =
0400-0430
7145,
9525,
15120
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 59SO,
9540,
Radio RSA, South Africa .....
3230,
Radio Sofia Bttlgaria.......
9410
Radio Pyongyang, N.Korea...
R. New Zealand, Wellington

Radio Uganda................
Radio Z8mbia...............
-SBC Radio 1, Sina,apore.....
Soloman Islands casting Co
~ish Foreign Radio.......
, Swaziland..............
VLW 15, Lyndhurst,Austrafia
VLW 15, Waneroo, Australia.
Voice of Nicaragua..........
Voice of Nigeria, Lagos .....
WCSN, Boston, Mass..........
WHAi, Indiana ...............
Wor1d Music Radio ...........
WYFR, Florida...............
6005
0070
6030
6130
6080
6205, 98711
11775
15190
11910, 1516Cl
15240, 15.'Bi
17715, 1775(1
17795
6910
5965, 603S
9655
6060, 957tJ
12050, 13605
13645
11780
4976,
11880
11940
5020
5026
6125
7210
15230
15425
603S
7200, 7280
9575, 96711
5995.
9760
6015
'n55
9465
7400
6910
6185
7355. 1158(1
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Radio Canada lnt'l,Montreai
0530-0600
BBC, London .................
0530-0600
0530-0600
0530-0600
Radio Cameroon ............. .

Radio Netherland............
UAE Radio, Dubai. ..........
0530-0600
0545-0600 M-F
WSZO, Marshal Island ........

Radio Canada lnt'l,Montreal
Ghana Radio.................
Voice of Kenya..............
6050,
7295,
11840
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
. 0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
- 0600-0700
0600-0700
Radio New Zealand lnt'I.. ..

Radio PyonQyang, N. Korea ..
Radio Zambia ...............
Soloman Islands Bcastin9 Co.
VLQ 9, Brisbane, Austraha ..
VLW 15, Lyndhurst.Australia
VLW 15, Waneroo, Australia.
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
13645
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0600-0700
0615-0700
9670
7285
6175,
15295
Voice of Asia, Taiwan ...... .

Voice of Malaysia ...........
s
s
WCSN, Boston, Mass..........

WHRI, Indiana ...............
WRNO Worldwide........: .... .
WSZO, Marsall Island........
World Music Radio.......... .
Deutsche Welle, W. Germany..
0620-0630
0625-0700
0630-0700
Vatican Radio .............. .

TWR, Monaco .................
Radio Australia........... .
0630-0655
Radio Finland .............. .
0630-0700
0630-0700
Radio Polonia .........:.....

Radio RSA, South Africa .....
0630-0700
0630-0700
0630-0700
0645-0700 M-F
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria...... .

Radio Tirana .............. ..
Swiss Radio International.. .
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador...... ..
11780
13650,
11880
11940
5020
9660
15230
15425
5995,
6125,
9635,
0700-0712
Radio Bucharest, Romania...
0700-0715 A
0700-0730
0700-0730
Radio Finland .. :.......... ..

Burma Broadcasting Corp .....
BBC, London .................
6140
9750
0700-0730
"'915
4808, 6090
6185, 9645
6165, 9715
11910,
15160,
15395,
WYFR, Florida...............
6065,
9680,
Armed Forces Radio and TV... 6030
BBC, London.................
3975,
5950,
6050,
7105,
7185,
9515,
9640,
12095
CFCX, Montreal, Canada.... ..
6005
CFRX, Toronto, Canada...... .
6070
CFVP, Calgary, Canada...... .
6030
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada.... .
6080
CHNX, Halifax, Canada ..... ..
6130
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana......... . ' 3366
6205,
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador...... ..
11775
King of Hope, Lebanon .......
6280
6005
KVOH, California ........... .
KYOI, Saipan ............. ..
15190
Radio Cook Islands.........
11760
Radio Havana Cuba...........
9525
Ra~io Moscow ............... .
9765,
0600-0645
11945
15315
17795
7355
9852
5900
5975
6195
7150
9410
9600
11760
9670
12050
13680
September 1987
Radio Australia............ ,
0100-013ov
0700-0735
0700-0745
0700-0750
Radio Zambia .............. .

TWR Swaziland ...............
Radio Pyongyang ............
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800 A,S
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
ABC Brisbane.............. ..
ABC Lyndwurst ...............
Armed Forces Radio and TV..
CFCX, Montreal, Canada..... .
CFVP, Calgary, Canada ...... .
CHNX, Halifax, Canada ...... .
ELWA, Liberia............ ..
FEBC, Manila.............. .
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana.........
HCJB ....................... .
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
King of Hope, Lebanon .......

KYOI, Saipan ...............
NBC, Papua New Guinea..... ..
Radio Korea .................
Radio Kuwait .............. ..
Radio Thailand ....... ,...... - .
SBC Radio 1, Singapore ..... .
Soloman Islands Boasting Svc
VLM4 Brisbane, Australia... .
Voice of Free China .........
Voice of Malaysia...........
0700-0800
Voice of Nigeria ...........
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
0700-0800
WCSN, Boston, Mass ........ ..

WHRI, Indiana ...............
World Music Radio .......... .
WRNO Worldwide..............
WSZO, Marsall Island ...... ..
WYFR, Florida...............
s
s
0715-0730 M-A Vatican Radio............ ..

0715-0800 S
FEBA Radio, Seychelles.....
6080 0725-0800
TWR Monte Carlo.............
9530 0730-0735
9550
9750
9465
9620
6185
BBC, London ................ .
0730-0800
0730-0800 S
CPBS, China................
0735-0800 M-H KTWR, Guam................ .
0730-0800
Radio Australia............ .
4970
6910
9625, 9700
11765
6248,
7105
11945,
15240,
15395,
1
mcJ.
9645
15160
15315
1m5
9560
11755
9675
5980, 9585
11900
9700, 11720
7065
6165 9535
9845
0800-0900
11940, 15250 0800-0900
15335, 1n90 0800-0900
17805, 21665 0800-0900
11755
0800-0900
9730
0800-0900
5950, 5975 0800-0900
6195, 7120
7150, 7185 0800-0900
9410, 9600 0800-0900 S,A
9640, 11860 0800-0900
12095
0800-0900
5995, 9655 0800-0900
15160, 15240 0800-0900
15395,
17750
11880v
6070
11780,
11930,
,15340
9660
9680
15400
6005
6070
6030
6130
6080
11830
11850,
3366
6130,
9845,
11835
6280
15190
4890
9525
7550,
9560
9655,
5010,
5020
4920
1m5
15150
13750
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
15350 0800-0900
. 0800-0900
9745 0800-0900
11925 0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0815-0845
13670
Voice of Islam.Bangladesh ..
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador....... .
FEBA, Seychelles......... ..
AFAN, Antarctica ...........
AFRTS Far East Network ....
9465
7355
6910
6185
0830-0855
Radio Finland, Helsinki .....
0830-0855 M-A Radio Netherlands ......... ..
0830-0900
Radio Austria lnt'I. ....... .
0830-0900
Radio Beijing...............
0830-0900
Radio Prague.Czechoslovakia
0830-0900
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador....... .
0830-0900
0830-0900
Radio Netherlands ..........

9680 0847-0852 A
R. Pacific Ocean, Vladivost.
15190
1n95
6010
6050
7250
11730
1
9411
9641
1189(
615!
965!
1539!
1n5<
11781
950!
1368(
1516(
1194
15151
1518!
957:
9750
5960, 5971
5990, 601(
6020, 6051
6100, 711
7125
6120, 1524!
9630
7210, 1184J
9700, 1175
15440
11855, 1784
21705
6130, 974
11925
17575, 2148
9560, 988
11905, 1557
9500, 962
~635, 979
9810, 1171
11815, 1191
12010, 1526
15295, 1n6
17815, 1785
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9640,
12095
11330
11715
5995,
11720,
15395,
5o
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9630
11800
0900-0905
0900-0915
9655
15240
1n15
3366
9880
9630,
6175,
15295
12030,
6130,
9845,
11925
15120,
6012
11750
9715
9750
15525
9745
Afr1ca Number One, Gabon ....

BBC, London ................ .
7200, 1520
5975, . 604:
7150, 941
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
11860,
15070,
17790,
17575,
Radio Netherlands..........
9580,
Radio Australia ............ .
9710,
15415
Radio Korea.................
7275
Radio Pyongyang N. Korea....
9765,
13650
ABC, Brisbane, Australia....
4920,
AFRTS .............::........
6030,
CFRX, Toronto...............
6070
Deutsche Welle.............
6160,
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
FEBC, Manila...............
FEN,_Tokyo.................. '
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
969
9720
11890, 2147
6155
6130, 97"4
King of Hope,,.Lebanon.......
KNLS, Alaska...............
KSDA, Guam.................
KYOI, Saipan...............
11925
6280
5960
15440
11900
0900-0930
0900-0950
0800-0830
0800-0830
11905
11940
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GBC, Accra, Ghana.......... .
BRT, Belgium................
Radio Netherlands ...........
Voice of Malaysia.......... .
0830-0840
.0900-0925
0900-0930
0800-0805
0800-0825 M-F
0800-0825
0800-0825
0800-0900
5985 .
6175, 9750
15295
15120, 15185
17800
'4940
6065,
11580
11725,
15120,
7105
5990,
6020,
7110,
9610,
1
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
0800-0900
9715
Radio Netherlands ......... ..
0730-0800
0800-0845
0800-0900
0800-0900
34
7150,
9600,
11860
6035
BBS, Bhutan .................
6005
CFCX, Montreal, Canada .... ..
6070
CFRX, Toronto, Canada ...... .
6030
CFVP, Calgary, Canada ...... .
6130
CHNX, Halifax, Canada...... .
6080
6030,
FEBC, Manila .............. .
21475
3910,
FEN, Tokyo ..................
3366
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana........ .
6280
King of Hope, Lebanon ..... ..
KN[S, Anchor Point, Alaska.
5960
KYOI, Saipan ............. ..
11900
9580,
Radio Australia........... ..
11720,
1n15,
Radio Korea World News Svc.. 7275
Radio Kuwait................
9750
Radio Moscow................
9795
Radio new Zealand lnt'I.....
9450,
Radio Prague................
6055,
11990
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea..
9530,
11830,
15180
RTE Portugal ................
9670
5010,
SBC Radio 1, Singapore..... .
TWR Monte Carlo.............
7105
VLW15, Waneroo, Australia..
15425
11790,
Voice of Indonesia .........
7255,
Voice of Nigeria.......... ..
9465
WCSN, Boston ................
WHRI, Indiana .............. .
7355
WRNO Worldwide ..............
6185
WSZO, Marsall Island....... .
'4940
WYFR, Florida ..............
11580
Voice of America, Washington 7175,
BBC, London .................
I,o6po_. ti1::.l:=(':t~;99:_; AM,, Esf/,1='.1I~;q':_:, ~t~f: PSTJT,if::;;j

0600-0610
0600-0610
0620 0630
0600-0625
0600-0630
11835
. 0900-1000
1n95 0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
MONITORING TIMES
1209
1540
1808
2148
965
1172
1183
966
953
c:l:I
.requencyL
0900-1000
Radio Afghanistan ...........
0900-1000
Radio Japan .................
0900-1000
Radio Moscow................
0900-1000
0900-1000
~
\.
Trans World Radio Bonaire..

