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From: chapman@cs.cornell.edu (Richard Chapman)
Subject: listening to SSB?
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:21:37 GMT

I have a Realistic DX-300 receiver, and have been "experimenting" with 
it for the last week. Using the whip antenna I can receive quite a few
shortwave broadcasts (such as BBC, Radio Netherlands, etc) and
I can receive amateur operators, such as W1AW (the ARRL station, the only
one I know of that publishes a schedule)  using CW .There is a switch with 
positions labelled LSB/CW, USB/CW, AM, AM/ANL. On either AM or AM/ANL
(which I assume means "automatic noise limiting"?) I can hear the 
broadcasters, and with one or the other of LSB or USB I can generally 
tune the CW signals (why does lower/upper make a difference -- I thought CW was
transmission of a single carrier frequency, modulated by turning it on and
off). I also hear what I presume to be amateurs operating SSB in the 
ham bands, but the speech is unintelligible on any setting. What do I need
to receive these transmissions? Thanks a bunch, 
Richard Chapman
chapman@cs.cornell.edu
From: rrw@elden (Robert Wier)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: weather faxes
Date: 30 Sep 92 03:36:34 GMT
Originator: rrw@elden.cse.nau.edu

From article <1992Sep29.101042.2047@wg.estec.nl>, by wvleeshh@wg.estec.esa.nl (wim vleeshhouwer):
>> 
>>                              axel
> Could you also forward me the info, by the way I use an ATARI-ST Computer!
  
  While not exactly a faq, I have available via anonymous ftp a 
  file of information I've accumulated on wefax which might be of
  interest. You can find it on our machine rainbow (134.114.64.24)
  in pub/geo/weather - it's the file wefax.summary.Z - you'll need
  to unix style decompress it...

 - Bob Wier

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                   College of Engineering
      Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff Arizona
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From: penchos@infonode.ingr.com (John A. Penchosky)
Subject: WRNO QSL
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 18:33:40 GMT



  I received a QSL card and letter from WRNO yesterday. I sent my verification
report in August of 1991! Along with the QSL was a letter from david you just
took over the listener mail dept. He stated that the mail had been neglected
and that he was trying to get things caught up. Anyway, don't give up if you've
sent a report.
  Also I would be interested in talking to someone from the Seattle Washington   area, as I will be transfering from Huntsville, Al. to Seattle in the next few weeks and wanted to ask a few questions. Please e-mail me.

penchos@infonode.ingr.com

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From: as_radfo@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (AS Radford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Phone line as SW antenna
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:14:39 GMT
Organization: Bristol Polytechnic, England


Are there any UK netters who have tried this?  What mods are needed
to use the BT lines as SW antenna?

-- 
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From: jpsmith@mta.ca (Jeffery Smith)
Subject: Re: Programs on DXing, SWLing?
Reply-To: jpsmith@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 20:30:33 GMT

In article <SWL-L%92100613082598@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>, CCW@APLVM.BITNET (Tony Waters) writes:
>I am interested in finding programs on DXing, SWLing, and related subjects. I
>know about Signals and World of Radio. I'm sure there must be others. Could
>someone post some schedules? Many thanks...
>
>Tony Waters <CCW@APLVM.BITNET>
	I too would also be interested in some program sources on these related
topics. Thanks in advance for your help.
From: tijoma@uta.fi (Jorma M{ntyl{)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Radio "Cima" or Radio "Sima" on 4962 kHz ?
Date: 5 Oct 92 11:33:01 GMT
Organization: University of Tampere, Finland

In article <KLEMETS.92Oct3224606@geb.sics.se> klemets@sics.se (Anders Klemets) writes:
>I am sure Radio Cima would appreciate hearing from foreign listeners
>in time before October 12th, which is the fifth centenary of the
>discovery of the Americas, as they announce "proyectando la Republica
>Dominicana en el quinto centenario."  They were indeed very friendly
>on the phone.
>
>Henrik Klemetz (by way of my son Anders, who is a computer
>specialist.)

Thank you very much for this information.  I think all dx'ers should remember
October 12, 1992, and the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus and his
"discovery" of America.

Radio Cima is not the only Latin American station using shortwaves commemo-
rating this anniversary.  I have noted that Radio Continente from Venezuela is
again active on short-wave after long silence.  Radio Continente can be heard
almost every morning here in Finland on 5030 kHz with "quinto centenario"-
slogans!

BTW, I think all dx'ers would be happy if there is any additional information
about new or reactivated short-wave stations in Latin America due to this
"quinto centenario".  If anyone has this information, he or she should not 
hesitate to send it to rec.radio.shortwave.

