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From: dsfisher@anduin.ocf.llnl.gov (David Fisher)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Pro 36 scanner mods
Date: 23 Jan 93 01:32:22 GMT
Reply-To: dsf@llnl.gov
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab.


I'm trying to find information on mods for a Radio Shack
Pro 36 scanner.  Any information any reader could supply about
such mods, or where I can find information about such mods, 
would be appreciated.

Please reply by e-mail to:

dsf@llnl.gov

Thanks ...

   Dave Fisher

Note: This request has nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, etc.

Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: ralph@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Ralph Brandi)
Subject: Re: How to QSL?
Organization: Democrats for Broccoli
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 04:53:31 GMT
Keywords: QSL

In article <1993Jan28.010644.449@ttinews.tti.com> paulb@harley.tti.com (Paul Blumstein) writes:
>In article <1993Jan27.233912.4841@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n7044623@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Gary Burlingame) writes:
>+Once I thought I heard that you should include a short description of what
>+you heard, when, frequency, etc.  Is that really necessary?

Without that information, the station has no way to know if you
really heard them, so yes, it is necessary.

[Paul's excellent summary of what to include in a reception report
deleted for brevity.]

One thing that Paul didn't mention is that it's also considered good
form to include a little information about yourself.  You know,
something like "I'm 29 years old and single, and write manuals for computer
equipment for a living.  In addition to radio, my hobbies include
collecting music from around the world and armed robbery...." That
sort of thing.  It can also help to include some information about
where you live, and maybe a picture postcard.  This sort of
information is probably more important for small stations, and
especially in Latin America, it may be considered rude not to do
so.

If you really get into it, Tiare Publications has an excellent
publication available called *Secrets of Successful QSLing*, written
by the master of the subject, Gerry Dexter.  Available from all the
usual suspects.
-- 
Ralph Brandi     ralph@mtunp.att.com     att!mtunp!ralph

Well now it's / Kind of like champagne / Kind of like Coltrane
With the volume turned up to ten            -Patty Larkin
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: irvine@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Brent Irvine)
Subject: Re: Should I get a 2010 or a Drake?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:14:24 GMT

In article <C1G5Jq.Hvy@csn.org> rcw@teal.csn.org (Robert C. White Jr.) writes:
>gsmlrn@gsm001.mendelson.com (Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:
>: 
>: What do you plan to listen to? The 2010 will do just as well as the r8 on 
>: 99% of the broadcast signals and probaly 90% of the utility signals. If you
>: listen to the BBC etc, the 2010 will do you well. If you are trying to
>: get "Radio Free Fredonia" with their 5 watt transmiter and heavy jamming,
>: then the R8 will do better. Will it do 3 times the price better? I doubt
>: it.
>
>OK, I've been at this for a year now, so I will ask a slightly different
>question.  I am using a DX-440 to listen to BBC, Christian Science Monitor,
>RFI, etc.  Pretty good little radio.
>
>Are there listening quality advantages to say purchasing an R8?  Will
>the BBC sound better?  Will the fadeouts be fewer?

I was dissapointed, a bit, when i got my drake, that the bbc et al didn't
sound better.  They won't sound a WHOLE lot better, fade-outs still
occur [though synch make an improvement] and so on since it is the
atmosphere making the losses, not the radio.

You will be able to get a bunch of stations pretty well that only teased
your DX440 before - making you able to listen to all kinds of SW programs
you couldn't before [not just stupid boring inane utilities...].

IF you get a good antenna, you should be able to get all kinds of
improvements, but mostly quantity. UNLESS you live in a remote area
in which the improved sensitivity will make an improvement,

>Perhaps I read you wrong, but are you saying the only point in buying
>an expensive tabletop receiver is to pull in the weak stations?

Essentially, yes.  BUT, the Drake R8 will sound better if you hang
a real [read hifi] speaker on the external speaker jack.  Dont bother
with the factory speaker or dinky walkman-types! :)


-- 
+-------------------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+
| Brent L. Irvine         | For a mere $50 these personal  | Ak! Its 1992 tax|
| irvine@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu | opinions can also be yours!    |  season! Yuck!  |
+-------------------------+--------------------------------+-----------------+
From: magus@drktowr.chi.il.us (Louis Giliberto)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: world
Subject: FCC regs question
Keywords: 
Summary: 
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Organization: DarkTower Software
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 11:03:28 CST

I'm not a ham and I don't know FCC regs, but I was curious about this
so maybe someone out there can answer.

For U.S. shortwave stations, since they are still "broadcasting" albeit
not on U.S. commercial MW bands, does the FCC still prohibit the use
of profanity and the like?

