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From: Steven.Schultz@mixcom.mixcom.com (Steven.Schultz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Any input on antennas needed HELP!
Date: 15 Apr 92 03:29:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: mixcom.1992Apr15.032925.6434
Distribution: usa
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.

I need some input on antennas for worldband radio. I would like to
expand my coverage and get more stations. Can anyone out there
recommend anything on antennas? What to look for, stay away from? How
to install, personal experiences, types, brands, anything? Up to what
is useable, and over what length is overkill? 

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From: gsm@mendelson.com (Geoffrey S. Mendelson)
Subject: Filters for the Kenwood R5000
Organization: Mendelson Computer Consulting
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 17:02:00 GMT

Hi,

I have a Kenwood R5000. It has places for four filters with the
following installed:


Wide:      6mhz sharp cutoff (as opposed to the 6mz standard one)
Medium:    2.4Mhz (standard)
Narrow 1:  Empty (uses 2.4 mhz filter)
Narrow 2:  Empty (uses 2.4 mhz filter)

Kenwood makes three filters that go in the two slots (pick and choose).
They are all narrower than the 2.4 mhz that's already there. 

I do almost all of my listening in AM mode. I know an R5000 is a bit much for
that, but it gets signals a lot better than the 2010 does. Does anyone know
of a third party filter for the R5000 with a bandwith of 4mhz?

Has anyone installed a filter in the R5000 them selves? To me it looks like 
you remove the circuit board and solder it in. Is there more or less?

Thanks,

Geoff.
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From: swood@vela.acs.oakland.edu ( EVENSONG)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Help needed with Cellular antennas (directional?)
Date: 11 Apr 92 03:35:55 GMT
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.


	I just recently got a job offer to work in upper Michigan on
Mackinac Island for the entire summer.  I was originally thinking that
I would have my cellular service turned off, but I found that I might be
able to use FastTrack ROAMing service so people could still get ahold
of me.  Only problem is that the closest cell site is probably more than
fifty miles away.  Being a radio amateur, I would presume that there would
not be too awful much involved to fashion my own, but seeing as how the
telephones both transmit and receive (presumably this would be handled
by electronics inside the phone - isolators and such) I wanted to see
if I could pool some ideas first off the net.

	For reference, the nearest Cellular service is handled by Century
and is in Traverse City (I am not sure, but I think that they have plans
for Mackinac area - I just don't know if they have made it accrossed yet)
The phone that I am using is capable of 3 Watts on high power, and it
operates in the 800 MHZ bank (Rx 869.040 - 893.970 & Tx 824.040 - 848.970)

	I am quite familiar with building antennas, and I have already
started working on a 2 meter antenna and am in the process of chasing down
both a rig and area digipeaters for packet.  (Anyone that knows of any good
gateways, I would appreciate the info - ie to internet from packet)

Thanks in advance...


swood

WQ8B

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From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Religious stations.
Summary: Even the religious don't necessarily like 'em
Date: 7 Apr 92 01:16:04 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <26cRiB2w164w@sys6626.bison.mb.ca> gstimp@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Gary Stimpson) writes:
>Hmm.. I'm a Christian myself (everybody gasps in astonishment) and I've 
>been listening to a few religious broadcasts on and off.  To tell you the 
>truth.. I can't stand some of them!  They are so.. corny!  I find 
>American religious radio/tv people hard to listen to.  There is an 
>exception, I enjoy SOME, but still.. I just want to throw my radio out
>the window when I hear some broadcasts.

I agree (and I'm a Christian too).  It's a pity that so many people get
their only impression of Christianity from radio preachers who could never
stand the scrutiny of a real live congregation.  One thing they seem to
have in common is the desire to be superstars.
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From: gstimp@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Gary Stimpson)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Pirate radio.
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:09:00 GMT
Organization: system 6626 BBS, Winnipeg MB

Kenneth.E.Harker@dartmouth.edu (Kenneth E. Harker) writes:

> In article <TiRqiB1w164w@bbs.orion.bison.mb.ca>
> stimpsn@bbs.orion.bison.mb.ca (Gary Stimpson) writes:
> 
> >         ... They also gave out a voice phone number: 214-888-1551 and 
> > an address (which I didn't catch).  Can someone give me their address?
> 
> I don't know the address, but if you are right about the area code of
> the phone number, they are located in Dallas, Texas, quite a long way
> from Manitoba...
 
Hmm.. I'm sure the area code is right.  I thought Midnight Radio 
broadcasts from somewhere in PA?  Anyways, quite a good catch up here in 
Manitoba, however, the signal was real far away; I had to listen
carefully with my headphones on.
 