#Jorma Mantyla
#Univ. of Tampere
#Finland
From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Phone line as SW antenna
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:07:07 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Oct2.101439.25083@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> as_radfo@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (AS Radford) writes:

>Are there any UK netters who have tried this?  What mods are needed
>to use the BT lines as SW antenna?

In theory the same. In practice illegal.
-- 
Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
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From: maanstro@iastate.edu (Mark A Anstrom)
Subject: Re: French broadcasts
Keywords: french us western
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:55:07 GMT

You want French stations? Here's some people you can write to:
 
Radio France Internationale
BP 9516
F - 75016 PARIS
FRANCE

Belgische Radio En Televsie
PO Box 26
B - 1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM


Swiss Radio International
Glacomettistr. 1
3000 Bern 15
SWITZERLAND


Radio Canada International
PO Box 6000
Montreal, Canada H3C 3A8


I can't tell you much about RCI, RSI, or BRT, but Radio France Internationale
has an especially strong signal directed at North America on 9800 kHz at
0400 GMT. Other frequencies you might want to try are 9790, 11670, 17620,
17720, 21635, and 21645 kHz.

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From: harpe@netnews.louisville.edu (Mike Harpe)
Subject: Re: SONY SW-77
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:28:38 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

I will be posting a review of the SW77 shortly.  I ordered one from Grove
Enterprises yesterday.  Price was $465.95 plus UPS 2nd day air shipping.

I'll take a couple of weeks to get comfortable with the unit, then i'll post
a "first impressions" review.  I hope this will be useful to people who
aren't sure what they want.  I am a novice listener, so maybe I can provide
a different perspective...

Mike
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From: crawford@titan.ksc.nasa.gov (David E. Crawford)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Recovery silent
Date: 26 Sep 92 21:48:20 EST
Organization: NASA, Kennedy Space Center

I visited Homestead today and there was no sign of Radio Recovery on 1610.  The
military is pulling out of the hurricane impact area, and evidently this also
includes the radio station.
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From: kb2glo@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (thomas.kenny)
Subject: Signals phone number?
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:18:38 GMT


I can't seem to find Signals phone number and it seems they
didn't announce it during last week's program or at least
I couldn't find it on my tape. Could somebody please send me
their phone number? Before somebody tells me to call 914-555-1212
they (and Radio Collection) is not listed....

Thanks and 73, Tom KB2GLO.

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:24:13 EDT
Reply-To:     GL8574@ACSPR1.ACS.BROCKPORT.EDU
From:         GL8574@ACSPR1.ACS.BROCKPORT.EDU
Subject:      Hallicrafters

"(Kenneth V Zichi)" <bz649@CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU> writes:

>Glenn --
>  I have a S-38 C (you got a real bargain at $7!) and there are
>only two knobs under my tuning dials.  This sounds like an 'after
>market mod' to me, but the -b could be different.  If there is
>no howl when the knob is turned down, I'd guess either someone
>installed a Q-multiplier or some sort of regeneration control.
>  Pop the bottom off and see what is connected to that third knob
>and we'll be able to help you more.

The knob is attached to an air variable cap, which needed a bit of reshaping
before I could use the radio (the plates were scraping against each other),
and this cap has no stops on it, so it will keep turning as long as I'm
willing to stand there turning the knob.  The knob does not match the other
knobs, so it could very well be a mod that someone did somewhere along the
line, I had just suspected otherwise because of the degree of precision under
which the cap was put in.

>  You are exactly right about the connections for antennae.

That's what I thought, and I am currently using a RLWA strung across the room.
It works.  It's not great, but it works.

>  For starters, I'd suggest you stick to a simple random-wire
>antenna.  If your dorm allows access to the exterior, just
>run a wire from your room to a friend's on the outside of the
>building, and give it a try.  If you cannot get outside, loop
>three or four turns of small diameter wire around the frame
>of your largest window, and connect that to the A1 terminal.

I'll have to go with the latter--we (me and my suite-mates) had enough trouble
putting up an external TV antenna--it hangs only under one window, but we're
up on the third floor and almost lost our window screen trying it.... right
now the screen is being held in by a piece of duct tape.

