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From: wn4vch@unkaphaed.UUCP (Russell Wright)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX-1000
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 01:46:03 GMT
Organization: Unka Phaed's UUCP Thingy

Need a copy of the manual for the Bearcat DX-1000.  Will pay copy and 
shipping costs.  Please e-mail.  Thanks, Russell.

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From: ekwok@ugly.UVic.CA (Big Bad Ed)
Subject: Scanner in car
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 09:01:16 GMT


Is it legal to operate a scanner in a car in Washington State, Oregon, and
California? What are some of the main frequencies used by the police and 
highway patrols in these states?

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* Department of Electrical Engineering                                        *
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 22:23:30 EDT
From: <U3C@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: kol Israel/heb ?

Does someone out there have a list of times and frequencies of the hebrew short
wave broadcasts of Kol Israel? I would appreciate it if you would post it or se
nd it to me via e-mail.
                        Toe-da
                              Danny
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: hawk@oakhill.sps.mot.com (George Hawkins)
Subject: Re: Use of the 174mHz band
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 18:23:51 GMT

Julian,
174-180 is TV Ch 7. I don't think the broadcasters
would allow thes devices if they knew about um!
George... KI5X
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From: mwandel@bnr.ca (Markus Wandel)
Subject: Re: SCA radio (was Re: Taiwan news via shortwave radio)
Organization: bnr
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 12:20:58 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.000612.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu> schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu writes:
>
>Most SCA program subcarriers are FM.  Data, etc may use other schemes.  The FCC
>allows "any form of modulation"  Subcarrier signals, including significant
>sidebands must be between 53 khz and 99 khz.  Mono stations must be between 20
>khz and 99 khz. Common frequencies are 67 and 92 khz, with a few mono stations
>using 41 khz.  Normal deviation is either 6 or 4 khz for "100 %" deviation of
>the subcarrier.  The allowable injection depends on the number of subcarriers
>and whether you are running stereo, but is often 10 or 20 percent.  These
>figures may be different if one or more data subcarriers are also used.  
>
>Stations tend to use the same frequencies, as they want to use readily
>available equipment for SCA generation, monitoring, and receiving.
>
>It is difficult to get much SCA signal out the mono output jack of most tuners, 
>due to the 75 microsecond deemphasis in the baseband mono demodulator, which
>attenuates the signals 6db per octave.  If you can find an old mono FM receiver
>with a "stereo adapter" jack on the back, that will have an undeemphasized
>(sp?) baseband signal. ...

I tried this yesterday.  My FM tuner (a very fine 1977 Sony stereo model) nevertheless
has a discriminator output jack at the back (I wonder why), and I fed that into the
antenna input of my comm. receiver.  I found only three subcarriers in the local
(Ottawa) FM radio spectrum.  Two of them were background drivel music such as heard in
stores -- one instrumental, one vocal -- and where were they located?  In the carrier
of the local "cool" university radio station CKCU FM 93.1.  I guess it helps them to
finance the transmitter!  Sound quality was miserable as the receiver is AM and the
subcarriers were FM.  At the "standard" frequencies 67KHz and 92KHz.

It occurs to me that piracy of the material in these subcarriers must be a non-issue,
since the lowest intelligence required to build a demodulator and the highest intelligence
allowing you to LISTEN to this stuff without retching are still quite a distance
apart!  Uh oh, I'd better put on that asbestos suit now...

Markus Wandel
mwandel@pinetree.org (email)
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From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Philips DC-777,ARI feature
Date: 23 Jul 92 22:14:11 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation



A friend of mine has a Blaupunkt AM/FM cassette car stereo radio with a 
feature called ARI.
The manual describes ARI as a method of receiving emergency 
traffic messages. The manual also states that Selected FM 
stations in many areas of the United States and Canada broadcast 
these messages.

I took a look at the schematic and it appears to be a 57KHz 
sub-carrier similar to the 67KHz and 92KHz SCA sub-carrier 
signals used by many FM stations.

I am wondering if by tuning the 57KHz adjustment coil would it be 
possible receive SCA signals at 67 or 92KHz??

The earlier ads for the Philips DC-777 Car Stereo with cassette 
and shortwave also advertised this ARI feature. Anyone own one
of the earlier DC-777 try to receive SCA broadcasts by retuning
the 57KHz circuit??

                                  Ken
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:29:08 EDT
From: <U3C@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: radio shack 390 advice

Any comments on the radio shack 390 shortwave radio, it is on sale for $219. Is
 it a decent radio for the price????
                                    Danny
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: moodyblu@camelot.bradley.edu (Matthew Weisberg)
Subject: Middle East Reception
Organization: Bradley University
Date: 23 Jul 92 02:12:05 GMT



A friend of mine is leaving for Israel in a few days and she is going to be
gone a year.  She has a shortwave radio with here and I was wondering if
anyone had any lists of broadcasts that can be recieved in the middle east
along with times and frequencies.  If you have such information please
email me at:  moodyblu@ais.org   
Thanks!!

Matt      


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From: jeffp@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke;S10000)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: What's happened to BBC on 12.095 MHz?
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:31:27 GMT
Organization: Washington State University

In article <62679@cup.portal.com> patrik@cup.portal.com (Patrick M Crumhorn) writes:
>
>   BBC on 12095 was coming in fairly well in Texas at 0400 on the
>23rd (UTC).  Must have been either a momentary transmitter problem
>or some propagation weirdness if you couldn't hear it at 0200.

I haven't been able to get it here in Pullman for the last couple of
evenings (0200-0500).  It was doing fine on 12.095 last week.  I also
hear other frequencies fine.  I wonder if their power or direction has been
drastically altered?
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: juergenb@ecs.comm.mot.com (Juergen Bartels)
Subject: Re:      Independent Music Radio
Organization: eng
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 07:50:56 GMT

In article <SWL-L%92072909552108@OHSTVMA.IRCC.OHIO-STATE.EDU> RCAA000@MAPLE.CC.KCL.AC.UK writes:
>Britain's second national independent radio service is now testing
>the first of their transmitters on 1215 khz; this transmitter
>is located at Brookmans Park.  They expect to begin regular broadcasts
>early 1993 on 1215 & 1197.  They will feature 'classic rock' of the '70s
>& '80s.
>

Comes in here loud and clear.
What made me wondering is: Why start a new *MUSIC* station on MW. Even the Brits
must have started loving to listen to music on FM. In the age of sat where
even Radio Luxemburg ceased their MW service to be available on good quality
sat only. Everyone's buying CD's nowadays and then a music-radio starts a new
service on MW. I don't understand this at all!!!

Jurgen


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From: schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Pop. Comm. and the circus
Date: 23 Jul 92 04:32:01 GMT
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City NY

Those of you who read Popular Communications might find today's (Wednesday)
_NEWSDAY_ of interest.  (A daily newspaper sold on Long Island and NYC, New
York) There is a long feature story on Sandy Kneitel Logan, daughter of Pop
Comm Editor Tom Kneitel, who ran away from home at age 16, 8 years ago and
joined the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. circus.  Interesting.

John
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From: martin.briscoe@almac.co.uk
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: digital broadcasting
Date: 20 Jul 92 13:53:39 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: ALMAC PC Board


WM>There is discussion now and then about digital audio broadcasting, and
WM>programs like Media Network mention digital SW broadcasting as a future
WM>possibility, but I've never heard or read anyone discuss this aspect
WM>of digital radio broadcasting, which is what *I* see as its main
WM>advantage, if it is correctly implemented: freedom from the tyranny
WM>of scheduling.

I can't see that happening on shortwave - satellite perhaps.  Most VHF FM
transmitters in Europe and certainly all BBC ones in the UK carry Radio Data
System signal.  At present this is used mainly for retuning car radios as you
drive around the country - now possible to drive length of the UK and never
retune.  Also for automatically retuning to other stations for traffic
information.

But there is provision to identify a particular programme with some sort of
ID number and also classify type of programme.  So it will be possible for a
programme to be recorded - even if it overruns.  Or even all Science
programmes perhaps to be recorded.

Martin Briscoe
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: genef@netcom.com (Eugene Fornario)
Subject: need ID on MW beacon
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 08:01:00 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

I just logged a faint medium-wave beacon, here in Berkeley, CA. 
The frequency was approximately 520 KHz, and the morse ID was
'INE'  I would really like to know where this is located. Anyone
out with a beacon reference book?