Gary

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;system 6626: 63 point west drive, winnipeg manitoba canada R3T 5G8
From: Thorsten.Koch@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Thorsten.Koch)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SONY ICF-SW77
Date: 7 Apr 92 18:09:35 GMT
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany

The Sony ICF-SW77 is back. It's the second release now, and this release
seems to be much better. In cooperation with the German DX club ADDX, which
talked to Sony engineers last year (as they told me), Sony has really repaired
the errors that occured on the first release, that was (at least in Germany)
called back by Sony.
Yesterday, I talked with one of the ADDX testers, who told me that the
SW77 is real good and a real follow-up to the 2010. I don't know the details
yet, but I hope to get them soon, as I am planning to buy one of the new
receivers.

Good bye,

Thorsten
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: pas@jupitercmc.ca (Peter Stokes)
Subject: Re: bc760-xlt mods
Reply-To: pas@jupiter.ic.cmc.ca
Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Distribution: can
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 20:12:18 GMT

In article <32088@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, bemmack@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (71028000) writes:
|> 
|> I'm interested in more info about this scanner.  The idea of having CTCSS
|> decoding is great, and the unit is nice and small.  I've got a modified
|> Pro-2004 at home, and I find I don't listen to military air or Children's
|> Band (CB) enough to justify putting a Pro-2006 in my car.

Do you have CTCSS on your Pro-2004?   If you do, I'd be reaalllyyy 
interested as I am considering adding it to my Pro-2003 but am 
running into problems.   For example, it is possible to buy CTCSS 
decoder boards but they are usually hooked up such that they mute 
the audio if the CTCSS tone is not present.  This isn't good enough 
as I would like for my scanner to also keep scanning other channels...

|> Basically, I'd like more info for this scanner.  I remember seeing somewhere
|> that it was easily modifiable for 200 channels instead of 100.  Does anyone
|> have this mod?

I'd be interested in this mod.  I find that there are about 3 phone
cells in my area and that translates to roughly 150 frequencies.

|> As for the CTCSS, can I just enter 0.00 as the PL tone and have it pass all
|> audio, or must there be a valid tone in if the board is switched on?  I
|> seem to remember someone saying something along these lines, but perhaps it
|> was with the 590XLT (the same thing w/o 800MHz).

On the BC760XLT, after you enter a frequency, the CTCSS indicator
flashes.   If you ignore it (like hit "MANual", that channel is
open to all audio.   If instead you enter 107.2, then the scanner
will stop scanning and open the audio only if the 107.2 PL tone
is present.   What's interesting is that the cops around here 
transmit data whenever they are not transmitting voice so it is
important in my case that the scanner keeps scanning if the 
correct PL tone is not in the audio.   Otherwise my scanner would
stop on the carrier of the data and I'd miss out on any action on
all other channels.    The BC760XLT works perfectly in my case.
Unfortunately its not mine (I'm setting it up for a friend) :-(

One thing I find slightly annoying is that the frequency steps 
are not 30Khz but rather 12.5 khz.   This means that when in 
search mode, you have to round up or down any fequencies on the 
display to match them with published cellular frequencies.  
Other than that, the fact that the radio has to tune slighly 
off-frequency doesn't translate to poorer reception.

The ideal radio for me would be a pro-2006 with the CTCSS 
capabilities of the BC760XLT.

Peter
From: lotfi@CS.ColoState.EDU (mohammad abdalla lotfi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Radio Cairo frequencies and broadcast time
Date: 12 Apr 92 17:19:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department


 Hi
   I am new to the group and I need to know the SW freq. used
   by radio Cairo (Egypt) which can be recieved in Colorado
   and the best time for reception.

   Also any suggestions on the location of the antenna will be
   helpfull.

   Any one have the answer to my request can e-mail to
   lotfi@cs.colostate.edu or post it in the group.

   Thanks.
   Lotfi
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: v151luy2@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (V151LUY2.SIGNATURE)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Heathkit. Would like to write for a catalog.
Date: 11 Apr 92 01:09:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Apr10.143918.20303@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v151luy2@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (V151LUY2.SIGNATURE) writes...
>	Would some kind soul out there please post the address of
>Heathkit Co. I am interested in building my own electronics and
>would like to write them for a catalog. Also please include any
>price for the catalog if appropriate.
>	On behalf of those of us interested in this sort of thing,
>Thank you in advance.
> 
>								-=S=-
	Yes, that was me that wrote that, and now I am about six
replies wiser!!!
	Let me warn you other folks out there. If you see a poster
on your local campus, i don't know if they appear anywhere
else, that advertises for catalogs from many companies only
for two dollars. Be warned that Heath does not offer kits 
anymore.
	Thank you to everyone who alerted me to this fact, and 
pervented me from wasting what little cash I have. Its too
bad really I need a third hobby (the frist being shortwave
and the second the local mainframe VAX). 