>  Once you have logged all you can with that sort of hook-up
>THEN you can start worrying about fancy antennas!
>I had pretty good luck from inside dorm rooms so long as I
>got some wire just outside the steel frame.  Let us know how
>she works!  73  //kvz

Thanks a lot.  I appreciate it.  Any others?
73,
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From: gdlee@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Gary D. Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: special problem
Keywords: WRTH passport
Date: 30 Sep 92 03:50:01 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana


Hello out there.
I am a totally blind shortwave listener.  I recently bought the
1992 World Radio TV Handbook.  I tried to read it using my optical
scanner with very limited success.
	I was wondering if anyone out there knows who I could 
	contact about getting this book or the Passport to World
	Band Radio in electronic form.
	Email responses are preferred or call me at
	001-317-285-5965.  I hope I got the country code correct.
	If you are from other than the USA pleas use email as the 
	University won't let me make out of country phone calls.
	Thanks in advance for any info.
From: cee@wshb.csms.com ( HBS/WSHB Sr Station Mgr)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Are major broadcasters using SSB?
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:00:14 GMT
Organization: WSHB, Herald Broadcasting Syn., Inc., Cypress Creek, SC, USA

In article <1440@wshb.csms.com> michaelb@wshb.csms.com ( WSHB Operations Eng) writes:
>In article <13124@coxm> coxm@Software.Mitel.COM (Michael Cox) writes:
>>   Does anyone out there know if the major (or even the minor) broadcasters
>>of the world plan to go SSB still in the future?
>
>Well, in the USA, the FCC plans for us to go to SSB sometime after the 
>turn of the century. The idea is to reduce congestion on the international 
>bands because SSB takes only half the bandwidth. The complaint that the US
>broadcasters have is that there are many fewer SSB receivers out there.
>Sure, many of the people who have access to the net can afford a decent
>radio with SSB and a synchrnous detector, but this is just part of our 
>audience. We want to address the people who live in less technologically
>advanced societies, too. There the cost of a 2010 may be several months 
>income. That's just out of reach for a lot of families.
>
>I don't know what the PTT's in other countries are proposing for their
>broadcasters, so I'm not up to date on their plans.
>
>Michael

	Just to follow up on Michael's comments, the move to SSB was one
of the big topics at the WARC this past Spring in Spain.  The majority of
broadcasters from the developed countries (including the US) took the
position of "reserving judgement" on the wholesale move to SSB until the
population of SSB receivers vastly increased.  VOA did a study a few years
ago indicating that there were over 600 million SW receivers in use world-
wide, and that only a very small number of these were SSB compatible.  When
you consider that many of these radios are in developing countries, where,
as Michael points out, the wages may be very low, there is probably no
"market" for radio manufacturers in the SSB field.
	One area where we may see some development, however, is the advance
of DAB into HF broadcasting.  This technology may very well leap-frog SSB,
and become the "savior" for the enomous problem of HF band crowding.  As 
both the transmitting and receiving manufacturers are moving quickly to DAB,
this will probably be the radio technology of the emerging 21st century.

ED

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: vanttila@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi
Subject: CARACOL station on 4802 kHz ?
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 10:01:06 GMT

    Does  anyone  know  anything about the CARACOL station on the
    frequency  of  4802  kHz  in  the  60 metre band. It comes in
    clear and loud every night here in Finland.

    Veli-Matti

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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 03:51:21 EDT
Reply-To:     "Alfredo E. Cotroneo" <100020.1013@COMPUSERVE.COM>
From:         "Alfredo E. Cotroneo" <100020.1013@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      IRRS-Shortwave winter92

With the change from European summertime to wintertime effective Sept 27,
1992, our broadacasts via IRRS-Shortwave are now one hour earlier according
to UTC, but at the **same** time according to CET (Central European Time or
local time in Central Europe). The only exception is the transmission to
areas outside Europe which is daily from 02-03 UTC.

The following frequency schedule is  effective Sept 27, 1992 on
IRRS-Shortwave and valid until further notice:

FREQ  DAY(s)  TIMES        CET           UTC
-----------------------------------------------------------------
7,125 kHz MON THRU FRI 07:30-10:00   06:30-09:00
7,125 kHz MON THRU FRI 10:00-16:00   09:00-14:00 (irregular)
7,125 kHz SAT          07:30-11:00   06:30-10:00
7,125 kHz SAT          15:00-17:00   14:00-16:00
7,125 kHz SUN          07:30-16:00   06:30-15:00
7,125 kHz MON THRU THU 18:00-22:00   17:00-21:00
7,125 kHz FRI/SAT/SUN  18:00-23:30   17:00-22:30

and:

FREQ  DAY(s)  TIMES        CET           UTC
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7,125 kHz DAILY        03:00-04:00   02:00-03:00

Target Areas : Europe, North Africa and Middle East.
               From 07:30-09:30 CEST and 03:00-04:00 UTC
               also N America and Australasia.
Target Zones : 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 37, 38 (ITU)
Languages    : English, French, Spanish, Russian
Beams        : Omnidirectional from Milano, Italy
Output Power : 10 KW PEP (A3A/USB, -6db carrier, per CCIR)
               [30 kW equivalent conventional AM]

All transmissions originated from NEXUS-International Broadcasting
Association's members which include: United Nations Radio, UNESCO Radio,
European Gospel Radio Programmes, Swiss Radio International, Deutsche Welle,
BBC and others. The "Hello There" listeners' mailbag programme is originated
by NEXUS-IBA in Milano, Italy.