Gene--
From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: SONY SW-77
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:17:48 GMT
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton

cena@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Kris Cena) wrote: 
->I have just bought in Singapore (from a SONY dealer) a new SW-77.
->The dealer assured me that he received the shipment (just 2 sets)
->only a week ago. This I verified by phone with the marketing people
->from SONY Singapore. I also learnt that SONY Singapore did not
->import any SW-77 from January to April 1992.

this has nothing to do with how the dealer got the set (he could have
imported them personally, bypassing SONY/Singapore).

->How to recognize whether the set is the improved model? The serial
->number is 33969-C.
->Apparently the manufacturers extended the telescopic antenna in
->the improved model. Does anyone know the length of the "old" and
->the current (improved) model?

supposedly the new units have an eleven-segment antenna.

would you mind divulging what the asking price was, and what you
bargained the dealer down to?

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From: schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Pop. Comm. and the circus
Date: 23 Jul 92 04:14:57 GMT
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City NY

Those of you who read Popular Communications might find today's (Wednesday)
_NEWSDAY_ of interest.  (A daily newspaper sold on Long Island and NYC, New
York) There is a long feature story on Sandy Kneitel Logan, daughter of Pop
Comm Editor Tom Kneitel, who ran away from home at age 16, 8 years ago and
joined the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. circus.  Interesting.

John
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 29 Jul 1992 05:06:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
From:         Jack Mor <usr8563a@TSO.UC.EDU>
Subject:      BETA program for RTTY on Mac
X-To:         swl-l@ohstvma.acs.ohio-state.edu

Few months ago, someone posted a massage on this board looking for SW
listeners with color Mac's with microphone, to test a BETA program for
RTTY decoding using the microphone input to connect to the radio.

If anybody out there in radio and computer world has any information
about this program and the author E-Mail address, please send me a message.

Jack Mor
usr8563a@tso.uc.edu
From: arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Sangean brain transplant?
Date: 23 Jul 92 13:14:30 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I've got a Sangean ATS-803A that "locks up" for weeks at a time and can't
be tuned.  (Yes, I've changed the memory backup cells, and yes, I've 
checked the lock switch...)  Paying $50-100 to repair a $150 radio doesn't
seem to make sense.  On the other hand when it works, it works great 
so it would be a shame to just trash it.  Is it possible to replace the 
microprocessor yourself?  If so, are there any tips as to where
I might get the appropriate part(s)?

Thanks for any help.
________________________________________________________________________
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Assistant Professor                   |  University of Kansas 
arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu             |  Lawrence, KS  66045  
Apr  1 12:29:21 timed[92]: THIS MACHINE IS A SLAVE
Apr  1 12:29:27 timed[92]: THIS MACHINE IS A CANDIDATE
Apr  1 12:29:31 timed[92]: This machine is master
From: dbp@ecl.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SCA radio (was Re: Taiwan news via shortwave radio)
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:12:29 EDT
Followup-To: soc.culture.taiwan,rec.radio.shortwave
Distribution: usa
Organization: Engineering Computer Lab, Pennsylvania State University

In article <1992Jul22.214323.27693@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>, rats@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (GE Superradio II) writes:
 [stuff deleted] 
> 
> This sounds like a SCA (Subcarrier) receiver; apparently the higher
> end model SCA receiver contains better filtering to remove the main
> FM signal from the output.
> 
> Subcarriers are typically transmitted from FM stations to provide
> special services like talking books for the blind, Stockmarket data,
> a medical news channel.
> 
> The subcarrier is typically in the 60-100khz range and modulated via
> AM.
> 
> If you have a longwave receiver that covers that frequency range,
> sometimes you can feed the audio output of an FM receiver into the
> RF input of the longwave receiver to demodulate the SCA signal.
> 
> This typically results in a noisy signal with the main FM signal
> always in the background.
> 
> An alternative is to tap off the audio right after the FM demodulator
> in the FM receiver, before it is sent into a filter to remove it,
> leaving a clean audio signal to amplify, and feed that into the 
> longwave receiver for demodulation...

Are you saying you directly feed the audio output of the FM radio
into the RF input of the longwave radio? Or do you have to modulate
the audio to RF first?
 
 
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From: CELLIS@BROCKVMA.BITNET (Carty Ellis KA2Y)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Restoring Old Radios
Date: 21 Jul 92 12:58:15 GMT
Reply-To: Carty Ellis KA2Y <CELLIS@BROCKVMA.BITNET>
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

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>FROM:         RON BURNS <RON@MINNOW.SP.UNISYS.COM>
>SUBJECT:      OLD SHORTWAVE SET --- CROSLEY MODEL 02CA
>
>HERE I GO AND SUBSCRIBE TO THIS GROUP, JUST TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE
>SOMEONE WHO COULD ASSIST ME IN FINDING SOME INFO ON REPAIRING OLD
>SW SETS, AND THERE'S A DISCUSSION ON REPLACING RECTIFIER TUBES WITH

There are a few specific books out there - but one of the best IMHO
is one by a guy named Romney on Fixing Up Nice Old Radios.  It is in
the $20 price class and covers LOTS of old radios - generic and specific
The book also goes into the whys and wherefores of various methods
of restoration.  The radio is not worth a whole lot because of being a
console, but they are fun to own and use.  The sound is going to really
impress you.  I don't have the address with me but I will try to
remember to bring it in tommorrow - The Antique Wireless Association
is a historical organization of old radio buffs - and a good source of
"Where can i find...".  I'll post another message tommorrow on the topic
Good luck and enjoy.  Somethings transistors don't do better.

Carty Ellis KA2Y
Administrative Computing
State University of New York - College at Brockport

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: havrilla@scivax.stsci.edu
Subject: Re: New England TV DX, July 20-21
Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
Distribution: rec,na
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:04:51 GMT

In article <PGH.92Jul21112125@gorby.cs.brown.edu>, pgh@cs.brown.edu (Paul Howard) writes:
> Last night at 11 PM, channel 3 in Hartford CT was coming in quite well
> in South Carver MA (40 miles S of Boston), a distance of well over 100
> miles.  The sound was clear, the picture was somewhat snowy black and
> white, but clear enough to make out the temperatures on the weather
> map.  This morning it was still coming in, but not quite so clearly.
> -- Paul
> --
> Paul G. Howard    Dept. of Comp. Sci.   Brown Univ.   Providence RI 02912-1910
> email pgh@cs.brown.edu    phone 401-863-7672    FAX 401-863-7657    ham KA1YNE

 Last night here in Baltimore MD, I too noticed a strange skip. I tuned
my Icom R-1 to the local NOAA wheather service at BWI airport on 162.400 MHz
when much to my surprize I was picking up the NOAA forecast from Norfolk
VA. The weird thing was, when I held the reciver in my right hand, I was
hearing NOAA Baltimore. When I was holding it in my left hand I was hear-
ing NOAA Norfolk. This was while I was laying on the couch with the
reciever at a 45 deg. angle. Has anyone else ever noticed this phenomenon
before?

                                          Alan Havrilla
From: edwin@cs.ruu.nl (Edwin Kremer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Looking for `Short Wave Magazine', april '92 issue
Keywords: UK magazine, short-wave
Date: 21 Jul 92 09:05:07 GMT
Distribution: eunet
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science

I'm looking for the April '92 issue of `Short Wave Magazine'; a monthly
appearing magazine in the United Kingdom. I'm especially interested in
the test report of the new Yupiteru VT-225 scanner, so photo-copies of
the relevant pages (instead of the magazine itself) would be real fine
to me as well. Please, let me know...

If you happen to know a bookstore in the Netherlands that sells this
magazine, I'd be glad to hear...

Thanks for your time.

						--[ Edwin ]--
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: hbg6@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch)
Subject: Re: The Channelmaster "Monitenna"
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Tempe, Az.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:00:52 GMT

In article <0-gm+6_.crisp@netcom.com> crisp@netcom.com (Richard Crisp) writes:
>In article <SWL-L%92072021094407@OHSTVMA.IRCC.OHIO-STATE.EDU> "David L. Wilson" <dwilson@S850.MWC.EDU> writes:
>>
>> > So far, I've found it to be rather disappointing.
>>
>> I have compared it and the RS discone and found the Monitenna to ALWAYS
>> be better below about 100 MHz and know of others who have observed the
>> --
>Like David WIlson, I too have had consistently better results using my
>Monintenna than my discone (mine is the Icom AH7000). I suggest you

I have found the Monitenna performs better than either my discone or my
RS tri-band BELOW 100MHz. Cordless phone trafic is vastly improved.
Signals over 100MHz however are still better on the discone.

Now, has anyone used the 'scanner beam' in the Grove catalog? I'm
tempted to give it a try.

John

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