Radio Ber1in Intl ......... .
11815
15240
11790, 15084
Radio Tanzania............. .
Radio Prague................
.. 9540
15190, 1784(1
17865, 21485
17840, 21485
1200-1215 s
Voice of People of Kampuchea 9693, 11938
1200-1215
15425
15605, 17660 1200-1225
Radio Pakistan.............
1100-1115
Radio
Bucharest,
Romania...
11740, 15345
15120, 1518$ 1100-1120 .
6025, 6175 1200-1225
Radio Budapest, _Hungary.....
5955, 9715
17800
7225, 9790
15560, 17575
WCSN, Boston ................
9465
0900-1000
9805, 9835
17605, 21480
WHRI, Indiana...............
7355
0900-1000
11910, 15365 1200-1225
6095, 7285
Radio Polonia...............
6185
0900-1000
15425, 17710 1200-1230
5995, 606CI
Radio Australia.............
4970
WSZO, Marsall Island ........
0900-1000
17720, 17850
6080, 720!i
9760, 9750
BBC, London ................ .
0915-1000
21620
7215, 95811
Radio France lnt'I, Paris ..
9790, 11670
11750 9655 1100-1125
971 o. f1T/fJ
Radio Austraria ............
9580,
0930-1000
11690, 11845
11800
9710
15155. 15195 1200-1300
9535, 1165CI
Radio Beijing ...............
0930-1000
Radio Budapest Hungary.....
11910
15300, 15S15 1200-1230
15240
Radio Ber1in Intl..........
0930--0940 M-F Radio Canada lnt'l,Montreal
5960;--9755
15365. 17820 1200-1230
9625, 1195!:
Radio Canada Intl...........
6100, 9540
0930-1000
Radio New Zealand...........
17720, 17850 1200-12.30 M-A Radio Finland ..............
11945, 1540(
1100-1125
7325, 960C
Radio Tashkent.. .......... .
:: :
. 1200-1230
1100-1130
9715, 1546C
9580
7215,
1200-1235
3905, 4800
9645. 9710
4920, 7280
f1T10, 11705
9565, 9615
11800
11620, 15245
9665
1100-1130 M-A Radio Finland..............
11945. 15400 1200-1235
1000-1010 .
Voice of Kenya............. .
Radio Ulan Bator Mongofia..
12015
Radio Japan General Service.
5990, 6120 1200-1242
15515, 17595 1100-1130
1000-1025 M-A BAT, Belgium ...............
Trans World Radio Bonaire..
11815
17810
6085, 9590
1000-1030
Afghanistan.................
1200-1250
fST7
Radio Maputo, Mozambique.... 9525, 11815 1200-1300
15255, 17655 1100-1130
~~~.~a~.~~.~'. ~: Korea... 4930
9630, 15115 1200-1300
Radio Sweden lnt'I..........
Deutsche Welle, W. 1Gennany.. 7225, 9735 1100-1130
1000-1030
6140, 961CI
ABC, Wanneroo, Australia....
17765, 21600 1100-1130
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp 11835, 15120 1200-1300
4920
ABC, Brisbane..............
17850
11585. 11605
Kol Israel.................
1000-1030
AFRTS.......................
6030, 970CI
1200-130011935, 15570
15095, 15640 1100-1130
Swiss Radio International..
15430
15650, 17630
15585, 17830 1200-1300

BBC, London.................
6195. 95141
. 9760,-c 11715
Voice of America............ .
11815
1100-1130
9750,
1~1030
15160, 15425
Radio AUstraria............ .
5995, 9580 12095, 1507(
9655, f1T10 1100-1130
Voice of Vietnam........... .
9755, 9765
17705, 1808(
15415
12035
1200-1300
11855v
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia..
1000-1030 s
Radio RSA. South Africa....
11870, 15170 1100-1156
Radio Norway International.
11900, 15220 1200-1300
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6065, 962i
15175, 15180
17780
1200-1300
6005
CFCX. Montreal, -Canada......
15230, 21730 1100-1200
. 4VEH, Haiti .................
4930 .
1200-1300
6070
1100-1200,
1000-1030
Swiss Radio lnt'I. ..........
.ABC, Brisbane, Australia....
9560, 9885
4920
1200-1300
6030
ABC, Perth, Australia.....:.
11905, 15570 1100-1200
9610
CHNX, HafrfaX, Canada.......
6130
1200-1300
1000-103()"
AFRTS...................... .
9755, 9765 1100-1200
Voice of Vietnam............
6030, 9700 1200-1300
CKF)(, Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
15430
12035
FEN, Tokyo............ :.....
.
3910, 6155
1200-1300
-1000-1100
, ABC, Perth, Australia.......
:
.......
.
BBC,
London
........
9610
5965, 6195 1200-1300
GBe, Accra, Ghana..........
7295
1000-1100
AFRTS.......................
6030, 6125
9510, 9750 1200-1300
11740, 11745
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.......
9760, 11715
9530. 9700
15115, 1789CI
1000-1100
All India Radio............
11705, 11810
12095, 15070 1200-1300
KYOI, Salpan...............
11900
15320, 15335
17705, 17790 1200-1300
Pt Moresby,Papua New Guinea 4890
.17387, 17875
9600. 1179CI
~=v
1200-1200
1100-1200
1000-1100
BBC, London ................
11850, 1368(]
CFCX, Montreal, Canada...... . 6005
9740, 9750 1100-1200
13710, 1536Cl
9760, 12095 1100-1200
6070
15375, 1547?:i
6030
15070, 15400 1100-1200
15490, 17665
CHNX, HafJf~. Canada...... .
6130
17705, 17790 1100-1200
17645, 17820
CKF)(, Vancouver, Canada.....
1100-1200
18080
6080
.. ..1200-1300
Radio Tanzania..............
9685
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia ..
1000-1100
1100-1200
11855v
11900
KYOI, SaiP.Bn
1200-1300
RAE, Argentina.............
15345
1100-1200
CFCX. Montreal, Canada......
Radio BetJing...............
1000-1100
6005
9535
SBC RaCfio 1, Singapore......
5010, 5052
1200-1300
1000-1100
1100-1200
CFR)(, Toronto, Canada.......
Radio Korea.................
7275, 15575
6070
11940
1000-1100
1100-1200
CFVP., Calgary, Canada...... .
Radio Malaysia, Sarawak. ....
6030
4950
1200-1300
9760, 11715
1000-1100 .
1100-1200
CHNX. HaflfaX, Canada.......
6130
Radio Moscow................
9600, 15475
15425
1000-1100
1100-1200
Radio
New
CKF)(,
Vancouver,
Canada
....
.
Zealand
..........
.
6080
6100, 9600 1200-1300
WHRI, Indiana..............
1
5985
1000-1100
FEN, Japan ................. .
3910, 6155 1100-1200
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea...
7300, 9750 1200-1300 s
9715
1000-1100
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador........
6130, 9745
1200-1300
WYFR, USA.................
9977
11830
1100-1200
SBC Radio 1, Singaeore..... .
11925
5052, 11940 1210-1300
Voice of Nigeria............
. 7255, 15120
1000-1100
1100-1200
KNLS, Alaska.............. .
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......
11930
5980, 7445 1215-1300
Radio Cairo..............
17675
1000-1100
1100-1200
KYOI, Salpan...............
11900
7255, 15120 1215-1245
Radio Japan Regional Serv..
11875, 15300
Radio Honalre, Soloman Us..
1000-1100
1100-1200
. WCSN, Massachusetts........
5020
17640
1230-1300
Radio Austria International
15320
Radio Korea................
1000-1100
1100-1200
WHAi, Indiana...............
15575
~
1230-1300
Radio Australia, .......... .
6060, 7l05
1000-1100
Radio Moscow............... .
9540, 9600 1100-1200
WANO Worldwide.............
7215. 9580
WYFR, Florida...............
11790~ 11850 1100-1200
5985, 9880 1230-1300
Radlo Banglade;>h ...........
15525, 12030
15375, 17820
11875
1230-1300
Radio
Bertfn
Int
1
21465
1000-1100
Radio Ber1in International.
9600, 11780 1115-1200
Radio New Zealand lnt'I.....
17880, 21465 1230-1300
Racfio Jordan ................
9560
1000-1100 s
Radio Prague.............:..
6055, 9505
t5190, 15430
~~
1230-1300
Radio Polonia............. .
1115-1200
11990
TWA, Bonaire...............
,
1230-1300
Radio Sweden lnt'I .........
15190, 17785
1000-1100
SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
5052, 11940 1115-1130
Vatican Radio............
17840 21485 1230-1300
TES Radio Veritas,PhUippns.
6160
1000-1100
7255, 15120 1115-1200
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran.
11790,
1230-1300
Sri
Lanka
Broadcasting
Corp.
6075, 9720
1000-1100
WCSN, Massachusetts ....... .
1130-1200
. Deutsche Welle,W.Germany~ .. 15410 17765
17840
15425
1000-1100
WHRI, Indiana.............. .
7355
17800, 21600 1230-1300
Voice of Turkey.........
15255
1000-1100
1130-1200
6185
11740
1230-1300
15055
1000-1100
WYFR, Florida...............
9550, 6105 1130-1200
11845,
15360
1235-1245
Voice of Greece........... .
1005-1010
Racfio Pakistan............
15605, 17660
156.10,
17565
1030-1040
Voice of Asia, Taiwan ...... .
5980
9645, 9710 1245-1300
Radio Korea, South .........
15575
1030-1100
Racfio Australia............ .
9580. 971Q
7235, 9575
1255-1300 M-A Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia...
1030-1100
Radio Netherland...........
6020, 9650 1130-1200
15580
15305
1030-1100
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp 11835, 15120
17605
1255-1300
lWR, Sri Lanka.............
11825
1130-1200
17850
Radio Thailand..... ,....... .
9655, 11905 1255-1330 AS lWR, Bonaire...............
11815
0900-100o
0900-1000
0900-1000
0900-1000
\...
1130-1200
1145-1200
SBC Radio 1, Singapore..... .

lWR Monte Carlo ............ .
VLW15, Waneroo, Australia..
Voice of Nigeria.......... .
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1300-1330
Radio Bertin International.

BBC, London .................
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
1300-1330
Radio Bucharest, Romania ...

Radio Finland ..............
1300-1330
1300-1337 A-S
1300-1330
1300-1350
1330-1355 ~
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
Swiss Radio lnt'I, Berne...

TWA, Bonaire ...............
WANO, Worldwide ........... ..
Radio !:)'ongyang, N. Korea...
Radio Finland..............
4VEH, Haiti .................
ABC Waneroo, Australia ......
AFRTS.......................
B.S. Kingdom Saudi Arabia ..
CFCX, Montreal, Canada.... ..
CFVP, Calgary, Canada ..... ..
CHNX, Halifax, Canada ...... .
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada.... .
FEBC, Manila...............
FEN, Tokyo ................ ..
GBC, Accra, Ghana...........
HCJB, Quito, Ecuador_. .... .
1300-1400
NBC, Port Moresby, Papua

New Guinea..................
Radio Beijing ...............
Radio Canada lnt'I.........
Radio Jordan .............. ..
Radio Korea .............. ..
Radio Moscow .............. .
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
Radio RSA, South Africa .. ..
1300-1400
SBC Radio 1, Singapore.... ..
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
TWA, Sri Lanka ........... ..

Voice of America. ......... ..
1300-1400
1300-1400
1300-1400
Voice of Nigeria ............

WHAi, Indianapolis.........
WYFR, USA...................
1315-1400
Radio Bertin lnt'I ....... ..
1330-1400
1330-1400
1330-1400
All India Radio ............

Laotian National Radio ......
BBC, London ...............
1330-1400 M-A
1330-1445
1330-1355 M-A
1330-1400
BBS, Bhutan ................ .

BBS, Burma..................
BAT, Belgium ............: ..
Radio Australia .............
1330-1400 M-A
1330-1400
1330-1400

Radio Finland ..............
Radio Tashkent... ...........
1330-1400
1330-1400
Radio Yugoslavia ............

1330-1400
U.A.E. Radio ...............
1330-1400
Voice of Vietnam.......... .
1330-1400
1337-1400 A
1345-1400
WANO, Worldwide............
TWA, Bonaire ...............
Vatican Radio ...............
21465
9510, 11775
15070, 17705
17780, 17790
5995, 6060
6080, 7205
9580
11940, 15250
15400. 11945
6040, 9590
17775
15570, 17830
11815
9715
9345, 11665
11945, 15400
4930
6140, 9610
9700, 15330
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
1400-1500
11855v
1400-1500
6005
6070
1400-1500
6030
1400-1500
6130
1400-1500
6080
6160
1400-1500
11850
6155
1400-1500
7295
1400-1500
117'40, 15115
17890
1400-1500
1400-1500 S
4890
1415-1430 A,S
9730
1415-1500
11955, 15440 1415-1430
9560
1415-1500 S,A
n~. 15375 1430-1500
1430-1500
15475, 15585
15220, 21535
21590
1430-1500 M-A
5010, 5052 ,
11940
6075, 9720 1430-1500
15425
1430-1500
1182S
6110, 7230
9660, 9760 1430-1500
15205
1430-1500
7255, 15120
11790
1448-1455
5985, 11830 1445-1500
11875, 15055
Radio SWeden International.

11785, 15345
AFRTS.......... .............
_ 9700, 11805
15330, 15430
11810, 15335
All India Radio ............
12095, 15070
BBC, London ............... .
15275, 17705
17790, 17885
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11~
6005
6070
6030
CHNX, Halifax, Canada.......
6130
6080
FEBC, Manila................
9665, 11815
11850
11740, 15115
17890
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
4950
Radio Canada International.
11720, 11955
15440
Radio Jordan ................
9560
Radio Moscow ...............
11840, 13680
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana ........ .

1400-1430
1400-143Q
1400-1430
Radio Finland: .............

Radio Japan General Service
36
September 1987
WYFR, Florida ..............
1513-1600 F-S
1530-1600
1530-1545
1530-1600
FEBC, Seychelles ...........

KNLS, Alaska ...............
Radio Bangladesh ............
R. Prague, Czechoslovakia..
1530-1600
1530-1600
1540-1550
Voice of Asia, Taiwan .......

Voice of Greece............
1545-1600
Vatican Radio ..............
1500-1600
1500-1600
ATM, Sarawak, Malaysia......

SBC Radio 1, Singapore......
1500-1600
Radio RSA, South Africa.....

Radio Veritas, Philippines
SBC Radio 1, Singapore ......
7300,
9750
21590
6160
5010,
11940
~~:::::~=~~'.~~corp. ~~~
KTWR, Guam..................
Radio Bertin lnt'I.........
Radio Nepal.................
GBC-2, Accra, Ghana.........
KTWR Guam...................
Radio Budapest Hungary.....
Radio Korea, South..........
Radio Yugoslavia............
WYFR, USA..................
Radio Vatican..............
Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia..
9555
6110,
9760,
11790
11965
9870
15240
5005
3366
9840
5995
6035,
7205,
11910,
15220,
21525,
9750
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
9730 9885
11955 1500-1600 A,S
~~
1500-1600
15435, 17865 1500-1600

1500-1600
21605
:= ~~gg:~~gg
~: 1
19715
11815
7250,
11740
9645
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600
Africa #1, Gabon...........

Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia...
TWA, Sri Lanka.............
BBS, Burma..................
9720
1600-1630
Radio Bertin lnt'I.........

Radio Netherland...........
Radio Veritas, Philippines..
TWAV
. GfuaNf!! .... :..............
01ce o ogena ........... .
Deutsche Welle.............
Radio RSA, South Africa....
AFRTS......................
BBC, London................
g~~: ~:~~~~ve~a~~~~Ci&::...
7295
1500-1600
5995, 6080 1500-1600

1500-1600
7135, 9580
15400 '
11870
11860, 15240
1500-1600
1500-1600
1500-1600

Radio Jordan ................
Voice of Indonesia .........
V. Revolutionary Ethiopia ..
WHRI, Indiana ..............
6060
6080
9580
15055 1600-1640
17710
21665 1600-1645
15575 1600 1100
11735
15560 1600-1700
15560
15120
11770
15135, 17825
17780, 21590
UAE Radio ..................
lWR, SWazlland............ ..
AFRTS .......................
BBC, London ................
1600 1700 A
1600:1100
1600 1700
1600-1700
1600:1700
12095, 15070
17885, 17790
~g~g
11850
6060
6035
7215
11720
15440
21700
15150
11 .
u.
111
13'
171
111
7
151
15(
5(
9i
11i
111
111
13f
11940
9645,
11675,
11925,
15595,
7265,
116
117
155
176
rn
11860, 118
15105
15110
9755, 98
12020, 120
9640, 117.
153ZO, 177
3200
9700, 15:?:
15430
11775, 120'
15070, 152
15400, 178
1600-1700
1600-1700
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 117:

6005
6130
6070
6030
6080
11735
KCBI, Texas................
KNLS, Alaska...............
7355
KYOI, Saipan................
9665
5995, 72
7215, 951
9570, 1161
Radio Beijing .............. .
6175, 98
Radio France International.
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
Radio
Radio
Radio
Radio
1600-1700
Radio Prague, Czech........ '
1600-1700
1600-1700
15330, 15430 1600-1700
6130
9670,
9840
5995,
6080,
7205,
9580
9625,
11955,
9695,
9560
11790,
9560
15105
11965

Radio Portugal ............ .
Radio Sweden lnt'I
Voice of Vietnam ... .'.':::::...
11705. 118
17620, 1771
15115
BBC, London................
11775, 15260
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11 720
6005
6070
CHNX. Halifax, Canada.......
FEBC, Manila................
KTWR Guam...................

Radio Pakistan..............
1600-1630 M-F
1600 1630
1600:1630
12015
9535,
11830,
15170
11820
7355
7195
9735,
11990,
17705,
21505
9735,
15430
5980,
11645,
17565
11810,
17730
4950
5010,
11940
6075,
15425
15205
7255,
9670
11790,
11850,
11950,
15375
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7230
11715 1600-1605
1600-1615
5955:
13770,
17575
9620, 15240
9535, 11830
11875, 15055
15090
9575
15200
9615,
1182S
4725
11740,
17890
15255
13770,
9565,
97287505,
of America...........
of Nigeria ............
Korea .................
Moscow ...............
5052
~ ~i~~ ~: :!1.:9:ir:19~q:': u,: ,:ti:I;9:9,.= ~M.:::\ge!(a~:~' .:' ~M}~tfrt:::-=: : ;: : 1 ~ !88~~ ~88
9750, 9760
12095,_15070 1500-1505 M-F
17885, 21710 1500-1520
6035
1500-1525
1500-1530
4725
15515, 15590 1500-1530
5995 6060
7135 1500-1530
1500-1530
9835 , 11910 1500-1530
15160, 15220 11550000:11553300
17710 21665
11945 15400 1500-1550
1500-1556
~ 9715 1500-1600
9620, 15240 1500-1600
Voice
Voice
Radio
Radio
11950, 15375 1500-1600

Radio Pyongyang,N.Korea .....

1400-141S
1400-1430
1500-1600
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
Radio
Radio
Radio
Voice
Jordan ................
Korea.................
Malawi. ...............
Moscow..............:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia..

Tanzania............ ..
Zambia.............. ..
of America............
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
1600-1700
WCSN, Boston, Mass .........
WHRI, Indiana ............ ..
WMLK, Pennsylvania ....... ..
WANO Worldwide............ .
WYFR, Florida............ ..
1610-1620 M-F
1610-1645
1630-1655 M-A
1630-1700
1630-1700
Radio Botswana ............ ..

Radio Belem .................
BAT Bel9ium................ .
ELWA, Liberia ..............
Radio Nacional Angola.......
MONITORING TIMES
9560
5975,
3380,
98'
59!
11790, 118
11860, 119!
11990, 137
15110, 1771
9720V
6105
9505
9575. 1521
15410, 154'
15580, 1561
17785, 178(
17870 '
7255, 117.
15270
15105
15295
9455
11965
9535, 118:
11875, 151i
15440, 178'
21525
4820, 72!
3205
17595
11830
7245, 95:
11955
c:r.a
,requencyL
1630-1700
1630-1700
1630-1700
Radio Nethenand............
Radio Polonia...............
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria .... ..
1630-1700
1645-1700
1645-1700
Voice of Africa, Egypt.. '. .. /

Radio Benin lnt'I. .........
Radio Pakistan ..............
4VEH, Haiti.. .............. .

AFRTS ..................... .
6020, 9515 1800-1900

7125, 9525 1800-1900
11735, 11840
1800-1900
.15310
15255
1800-1900
9730
6205, 7100
9560, 9465
All India Radio............

BBC, London ............... ..
4930
15330,
1"5430,
11620.
15280
6180,
9410,
12095.
15275,
1900-2000
15345 1900-2000
1n65 1900-2000
11940
4VEH, Haiti. .............. ..

AFRTS......................
1900-2000
BBC, London ................
6195
11820
15070
15400
11720
4930
15330,
7150,
11620,
15265
9410,
12095,
15430
9665
11845
9515
15070
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000
1900-2000 M-F
1900-2000

9720
CBC Northern Quebec Serv .... 9625
6005
OTC C1
=:
6070
6030
6070
1800-1900
CKFX, Vancouver, Canada .... .
6080
..
18001900
6030
1700-1710
Voice of Lebanon ............
6160
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada ... ..
6548
1800-1900
6080
1700-1715
Kol Israel... ............. .
HCJB, Ecuador..............
15270, 17790
9460, 11585 1800-1900
CKZU, Vancouver.............
6160
KCBI, Texas................
11735
13750, 15095 1800-1900
KCBI, Texas................
11735
1700-1720
Radio Neth'enand........... .
KVOH, California......... ..
1n75
KNLS, Alaska................
7355
6020, 9515 1800-1900
1700-1730
Radio Australia ........... ..
Radio Algiers .............. .
9510, 9685
5995, 6035 1800-1900 M-F KVOH, California...........
17n5
15160, 1n45
6060, 6080 1800-1900
KYOI, Saipan................
9665
6060, 6035
5995, 6060 1900-2000
7205. 7215 1800,1900
Radio Benin 1nt'I..........
1700-1730
6080, 7205
9580. 9730
6035, 6080
Radio Japan .................
1700-1730
7215, 9580
5990. 9695
7205. 7215
1700-1730
1900-2000
11850. 15230
9580
Radio Beijing.............. .
9860, 11500
1700-1745
BBC, England............. ..
11775, 12095 1800-1900 A,S Radio Canada International.
15200. 17820 1900-2000 TES R. Discovery, Dominican Rep 15045
Radio Havana Cuba..........
11795
15070. 15200 1800-1900
Radio Korea.................
5975, 15575 1900-2000
1700-1800
AFRTS...................... .
1900-2000
Radio Kuwait... .......... ..
11675
9700. 11805 1800-1900
Radio Maputo, Mozambique.... 9620
9685, f1Tl5
15330. 15345 1800-1900
11780. 11840 1900-2000
9880, 11780
15430
11850. 11860
CBC, N. Quebec, Canada.. ..
1700-1800
9625, 11720
11950, 12030
11840, 11850
1700-1800
6005
13605
11860
1700-1800
1900-2000 MWF Radio Nacional,Eq.Guinea....
9553
6070
1800-1900
Radio Kuwait...............
11675
1700-1800
CFVP, Calgary, Canada..... ..
1900-2000
Voice
of
America
..........
.
9760, 15205
6030
1800-1900 MWF Radio Nacional, Eq.Guinea...
9553
1700-1800
CHNX, HaHfax, Canada...... .
15445, 15580
6130
1800-1900
11780, 15150
1700-1800
17800, 17870
6080
1800-1900
Radio Riyadh, Saudi_ Arabia..
9720v
1900-2000
1700-1800
CKZU, Vancouver, Canada .... .
Voice
of
Nigeria
...........
.
7255, 11no
6160
1800-1 900
6105
1900-2000
1700-1800
KCBI, Dallas ...............
WCSN,
Boston,
Mass
........
.
15395
11735
1800-1900
Radio Zambia................
9505
1900-2000
1700-1800
KNLS, Alaska...............
WHRI,
Indiana
............
..
15105
7355
1800-1900
RAE, Argentina.............
15435
1900-2000 S,A WINS, Red Lion, Penna .... ..
1700-1800
KYOI, Saiean................
,
15185
9665
1800-1900
lWR, Swaziland..............
9550
Radio Bei1ing ...............
WMLK, Bethel, PA .......... ..
1700-1800
9455
9570, 11600' 1800-1900
Voice of America...........
15580. 17800 1900-2000
Radio Havana Cuba......... ..
1700-1800
WRNO Wondwide.............
15420
9695, 9730
17870, 25600 1900-2000
1900-2000
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida ..
9535, 11675
11950, 11755 1800-1900
WCSN, Boston, Mass.........
15395 '
15566, 21615
11850, 15270 1800-1900
15105
1910-1920
Radio Botswana............. .
1700-1800
3355, 4820
~ Radio Korea, South .......... _
7550, 15575 1800-1900
WINS, 'Pennsylvania.........
15400
1700-1800
1920-1930 M-A Voice of Greece .............
11840, 11850 1800-1900
WMLK, Bethel, PA...........
9455
9395, 9420
9425
11860, 12030 1800-1900
15420
1700-1800 MWF Radio Nacional, Eq.Guinea
Radio 'Beijing, China........
9440, 11515
9535
1800-1900
WYFR.......................
9535, 11580 1930-2000
1700-1800
Radio Nacional Angola.......
7245, 9535
11830, 11875
11905
Radio Bucharest, Romania....
11955
1805-1830 A,S Radio Austria lnt'I........
7145, 9690
9725, 12015 1930-2000
1700-1800
Radio Pyonyang, N. Korea~..
7105, 7205 1814-1817
Radio Suriname lnt'I.......
1n5q
9750, 11940
Radio Fin.land ...............
7305, 9325 1815-1900
Radio Bangladesh............
6240, 7295 1930-2000
6120, 11755
1930-2000
9960, 99n
7505
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran ..
9022
7275, 9710
1~~~6v
1830-1855 M-A BRT Brussels, Belgium.......
5910, 9905 1935-1955
1700-1800
Radio Riyadh , Saudi Arabia..
..Mongolia:..
.
1830-1855
Radio Finland...............
7235, 15305
61 20, 9610 1940-2000
1700-1800
6100
1950-2000
Vatican Radio ...............
9645
11755
1700-1800
Radio Zambia............... .
~~g~
1830-1900
Radio Polonia ......: ....~...
~~~~:
1700-1800
Voice of Africa, Egypt.. ...
1700-1800
Voice of America ...........
15580, 15600
'
, 9525,
17800, 17870
11840
1700-1800
Voice of Nigeria...........
11no
1830-1900
R.adio Sweden lnt'I..........
11045
1700-1800
Radio nrana................
7065, 9480 2000-2005
15270
1830-1900
Radio Ghana.................
49t5
1700-1800
WHAi, Indiana..............
15105
1830-1900
6165, 9535 2000-2005
Radio Ulan Bator Mongolia...
9575, 15305
1700-1800
WINS, Pennsylvania....... ..
15400
9885, 11955 2000-2010 .
6250, 7250
1700-1800
WMLK, Bethel, Pa .......... .
9455
1830-1900
Radio Nether1ands...........
9540, 17605
9645
1700-1800
15420
21685
2000-2010
Voice of Kenya.. ............
4808
1700-1800
9535, 11580 1830-1900
Radio Sofia, "Bulgaria.......
9700, .11720 2000-2015 M-F Radio Cotonou, Benin ........
4870
11830, 11875 1830-1900
Spanish Foreign Radio......
7275, 9745 2000-2015
Radio To90, Lome............
3220, 5047
1715-1800
Radio Benin International..
6080, 6115
9765, 15375 2000-2025
Radio Be1iing, China........
9440, 11515
1730-1755
BRT, Belgium................
5910, 11985 1830-1900
Radio Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
11940
11905
1730-1800
6035, 9580 1830-1900
11795
2000"-2025
Radio Bucharest, Romania....
9690, 11940
1730-1800
Radio Buch.arest, Romania...:
11780, 15150 2000-2025 M-H Radio Polonia...............
7145, 9640 1830-1900
Radio New Zealand..........
7125, 7145
9690, 11830 1840-1900
Voice of Greece............
11645, 12105
,
9525, 9695
1730-1800
Radio Polonia............... - .
'
15630
6135, 9540
2000-2030
7205, 7215
1730-1800
Radio Portugal........... ..
1~: 1~ 1845-1900
7412, 11620 2000-2030
Radio Algiers, Algeria..... .
1n45
1730-1800
Radio Prague, Czechoslovl<la
Radio Budapest, Hungary.....
6110, 7225
2000-2030
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2000-2030 M-F
1730-1800
1n55'
Radio Surinam ..... :........
1745-1800
BBC, London ............... .
12095, 15070 1900-1915
1745-1800
SLBC, Sri Lanka............
11800
,.....,.,,..,.,...,...-,..,,...,------=-...,..,....----,...,,.....,.,...,===.,..,,.,,=--=.,.....,............,1900-1925
tr1i.99,;: 4+p :.
1800-1810
1800-1830
1800-1830
Radio Bangladesh ............