I know the policy for amateur and domestic MW, I was wondering about
the FCC's policy for U.S. SW broadcasters.  I thought it might be
different because even though they are U.S.-based, the intended audience
is a lot different.

Also, if this can be answered simply and without too much effort:
Are there different regulations for U.S. international SW broadcasters
and domestic?  I don't mean freqs and stuff like that, but from
a commercial point of view -- different licenses, policies on
power, etc.  No details are necessary, I'm basically asking if SW
stations in the U.S. are treated much differently from MW stations.

Thanks!
-Louis

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Subject: Re: rec.radio.info and .shortwave
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 04:51:10 GMT

n9248086@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Matthew Daniels) writes:

>As I suspected, information pertinent to this newsgroup is showing up in
>the rec.radio.info group and not in here.  I am not happy that I now have
>to read both groups and sift through a great deal of information that is
>NOT useful to me (I am not a ham, or a cb person).  This is very time
>consuming and inconvient.  I would appreciate it if info stuff could be
>posted here if it is relevant.

>Thanks.

>Matt.

Perhaps you could be more specific about WHICH postings are showing up
in rec.radio.info and not here.  Last time I checked, Mark was selecting
posts for his newsgroup based on two criteria:

1.  Simultaneous cross-posts with regular discussions group (such as
the FAQ's or Cary Oler's Solar Bulletins).

2.  Reposts of information that has already appeared in one of the
discussion groups (Royal Canadian Air Farce schedules, RF Biohazards
summary from the ARRL, etc.).

It was always a goal of the newsgroup to not "steal" information from
any existing newsgroup, but rather to serve as a filter for existing
information.  This is not to say that 1 or 2 postings may have the wrong
newsgroups on the Newsgroups header (Mark's working out the bugs in the
system), but certainly the overall strategy is to continue visibility of
information in the "home" newsgroups.  And I find it difficult to
believe that 1 or 2 posts a day to rec.radio.info constitutes a "great
deal of information" and to read through it would be "very
time-consuming and inconvenient."  Nevertheless, if you don't want to
read the new newsgroup, in theory you shouldn't notice any difference. 

Also, please realize that the moderator is not a faceless machine, and
his policies are not inflexible.  If you feel Mark is doing something
wrong, then certainly tell him about it (politely, of course).  The
administrivia address is rec-radio-request@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca.  Posting
to news is a hit-or-miss proposition, and may only yield opinions from
those unable to do anything about it.  I know Mark to be a reasonable
person, and would certainly take any constructive, specific criticism
under consideration.

Paul W. Schleck

pschleck@unomaha.edu

Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: n7044623@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Gary Burlingame)
Subject: How to QSL?
Summary: Specifically what do you say to request a QSL?
Keywords: QSL
Organization: Western Washington University
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:39:12 GMT

I know hams register somehow and get their QSLs automatically by their call
sign, but how do shortwave listeners do it?  For instance, you see in the
WRTH "V.by QSL-card or letter".  What information do they expect to see?
Once I thought I heard that you should include a short description of what
you heard, when, frequency, etc.  Is that really necessary?

So, specifically what do you say to request a QSL?   
-- 
Gary Burlingame              Internet:  n7044623@henson.cc.wwu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: ZENITH TRANS OCEANIC
From: <AXS158@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 13:29:29 EST
Organization: Penn State University

 I have a Zenith Trans Oceanic shortwave reciever. I would apprieciate if
anyone could send me e-mail on increaseing reception and also lists of stations
or information about this receiver its very old.
Thank You all.

Abraham Shaw (AXS158@PSUVM.EDU)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker)
Subject: "DRAO"?
Reply-To: ae411@yfn.ysu.edu (Richard Baker)
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 08:21:26 GMT


The other night I heard a ship, "DRAO", calling DHJ59, which
is suppose to be Sengwarden Naval, German Navy. I assume this
is a German ship, can anyone help with the ID? This was on
6779 Khz at 0420 UTC, comms were in English with German accent.
Have checked several book's, any help with this call sign is
appreciated.



Richard D. Baker (XX159@yfn.ysu.edu)
                 SWL Sig Sysop
		 aka ae411@yfn.ysu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Mike Wilson)
Subject: Re: Magazine with ads for shorwave radios?
Keywords: advertising, mail order
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:28:18 GMT

Thanks everyone for your help with finding mags with
ads for shortwave radios. I found _Popular Communications_,
but I have to say there wasn't  much in it. I could not
find _Monitoring Times_, but I live in a small city (Ithaca,
NY), and it looks like it might not be available 
on newsstands.

Thanks again!