	Sorry I could not reply to you all but there were too
many letters.

						-=SCOT=-
From: jhill@coral.bucknell.edu (HILL, S JACKSON)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DAK DMR-3000 radio
Keywords: equipment
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:27:00 GMT
Distribution: world

The new DAK catalog just arrived with catalog cover and two-page spread inside
touting the glories of "New $69.00 Direct Access Global Interceptor," with 36
memory presets and direct-access frequency punching.  This for $69 plus p&p,
with a separate signal booster and dc powerpack adapter.  Does anyone know
anything about this radio.  Decent reception?  Does it require the booster? 
Any info posted here or e-mailed would be welcome.  jhill@bucknell.edu
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA
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From: st901316@pip.cc.brandeis.edu (Scott Fybush)
Subject: New M Street Address
Reply-To: st901316@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:13:16 GMT

This information will also be included in the next update to the
monthly FAQ posting:

M Street has moved.  Information about their weekly Journal or annual
station directory can now be had from:

M Street
304 Park Ave S Floor 7
New York NY 10010
USA

tel +1 212 473 4668
fax +1 212 473 4626

I assume 1-800-248-4242 still works from the US, although I haven't
had reason to call Robert, Pat, or the rest of the gang since they
made the move yesterday.

Scott Fybush -- ST901316@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Utility freqs.
From: daniel@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (cantva)
Date: 9 Apr 92 20:48:10 +1200
Reply-To: daniel@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz

From an article by stimpsn@bbs.orion.bison.mb.ca (Gary Stimpson):


> I'm interested in hearing utility frequencies.  I've already found a few 
> air, military, and maritime ones, but I'd like to get more.

Hi, I'm a utility enthusiast myself.  My reccomendations for utility books
are:

#1.  Confidential Frequency List (Published by Gilfer & Associates)
     Most reliable source of monitoring information.
     I have 7th ed, I think there's now an 8th.

#2:  Shortwave Directory (Bob Grove)
     Contains plenty of background information on AF, Navy, CG, Aircraft...

There are also some very good books on Civil Aviation, Coast Guard (etc)
that I have seen, but I can't refer to off the top of my head.  I can obtain
this information if you are interested.

Many utility stations are _extremely_ generous if you write to them asking for
information.  Airlines, (Canadian/US) Coast Guard, AT&T's Coastal radio stns,
etc, are good examples of these.

I have copies of the Canadian Coast Guard's RAMN (Radio Aids to Marine
Navigation) airmailed to NZ at their expense!

> Anyhoo.. anybody got a list of util. freqs you can post here?

Yes, thousands of them.  What do you want to hear?  

> Is it possible to hear telephone calls over SW?

Yes.  You can often hear point-to-point phone patches, and (more commonly)
ship-to-shore telephone calls between a ship and a costal radio station.

> If so, where should I look?

The marine band.  The early 6500's (kHz) is very active.

(If this is not general-interest, feel free to mail me for more info)

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From: wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:  Religious stations.
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:12:38 GMT

I used to get mailings from a radio preacher whose name I forget, and
who I think is off the air. He had an interesting little logo on his
literature -- a map of the US with the slogan "Pray for more clear
channel stations"... I sent a copy to Hauser and he reprinted the image
in an issue of Review of International Broadcasting...

Unfortunately, not enough people prayed, or didn't pray hard enough,
since the clear-channel broadcasters have been steadily dwindling as more
and more co-channel stations are authorized... Hmmm... maybe Satanic
forces at the FCC? Or am I being redundant there? :-)

Regards, Will
From: niccum@cs.umn.edu (Tom Niccum)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: WEED Radio
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:11:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Apr15.211135.5247
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.

I logged WEED Radio last Saturday Night, about 0315UTC on 7.415.

I did not hear an address for QSL's.

BTW, they played a bunch of Pro-Marijuana legalization commercials and
some music.  Lots of station IDs.

Anybody know anything about it, or have a QSL address?

-Tom


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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: barreraa@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Azael Barrera)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: R.Habana everywhere?
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:10:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

I think this stuff of R.Habana getting in all freqs. on MW around 
southeastern US maybe in correspondence with the announcement made
yesterday by the minister of communications on an interview .
He said that, in response to the "invasion of the radio space" by
TV stations like TV Marti and radio stations like Marti, CID, 
R.Caiman, etc, the cuban broadcating network was going to respond
in the same way: steering radio and TV waves over the US; a so
called "electronic war counterattack".

If this is so, be ready to receive a lot of MW, SW, TV signals from
Cuba.

Ciao, and happy SWLing!

A.Barrera
barreraa@lamar.colostate.edu
Chair, The Aggie SWL Club.
From: GL8574@BROCK1P.BITNET (Glenn C. Lasher)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Baby monitors (again!)
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:11:06 GMT
Reply-To: "Glenn C. Lasher" <GL8574@BROCK1P.BITNET>
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

"Bob Parnass, AJ9S" <parnass@CBNEWSE.CB.ATT.COM> writes:

>In article <1992Apr10.140718.29425@uwm.edu>,
>rick@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Rick Miller) writes:
>
>> Or you could just put the baby-monitor in front of your scanner's speaker.
>> Sheesh!

[stuff deleted]

>2) Acoustic coupling is more of a compromise to privacy.
>The Fisher-Price transmitter audio circuit is sensitive
>by design and will retransmit sounds from your home
>throughout your neighborhood.

The very fact that a baby monitor is in use as a baby monitor is a
compromise to privacy.  I pointed out to a friend of mine (who at
the time lived across the street from me) that his baby monitor was
retransmitting *everything* in his *entire* house to everyone with a
scanner, and I proved it for him.  He has since decommissioned the
thing in favour of a wired intercom between the nursery and the
living room.  However, since the intent is to make this particular
baby monitor work as both a repeater *and* a baby monitor, there is
no real threat to privacy that didn't already exist.

73,
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From: Robert Poortinga <poorting@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: Hallicrafters
Keywords: Designer? Replacement tubes?
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:12:07 -0500

In article <beddow.703040107@ux.acs.umn.edu> beddow@ux.acs.umn.edu (Jeff Beddow) writes:
>I am going to look at an old Hallicrafters SW radio
>next tursday at an antiques dealer.  He does not have
>it yet.  He knows this about it:
>	1. It has a send/receive switch but no mic. input

The fact that it has a send/receive switch does NOT mean that it contains
a transmitter.  The send/receive switch on most old receivers simply turned
off the B+ voltage to the receiver so that it would not overload when the
transmitter was keyed.  On some receivers, the switch could also be hooked
to the transmitter though a connection on the backpanel of the receiver.

I have a Hallicrafters SX-28A with a send/receive switch and it works this
way.


Bob Poortinga
(poorting@silver.ucs.indiana.edu)
From: dean@pro-electric.cts.com (Dean K. Fick)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: VOX tape controller
Date: 14 Apr 92 11:17:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: crash.1992Apr14.111711.2098
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA

Does anybody in this newsgroup have a schematic diagram and/or instructions
for building a VOX device to control a tape recorder connected to a
scanner?

What I want to do is have the VOX device start and stop a tape recorder
attached to a scanner.  The tape starts when there is audio and stops a
second or two after audio goes away.

Thanks in advance.


                              Dean K. Fick

                    ProLine:  dean@pro-electric
                    Internet: dean@pro-electric.cts.com
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 09:47:00 MET
Reply-To:     MICHELE <DAMICO@IPMEL1.POLIMI.IT>
From:         MICHELE <DAMICO@IPMEL1.POLIMI.IT>
Subject:      RE:Kenwood R-1000 Question
X-To:         SWL-L@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU

I was a happy owner of a R-1000 Kenwood receiver.  Today it's a little bit
"out-of-date", but if you can get it for a reasonable price it can do a nice
job. The biggest "problems" of that peice of receiver are:

1] Selectivity not that good, UNLESS modified. The modification is extremely
simple, just two wires to disconnect and reconnect in another point, but you
must be experienced in Electronics. The goal is to use in AM-NARROW position
the SSB IF filter (about 2.7 KHz @ -6dB) and in AM-WIDE position the old
AM-NARROW filter (4 KHz @ -6 dB).

2] It tends to overload with long antennas.....a good preselector can partially
or globally solve the problem.

Tha attenuator you found is just doing its job.....to attenuate the incoming
signal. This is a "brute-force" solution to overloading, but it is fatal to
the lowest signals.
After all, the R-1000 is a fair receiver, provided that you can stand that "old"
80s technology....i.e., no memories, no direct keyboard frequency entry, etc.
Good Dx to everybody


                                                         Michele




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