Radio Nether1and ............
c2:po::P..M:'' 0-t:11#~~-;;~:~ :~An2 .\:;~,
1900-1925
1900-1930
1900-1930
6135
1900-1930
3340, 9620 1900-1930
5930, 7290
Voice of Kenya..............
Radio Mozambique.......... ..
Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia
..
Swiss
lWR,
Voice
Voice
1800-1900
Deutsche Welle..............
1800-1850
Radio lnt'I. ..........

Monte Cano...........
of Africa, Egypt.. .. .
of Vietnam ........... .
Radio Nacional do Brasil...
1~~~~
1
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1900-1930
9840 1900-1930
12020, 12035 1900-1930

'
7285, 9700
9745, 11785 h900-1930
15265
' 1900-1930
Radio Prague.Czechoslovakia
Kol Israel.. ...............
Radio Afghanistan, Kabul....
Radio Benin lnt'I........ .
Radio Japan .............. ..
Radio Kiev, Ukrainian SSR ...
1 : : 1900-1930
11990: 15190 1900-1930
1800-1830
1800-1830
1800-1900
1800-1830
9585, 9835
11910
Radio Norway lnt'I. ...... ..

Radio Yugoslavia.......... ..
Spanish Foreign Radio .... ..
TWR, Monte Cano......... ..
Voice Qf Vietnam ...........
MONITORING TIMES
6240, 7295
9855, 11555
6020, 9540
17605, 21685
11610, 11655
12077, 13725
7160, 9530
11750,115170
9835, 11910
12000
11705
7230, 6010
6090, 6165
9590, 11850
15225
6100, 7240
9620
7Zl5, 9745
9785, 15375
11635
9755, 9840
1?t\?I\ 1?0..'l.!i
2000-2030
2000-2030
2000-2030 .
2000-2045
20000-2050
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
9555, 11945
15325, 17820
17875
Radio Norway International..
6015,
15225
9022,
Voice of Islamic Rep. Iran ..
15420
7160,
9755,
11620,
Voice ofTurkey..............
7125
15330,
AFRTS......................
15430
BBC: London ..., ............ .
7325,
9515,
15070,
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625;
6005
6070
6030
CHNX, HafJfax, Canada.......
6130
6080
CKZV, Canada................
6160
September 1987
9655
11930
9665
9910
11865
15345
9410
12095
15200
11720
37
CID
requencyL
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100
2000-2100 A,S
King of Hope, Lebanon ......

KVOH, California ..........
KYOI, Salpan ............... .
Radio Baghdad, Iraq .........
Radio Canada Intl....... .
Radio Moscow Wor1d Service 9490. 120

2100-2200
6005
2200-2300
Radio Pyonw.ang. N.Korea...
2100-2200
6070
11735
2200-2300
CFVP, Calgary, Canada....... -. 6030
R. Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR ..
7260. 96
2100-2200
2200-2300
11875. 136
CHNX, Haflfax, Canada.......
6130
2100-2200
Voice of America...........
15290
2200-2300
2100-2200
6080
Voice of Free China, Taiwan
15440. 178
2100-2200
Equatorial Guinea ......... ;.
9553
2200-2300
8955
2000-2100
Radio Kuwait.............. .
2100-2200
Falkland Islands Beast Svc..
2373
Voice of Turkey.:..........
2000-2100
9530. 9830 2100-2200
FEN, Tokyo.... :............
15260
9505.. 951
2200-2300
17760
9880. 11780 2100-2200
King of Hope, Lebanon.......
6280
15300
11840. 11860 2100-2200
KSDA, Guam..................
7160, 11965 2200-2300
WHRI, lncfiana.............
f1T10
12030. 12050 2100-2200
17775
2200-2300
11705
WRNO Worldwide.............
13605. 15425 2100-2200
KYOI, Saipan................
9670
2200-2300
R. Nacional, Equator Guinea
9535. 118
2000-2100
15106v
2100-2200
Radio Baghdad, Iraq.........
9875
2200-2300
Radio New Zealand ..........
21525
2000-2100
11960. 15325
11780, 15150 2100-2200 M-F Radio Canada lnt'I.........
2000-2100
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 117.
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea..,
Radio Jamahiriya, Libya.....
7.245
2230-2300
6575, 7105 2100-2200v
Radio Korea, South.........
15575
9345, 9960 2100-2200
9490. 9865 .2230-2300
WRNO Wor1dwide..............
9852:5
9977
9880. 11675 2230-2300
2000-2100
Radio Zambia............... .
6035, 72
9505
11750. 11840 2245-2300
9595, 99
2000-2100
Voice of America.......... .
9760. 11760
11860. 11980
11765
15205. 15410
12060, 13605
GBC1 Ghana..................
4915
15445. 15580 2100-2200 M-A Radio Nacional Angola.......
9535, 7245 2245-2300
9505
17800. 17785 2100-2200 F,A Radio Zambia................
17870
2100-2200
RTL, Luxembourg.............
6090
WCSN, Boston, Mass........ .
2000-2199
15390
2100-2200
Voice of Africa (Cairo)....
15375
2000-2'100
WHRI, Indiana............. .
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2100-2200
Voice of America....:......
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WINB, Pennsylvania........ .
2000-2100
WRNO, Wor1dwide ....... :.. ..
2000-2100
15420
11760, 15410
WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida..
2000-2100
BBC, London ............... ..
5975, 60I
1=:
2300-2330
6120. 61i
21525
2100-2200
Voice of Asia...............
7445, 9845
6180. 61!
Radio Damascus Syria...... ..
2005-2100
9950. 12085 2100-2200
15390
7325. 94
9770
15020
2100-2200
WHRI, Indiana...............
9590. 99'
2010-2100
Radio Havana Cuba ..........
15230
2100-2200
WRNO, Louisiana............
11705
9515. 120!
2015-2100
ELWA, Liberia............. .
11830
2100-2200
WYFR, Okeecllobee, Florida..
9535. 11830
15395
2015-2100
Radio Cairo, Egypt... ..... ..
9670
17750. 21525 2300-2330
Kol Israel ..................
9435, 98!
2025-2045
RAI, Italy..................
7235, 5990 2105-2200
Radio Damascus, Syria......
9950. 12085
11610
Radio Yugoslavia............
6100, 7240
11800
2115-2230 .
2373
9620
2300-2330
9755. 117
2030-2100
Falkland Islands Beast Svc ..
Radio Korea, Sou1h ........ .
15575
2030-2100
IBRA Radio........... :......
6110
2130-2200 T,F
BBC Falklands Service.......
9915, 11820 2300-2330
Radio Sweden International..
9695. 1171
9580, 9620
12040, 15390 2300-2330
2030-2100
Radio Ber1in International..
9730
2030-2100
Radio Beijing..............
11515
2130-2200. S-F CBC Northern Quebec Service 11720
2300-2345
AFRTS..................... .
6030. 153<
2030-2100Radio Nether1and ........... .
9540, 9715 2130-2200
15270, 17790 2300-0000
9895, 11740 2130-2200
KGEI, San Francisco, CA....
15280
2300-0000 A.S CBC Northern Quebec Service. 6195, 96:
CFCX, Montreal, Canada ......
6005
2030-2100 M-F Radio Portugal..............
Kol Israel..................
9010, 9435 2300-0000
6170, 9740 2130-2200
6070
11770
11610. 13725 2300-0000
2030-2100
Voice of Nigeria...........
.
6030
9700, 11750
15485
2300-0000
2030-2100
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria......
CHNX, Haritax, Canada.......
6'130
2030-2100
7Z15. 9765 2130-2200
15160, 15240 2300-0
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Spanish Foreign . Radio..... ..
0
CKFX. Vancouver, Canada.....
6080
Voice of Vietnam.......... .
9755, 9840
15395, 17795 23 00
2030-2100
CKZU, VancolJver............
6160
12020, 12035 2130-2200
Rad.io Canada International.
11945, 15150 2300-0000
Falkland Islands Beast Svc..
2373
. 2045-2100
7160, 9550 2130-2200
All India R'ldio............ .
Radio P~gue.:..............
6055
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FEBC,
Manila
..............
.
15320
9665, 9910
KVOH,
California
..........
.
17775
11620, 11870 2130-2200
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria......
9700, 11720 2300-0000
KYOI, Saipan ...............
15405
6125
2130-2200
Swiss Radio lnt'I...........
6190
2300-0000
2045-2100
Radio Ber1in International.
15160. 152
Radio Australia........... .
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2045-2100
15320. 153!
1
15120
17795
Voice of Islamic Rep.,lran ..
2050-2025
Radio Japan ................
9695. 1181
2300-0000
2200-2215 M-F Voice of America...........
9640. 11740
'
.
15195, 152f
,
15120
15300
2200-221 o
Radio Sierra Leone..........
5980
2300-0000
Radio Moscow, U.S.S.R...... .
9530. 981
9615. 11830
2205-2225
Vatican Radio.............. .
9720. 971
5990, 9710
,
2200-2225
RAI, Italy................. .
9865. 981
2100-2110
Vatican Radio ............... .
6200 7250 2200-2230
7160, 9550
11710. 117!
9645
9665, . 9910
12060. 136C
2100-2115
9670
Radio Cairo, Egypt..........
11620 .
15425
11780, 15150 2200-2230 S-F
2100-2115
CBC Northern Quebec Service 9625, 11720 2300-0o0o
Radio Moscow World Service 12000, 178!
2100-2220
ELWA, Liberia..............
11830
Radio Ber1in lnt'I..........
6165. 6125 2300-0000
2200-2245
9700, 117.:
Radio Sofia Bulgaria........
BAT, Belgium...............
9675
2100-2125
11750
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea .. 11735, 136~
2300-0000
CBC Northern Quebec Service. 9625, 11720 2200-2230
2100-2125 S-F
5960. 9755 2300-0000
Radio Thailand ..............
9650, 119(
2100-2125
Radio Beijing..............
11500. 11515 2200-2230
9565, 9610 2300-0000
RTL, Luxembourg.............
6090
2100-2125
Radio Nether1and............
9715. 9895 2200-2230
9700. 11720 2300-0000
Radio Sofia, Bulgaria ..... .
6020
Spanish ForeiQn Radio...... .
11740
WRNO Wor1dwide.............
11705
2200-2230
9640, 117.1
Voice of Amenca............
2300-0000
Radio Finland ...............
. 6120. 11945 2200-2300
2100-2130
- AFRTS......................
6030, 15345
15160, 15H
15400
15430
15290, . 177~
Radio Austria...............
2100-2130
9565
BBC, London ................ .
5975. 6005
2200-2300
17740, 178<
2100-2130
9620. 15160
6120. 6175 2300-0000
WCSN, Boston, Mass ........ .
15300
15240, 15395
6180, 7325 2300-0000
WHRI, Indiana............. .
11770
Radio Ber1in International..
21 00-2130
6125
9410. 9515 2300-0000
9852.5
WRNO Wor1dwide............. .
7280, 9695
2100-2130
9590. 9915 2300-0000
9680, 1151
15195, 17755
12095. 15070
11855. 1511
Spanish Foreign Radio...... .
2100-2130
7275, 9765 2200-2300
6005
15440
Swiss Radio Intl..........
9885, 12035 2200-2300

2100-2130
CFRX, Toronto, Canada .......
6070
2330-2355
9790, ~
BRT Belgium.................
15570
2200-2300
6030
BBC,
London
................
.
2330-0000
5975. 60(
15230
2100-2140
2200-2300
6130
6120, 614
2100-2145
15185
WINB, Red Lion, Penna......
2200-2300
6080
7325. 941
2100-2150
Deutsche Welle, West Germany 6010, 7130
CKZU, Vancouver.............
2200-2300
6160
9515. 95E
9675, 9765
Falkland Islands Beast Svc .. - 2373
2200-2300
9915
11815
2200-2300
King
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Lebanon
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6280
S-F
..
Radio
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International
2330-0000
5960. 97?:
2100-2150
6575, 9360
Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea...
17775
2200-2300
2330-0000
Radio Kiev, Ukrainian SSR ...
7260. 96il
11660
KYOI , Saipan.......... :... .
2200-2300
15405
13645
2100-2156
Radio RSA...................
5980. 7Z10 2200-2300
15160, 15240 2330-0000
Radio
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...............
.
7065
9565
15320. 15395 2330-0000 TES Radio Veritas,Philippines...
9740
2100-2200
AFRTS......................
15330, 15345
17795
2330-0000
Voice of Vietnam..........
9765, 984(J
15430
7195, 9685 I
2200-2300
Radio Moscow................
12020, 1200
2100-2200
All India Radio............ .
9910. 11620
9720. 9865 2330-0000
Voice of Nicaragua........ .
6015
BBC, London.................
2100-2200
6005. 6175
9880. 11710 2330-0000
15145
6180. 7325
11750. 11850 2345-0030
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6080. m
9410. 12095
12060. 13605
15070. 15280
15425
6280
17775
9670
9875
11945. 15325
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38
September 1987
MONITORING TIMES
The North. I
There was a study done some time

ago that showed something like 39
out of 100 teenagers thought Brasil
was in Africa. Worse yet, 17 of them
couldn't tell what ocean washes tqe
U.S. west coast.
Shortwave listeners:_ would score
vastly higher on this kind of test.
They pride themselves on their
knowledge of where things are o_n the
world map.
But even a diligent shortwave
listener might be forgiven if he
momentarily pauses to think about
Yemen -- and wonder about the
difference between North and South.
San'a is the capital of North... or is it
South. And, yes, one is communist
and the other is ... not? One is the
Yemen Arab Republic and the other
is the People's Democratic Republic
of Yemen.
The case of the two Yemens may
and South of it
tend to be even more confusing
because the radio stations are not
well heard in North America. And
neither airs any English programming. So these are not sources that
immediately pop to mind when we
want the latest news about Yemen.
Or the Middle East for that matter.
by Terry Fielding, NdB

The last outsiders, the Turks, left it
1918 when the area at last achievec
independence. Treaties were signec
with Saudi Arabia which promised tc
recognize Yemen's borders and the
Imam as the Yemeni King.
than some other features of this

kind.
NORTH YEMEN.
So. San'a is the capital of North
Yemen. Which is the Yemen Arab
Republic. And is the non-communist
The King was assassinated in 196~

after which a republic was estab
lished by anti-Royalist elements. The
Imam's heir fled into the mountain:
where, supported by the local tribe:
and the Saudis, he fought a civil wai
against the new government and it:
Egyptian supporters. The war endec
in 1970 with the rcfyaiists still on the
outs but at least holding many posi
tions within the government.
Yemen - one of the most unusual, under-reported, volatile

and truly mysterious countries in the world! Terry Fielding
grants a glimpse behind a few of her veils.
Insofar as shortwave listeners are
concerned, the two Yem ens offer
two potential additions to the log
sheets arid little else." They are reception challenges that are not soon
forgotten.
Which makes this background
briefing on the two countries and
their radios perhaps more advisable
half of the duo. What is today North

Yemen was once the largest segment
of the ancient kingdom of Sheba and
even before that, the Minaean
Kingdom (circa 1200-650 BC). It has,
over the centuries, been ruled or
influenced by all manner of countries
and 1sects, a process which included
the introduction of Islam in the 7th
century.
There is little in the way ol what mos

would consider political partie:
.active in the Yemen Arab Republic
The constitution has been suspendec
and day to day politics are largely the
business of local tribes. The centra
government rules largely by grantin1
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September 1987
39
YEMEN
continued from p.39
fiefs to local tribal rulers. Courts are
mainly local and run along tribal or
Islamic lines. As one writer put it,
outside of San'a, Yemen is "more or
less in the 14th century."
Many of the 6 million population
work outside the country, particularly in Saudi Arabia, which, through
those lost wages as well as via direct
government-to-government
aid,
accounts for a large portion of the
entire national income.
The republic is largely a mountainous area said fo contain the
purest of Arab bloodlines.
,
The station from North Yemen is
Radio San'a, which is operated as a
division of the state's Ministry of
InformatioO. Three frequencies are
listed for operation on shortwave:-
4853 and 6135 kHz -- both using 20

kilowatt transmitters -- and 9780
with 100 kW.
letter. The station's address is simply

Radio San'a, Ministry of Information, San'a, Yemen Arab Republic.
4853 is heard only rarely; 6135 virtually never. 9780, however, is heard
with a fair degree of regularity. Sign
on is. at 0300 and the programs-run
until 0700 UTC then activity resumes
at 1000 UTC and runs until 2115. On
Fridays, operations are continuous
from 0300 to 2115.
SOUTH YEMEN
The prime opportunities for North

American reception are ;;tt the 0300
sign on (on 9780 kHz) and again,
especially in the east and midwest, to
2115 sign off. Programming is
entirely in Arabic.
The British took the South Yemen

capital of Aden in 1839, establishing
a British protectorate there by the
early 20th century. Aden eventually
grew into a large and strategically
important naval base. By 1965,
however, several leftist revolutionary
groups had emerged and fighting
between them over the next couple
of years left the country in chaos by
the time the British pulled up anchor
and sailed away in 1967.
QSLs often require three or four

attempts 'but most correct reports
will eventually be answered by form
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Southward is, not unexpectedly,

South Yemen. The capital, Aden.
The People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen. Communist, with a Khadaffilike proclivity for meddling in the
affairs of its neighbors.
In the absence of the British, a

socialist/communist National Liberation Front took control, only to be
replaced by an even more radical
communist NLF contingent two
years later. That date marked the
beginning of South Yemen's
attempts to export the revolution to
Saudi Arabia. Things got so rough, in
fact, that toward 1973, the two sides
were actually fighting inside Saudi
Arabia.
The early 1970s also saw the country
playing host to several guerilla
terrorist groups and establishing
training camps for them, including
the PLO and the more radical
Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine. During the same period,
the government was also trying to
overthrow the government of Oman,
supporting the Dhofar rebellion and .
hosting an Omani government in
exile. Busy beavers, they were.
In 1979, a friendship treaty was
signed with . the USSR which

provided for Moscow's use of the
Aden naval base. South Yemeni
troops operate alongside those of
East Germany and Cuba, in such
operations as the Eritrean resistance
in Ethiopia.
The two . Marxist factions in South
Yemen still have not settled their
differences and have clashed several
times in recent years, including last
year's flare-up in which no one knew
who was in charge for several days.
MONITORING TIMES
South Yemen's population is about

1.8 million. The capital has a large
African and Indian population and a
strong labor union movement.
The Aden government maintains a
leftist "National Democratic Front"
organization which has the sole
purpose of opposing the government
in San'a. '(here have been numerous
skirmishes and mini wars along the
border of the two nations over the
years. Despite that, however, there
have - also been several instances
where talks have been held. looking
toward the eventual reunification.
The north does not .want any part of
a communist government and
negotiators have been unable to get
past that rather major sticking point.
The Democratic Yemen Broadcasting Service (DYBC) is the official
South Yemen government radio. It
runs under the auspices of the State
Committee for Information and 100
kilowatt transmitters are listed for
operation on 5970 and 11950 kHz
with a two part schedule from 0300
to 0600 and again from 1100 to 2100.
Like San'a, Fridays go straight
through, from 0300 to 2100.
Programs are in Arabi~.
The 5970 kHz frequency is known to
be active. 7190 is also active as i~
11770, the latter probably a replacement for 11950 kHz. All three have
been _heard up to the 2100 sign off
and at the 0300 UTC sign on.
One cautionary note: at times there
is a Soviet station on 7190 after 0300.
It also proadcasts ih Arabic so extra
care is advised here.
Verifications from DYBS are about
at the same difficulty level as those
from the North. You can reasonably
expect to have to make three or four
attempts or you can as easily luck out
and get a reply on the first try. It isn't
necessary for either station to send
your report in Arabic. English
reports seem to be perfectly acceptable. The address for reports on
DYBS is P.O. Box 1222. Aden,
People's Democratic Republic.
And good luck. Listen to either of
these stations and you'll have made
contact with one of the most
unusual, under-reported, volatile
and truly mysterious countries in the
world.
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Who Said Marconi Invented Wireless?
Paul Swearingen is taking

the month off, but will return
with the October issue.
by D.K! deNeuf, WA 1SPM

Marconi never made such a claim.
He said he only took the discoveries
made by Hertz, Righi, Branly, and
others years before and forged them
into a workable practical means of
communication without wires. Yet
many school and other books credit
him with this feat. He was granted a
British patent in 1:896 for an
invention for "improvements in
transmitting electrical impulses and
signals."
Marconi probably never heard of an
American Patent (#129,971) issued
in 1872 to Dr. Mahon Loomis, a
Philadelphia dentist, for "a system of
aerial telegraphy" (Dr. Loomis also
held both U.S. and British patents on
the "kaolin" process for making
dentures).
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The First Antenna: Reproduction from Loomis's

sketch, 1865
Each kite was tethered with a copper Wire

"attached to a galvanometer, each end lying
in water." His caption says, "the signals were
perfect during the cloudy part of the day."
The essential part of the patent issued to
Loomis indicated " ... the utilization of natural
electricity... relying upon the disturbance
produced in the two electro-opposite bodies
of earth and atmosphere." (Ben Franklin's
famous kite experiments were carried out in
1752 resulting in sparks jumping from .the key
attached to the tether during lightning
storms.)
Congress, on May 21, 1872, listened to a long
speech relative to the "Loomis Aerial
Telegraph Bill" requesting an appropriation
of $50,000. Just how Dr. Loomis proposed to
send telegraph signals or messages and to
receive them never seemed to be fully
explained.
One of the world's greatest inventors apparently thought so, too. Note his. comment
written in his unmistakable "telegraphic
script":
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It is said Loomis died in 1866 of a broken

heart over his nation's failure to recognize him.
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And Marconi probably never saw the

Washington Chronicle newspaper issue of
Nov. 1, 1872, which reported show Loomis
had conducted his experiments with fine light
copper gauze kites. A sketch drawn by him in
1865 depicted his kites being flown from two
mountaintops in Virginia (see sketch) ..
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We generally think we can't transmit DC l Reproduction of a qrawing made in 1865 by Loomis, showing his
through the air without wire. But hold on--if idea of how setting up "disturbances in the atmosphere" would
you connect a sensitive DC galvanometer cause electric waves to travel through the atmosphere and the
between an antenna and ground you'll see ground, thus establishing wireless telegraph communication
deflection from lightning flashes. Now if the between two distant points. The aura around the earth represents
impulse striking the antenna as a result of a . what he termed the "static sea. "
distant dis~harge were AC the galvanometer 1- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - should read zero; i.e., no net reaction to
'1'111.; hook is !lcllicnte1l to the ln l' llJor) 11( llr. :\luhlun Loollli-", who.
opposing half cycles. But that is not the case.
In 1 .~u.1, ~l'nt lhe tir:st ucria l tl'lc;.:r:11ih 111c-"s11gl's.
Dick Hilferty, W5TOS, has proven that each
flash produces either a positive or negative
indication - but not both and not zero.
A well-elevated antenna like a kite can accumulate rather large voltages; the normal
gradient is said to be about 33" volts per foot
above the earth.
..\ wonl fro111 Dr. Hoi;trs.

"It was my 11ll'al<t1rc to know llr. Lno111ls lu the cnrly dnys when
he was tr~in;; to co1ni11<e u .~ l;C'ptl ea l world o f his new u11d wo111lerC11l UlscoYery. So imprcsst<I wa s. I that I wtnt to sec Professor
Josl'ph Ilenry, tlum nt the :-;mlthsonlnn lnstltullon. 11n1l unfuh.l~ll tu
him Dr. Loomis' plnns. 7'i111e lrns i;iudicatcd lllia yrcat pic111ee1 in
tltc art of 1oirclcu co1111111111ication.
Yl'ry slncl'rcly yours,
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Could Loomis have been setting up scratchy

just
by
grounding
and
discharges
ungrounding the "transmitting antenna"
which were detected by a DC instrument?
One of Loomis' drawings in 1865 showed his
idea of how setting up "distui:bances in the
atmqsphere" would "cause electric waves to
travel through the atmosphere .and the
ground ... thus establishing wireless communications between two distant points."
IfAKKIS IlOGt:llS,
Jlyntts\ille, :\hl.,
July lath, IU:!O."
Was this the same Dr. Rogers who invented the

Underground Antenna circa 1920?
Apparently Loomis did not actually transmit

and receive (detect) electromagnetic waves.
Eduoard Branly invented the "coherer" - the
first detector of any kind to respond to wireless waves - but this was not until 1890.
The coherer, a glass tube containing a fine
metal powder, operated on the principle that
while many powdered metals behave as poor
conductors to DC voltages they have a
relatively high conductivity at high frequen~y
voltages. When electromagnetic waves passed
through the powder, the microscopic sparks
bridged the interstices (gaps) thus c;msing
the particles to adhere . to each other. The
powder could then be restored to its o.riginal
loose state by tapping or vibrating the glass
container.
Congress deniea the Loomis appropriation
request, allegedly calling the whole idea
"absurd."
MONITORING TIMES
Dr. Mah/on Loomis
I OUTER LIMITS
Dr. John Santosuossc
Clandestine and Pirate Radio
P.0.Box 1116
Highland City, FL 33846
Dr. Santosuosso Returns
Scott McClellan
P.O. Box 982

Battle Creek, MI 49016
and so does Havana Moon!

It is good to be back after
spending some very pleasant time in

Europe. More about that later, but
first here are a few clandestine items.
Several months ago we recommended keeping an ear tuned to
Radio Caiman, which puts out the
strongest signal of any clandestine.
We still think that is a good idea, but
you will probably find them on 9960
rather than the old 7470. Look for
them mornings and evenings.
At present time there is still

plenty to be heard on the medium
wave and FM bands as you travel
about the country. Although I had
little free time to monitor the bands,
I managed to tune in several pirates
in the Dublin area including
Sunshine Radio (531 kHz), Radio
Dublin (1188), BLB Community
Radio (657), and Energy 103 (103
MHz). In Cork, WBEN (98 MHz)
was logged, while Limerick's Sound
Channel (97.7) was heard in that city.
most of their transmissions to this

band. Keep an ear open!
Scott also sent along an interesting report on the English offshore

pirate station. We will have to hold
that until next month. At that time, I
will also report on what I managed to
hear on some of these stations
during my recent trip.
And now...
The Return of Havana Moon

It was almost inevitable that a
Guatemalan clandestine would eventually turn up. The country has been
faced with insurgency movements for
years. Look for a station by the name
of Voz Popular on 6950. This one
may not be very easy t? hear.
John Demmitt of Pennsylvania
furnishes us some interesting
information about Miami-based
Radio Mambi on 710 kHz. This antiCastro b roadcaster recently found
itself in the peculiar position of
having the FCC reject its application
to reduce its night time power from
50,000 to 25,000 watts. The station is
thus forced to run excess power it
does not need or want. Is the F CC
trying to jam a frequency the Cubans
already jammed by placing a Radio
Reloj transmitter on 710?
From Texas, Dave Larson writes
that the unknown clandestine log
reported by Matt Varictc on 6610 in
the June column is anti-Ei Salvador
government Radio Farabundo Marti.
You will find programming on this
similar to that of Radio Venceremos,
although it is less active and reported
less often.
Report from the Emerald Isle: If
you have not yet logged and verified
unlicensed Radio Dublin on 6910,
time may be running out. Ireland was
one country I recently visited. While
in the Dublin area I was told that as
many as twenty commercial pirates
are currently operating, but by
October they could all be gone.
Rumors of government legislation to shut down the Irish pirates
are nothing new. However, this time
the situation does look more serious.
Part of the problem is the irresponsible behavior of the stations themselves. In March, the . authorities
raided one of the facilities of
Boyneside Radio, which operates in
several communities. Word has it a
competitor encouraged the government to act, falsely claiming the
station was causing interference.
Because of this raid, station
- personnel are somewhat paranoid,
and it was impossible to visit the
studios of any of them.
SUNSHINI RADIO
SUMMER LOTTO
chances to win
All these were logged on a small

pocket radio. When you travel to a
foreign country, or even a different
part of your own, take advantage of
the situation to hear something
different. You do not have to haul a
lot of expensive equipment along.
And if you are not traveling to
Ireland, there is still time to hear
Radio Dublin on shortwave. It is on
6910, 24 hours a day, and can be
heard throughout the year in the
Eastern United States if conditions
are right. It has made it through all
the way to the West Coast on
occasion. The station is a good
verifier. Reports go to SB Inchicore
Road, Kilainham, Dublin 8, Ireland,
but play it safe. Don't wait too lo"ng.
Speaking of pirates, it's time to hear
from Scott.
The McClellan Report:

It appears as though an effort is
being m<!de to get U.S. pirate
stations to move away from the
overcrowded 41-meter band, in favor
of the area just above the 90-meter
tropical band. Radio North Coast
International is sending letters to
various stations urging them to give
the range between 3400-3500 a try.
Test transmissions on this band have
produced excellent results. So far,
KROK and Zepplin Radio Worldwide are joining RNq in moving
MONITORING TIMES
by Havana Moon: I'm back! That

roar of approval (?) is just what I
expected. It's so darned nice to know
that so many of you missed (?) my
column and welcome (?) it back.
And why did it stop in the first
place? Well that's not an embarrassing question to answer. Let's just
say that other commitments were
catching up with me. Were they ever!
During my hiatus, I've marked
a number of milestones. Most
notable is my book on numbers
stations, ilnio, Dos, Cuatro (Tiear
Publications). It's available from
Imprime, Box 241, Radnor Station,
Radnor, PA 19087, as well as several
other Monitoring Times advertisers.
Get the hint? Buy the:: book!
And if you are new to Monitoring
Times, I'm the guy shrouded in black
wearing a fedora that used to do a
column entitled "Los Numeros." I
wrote a lot about "numbers" transmissions and other things that go
bump-in-the-night. I also--at times-managed to offend U.S. Government
agencies, a few readers, and one
foreign government that shall remain
nameless.
And all it takes to be included in
this column i.s for you to forward
your intercepts, comments, or whatever to Havana Moon in care of
Monitoring Times. Nothing could be
easier. Nothing that is--except
hearing a "numbers" transmission. I
understand, however, that there are
many of you that have never heard a
numbers transmission! I find that
very strange. But in future columns
I'll tell you the best frequencies,
times and many other things about
"numbers" transmissions in nontechnical language.
I'm a former member of the intelligence community and and have
been involved in communications
activities for almost more years than
I care to remember. And if you think
I'm going to discuss my former days
as a "spook"--forget it. Suffice it to
say I was not Director of NSA ! I was
also not night porter at the KGB
outpost in Managua as has been