Mike


==========================
Michael Wilson
idoy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu
==========================
From: ptd2@po.CWRU.Edu (Palmer T. Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Your hit parade
Date: 23 Jan 1993 09:11:01 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ptd2@po.CWRU.Edu (Palmer T. Davis)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, cb@tamarack13.timbuk (Chris Brewster) says:

>
>I'm curious about how SWLers spend most of their listening time--what are
>your most frequent frequencies?
>What are your favorites?

The four that I keep around in memory and don't overwrite are BBCWS at
5575, WCSN at 5850, Radio Moscow at 7115, and VOA Africa at 7405.  I do
most of my SWLing starting from just before 0500 UTC until whenever I
feel ready to fall asleep (often just after 0700).  In addition to the
above four, I frequently tune in NHK at 5960 just after 0600.  

-- PTD --
(at other times of the day, I randomly scan around and use my remaining
five memory registers to save the strongest and most interesting English
or French language services on the air at that time....)
-- 
Palmer T. Davis      ___
<ptd2@po.cwru.edu>   \X/   cthread.  cthread_fork().  Fork, thread, fork!
Xref: sparky rec.radio.shortwave:9941 soc.culture.canada:10550
From: scooper6@mach1.wlu.ca (stephen cooper 9209 U)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,soc.culture.canada
Subject: Re: Atheist country?
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:56:39 GMT
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University

In article <CB.93Jan27095143@tamarack13.timbuk> cb@tamarack13.timbuk (Chris Brewster) writes:
>Stephen Cooper writes:
>
>   This is true.  The CRTC was asking people if they wanted channels such as
>   the all-Nazi channel or the all-racist channel or the all-satanist channel.
>   This is because they would also have to be granted licences if the
>   completely Christian channels were granted.
>
>I don't see why this follows.  They seem to be overextending the ideal
>of intellectual consistency.

I don't see a problem with it.  These are all issues about beliefs,
opinions, values.  It just means that a broadcaster who will broadcast only
one set of values, beliefs, opinions, etc, will not be licenced.  I mean,
all other channels on TV and radio must have balanced viewpoints, not
favouring one group who shares a certain set of beliefs.
-- 
Steve Cooper      |  Internet:  scooper6@mach1.wlu.ca
Waterloo, Ontario |  If you actually think I speak for Wilfrid Laurier
Canada!!          |  University, well... I don't even want to think about it.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: ekasteng@iastate.edu (Eric D Kastengren)
Subject: radio moscow
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:46:49 GMT


I live in the north cenral U.S. and I am having difficulty in recieving
Radio Moscow on my Realistis DX440.  The only times I can recieve it are
between 4-approx.6:00pm CST on 21480 khz and for about an hour after that
on 7115 khz.  I would be most thankful to anyone who could give me the 
frequencies for all parts of the day that could have a remote chance of
being recieved in Iowa.  Send all replies to ekasteng@iastate.edu.  Thanks
-- 
ekasteng@iastate.edu        =       Eric D. Kastengren
                            =       a.k.a "Clapton
Engineer Extrordinare       =
If I had a dime for every time the Dept of Engineering pissed me off.....
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Media Network
From: larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us (Larry Greenfield)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 14:13:24 PST
Organization: The Batchelor Pad

Does Radio Netherlands still broadcast "Media Network"? (with 
Jonathon Marks)? That used to be my favorite show, but it's been more 
than a few years since I've listened to sw reguarly....
:::::Larry:::::

:::::larryg@batpad.lgb.ca.us::::: // :::::Larry Greenfield:::::
::::::::Just your average modeming Classical Violinist:::::::::
:::::::::::Using a 6809-based Tandy Color Computer 3:::::::::::
From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WEFAX/PRESS PHOTOS
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:56:22 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


This might interest those that have a Satellite Dish

Over the weekend I was successful in copying wefax pictures (S3 ch17 @1.88 and 
1.93MHz) and Press Photos on K2.

The demodulator and software is made by SOFTWARE SYSTEMS 
CONSULTING, called WEFAX/GOES. It consists of a piece of hardware that 
connects to the end of an RS232 cable. The hardware has two cables with 1/8th
plugs. One for HF fax and the other for VHF. This plugs into the ext. speaker
jack.

I connected the descrambler output port of my receiver which is a 0-8MHz video
output port to the rf input port of a shortwave receiver that has an 
FM mode and tuned in the freq range of 1.88MHz,1.93MHz (S3) and 4.020MHz (K2). 

Pictures looked great! Has anyone else tried this using a TVRO??