We invite especially listeners from outside Europe to tune into our daily
02-03 UTC transmission in English (except Sunday 02:30-03:00 with UN RAdio
in Russian), and report any interference at the phone numbers below (we will
call you back), or addresses. Thank you.

       For more info you may also write:

          NEXUS-IBA, PO Box 10980, I-20110 Milano, Italy
          Phone: +39-2-2666971 / +39-337-297788
                 (24 hrs)        (18-23 CET or 12-5PM EST)
          Fax: +39-2-70638151
          email: 100020.1013@compuserve.com
          Compuserve: 100020,1013
From: michaelb@wshb.csms.com ( WSHB Operations Eng)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Are major broadcasters using SSB?
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:29:27 GMT
Organization: WSHB, Herald Broadcasting Syn., Inc., Cypress Creek, SC, USA

In article <jejensen.718181569@cunews> jejensen@alfred.carleton.ca (John Jensen) writes:
>Tonight on DXers Unlimited on Radio Havana Cuba, Mr. Coro talked about
>the station's SSB service (13660 KHz from 0000-0200UTC). 
>
>Are there any other major broadcasters using SSB?


Radio for Peace International in Costa Rica has several SSB broadcasts. I
don't know if you would call them a major broadcaster, but they are quite
listenable in North America. I don't know about elsewhere.

Michael
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From: trev@hubcap.clemson.edu (Trevor Bauknight)
Subject: Hmm...  Do I have a SuperRadio I?  (Was: GE Superadio 3 Review)
Organization: Jes Grew Carriers -- Metaphysical Bunko Squad 
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 00:40:17 GMT

fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush) writes:

>wide filter and the expanded AM band.  As for me, I'm keeping both.
>Anyone have an SR1 so I can complete my set :-)?

I've been wondering about which version my GE radio is, so maybe you
can tell me how to distinguish a SR I from a SR II?  I suspect that
I may have a SR I, because, as I remember, the only SR II I've ever
seen looked different from what I have.  I may be wrong.  Mine has
the power button on top, the tuning knob on the front top right.  
There is a black plastic band across the top where the dial is, the
rest of the front is silver except for where the band and AFC
switches and the bass, treble and volume knobs are.  It doesn't seem
as ugly as the SR II I think I remember.  Any foolproof way to tell?
It certainly has good reception.
 
Trevor Bauknight         trev@hubcap.clemson.edu    ...gatech!hubcap!trev
 
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From: sm@cel.co.uk (salim mehta)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SONY SW-77
Date: 29 Sep 92 11:07:19 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics Ltd.

There has been some discussion here about problems with early versions of
the SONY SW-77. I called SONY (UK) and they knew *nothing* about this.

Either there is no problem in the UK, or, as suggested by Kris Cena SONY are
indeed "dumping" old stock in some markets.

One point that strikes me is that SONY have taken a backward step with the
introduction of the new models. The old and much loved 2001 had synchronous
tuning. Now it's only available on the SW-77 at a price (UKL350) that puts
it in direct competition with more "serious" equipment eg. LOWE HF-225 (?).

The SW-55 (UKL250) and 7600 (UKL150) are pitched at about the right price,
but neither of them has sync tuning.
Maybe the prices are very much lower in the US, but the UK prices make the
SW-77 a very poor bargain.

I may buy the SW-55 if its performance is a big improvement over the 7600,
certainly it has finer tuning steps:

7600:
FM 76-108MHz      100KHz
LW 150-528KHz       3KHz
MW 531-1611KHz      9KHz      (530-1610KHz  10KHz USA)
SW 1615- 29995KHz   5KHz

SW-55:
FM 76-108MHZ      500/50KHz  fast/slow
AM 150-29999KHz  1.0/0.1KHz  fast/slow

Does anyone know about this radio?

Cheers,

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From: borchers@poogh.llnl.gov (Robert R. Borchers)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: GE Superradio
Keywords: 2
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:40:31 GMT

Hi, With all the talk about superradios, it seems that the SR2 is the  
beast of choice. Does anyone know if they are still available, especially  
in the SF Bay area? Bob 



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