_ suggested! Try somewhere in
between. Maybe it was night porter
at PTL.
- As there is -a Monitoring Times
team, so there is a Havana Moon
team. I've often been derelict in my
duties by not giving the Havana
Moon team proper credit for their
very able assistance and friendship.
They play a very important part in
this column. There's Detective
Lieutenant John Fuard and the
nearly famous Eric Conners. Eric is
the guy who's a first class pro when it.
comes to the ins-and-outs of governments.
~nd there's a new Havana Moon
team member, and she's a somewhat
mysterious member. Her name is
Diane H. Diane, for some strange
reason, and had the audacity to be
born in Alaska; however, she now
calls Pennsylvania home. Diane is a
most methodical research expert.
She's also, of all things, a Ouija
specialist and likes "silent flowers!"
Now, if Diane would only tell her
story...
Hot "Numbers" Frequency List:

3090 kHz, 3120, 3125, 3130, 3690.
Some, but not all, "numbers" transmissions on the above frequency do
originate from downtown Havana!
Repeat frequency for the above is
4P30 kHz at 30 past the hour. 3445,
4030, 4445, 4670, 4780. The above is
a very important frequency to watch.
It is a FEMA (Mt. Weather)
frequency. . FEMA--for
reasons
known only to FEMA--does not like
to talk about "numbers"transmissions. 4825, 5060, 5080, 5090, 5135.
Note that 5134.5 is a discrete FEMA
frequency! 5810, 6802, 6825, 6835,
ci840, 7404, 7527. The above
frequency is but another curious
"numbers" frequency. Seems that
"numbers" transmissions literally
forced U.S. Customs to abandon this
frequency.
And speaking of Mt. Weather and
FEMA, be sure to pie.ls: up a copy of
William Pouildstones's Bigger Secrets
(Houghton Mifflin). Be sure to read
every word in chapter nine.
Poundstone, as only Poundstone can,
reveals a lot of things about Mt.
Weather that FEMA would just as
soon you not know.
I'm not really sure if I'm allowed
to mention Tecate or not in this
column. But what the heck. -And time
now for a Tecate and ...Adios, from
Havana Moon y Amigas
That's it from the Outer Limits team.
See you in 30.
September 1987
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Lawrence Magne
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Editor-in-Chief
Radio Database International
The Sony ICF-PR080

A Scanner That Doubles as A World Band Radio
Mixed Ergonomics
Most advanced-technology radios

are specialty products designed to do
one thing well: bring in the world
by radio. Some also excel at
receiving FM broadcasts, and yet
others succeed at receiving specialized radio signals -- ships at sea and
-the like.
The major ergonomic tharacteristic

is that the PR080's role as a handheld scanner has resulted iii a set
that is unusually complicated to
operate. For example, its keypad
tuning scheme requires more buttonpushing than do those of most other
portables. And changing bandwidth
calls for pushing two buttons (rather
than the usual one) simultaneously.
Sony's new ICF-PR080, however, is

designed to do all of these and more.
With this $419.95 portable, you can
tune in all manner of police, fire and
aircraft communications, along with
such arcane chitchat as the back-andforth of security agents. In short,
this is what's referred to as a "handheld "scanner". And it's a pretty
sharp-looking one, at that. Hold one
'in your hand and you can easily
picture yourself directing dozens of
hooks and ladders at a seven-alarm
blaze.
The volume control is shared with

the two-step tone control, and it's
located right next to the screw-on
telescopic antenna. As a result, this
often-used control is awkward to
operate, especially when the button
control is depre~sed to the "low"
ton~ position.
All ergonomic characteristics aren't
negative, however; the PR080 come~
equipped with an e~sy-to-use displa}
light that fades out automatically
after several-.....seconds. This makes
nighttime listening much handie~
than on such unilluminated portable~
as the Sony ICF-7700/ICF-76000A.
Few World Band Features

What makes Sony's scanner different
is that it also picks up world band
broadcasts. However, the PR080
lacks many of the features found on
competing world band portables.
There's no tuning knob, no signal
strength indicator, no clock and no
timer or sleep control. If you want
to receive single sideband signals,
you have to settle for just that: single
sideband. There's no way to separate lower from upper sideband as
there is on better world band radios.
And the excellent synchronous
detector found on Sony's less-costly
ICF-2010/ICF-20010 portable is
missing here.
Too, the PR080 tunes only in 5 kHz
increments. There's a supplementary fine tuning control, just as on
the Sony ICF-2003/ICF76000S that
costs half as much. Also like the
'2003, the PR080 has a set of
up/down
slewing
buttons for
bandscanning. In addition to the
keypad, there are no less than 40
memories (four banks, ten channels
each) to store your favorite stations.
Mixed Perfor.mance
World band performance varies from
the mediocre to the outstanding. On
one hapd, the PR080 is stable, so it
doesn't need retuning from time-toti~e. Additionally,
it's sensitive
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Sevtember 1987
Hold a PROBO in your hand and you can easily picture

yourself directing dozens of hooks and ladders at a sevenalarm blaze.
throughout the world band spectrum, so even weak stations tend to
be heard. Its dynamic range is
superior for a portable, too, so it's
likely to function nicely even in such
high-signal-strength parts of the
world as Europe and North Africa.
Selectivity, however, is a mixed bag.
On one hand, ultimate selectivity is
remarkable for a portable -- or even
a costly tabletop communications
receiver. Too, there are fully three
bandwidths, two of which are useful
for listening to world band broadcasts. These bandwidths are well
chosen. However, skirt selectivity is
inferior to that found on less-costly
Sony portables, such as the
I CF2010/ICF-20010.
At the other end of the quality scale,
spurious signal rejection is mediocre.

As a result, unwanted signals tend to
pop up in various parts of the world
radio bands where they don't belong.
The problem with this is that these
"repeats" can cause unnecessary
interference to stations you are
trying to hear.
Modest Audio Quality

The PR080 might be OK if it
stopped here, but its audio quality -of
moderately
high
because
distortion and a tiny speaker -- is
mediocre. Listening to chitchat from
the local fire house with this device is
one thing, but trying to enjoy a clear
broadcast from, say, France with the
PR080 requires some degree of
aural forbearance.
MONITORING TIMES
In short, the Sony ICF-PR080 occu

pies a niche for scanner buffs whc
wish to have a handheld portable
that also brings in world band broad
casts. Also, "OXer's" who find the
-'2010 too large and heavy may fine
the PR080 useful on trips.
You can hear Larry Magne's equip

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Radio Database lntemational's Dor.
Jensen and Tony Jones, the firs;
Saturday night each month over Radie
Canada Intemational's "SWL Digest'
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BEMIND. THE
GTI Preamplifier
The Sony 'P R080 at VHF
by Bob Grove
. The new Sony PR0.80 is a paradox:
Is it a shortwave portable or a VHF
hand-held scanner? It cannot be
used for both at the same time, and
even the converted VHF range
cannot be scanned continuously--a
switch must be thrown to select
between two frequency ranges.
Dedicated radios for either short.wave or VHF/UHF scanning are
infinitely easier to use, probably
smaller, and cost 1ess for better
performance. For example, on a
Bearcat lOOXLT scanner to listen to
a new frequency, you press
"MANUAL",
the frequency, and
"ENTER".
But ori the PR080 you first must

remove the battery cartridge and flip
a switch to change the readout r~nge,
then reinsert the battery cartridge;
then you remove the whip, attach the
converter, put the whip back gn,
2less ~PROGRAM" and "DIRECT"
simultaneously,
then
enter
"115.000", press "EXECUTE", press
"DIRECT", enter the frequency, and
press "EXECUTE".
The laborious procedure must be
repeated each time the user wants to
switch from shortwave to converted
VHF monitoring. Scanning from the
memory channels on shortwave,
frequencies between 115 and 174
MHz, and frequeJ1cies between 174223 MHz at tne same time is not
possible;. nor is it possible _ to
memorize SSB mode (only AM and
FM), or frequencies in less than 5
kilohertz increments.
On the Plus Side

I
The PR080 is function-rich, allowing

considerable variance in 'individual
listening tastes. Shortwave DXers,
broadcast listeners, utilities buffs,
scanner monitors--aH _classes :will

have fun with the little radio.
The telescopic whip antenna for
shortwave and VHF reception may
be removed and a BNC adaptor
(supplied) attached for use with an
external antenna. Reception below
1600 kHz is accomplished through an
internal ferrite rod loop an~enna.
Sensitivity is excellent, SSB reception ,
is rock stable, scan/search speed is
adequate (about 8 increments per
second), and quality of construction
and cosmetic appearance is typically
Sony--plastic but professional.
Frequencies may be stored in the 40
memory channels individually as FM
or AM (wide or narrow selectivity),
but not SSB. The radio comes with a
shoulder strap and case; batteries (4
AAs are required) and AC adaptor
are optional.
The Bottom Une
'.
The new lOOOP preamplifier from

Gil is an effective package featuring
good gain, low noise figure and excellent strong-signal-overload immunity. It is housed in a substantial
diecast box and outfitted with BNC
connectors. It is powered by 12 to 15
volts DC at approximately 60 mA
(available from .t he Spectra-Display if
used with that accessory).
GT/ 's 1OOOP preamplifier

substantially improves
signals above 500 M,Hz
encourage high gain right througt
1000 MHz. The input is protectec
against destruction by accidenta
high signal overload or nearb~
lightning strokes by a gas discharge
device.
The interior circuitry is nicely laid

out around two GaAsFETs and
features positive feedback to
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While the Sony ICF2010 will give

better world band performance, and
a dedicated hand-held scanner will.
give better VHF (and add UHF)
performance,
the .
piecemeal
approach will cost well over $500.
Grove Enterprises is listing the unit
at an introductocy discount price of
only $329 (plus $5 shipping); it is also
available from other MT advertisers.
Delivery date for the PR080 in the
United States has been delayed;
September is the earliest likely at this
1
writing.
Most VHF/UHF receivers and

scanners can use a boost in the
sensitivity department. While additional gain i.s not usually necessary,
an external low-noise-figure stage
can accomplish wonders .
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September 1987
45
BEHIND THE DIALS

GTI PREAMP
continued from p.45
,.
The gain of our evaluation unit
showed 18.5 dB at 3 MlJz, 23.0 dB at
10 MHz, 21 dB from about 100-900
MHz, and was still 18 dB at 1100 .
MHz. Its noise figure averaged 4 dB
throughout the VHF/UHF land
mobile frequency ranges.
Perhaps most important, especially
to those listeners in metropolitan
areas, is the compression point, the
level of an incoming signal which will
drive the gain of the amplifier down 1
dB--greater than 10 dBm in the
lOOOP.
Third order intercept, a figure used
to express immunity from producing
"intermod" (intermodulation), is a
healthy 30 dBm at VHF, equivalent
to that found in the most expensive
receivers, and decreasing only 3 dB
at 800 MHz.
A Comparison
TEXPRO
With incidental electrical noise saturating the airwaves, listeners are
always looking for relief from the
assault by interference. Although
shielded cables and adequate
grounding can do wonders, there is
always room for more assistance.
While internal modifications can be
made to noise-generating equipment
(motors, computers, transmitters,
fluorescent lights, microwave ovens,
TV sets, et~.). wouldn't it be nice if a
simple external fix could do the job?
In some cases it can.
September 1987
de-SO
25
8MMon1WO
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15
4M1'111:ont.o
'
2 un. on i.o
5
long-wave
0.2
Short-wave
blOadCaSI
broadcast
CB
TV
FM
VHF
10
Fr~uencv
1()()
TV
Ill
500
MHz
The TEXPRO
-Snap-On Choke
disassembled
Many sources of interference radiate

or conduct their electrical noise via
interconnecting cables and power
cords; if al?arrier can be added which
prevents the signal from coming out
of the box, it won't continue down
the cable.
It was too much of a temptation to

-resist; how would this premium $150
The miracle of ferrite and powdered
preamplifier compare with the
iron cores has been known for years;
popular -$39 Grove PRE-3 Power
often a rod of this material can serve
Ant? The two preamps were
as a core, around which the cable is
repetitively switched between a
Grove Scanner Beam antenna and an - wrapped to prevent undesirable
R7000 receiver, watching signal interference currents from travelling
any further.
levels and listening for background
hiss and intermod products at
Even better, toroid (donut-shaped)
various frequencies.
cores are even more efficient,
confining the unwanted signal within
Under about 500 MHz gain and
its RF-conductive ring. But toroids
noise figures were very close; there
are closed; what do you do about a
did seein to be somewhat more
cable which already has a connector
intermod interference from strong
on the end and won't fit through the
shortwave breakthrough on the
opening?
PRE-3, however. This was substantially reduced by soldering the shunt
TEXPRO Manufacturing has introcoil in place as shown in the
duced a split toroid which can be
instruction sheet.
assembled over the cable, or permit
the cable to be wound around it, then
At 1100 MHz there was significant
reassembled for use (see accompadifference favoring the lOOOP; signals
nying photos). The manufacturer
from aircraft transponders were
recommends it for applications from
clearly stronger in the GTI than on
medium wave broadcast right
the Grove unit which utilizes one
through VHF. But will it work?
stage of bipolar amplification and no
positive feedback -to emphasize the
Our Test
upper reaches of spectrum. The
manufacturers' specifications corrobThe Monitoring Times/Grove Enterorate the difference in gain.
prises office building is located
within fifty feet of our monitoring
The Bottom Line
post and when the four business
computers are going, there is considThe GTI lOOOP receiver preamplifier
erable temptation to consider
is better than the Grove PRE-3, but
another hobby. Could the TEXPRO
it costs over $100 more. Its choice
Snap-On Chokes help?
would be preferred with an outdoor
antenna installation in a large city
One at a time, the computers were
(dense RF) environment, and when
turned
on and their interference
reception of signals above 500 MHz
frequencies tuned in on the shortis an important consideration.
wave and VHF/UHF receivers. With
one person watching the S meters,
(lOOOP
wideband
preamplifier,
the other would install the TEXPRO
$149.95 from GTI Electronics, RD 1
Box 272 Dept MT, Lehighton, tPA _ filters on various cables. Intercommunication was coordinated via
18235; ph. 1-717-386-4032)
hand-held transceivers.
46
Attenuation Frequency Table
Snap-on Choke
Winding an AC
line cord around
the core section
The line filter

cdmpleted and
ready for use.
As the cable to the video monitor

was wound around the choke, the
interference
was
substantially
reduced--anywhere from 10 to 20 dB,
depending upon frequency. Combinations of chokes and windings of
the cable could be optimized by
experimentation.
Complete instructions come with the
little devices which sell typically for
MONITORING TIMES
about $3-$4 apiece, depending upon

quantity. They are also available
under private label from some MT
advertisers.
(TEXPRO
Manufacturing,
533
Galway Drive, Dept MT, Burlington,
Ontario, Canada L7L 2$6; ph. 416333-1344)
WHAT'S NEW
LIBRARY SHELF
NOVICE VOICE CLASS

STUDY PACKAGE from WSYl-VEC
(Vinyl binder, book, cassettes , $19.95 plus
$1.50 shipping from W5Yl-VEC,. PO Box
10101, Dept MT, Dallas, TX 75207 and from
Radio Shack stores)
About 37 years ago the FCC created

a new license class to encourage
newcomers into the ranks of ham
radio--the Novice class. Although it
limited operation to low power,
narrow frequencies and crystal
control, it did permit voice operation
on the growing 2-meter band.
Than came the debacle called "incentive licensing" which removed voice
privileges from the Novice class and
discouraged new blood from being
infused into ham radio. Now,
decades later, with the average ~ge of
amateurs at about 50 years, a
renewed attempt is being mounted to
once again encourage young_ entrants
into a fascinating and largely overlooked hobby:
Recently, the FCC reinstated voice

operating privileges for the Novice,
and this time on the amateur 10meter band which is wide open to
global communications.-With a basic
test and only 5 words per minute of
code speed required, anyone intere$ted in getting into ham radio
should jump at the chance.
Few names in amateur license test
instruction are as widely known and
respected as Fred Maia (Publisher of
the W5YI Report) and Gordon West
(Gordon West Radio School). Now
the two have combined their individual successes to produce what may
be the most widely distributed
license preparation package in
amateur history.
Consisting of two Morse .code
(complete with musical
fanfare; no less!), a superbly
prepared and printed study uianual, a
lice_nse application form, and a
.sample test, the package makes
entering into ham radio easier than
ever before.
The book is divided into two basic

. schemes for looking up listings: by
location and by agency. Many tactical
identifications and official call signs
are included.
Honed with each successive edition,
the 6th edition of Tom Kneitel's
"Top Secret ~ Registry is the leading
source of VHF/UHF frequency
information for monitoring federal
government and military communications.
casse~tes
THE "TOP SECRET" REGISTRY

OF U.s: GOVERNMENT
RADIO FREQUENCIES
RADIOTELETYPE MONITORING
by Dallas W. Williams (54 pages, 8-1/2" x
11 ", paperbound; $9.95 plus $,1 shipping
from Tiare Publications, PO Box 493, Dept
MT, Lake Geneva, WI 53147)
Brand New 6th edition!
./
~ has been more than a year .now

since a major organized crime bust'in
Florida ttirned up an elaborate
listening post for intercepting arug
interdiction communications, and a
~opy of Tom Kneitel's "Top Secret"
Registry. While . there is really
nothing "top secret" about its
contents, it is the largest massing of
sensitive government radio frequencies in commercial publication.
Inexpensive and informative are ti

first words that come to mind upc
examining the contents of this ne
publication from Gerry Dexte1
organization. While there are oth1
more massive frequency listings ar
more sophisticated discussions '
):lTTY, Williams has managed 1
explain the art and the scienc
concisely.
,,
The introductory chapters aboun
with useful orientation for tt
newcomer to RTTY as well as tt
seasoned listener who could benet
from an easy-to-read refresh(
course. Williams describes receiver
demodulators, modes of transmi:
sion including crypto, machine
press agencies, interpreting th
messages, and tuning techniques.
Over 300 discrete frequency listing
mostly for meteorological and diplc
inatic channels, include informatio
on speed, shift, call sign, locatio1
and schedule. A separate gl9ssary :
provided for circuit identifiers an
agency abbreviations.
THI! 'TOP Sl!CRl!T'
REGISTRY OF
U.S. GOVERNMENT
RADIO FREQUENCIES .
%5 TO 410 MBZ
New 6th edition by Tom Kneitel (192 pages,

8-1/2" x 11 ", paperbound; $17.95 plus
$1.50 shipping from Grove Enterprises and
.
other, MT advertisers)
Now, Kneitel has printed his sixth

edition of the work, updating many
earlier listings and adding some as
well. While utilizing private rather
than official sources, the new volume
boasts improved accuracy, a common
crjticism of earlier editions.
Fred Maia and Gordon

West collaborate on what
may be the most widely
distributed license preparation program in amateur
history.
continues in each edition of his

Registry to implore readers not to use
RG-6/U or RG-59/U coax cable
"since they are intended for T.Y sets
and not for communications equipment." There is no justification for
that caveat.
BY TOH KNEITEL, KUES
$17.95 plus $1.50 UPS
CALL TOLL-FREE
1-800-438-8155for Mastercard, Visa or COD
(192 pages, 8-1/2" x11", perfect bound
Over the years, Ton:i Kneitel, edit?r of ~opular Communications magazine, ha:
earned .the reputatio~ as .a prohfic wnter of books, magazines and article:
con~ermng hobby radio. None has received the attention of his "Top Secret'
Registry.
More . than .7P agencies. and b~reaus of the U.S. federal government, not ever
Kneitel displays no pangs of guilty
countmg
m1htary, are hsted with supportive communications frequencies. CIA
conscience in the contents of the
NSA,
FBI,.
C.usto~s, DEA. Secret Service--they're all here along with more
Registry; in its pages are largely. mundane hstmgs like Commerce and Interior. All listings are by agency.
confirmed listings of Secret Service,
Customs, DEA, CIA, NSA, White
Military .bases are tr~ated extei:isiyely .as are related 225-400 MHz military
House, Border Patrol, A TF, and
aeronautical . freql!enc1es. Many_ listings mclude glossaries of terms, code words
dozens of other governmental
and channel 1dent1fiers. A good uitroductory chapter provides orientation for the
departments and bureaus, many of
newcomer to VHF/UHF federal/military monitoring.
whom would really rather not have
The 'Top Secret" Registry is the most exhaustive listing of federal government
their .communications frequencies
frequencies ever to CC?me out of a private collection.
widely propagated.
~n introductory chapter lends excellent perspective to the world of
monitoring. His various suggestions
for equipment and accessories are
good with one exception: Kneitel
MONITORING TIMES
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senc\ cnec
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;<J otc\et to.
P.0. Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28902

tt\one
704-837-9200
ENTERPRISES, INC.
September 1987
4?
WHAT'S NEW?
Scanner
Sneak Preview'
lJy Bob Grove
A spate of new scanners being

released from several major manufacturers
includes
some
real
surprises! Although fuU details have
not yet been revealed on all of them,
here's what MT was able to learri at
press time.
Radio Shack
A major new product introduction in
the fall catalog is the PR0-38, a
miniature pocket programmable
scanner with full features at a stunning low price. With frequency
coverage of 29-54, 136-178 and 406512 MHz, the mighty midget
measures a scant 2" x 1" x 6" and
retails for only $139.95.
Volunteer firefighters will love the
new, low-cost PR0-27 crystal
scanner. Two channels may be
selected in high band and/or UHF in
a 4-5/8" x 2-3/4" x l" package. Only$50!
.
A number of new products from
other manufacturers will be nipping
at the heel~ of Radio Shack's popular
PR0-2004
desktop
scanner,
presently conceded .to be the best
scanner on the market although the
price has edged upward to $419.95
(still discounted at $379 from Grove
Enterprises).
Fox Technology
Following a volley of on-again, offagain acquisition attempts, the
present Fox organization is ta1cing a
wait-and-see attitude toward their
proposed Micro 100 pocket program. mable scanner, on hold untff technical problems are ironed out. No
further development has taken place
on their Tracer series scanners, in
the planning stage now for several
years.
Regency Electronics
Introduction of the only two new
models from Regency, the Turboscan
models TS-1 and TS-2, have been
delayed due to technical. problems.
Regency expects delivery on the TS-2
as early as late August and on the
TS-1 in late September.
Uni den
The biggest surprises are coming
from Uniden. Will Bearcat regain its
position of eminence in the scanner
market? Let's take a look at some of
their imminent offerings and see.
48
September 1987
Clockwise from
above: Bearcat BC21 OXL T, BC-600XL T,
BC-580XL T, and BC70XL T
The immensely popular BC-lOOXL

hand-held will become a BC-lOOXLT
and sport 100 memory channels;
.introduction is expected in October
with a slight increase in cost.
A new hand-held programmable, the
BC-200XLT, will include the 800
MHz .band in addition to the
cust9mary land mobile and VHF
aeronautical bands. 200 memory
channels may be scanned in 10 banks
of 20 channels each; features include
priority, search, lockout, and delay.
The 200 comes with a detachable
NICAD battery pack and AC
charger, leather holster and BNC
equipped flex whip. Look for it in
October with a suggested retail of
$499.95.
Improvements in the recentlyintroduced
BC70XLT
have
addressed
the
poor
squelch
sensitivity
problem.
And
an
upgraded model, the BC75XLT, will
add aircraft reception and .100 channels of memory--at a slight increase
in cost.
Watch for the new .BC580XLT, a
compact version of the popular--but

discontinued--BC300. This base/
mobile scanner measures less than 2"
high by 7" wide and deep, flaunts 100
memory channels (5 banks of 20
channels each), and has preprogrammed automatic search capability for police, fire, emergency,
aircraft, weather, and marine
frequencies.
Additional
features
include
programmable
search,
priority,
lockout, direct channel access, and
delay. Illuminated controls support
nighttime use. The 580 should be
substantially discounted from the
suggested retail of $399.95.
A special upgraded version of the
BC580XLT, the BC600XLT, offers
two remarkably innovative options: a
preamplifier
for
weak
signal
improvement ($25) and a cress
tone-squelch decoder ($60), both of
which plug into the underside of the
BC600XLT. Accessories which are
included are a tilt-down bracket for
desktop use, plug-in telescopic
antenna, AC and DC cords for base
and mobile operation, and mobile
mounting bracket.
MONITORING TIMES
Rear panel jacks allow the use of an

external antenna, tape recorder and
external speaker or headphones. The
BC600XLT is available for $.224.95
plus $5 shipping from Grove Enterprises.
Slightly
upgraded
from
the
BC580XLT will be the BC960XLT,
possibly available by Christmas,
sporting 200 memory channels and
8.00 MHz coverage as well.
The frosting on the new produc_t
cake, however, will be the exciting
BClOOOXLT, boasting continuous,
no-gap coverage from 25 through
1300 MHz, an S meter, tuning dial as
well as direct frequency entry, 200
memory channels (sequential or
banked), and automatic tracking of
800 megahertz trunked signals! But
don't look for this one until next
year.
After a painful period of reorganization under Japanese acquisition
, management, Bearcat could once
again ascend the throne of scanner
leadership.
--
GETTING STARTED
Ike Kerschne
RD 1, Box 181-,
Kunkletown, PA 1805
ACCESSORIES:
Radio, by its very nature, appeals to
folks who are curious and interested
in the world around \hem. Without
such interest, radio would not exist.
It follows, then, that as our knowledge about radio in.creases, we
become more interested in other
areas of the hobby.
Consider the anguish of the radio
hobbyist who, after taking out a
mortgage on the fatm to purchase a
super deluxe general coverage
receiver, finds his new interests
exceed the limits of "general
coverage."
The purchase of an . additional
receiver that will satisfy the new
interest more o,ften than not is out of
the question. The bank won't take a
third mortgage, and our spouse has
mentioned divorce or homicide --- or
even both -- if we bring another radio
into the house. Now, what? .
The best course of action is to
purchase a frequency converter that
will extend the range of our. regular
general coverage receiver to cover
higher or lower ranges that it
presently does.
Using Converters
In general terms, there are two types
ot: converters. The down converter
produces signals- on a baild tha is
lower in frequency than the normal
range of general coverage receivers.
The other converter is, of course; the
up converter and it allows us to tune
frequencies higher than our general
coverage receiver can handle.
Part 2
converter's frequency coverage range
in place of the IF. For example, if we
have an up converter designed for
220 to 222 MHz and an IF frequency
of 28 to 30 MHz, then .28 MHz
becomes 220 MHz and 30 is now 222
MHZ. So if the receiver is tuned to
28.100, the received frequency will be
220.100 MHz.
.
Some modern receivers are designed
to be used with converters made
specifically for thar receiver. The
receiver, then, will display the exact
received frequency. If you use a
converter other than the orie
that
specifically
designed
for
receiver, it will operate in similar
manner to that illustrated in the
preceding paragraph.
Limitations
'twelve positions, most common are

five and six position units (See figure
. 3.)
The no'rmal coax or antenna switch
will automatically ground all unused
positions. Generally, the coax switch
will have one position that causes .au
inputs to be grounded for added
lightning protection.
There are many manufacturers of
coax switches, among them Heath,
B&W, Daiwa, MFJ and others. All
are fine for the SWL although the
amateur who wants to ,, transmit
should be sure the switch is able to
handle the amount of power his
. transmitter is capable of. All radio
stores carry coax swit~hes.
Improving Sele_ctivity
Modern converters cover only

frequency range of 2 MHz with any
degree of sensitivity. It is possible to
purchase units that cover much wider
ranges although this type of
con~erter is not wi~ely available.
Frequently, while listening to

amateurs a nd utilities, interference is
severe and many less expensive
receivers simply are not selective
enough to enable the listenerJ to copy
stations easily in a crowded band.
Tunable Converters
A neat device tha~ has been kicking

around for many years but which
receives little attention from the
SWL gang is the audio filter. Audio
Some wide band converters are

constructed so that the gerteral
coverage receiver is set to one
frequency and left there and the
converter itself is tuned across the
frequency range. This type of unit
was popular from after World War II
until the mid fifties. Diligent
often turn
searching at a hamfest
up such a converter. Thnable converters will always, however, suffer
instability problems and are really
not satisfactory for serious use.
filters cause the received audio to t

restricted to a very narrow bar
width and limits noise and lnterfe
ence nicely. Ranges from a fe
hundred Hertz for Morse receptic
to about 3.5 kHz for SSB receptic
are common in these audio filter
making them well worthwhile for m
in crowded conditions.
The audio filter connects betwee
the receiver and headphones,_ c
speaker. Normally, the audio filter
self-powered by a battery or built-i
power supply. Consequently, it
only necessary to plug your hea1
phones or speaker into the unit an
turn it. on .
Using an audio filter often make tt
difference between perfect copy an
no copy. I use one at my shack t
help dig out the weak signals on H
and 80 meter CW. Many contac
would not have been possibl
without this little gem.
The most 'Popular audio filter
. made by MFJ and prices range frOJ
$49.95 to $99.95.
That's all for this month. Pleas
remember the SASE if you require
pers~nal response to a query.
will
First, connect an antenna for the

If the listener is 'i nterested in several
frequency range the converter is
frequency bands not covered by hi&
designed for to the antenna terminal
receiver; general _practice is to
on the converter (see figure 1). Now
purchase several converters for the
run a short coax cable from the
output of the . converter to the ranges desired and switch them into
the receiver as shown in figure 2.
ant~nna terminal :Of the receiver.
Most converters do not have a built
Down converters are available from
in power supply and the user must
trye Heath Company, Palomar Engiprovide power either from batteries
neers. This is far from . a complete
or an external power supply (some
listing of converter manufacturers,
receivers provide low voltage output
however, perusal of any radio magato power a converter).
zine or catalogue will often turn up
many more, some offering rather
Now our station receiver is tuned
unique features. Prices vary from
across
the
IF
(intermediate
about thirty to eighty-five dollars..- .
frequency), this will usually be ttie -28
to 30 MHz band for up converters
and 3.5 to 4 MHz for down converAntenna Switches
ters. Often the user can specify the
frequency range he wishes to use as
In a busy radio shack, one of the
. an- IF. It depends on the manufachandiest add ons is the antenna or
turer of the converter.
coax switch. Take a look at figure 2.
In this diagr.a m, we have a three posiNow, by tuning the general coverage
tion switch which will switch from
receiver through the IF rarige, you
either one of the two converters or
. will hear signals on the band the
.the station antenna to the receiver. It
converter is designed for. To deteris just as easy t.o switch one converter
. m,i ne the frequency of the incoming
and two antennas or whatever. Coax
.signal, the operator simply uses the
switches are available with two to
MONJTORING TIMES
CONVERTtR
CONVERTER
CONVERTER
ONE
TWO
RECEl'./EP..
_Figure 1
RECEIVER
Figure 2
Coax switches are available

with two to twelve positions five and six positions being
the most common.
Figure' 3
September 1987
49
HE.LPFUL HINTS
..
A preselector should always be

. placed before the preamplifier
(between the antenna and the
preamp) in order to restrict the
frequency range, thus eliminating
broadband overload problems that
As shipped to the United States, only
would occur if a large antenna is
the cellular portion of the 806-960
connected
directly to the preamp.
MHz band has been disabled on the
popular Radio Shack PR0-2004 by
the installation of a diode, D513. Its
removal and subsequent restoration
Scratch-Proof
of that coverage has been the topic of
Mag Mount
previous issues of MT.
Foreign Pro-2004
Freq Restoration
Instant
Weather Button
on Your Scanner
Until recently, I rarely made use of

the pr_iority feature ...that is, until I
made a simple discovery. By moving
the local weather station to channel
#1 and locking out that channel, I
had converted the priority button to
From Philip Smith: The "Priority
a "weather button." Within two
Scan" feature on many scanners is
,
seconds
after pressing the button, I
handy for someone who wishes to
have the weather. Another push
keep a close eye on a certain
sends the radio back to normaf scanfrequency
while
scanning
or
ning or searching.
searching others. However, I tend to
find the frequent audio interruptions
We have learned that for European

distribution, another diode (deleted
While
magnetic-mount
mobile'
for U.S. sales), D512, is added to
antennas like the popular Grove
disable 66-88 MHz coverage. EuroANT-10 scanner antenna have good
pean owners of this scanner may wish holding power, they can mar paint if
to follow the same directions as
they are dragged across the car's
provided in the April 1987 issue of
surface when dust or grit are
MT, substituting "D512" for "0513".
trapped on the attachment surface.
H. M. Beck of Tustin, California, has
A complete set of instructions is
a solution:
provided by Grove Enterprises with
each PR0-2004 sold through the_ir
He cut a circle of thin rubber gasket
catalog. Copies are available for $2
material used on outdoor electrical
from MT.
boxes, about two inches in diameter
and 1/16 inch thick, and cemented it
We would like to thank Tom McElvy
to the bottom surface of the antenna
of the Old Dominion DX Associamount. Not only does the pad
tion for sharing his interesting findprevent scratching but, according to
Beck, even adds better gripping of
ings with fellow MT readers.
the surfac.e--all with no loss of
magnetic hold.
A Mobile Bracket
for the PR0-2004
Although there is no commercial
bracket presently available specifically for the popular Realistic 'PR02004 scanner, MT reader DaVid
Branscome of Newark, Ohio, has
come up with an excellent substitute.
Dave has discovered that the strain
relief bracket which is made for the
Uniden Bearcat BC210XW (and
similar sized scanners) fits the PR02004 after pulling out slightly on the
ends of the bracket.
In ,the past, other readers have
pointed out that some of the
universal auto stereo mounting
brackets can be adjusted to hold
scanners as well.
We appreciate these hints sent in by
our readers to be shared with fellow
listening hobbyists.
CAVEAT
A slight correction is in order for the
diagram in our April issue (page 28).
While author Fissell's approach to
bypass the preselector and preamp is
excellent, the labels are switched on
the two boxes.
so
September 1987
annoying for everyday listening.
Sony ICF2010
Volume Boosters
I read with interest the remarks of
low volume on the Sony 2010 in the
March issue of MT, p.60 ("Sony
ICF2010 Going Soft"). It is not a
matter of quality control by Sony;
low audio output allows for better
. battery consumption which was a
problem with the ICF2001. ICF2010
has only 380 MW power output. The
SonyICF2002 has 400 MW output.
Both units allow for 30-40 hours of
battery life with this type of power.
If I do have a problem on low signal
stations such as Tarawa (Kiribati), I
my
tape
recorder
for
use
amplification. Also Heath Co. has a 1
watt kit amplifier that hefps boost
audio--the SK104 for boosting audio
and the SK107 for synthesized stereo
(two speakers), each priced at
$14.95.
Radio Sh<;ick also lists a 9" speaker

with volume control with 1 W
output, $19.00, and a 5 W+ unit that
is AC unit with speaker and
amplified for public service use. It
lists for $99 and:_ is on sale at times
for $80. (Paul Donegan)
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ANTENN A . TOPICS
.. Clem Small, KR6A/1, CET

R.R.l, Bax 181
\.I/ .
--:,~Making
Salisbury, VT 05769
a Good Antenna Better
(Due to the vagaries of the U.S. Mail,

this month's antenna column is a
rerun of a never-ending' subject of
interest~-how can we improve the
antenna we've alr:eady got?/)
When we ponder the function of the
antenna in our communication
system, we realize that it is, . quite
literally, our interface with the rest of
the communications world. The
importance of an adegi.iate antenna
for your communications system
cannot be overemphasized.
was designed, its radiation pattern

will likely not be as anticipated, it will
likely not have . the impedance its
design specifies and will not, therefore, match the impedance of the
coaxial cable which we use.
J.D. Wells has stated this problem as
follows: "Most of the ... patterns you
see in the handbooks are for an
antenna remote from earth. And
when they say. remote, they mean
RE-mote! The ground has considerable effect on ham antennas below 30
megacycles because we .don't get five
br six wavelengths from ground.
Our requirements may be well satis

fied by a mediocre antenna system if
our interests are limited to such nondemanding activities as monitoring
local (and therefore strong) utility
signals, or casually tuning the short-
wave bands. But when we want to
pick up distant weak signals or
transmit fo far-away QTHs, then
antenna performance becomes an
important factor in the overall
performance of our system.
What this means is that the

directivity pattern is not ideal, the
impedance at the center is probably ,
not 72 ohms, and the angle of radiation is most likely not what we would
like it to be. Also you don't have a
perfectly copducting ground under it
and you may get combinations of
effects that would defy description."(1) Well said, Mr. Wells.
Antennas Can be Tuned!
So What?...
Most of the antennas in use today

are of the type that are designed to
be resonant at the frequency or band
of operation. For example, antennas
such as the half-wave dipole,
groundplane, Yagi-Uda, colinear,
inverted-vee, and
most other
antennas you can think of are of the
resonant type.
Non-resonant antenna types are

much fewer in number and include
the Beverage, rhombic and nonresonant vee (don't confuse this wfth
the inverted 'vee). Since the i:ionresonant antennas tend to be very
large, expensive and difficult to erect,
most people reading this column are
probably using some type of resonant
antenna system.
If the antenna is resonant, it essentially functions like a tuned circuit at
the frequency or band for which it is
designed. When your rig, iine and
antenna are matched, this resonance
tends to produce the maximum signal
output to your receiver and also
provides the antenna's "textboolf'
radiation pattern when transmitting.
Most of ~s use commercially manufactured antennas or antennas which

we have constructed at home from
instructions in a "how-to-do-it"
publication. These antennas were
designed for some theoretically
"average" site, or perhaps for
theoretically ideal conditions.
Since our station site will depart to
some degree from either average or
ideal conditions, the antenna will not
be optimally matched to our specific
site in the vast majority of cases. Not
only will it probably not have quite
the resonant frequency for which it
52
September 1987
...you may ask at this point. Am

I trying to prove that most of us have
less than optimal antenna systems?
Well, in a way, yes. Although the
average antenna is probably functioning "adequately," most of us can
improve the operation of our
communication systems considerably
if we take the trouble to tailor the
antennas which we use to the site
where they are erected.
If we decide that we want to do this,
the question arises as to just how to
accomplish the feat. Let's survey
some of the approaches and equipment types that are used for this
purpose.
Common Antenna Test Gear

The most common instruments used
. in adapting antennas to a specific site
include: the noise bridge, the dip
meter, the antenna impedance meter,
the field strength meter (FSM), and
the standing-wave ratio meter (SWR
meter).
The first three of these instruments
do not require a transmitter at the
station under test; The last two
instruments are generally used at
sites which employ a transmitter
because they are designed to assess a
signal after it leaves the antenna (the
FSM) or as it is fed to the antenna
system (SWR METER).
Noise Bridge
The noise bridge is a means of generating noise across a wide band of
radio frequencies, and then detecting
the response of your antenna to
these frequencies. With this instrument you can determine your
antenna's resonant frequency and
impedance; as well as make some

useful transmission line measurements.
Dip Meter
The dip meter, the modern version of
the tube-type 'grid-dip oscillator, is a
It
resonance-indicating
device.
consists of a small portable oscillator
.which is affected by nearby resonant
circuits.
The effect is such that a change (dip)
in current in the oscillator is caused
when the oscillator is tuned to the
resonant frequency of the nearby
circuit. By coupling the oscillator to
your antenna, you can determine the
antenna's resonant frequency.
Antenna Impedance Meter
An antenna i~pedance meter, sometimes called an "'antenna bridge,"
"antennascope" or "Z-scope," allows
you to determine the feedpojnt
impedance of your antenna. By
shortening or lengthening the
antenna, you can bring the
impedance to the proper value to
match
the
feedline,
allowing
maximum power transfer.
'
Use of an antenna impedance meter

requires a source of radio frequency
signal; usually, this signal.is furnished
by a dip-oscillator, but other lowpower oscillators may be employed.
Field Strength Meter

The field strength meter is essentially
a simple receiver which presents its
output visually via a meter movement
which increases as the antenna's
output increases. Some models give
an audible output as an added
convenience and also for use by blind
operators.
During antenna adjustments, field
strength meters can be used to
indicate relative signal output
strength. Some models are tunable
and may be used to check for the
presence of specific harmonic
frequencies with the antenna may be
radiating.
Standing-Wave-Ratio Meter
The SWR meter is probably the best
known, and perhaps most misused, of
the popular antenna test instruments. An SWR higher than one
indicates that some power is being
reflected from the load on the transmission line (the antenna in this
case) back to the source (the transmitter). This sounds bad to us and we
generally get the idea that the SWR
should be as close to 1/1 as possible.
Theoretically, that's true, but we
have it on good authority that ratios
as high as 10/1 are not unacceptable
on HF when we have low teedline
losses. Values of 2/1 or even 4/1 are
MONITORING TIMES
generally not cause for much concern

as far as antenna system efficiency
goes, but some solid-state rigs can't
tolerate such SWR levels. Everyone
should read discussions such as those
by Bill Orr (2) or John Haerle (3) on
the relative contribution of SWR
level to signal output.
In an SWR meter is inserted in the
transmission line between the transmitter and the antenna tuner, the
tuner can then be used to adjust the
SWR of the antenna system for more
efficient operation. This won't
correct for mismatches at the
antenna and of the transmission line,
but if your transmission line is
relatively low-loss, your system is
likely to perform well anyhow.
Summary:
It is not the intention of this column
to make you suspicious of, or
unhappy with, your present antenna
system; it's probably doing a fine job.
Just as we don't need finely-tuned
race cars to get us around town, we
don't all need to fine-tune our
antennas.
But some of us are concerned at

times with getting
the best
performance possible from our
antenna ~ystems. When the going is
tough and we want to read those
tantalizing weak signals, an optimized antenna system can make the
difference.
Specifics on how to use the test
instruments described above are
included
in
their
instruction
manuals, and to one degree or
another in references 2 through 7
below. If you have particular
questions. about ante1U1a tests and
measurement, drop me a line. If
enough readers show an interest on a
particular topic, I'll try and cover it
in a future column.
REFERENCES
'
1.
Wells, J.D.,
Plain Talk about
Antennas, Antenna Royndyp. New
York, Cowan Publishing Co, 1963,
2.
Orr, William I. & Cowan, Stuart D., l l i

Radjo Amateur's Antenna Handbook.
Wilton, Ct., 1976, Chapter 3.
Haerle, John M., ~ fM ~.
Denton, Tx; Overtones Inc., 1964,
Chapter 1, especially pp. 9 & 10.
Carr, Joseph J., lli IAa. Handbook
Qi .Bfilli.Q. Communjcatjon. Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa., 1964, Chapter 43.
Hall, Gerald, Editor, AB.Bl. Antenna
.B.2.2.ls.. Newington, Ct., ARRL, any
on
antenna
edition,
chapter
measurement.
Hood, William, ~ 13.wY. tiEllt:if.
Antenna Handbook. Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa., TAB Books, 1977,
Chapter 6.
Moxon, L.A., HE Antennas fQr AU
Occasions. London, Radio Society of
Great Britain, 1962, Chapter 16..
Caron,
Wilfred,
Antennas
fQr
Receiving. Brasstown, NC, Grove
Enterprises.
pB.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
6.
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TECHNICAL TOPICS
Terry Staudt LP.E., W/1WUZ

716 N. Roosevelt
Loveland, CO 80537
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A Receiver Instruction Manual

Figure 1
"Tone Control"
I know many of you have a secondhand unit that didn't come with a
manual. A lot of you did receiv~ ~me,
but fpund it boring or misleading.
Those with earlier Japanese units,
outside of getting a big laugh, didn't
fare much better: "If, upon clockwise
rotary of control, fioding volume
bigger gets... " or "Decreasing other
in same proportion, effecting
switch ..." You get the point.
I've got nothing against the
Japanese, having been with a lot of
them; they're neat folk. Now,
however, with their syntax in order,
they seem to have gone overboard
the other way. Way too technical and
assuming too much. If you'll bear
with me, I'm .not going to talk down
to you. What I plan to do is simply
increase your enjoyment severalfold.
Ready?
RF Gain Control.. This little
amount of distortion that's more

than offset by a small advantage in
selectivity. You see, a little side
"buckshot" is also perceived as noise
and thus reduced. A goo~ control to
leave on all the time. Surprise!
Selectivity... This controls the

width of "window" of frequency your
receiver "sees." It is truly fortunate if
your radio has such a control, as it's
definitely in the top one-third. This
.control isn't a doorway, however. It's
shaped like a bell and usually the
reference markings only refer to 1
"S" unit or so -- no kidding!
There is also exalted carrier recepThis control is directly analogous to

.
tion, which requires a selectivity
the audio volume control, except it
control.
even if it's just narrow/wide
works at the front of the radio, not
for optimum results. (See BFO,
the rear. By just reducing (counternext.)
clockwise) it, by the time your '5 over
9' signal hits around "S" 6, the crud
BFO... This is an oscillator at the
is gone. Try this one and you're
hooked.
detector stage of the radio to restore
the missing carrier on SSB, or, in -the
When you wish to resume tuning, run
case of code (CW), and FSK
it up again.
(frequency shifting on radio teletype), to allow an audio tone to be
Another useful feature is "setting the
produced so the information may be
noise level." Simply tune to an unocrecovered. I'm aware you already
knew that.
cupied area and drop your "S" 3 or 4
noise level to zer.o with it. You're not
Perhaps you've also heard of "exalted
going to hear anything beneath that
carrier" reception, but never had an
anyway and it fatigues the brain. If all
explanation. Well, here it is.
of this has come as a big surprise,
keep on reading.
An AM signal consists of a constant
ANL or Noise Blanker_ (NB) ... carrier wave or signal with two idenOn first observation, these controls
tical side bands (upper and lower) on
seem to be self explanatory. Let's dig
each side. Turning your BFO on and
putting the control at 10:00 or 2:00_
a little deepe_r.
as you do to receive SSB, tune an
AM signal to 'zero beat' (no tune).
An ANL (automatic r1oise limiter)
Depending
on your BFO (or
does just that -- limit. An average
USB/LSB switch, which sets autovalue is quickly established by a
matically), setting you are now only
capacitor and anything over that is
receiving one half of the signal.
"clipped." This can cause a slight
September 1987
---------.-------~ 1st Audio
A noise blanker, on the other hand,

is an entirely different breed of cat.What it does is actually turn the
receiver off during a noise pulse, .
punching a hole in the audio. The
characteristic of this circuit is also to
widen tlte selectivity, so it should
only be used in the presence of
strong pulse interference. A definite
tra~k- off situation.
understood control, usually left fully

clockwise for the life of the radio, ,
Without going into dB rations, use
can be the most useful of all! You
the tightest (smallest) number that is
want your initial "S" reading. 'Fine.
comfortable
to listen with. In other
After that, what do you have? I'll tell
words, 2.4 kHz on AM isn't too
you. A signal that's, say, 5 dB over
extreme if you have interference and
"S" 9 with a bunch -of garbage
can understand the information.
running about "S" 5 - 7.
54
Detector
.lu.F
50-1 OOK.n.
Remember, each "half' is identical.

Why on earth would anyone do this,
you ask.
Lemme tell ya. Let's say you're
listening to a station on 11.800 MHz
and are getting interference from a
station on 11.805 MHz. A station on
international shortwave is usually
about 8 kHz wide (4 up, 4 down)'.
Aha! What if we tune to the lower
frequerlcy side of our station? Why,
we move away from the interference.
Unless there's a strong station on
11795,. which unfortunately can
happen a fraction of the time, your
station is in the clear!
the volume and then turn it CCS

until the internal hiss o( the radio
drops perceptibly. Then, never touch
it again.
Notch Control... This is a function found on just a few sets, but it

has been around for close to 40
years. What this does is "plow" a
deep groove over a range of 6 to 10 .
kHz to knock out heterodyne (beat
tone) interference and other types of
RF commotion that ar..eJ!Ying to ruin
your day.
The most important thing to

remember about this control is the
fact that its doesn't know who the
Remember, your BFO control must
enemy is. So do not ever leave it at
be "offset", not at 12:00 for this tech12:00. Park it at 3:00 or 9:00. Othernique to work properly. Also, you
wise, you'll wonder just who the
want to use some SSH.CW or
wizard is that has the capability of
"narrow" selectivity setting for truly - trashing every station on the air. No
great results. On some receivers with
mystery now.
an USB/LSB-CW switch, the selectivity is narrowed automatically. The
meter... This is a nice little
Yaesu FRG-7700 is an example of
meter that adds class, ease of tuning
this. There are others.
and a relative indication of signal
strength. There is an industry stanTone control... Is this guy nuts?
dard that is conspicuous by its
He said he wasn't going to talk down
absence, stating that "S" 9 equals 50
to me.
uv (microvolts). If you have access to
a laboratory grade signal generator,
I'm keeping my promise -- the manuit's helpful to set the "S" meter to
facturer is lying through his teeth. It
this standard at about 10 MHz. Don't
isn't a tone control, it's just a treble
bother to check it afterwards at 1 or
cutter. No more, no less. (See figure
30 MHz as it will be off and you'll
1.) It is so useless that you usually
just wind up chasing your tail around
put it at about 50/50, scratch your
a tree trying to equalize it.
head and never touch it again.
Outside of maximizing the antenna
It does have a dandy, ready made
trimmer or preselector control on
hole for ~ notch control, though.
the frequency in use, the tuning,
.Now there's a function that really
range
and volume are self
does something. If you have a notch
explanatory. Any questions with an
control, the proper way to set this
S.A.S.E. will receive a personal reply.
thing is to disconnect the antenna,
Enjoy.
set the control fully clockwise, run up
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mod, I can report that the receiver
finally acts like one would expect it
to! As Bob Grove commented in the
July issue, the lack of a normal scan
delay is the major source of dissatisfaction with the R7000.
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As soon as I read David's article, I
high-tailed it over to Radio Shack to
pick up the regui~ed parts. Since my
R7000 hasn't seen its case screws
since it was about one day old, it
didn't take long for me to dive inside
and check out what I was getting
into.
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The R7000 is an enthusiast's

machine. Just like sports car owners .
are forever trying to "tweak" their
machines for the ultimate in
performance, we R7000 owners tend
to look for ways to improve on
ICOM's design. Starting with simple
mods to speed up the scanning rate,
we have now progressed to making
functional changes in the circuitry!
Each month, we anxiously await the
arrival of Monitoring Times to see
what new trick someone has discovered.
SOLDER ON lllE 'VE.~V ENO OF TUE

PINS $0 THE. C.ONNE.C TOP, CRN
David's -comments about the VSC

switch being in cramped quarters are
distressingly true. Unless you're
quite steady with a soldering iron (or
have some experience in brain
surgery), you're going to be
intimidated by the job facing you.
The only reason for using the VSC

switch as a defeat is to prevent the
new scan delay from clashing' with
the VSC. If the VSC resumes scanning while the scan delay is trying to
hold up the scan, things tend to get
confused and not work (was that too
technical?). Nothing smokes, it "just
don't work!"
For those of you without the steady

hands and keen eyesight of your
youth, I present the fOll'OWing alte native. Can you live without a scan
"Speed" control? Mine hasn't known
any position other than full clockWise
-- who needs slow scan? I decided
that a variable scan delay would be
llll!ill more useful!
The only sure way to get to the VSC

switch is to completely disassemble
the front panel. I took the lazy way
out and only scor~hed a ~ wires!
What I did learn, however, was a way
to avoid the problem completely.
Problems with the Circuit
The Details
After installing the circuit and

making the modifications to the
R7000, I was faced with the usual
problem of things not working as
they should. With VSC pushed in,
the R7000 worked normally, but with
it out, it wouldn't resume scanning.
A couple hours of rechecking the
circuit and mumbling under my
breath resulted in the discovery that
the VSC switch was introducing
noise or some stray voltage into the
. scan delay circuit.
Take a look at the modified circuit

drawing from David's article (figure
2). First, note the connection points
for the speed control; the 470 ohm
fixed resistor is still in the circuit as a
current limiter -- if you omit it, you
:will damage the speed control! When
the speed control is fully clockwise; it
would have presented a direct short
for the 9 volt supply to the 555" -resulting in expensive smoke! .T he
resistor safely prevents this disaster.
-6E REATT,qCHE./)
September J.987
Improving the Improvements
The speed control, R3 on the front

panel, is a 1 meg variable resistor. In
David's circuit, he uses a 2 meg
resistor to give a four second delay;
how about a variable delay _up to
around 15 seconds? Just change the
timing capacitor from 2.2 microfarad
to 10 microfarad, and use the speed
control in place of the 2 meg resistor.
This eliminates the need for the VSC
defeat, since all you have to do is
turn the speed control full clockwise
for no delay! You now have variable
delay and no need for microsurgery!
LoG1c BoARD
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That problem was remedied by

cutting the second wire on the VSC
switch -- remember David's explanation of the VSC switch being a DPDT
with both poles shorted? He told you
to snip the center wire. I found that
you have to cut both of them -- fully
isolating the two sides of the switch
(see figure 1). The modified
schematic shows you where to cut.
Stick with me for a few more paragraphs, however, and I'll show you
how to avoid the VSC switch
completely!
MONITORING TIMES
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Experiments with the Grove

Scanner Beam
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connect to the speed control. By
disassembling the connector at JS on
the logic board, you can reroute the
wires from the speed control to your
new scan delay circuit. Just follow the
wires back to the front panel to identify the twcr- correct ones.
Several years ago Grove Enterprises

introduced their Scanner Beam I, an
"beam"
innovative
directional
antenna for serious scanner listeners
who wanted to extend their listening
range. Later, the original design was
improved to enhance 30-50 MHz low
band performance as well.
After removing the metal contacts

from the body of the connector,
fabricate a short (four inch) piece of
insulated wire into a jumper as
shown on the sketch. This jumper is .
soldered to the . pins on the logic
board in place of the wiring from the
, speed control. By routing the jumper
through the now-empty holes in the
connector before soldering, you will
be able to reattach the connector to
the logic board.
Bill Cheek, president of Commtronics Engineering in . Lemon

Grove, California, and publisher of
the Eleven Meter Times Journal,
recently offered to do an objective,
independent review of the Scanner
Beam II if we would report his
results to MT readers regardless of
1
his findings. We agreed.
There is no increase in gain using two

Scanner Beams over one, however,
and the main lobes were rarely in line
with the axis of the array, making it
useless for direction finding. None< of
the configurations was particularly
suitable for low band monitoring*.
Reprinted below is the distillation of

Bill's findings, good and bad. y.le are
grateful to Bill for his dedication to
the task and for his thorough
procedure.
Route the speed control wires onto

the accessory tray and solder to the
wiring leading from the delay circuit.
I was careful to solder t.o the crimped
The Setup
part of the metal co'nnect9IS so the _
R7000 could be easily restored to
Four configurations were erected
original condition later.
and tested: a standard Scanner
Beam. a modified Scanner Beam
,Mount the delay circ on the
(rear low-band element cut off), a
Grove OMNI antenna, and . two
accessory tray, being careful to insuScanner Beams stacked and phased
\ate it from shorts -- I used a layer of
electrjcal tape, lffit double~sided
(side by side).
foam might work 'better. Remember

that the accessory tray is on the .The stacked beams were separated 7
bottom of the R7000, so yotir
(eet, 1 inch, using a length of 3/4-inch
mounting will have to hoid the - copper water pipe as the cross boom.
circuit securely!
Phasing lines were two Radio Shack
#15-1529 4-foot, 75-ohm coax cables
The Resutts
with push-on F connectors, both fed
into a Radio Shack.#15-1141 hybrid
I now have a customized R7000 with
VHF/UHf TV splitter/combiner.
a speedier scan rate, adjustable scan
delay, dim display and meter for
The test receiver was a Realistic
night use, modified earphone plug to
PR02002 scanner with the AGC line
eliminate hiss, and an accessory
fed to a calibrated voltmeter. The
power outlet to power my Grove
targets were six transmitters in the
antenna amplifier. What ya' got
San Diego region in the high and
under the hood in yours?
UHF frequency bands arid a test
oscillator (34.925 MHz) at 200 feet
distance, used }?ecause of the
Let's keep up the information
instability of distant low-band
signals.
exchange fo these pages. Those of us
with burned fingers and solder
smoke in our eyes can boast that
Signal level readings were taken one
we've picked up where the !COM
at a time as antennas were alternated
engineers left off. Until ICOM
atop a 25-foot pole; front-to-back
decides to come out with an R7100
ratios were also measured with the
(or would that be an R7001?), we
three directional configurations.
have the opportunity to tweak the
Gain figures in decibels (dB) were
R7000 into a technological marvel
then calculated and listed in the
with the consumer features we want. accompanying table.
ICOM said scan delay was impossible
-- nothing's impossible, it just might
Some Brief Conclusions
take a little longer!
The performance of the phased array
was very impressive.
The sharp
.
. .
forward directivity was accompanied

on most frequencies by a sharp null
on either side of the maximum signal.
Dramatic front-to-back ratios and
remarkable improvement in sidelobe
rejection were noted as well, making
it particularly useful for rejection of
unwanted signals and an exciting
prospect for further research and
development efforts.
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*Ed. Note: All -scanner antem

presently on the market are physict
short for low band reception;
resonant 30 MHz dipole would
nearly 16 feet tall, too cumbersome.
the majority- of installations. J
Scanner Beam is comparable to ot.
multiband antennas for low be.
monitoring.
RECEIVED SIGNAL LEVELS

Scanner
Beam II
!Standard)
Scanner
Beam II
!Shortened)
34.925 KHz
F: 2uV
B: 2uV
FIB: 0 db
c;: -3 db
F: luV
B: ' luV
FI B: 0 db
C: .:9 db
125.45 MHz
F: lOuV
Frequency
B:
FIB: , * .
~: 10 db
126.60 MHz
F: 3.2 uV
B:
FIB:
C: 4
132.35 KHz
162.40 KHz
db
F: . 57uV
F:
9uV
B:
C:
9 db
FIB:
F:
B:
FIB:
C:
ANT-1
011Ili
3uV
4uV
2uV
6 db
2 db
3.2uV
9uV
t
2.8 uV
Scanner
Beam II
Stacked Pr
10* db
2.. OuV
3uV
t .
3, db
B: 16uV
FIB: 11 db
2.5uV
C: 27 db
F: 50uV
B: euv
FIB: 16 db
C: 26 db
F: 3luV
B: 8uV
FIB: 12 db
C: 3 db
F: 28uV
B: 7uV
Fl~: 12 db
C: 2 db
22uV
F: lOI uV
B: 850uV
FIB: 21 db
c;: 9 db
F: 9I uV
B: 972uV
FIB: 19 db
C: 8 db
3500uV
64uV.
1.5uV
33 db
28 db
44uV
< luV a
33 db *
6 db
10,000 uV
90 uV
41 db
9 db
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -Averages:
FIB: 11 db
C: 8 db
FIB: 12 db
C: 6 db
nla
nla
>28 db
10 db
Front of antenna
B Back of antenna
FIB = Front- to-Back Ratio
C Forward Cain (dbl of antenna relative to the Oani antenna
t
Below liaits of aeasurability
> Greater than .
>> Much greater than
< Less than
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ASK 808
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Bob Grove, WMPYQ

P.O. Box 98
Brasstown, NC 28902
Q. How does one specify

the filter bandwidth, in a
receiver for listening to
radioteletype? (Fred White,
St. Augustine, FL)
A~
While it's a simple matter to

choose a single filter for most
CW (Morse code) and single
sideband (SSB) and e~en AM
voice, all depending upon how
crowded the band is, selecting an .
RTIY filter is a little more
complicated because of the
number of speeds and shifts.
We contacted an expert for this

one: AI Chandler at AEA in
Lynnwood, Washington. According
to Al, the filter bandwidth in
hertz is equal to three times the
baud rate, then add the shift. For
exainple,. a 75 baud (100 WPM),
425 Hz shift signal would need to
pass- through a 650 Hz bandwidth
filter.
This value is ideal, of course, and
in the real world we don't have
. ideal filters. For most applications,
use the next higher bandwidth
available for the RTIY application, probably an 800 or 1000 Hz
filter for the example above.
Q. Where can I find a
willing to send a completed

product.
Q. Are there any modifica. tions or programming

tricks for the Realistic
PR0-2004 scanner or the
Regency HX1200 hand-held
scanner? (Michael Fischbacfs, Mapleshade, NJ)
A Realistic (Radio Shack) scanners contain dedicated microprocessors which cannot be tricked
into widening their frequency
coverage. This continues to be
true for the PR0-2004, by far the
best scanner Radio Shack has ever
introduced and quite possibly the
best scanner evei: released to the
consumer market.
Like many Regency scanners, the
HX1200 will accept frequency
commands outside of its advertised limits. If the frequency error
prompt comes up, no signal will
be received even though the radio
will take the entry. It is possible
to retune the radio for those
."outer limits," but it may be at
the expense of sacrificing performance in normal ranges.
Q. How do the receiver
service manual for my

Bearcaf DX-1000 general
coverage receiver? All I
can get from Uniden is a
schematic. (Michael Avinor,
Albuquerque, NM)
. sections of amateur transceivers compare with

general coverage receivers
from the same manufacturers? (John Zander,
Jamesville, MN)
A I'm. afraid you will have to .
A Years ago the answer would
settle for the schematic; Uniden

assures me that there has never
bee n a service manual for the
DX-1000.
Q. Why r;Joesn't MT review

Heathkit products? If their
general coverage receiver

is as good as the Yaesu
or Kenwood I'd probably
buy it instead, but there's
no unbiased reviews to
compare. (Izak Luchinsky,
Baltimore, MD)
A We would be happy to provide

this free promotional service for
Heathkit and have contacted them
on several occasions; unfortu
nately, they have refused to send
any factory-wired products for us
to test. We have to assemble their
kits ourselves apd we can't justify
the personnel when there are so
many other reputable companies
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September 1987
have been different, but modern

general coverage receivers are
usually the same circuitry as foun d
in comparable transceivers from
the same manufacturer. My
Kenwood TS440S receiver section,
for example, is the same circuit as
found in the R5000. The same
observation applies to products
from Yaesu and ICOM.
Q. How do I connect a
Sony AN-1 active antenna
to a Panasonic RF3100
receiver? (C. A. Luse,
Lee's Summit, MO)
A. Since the RF3100 has two

terminals, one for an antenna and
one for a ground, you must
improvise an adaptor for the
recently-discontinued AN-1~ If you
use the 1/8" plug on the ANl,
mate it to a jack (available from
Radio Shack) to which two wires
have been soldered, one for the

tip of the p,lug (this goes to the
antenna jack of the radio) and
one for the barrel of the plug
(this goes to the ground terminal).
Q. What difference in
reception can I expect
when I switch from. the
plug-in whip that came
with my scanner to an
outdoor antenna? (C. A.
Luse, Lee's Summit, MO)
A. Quite a bit. Indoors you are

lower, the whip is smaller, nearby
metal produces signal-cancelling
reflections, electrical appliances
produce interference, and building
construction can shield the set
from signals.
An outdoor antenna will provide
greater range, possibly on the
order .of 100-200% further than
the little indoor whip. In the clear
and in flat, unobstructed terrain it
is possible for a good rooftop
scanner antenna to receive base
station signals 75-100 miles away
and mobiles at 10-25 miles or
more.
Q. Who are the companies
who are trying . to take

scanners and their frequencies away? (Gene
Perryman, Kendrick, OH)
A. No companies are trying to
ban scanners, and only one
company (Radio Shack) has
limited frequency coverage to
thwart interception of cellular
telephone calls.
Q. Can scanner lockup
(where two side-by-side

scanners interfere with
each other's scanning
sequence) be helped by
lining the inside of the
plastic scanner cabinets
with metal foil? (David
Smith, Clarksville, IN)
A Perhaps partially. Be sure to

cover as much of the front, sides,
top, and bottom surfaces of the .
cabinet as possible and connect \
the foil at several points to the
circuit board common ground foil.
Stay away from the 120VAC
wiring, however, on scanners
which plug directly into the wall
socket!
MONITORING TIMES
Q. Lightning has zapped
my solid-state shortwave
receiver; where can I find
a-- good, used tube-type
radio like the Collins R388
or National NC 188? (Allan
Easton, St. Anthony, IA)
A. The market on tube-type
receivers has just about dried up.
Try the larger amateur radio
dealers who advertise in MT and
the ham magazines, and also
contact surplus outlets like Slep
Electronics (Highway 441, Otto,
NC 28763; ph. 1-704-524-7519)
and Fair Radio Sales (1016 E.
Eureka Street, Lima, OH 45802;
ph. 1-419~223-2196). You may also
wish to place a classified ad in
MT.
Q. How do I know
whether to use the low
impedance (50 ohm) or
high impe.dance (500 ohm)
antenna terminals on my
shortwave radio? (Barry
Rader, Fostoria, OH).
A Use the low impedance terminals with coax line or with any
random wire under 100---feet. o so:
in length. The high impedance
input might be u sed with a
longwire at higher frequencies
(like 200 feet at 10 megahertz)
for closer impedance matching. In
virtually every practical installation, use the low imped~nce
connection.
Q. Recently I saw a._ds for

hand-held devices which
could show stock market
reports and sports scores,
up to the minute. How do
they work? (William Ritz,
Cleveland, OH)
A In many large cities, FM

broadcasters utillZe subsidiary
carrier authorization (SCA),
whereby they transmit a subscriber
service right along with their
normal broadcast programming. A
special narrowband selectivity
receiver (or converter) is required
to extract this second service from
the wideband carrier of the
primary broadcast service.
In the past it was legal to tap
into SCA to receive background
music, talking books for the blind,
and many other interesting
phantom users; but the Electronic

Communications. Privacy Act
(ECPA '86) now forbids such ,
unauthorized reception.
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MONITORING TIMES
September 1987
Larry Miller
MAILBAG:
3 Lisa Drive
Thorndale, PA 19372
ESP and ECPA!

I recently returned from a very
pleasant vacation at the New Jersey
shore. While there I witnessed an
amusing occurrence that I feel
compelled to share with you and your
readers.
While on the beach on .morning, my
wife and I noticed a family of four
stake their claim to a spot ~ot far
from out blanket. Besides the usual
trappings, the man carried what
appeared to be a portable cellular
phone. "So what else is new?" I
thought.
Later in the afternoon, "Mrs.
' Cellular" and the kiddies packed up
and headed off the beach to parts
nknown, with "Mr. Cellular"
observing. As soon as they were out
60
September 1987
of sight, the guy fired up his 'phone

SX-400/GTI Spec~ Display
.and put through a call. About a half
hour later, a rather attractive, bikiniIn regards to your answer to a
clad woman appeared and greeted
question on page 58 of the August
the guy in a more than casual way. Of
issue of MT which refers to outputs
course, my wife was observing all this for the GTI Spectra Display. It may
and when she turned toward me, she
interest you to know that the JIL SXsaw my cheshire-cat grin.
400 not only has a 10.7 MHz output
but a 455 kHz output. I don't know if
Yes, without the aid of a scanner, I
these radios are still available as
feel reasonably confident that I was
"new from the dealer," but there are
able to "tune in" on that
certainly many of them in circulation.'
conversation! But what of the FCC
Thought Police! Am I in danger of a
Keep' up the good work on MT; you
violation of th.e ECPA?! I had better
definitely have the
definitive
be careful in the future.
publication for listeners to the radio
spectrum.
P.S. I asked my wife for a cellular
R. Kemp
phone for Christmas. Guess what she
L.H.I\ Florida
said?
Ed Cichorek
Somerset, NJ
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Blimp Blooper?
(With reference to the August
editorial, "Things that go bump in
the night") ...Sounds "to me like Bill
saw a blimp. Check to see what
frequencies Goodyear uses. It won't
be the first tim~ a blimp has been
reported as a UFO.
Larry Lopez
Houston, TX
MT Doing it Right!
In regards to the letter from Henry
Gorman - "articles - written at the
entry level of intelligence - most of us
know how to put up an antenna." I'm
just a beginner. I'm retired and riow I
have time to be a beginner in a lot of
things and my stepson, who is just
getting started in monitoring, put me
MAILBA~
Bob Grove WA4PYQ

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P.O. Box 98
Brasstown, NC 28902
SIGNALS FROM SPACE

continued from P~ 26
I
on to Monitoring Times a few months

ago. If I can get advice from an
expert on how to pu up an antenna
I'll be glad to listen because I don't
really know how.
I appreciate the fact that a lot of your
items are written for 'entry level
people - fact is, if you didn't have it ~t
my level I wouldn't have subscribed
to MT. Being old and retired isn't all
that bad as long as people like you
keep giving us fun things to do. Keep
up the good work.
Philip Beltz
Uhrichsville, OH
Read a lot about connectors and
their numbers - finally! Someone put
them together with pictures. That's
why MT is the best!
A.W. Goodman
"Elkins Park, PA
This is just a quick note of thanks fr
a continued, superb publicati"on. I'm
giad you did not scratch the Ham
Bands info. While I am not a ham it
makes for interesting reading. I look
forward to Larry Van . Horn's
information each month. and this
month .was really good. You guys
\c..ee'(' u'Q the good work.
Lloyd....
, Jr.
Bartow, Florida
More las Vegas

Excitement
Just thought I'd send you a note of
some of the interesting radio traffic
in the Las Vegas area over the past
two weeks.
August 1st
A single engine plane carrying
four people from Alaska crashed

about 50 miles from Las Vegas, all
. four died instantly. Metro police
responded u.sing ch. 7 (for r.u ral
patrol) and the channel for search
~ and rescue 155.370.
,
A fire started when the plane
crashed. BLM used 419.625 for fire
operations with the air tanker on
122.900.
' I August 6th

A single engine plane carrying
one person came down in Las Vegas
less than 100 feet from an apartment
complex, knoJ;ked over a power line,
1 then crashed 50-100 f<;et from a busy
I intersection right at lunch time. The
pilot died on impact.
Metro pol.ice used ch.2 (south
\ patrol) 159.090, search and rescue
channel (above), and Las Vegas fire

dept. ch.3 453.700 and ch.4 453:400.
Local news media were also heard
setting up live reports from the crash
_scene on 450.250 (TV-8 CBS). and
450.6125 (TV-13 ABC) in addition
to the radio news station KNUU
which used 161.700.
August 8th
On the TAC channel from
Nellis AFB (381.300) and C-130
using the call sign "Cast-31" ran a
phone patch through Raymond 22 to
Discard (Travis AFB 22nd AF.
operation) to report they had to shut
down the #3 engine due to a
"generator out" light on #3.
August 6 & 9
Several antinuclear groups
protested at the Nuclear Test Site
about 65 miles north of' Las Vegas.
Test ' site .security- used- 167.825 and
were assisted .by the Nye Co. Sheriff's
office who arrested over 100 people;
they were using 155.625. Some
seemingly related traffic was heard
on 145.550 (amateur allocation)
which sounded like press updates
and information relating to logistics
the protesters would talk about.
The groups involved were the
American Peace Test and the
Nevada ,Desert Experience. Meanwhile, the test site continues to use
173.5125, 173.6125 and 173.7125 for
dry runs and preparations of nuclear
tests.
Todd Shideler
Las Vega~, NV
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Telemetry is sent in CW. It represents various status indicators and

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J~ach channel sent is in the format of
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The Soviet News Agency, TASS, sa

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going and fishing fleets at any poi:
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volts equals the number sent d~vidc
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