                             Ken
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: jwa@tellabs.com (John W. Albert)
Subject: Cellular Hazards
Organization: Tellabs, Lisle, IL
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 14:09:25 GMT


 
Because I live and work near an area called "Motorolaville" and because
I work in the engineering field,  I sometimes hear rumors or get first
hand information about the lataest developments.  One story, that I can
recall, was going around the R&D lab about 5 years ago.  It was about
the engineers at Motorola.  It appeared that several engineers called
in sick and complained about headaches.   As the rumor goes,  It appeared
that the engineers where doing development work on the 800 mHz handhelds
and the R.F. energy was microwaving their brains!  This caused Motorola
to make a tough decision.  They decided to drop the power of the handhelds
from 5 to .6 watts.

I'm not at all suprised about latest news concerning health hazards and
cellular phones.
 
--- 
   Jack Albert               Fellow Radio Hacker
			     Tele (708) 512-7854
   Tellabs, Inc.             FAX  (708) 852-7346 
   4951 Indiana Ave.         jwa@tellabs.com
   Lisle, IL              
   60532                     Do things really go better with Coca-Cola?
From: Wayne.Hardman@f301.n670.z3.fidonet.org (Wayne Hardman)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: operation desert storm mk2
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:42:00

hi,with things starting to hot up in IRAQ at the present,i was woundering if
anyone has a current listing for U.S. hf operations.Both primes and descretes
wo6??,??"p]?Tz????? 
 * Origin: Tassie DataBank, 4 Lines, D'bridge Tasmania, 7.0 Gigs  (3:670/301)
From: jep@unl.edu (joseph panarelli)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Sony ICF-2010 vs. ICF-SW77 vs ICF-SW55
Date: 25 Jan 1993 16:52:58 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu

rshapiro@bbn.com (Richard Shapiro) writes

,..........
>   EMDIJEP@ENGVMS.UNL.EDU


>Please post the procedure. Btw, the address above doesn't work
>("%MAIL-E-NOSUCHUSR, no such user EMDIJEP at node ENGVMS").


>rs
oops....That's EMIDJEP@ENGVMS.UNL.EDU...Honstly the first time I have
ever mis-typed it.
The article has been posted.  If you desire a copy, request at:
EMIDJEP@ENGVMS.UNL.EDU or
EERMSKP@ENGVMS.UNL.EDU or
jep@unlinfo.unl.edu or
panzar@engde001.unl.edu or
panzar@slsg01.unl.edu
....one of em' oughta work ()-:
From: darvic@hpuircz.italy.HP.COM (Dario Vicentini)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 12:42:14 GMT
Subject: Re: kenwood rz-1 battery
Organization: HP Italian Response Center
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

Well, this is not an answer to your question but ...
Do you know any way to improve VHF AM reception ( see AIR BAND)?
I live 10km off Milano Linate airport and their signal are enough strong
(according to the rz-1 indicator) but the modulation is very leaks ( must
turn volume to max to understand something).

Any contribute is well accepted!
Thanks!
_____________________________________________________________________

                                                 Dario Vicentini
                                          RTE-Unix Systems Support Engineer
                                               Response Center Italy 

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: cb@tamarack13.timbuk (Chris Brewster)
Subject: Re: antenna and ground
In-reply-to: bz649@cleveland.Freenet.Edu's message of 24 Jan 1993 07:30:16 GMT
Organization: pubs
Date: 25 Jan 93 09:58:47 CST

Kenneth V Zichi writes:

   >Why is often recommended to put our receiver (portable or not) to ground
   >potential in order to get the best operating conditions ?

   The way it has been explained to me is that the RF ground is 
   helpful because like all electric signals, radio waves need to
   flow FROM something (like and antenna) TO something else (like the
   Ground).  Putting a good ground into the picture acts like connecting
   the second wire from the battery to the light bulb.  Since there is
   a bit of "leakage" anyway, even without a ground, there is some
   signal flow, but a good ground improves things.

That isn't the way it was explained to *me*, but I was hoping an EE type would
answer this one.  What I've been told is that the ground is necessary to provide
a stable reference voltage against which the signal is read.  With absolutely no
ground, what you have is any capacitance that's part of the system.  Harry Helms
argues that most current sets are adequately grounded through AC, and that a
ground wire can create problems like spurious signals.  Any experts out there?

Chris Brewster
cb@cray.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: forb0004@128.101.131.2 (Eric J. Forbis)
Subject: Shortwave=old car radio + spare parts?
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:54:01 GMT

I recently downloaded a text file from a BBS (adapted from a 1990 Radio 
Electronics article) that claims that shortwave radios may be constructed by 
modifying  used car radios; the homebuilt units will be as sensitive as 
commercial units available for $150- $200.  I'm going to give it a whirl 
simply because it looks like quality gadgeteering, but is anyone familiar with 
the typical functionality of such units? I've never used an analog tuner 
before with shortwave, and envision static, drifting frequencies, and general 
headaches. 
Eric J. Forbis     forb0004@student.tc.umn.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave