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From: "Jack Previdi" <p00020@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: BBC Bush House was on fire
Organization: Sam Houston Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 13:58:06 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink (3.2)

	Yes, I heard it. I was just about asleep when my alleged brain
	reacted to music when speech was expected.
	I thought I had punched the wrong memory and had the wrong station.

	I tried the other two BBC frequencies in memory, and in a short time
	heard the announcment.
	
	Jack
From: vandykt@kepler.ME.ORST.EDU (First Last)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Question on SONY SW1
Date: 14 Sep 92 21:03:59 GMT
Organization: Oregon State University

I don't own a shorwave yet, but I plan to buy one
by mail order soon.  I was considering the purchase
of the SONY SW1 and I have two questions...

Does this radio have SSB and CW? 

What will I miss if the radio doesn't have these 
features?

--Traig
From: 9LORKIN@WINVMJ.VNET.IBM.COM ("Julian Lorkin")
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: AM vs FM in hilly areas.
Date: 8 Sep 92 09:37:25 GMT

Andrew,

   BBC stations broadcast with a lower modulation depth than ILRs,
typically because BBC TX sites and power are defined by engineers who
try and maintain a very high technical standard over the area they are
covering, but are not interested in the area outside their TSA - after
all, there is probably another BBC there.
   ILRs just want to go as far as possible - more advertisers.
   Never the less if you are trying to receive the signal WITHIN the
TSA, you should be able to do this WEREVER you are, regardless of the
hills. National Transcommunications (nee IBA) have spent a very long
time ensuring that no station interferes with another _within_ its TSA,
but that the TX power is sufficient to cover this area. You must have
seen the IBA / NT vans and cars driving around, checking on signal
strength etc throughout the area the station is supposed to cover.
   Accordingly I think your problem lies in the tuner you are trying
to use. Firstly check the antenna on the car. After a few years most get
corroded around their base (Rover are bad, and Toyota & Nissan appalling)
so take it apart and clean it - or buy a new one, as long as possible.
   Then check the coax to the radio. If its coming apart, or shorting,
or not grounded, replace it. The plug connecting it to the radio is
equally important.
   Then how about the radio itself? There are some appalling ones
around (have you ever heard a sparkomatic?) so replacement may be
in order. If you're going to buy a new one, get one which has the
facility to switch FM Stereo off; you will get a much cleaner signal in
a weak area with FM mono. I think Unipart has a special offer on car
radios at the moment.
   Finally, if all else fails, you can get signal boosters for in
car use. These are simple inline boxes, that boost the signal and
take maybe 10 minutes to fit. Maplins can sell you one for six quid,
and they work very very well.

Julian Lorkin.
From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: AOR AR900 scanner info wanted
Date: 6 Sep 92 23:52:35 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <Bu6ApF.9pu@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> ljkong@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Lennard J. Kong) writes:
>  I am looking into buying a scanner, I would like to know if there is 
>  anyone   who has any info on the AR900 or AOR brand, as well as any other 
>  scanner which  they would recommend for this price/feature range. Also I 
>  have seen a lot of ads for LNA's which simply connect to the antenna BNC, 
>  any recommendations on this would also be welcome. Thanks.

The AR900 is so bad that it nearly ruined the AOR name. Most people who
own one are dissatisfied with it for multiple reasons.

The AR3000a is a good table model, and the AR1000 (AR1000XLT, AR1000XLC,
AR2000, Fairmate HP200, and many other names) is a good handheld.

I'd also look at the Radio Shack PRO-2006 for table and PRO-43 for handheld.

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The Portal (R) System: schuster@cup.portal.com   | MCI Mail,GEnie: MSCHUSTER
From: esc@ulysses.att.com (E. Steve Crandall)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Small multiband radios for car use
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:46:42 GMT


I'm looking for a small radio to carry in my car to primarially cover
swl'ing and possibly some vhf scanning.  I realize that a car is an
rf junkhouse but I'm only interested in major SW stations while the car
is running.  A very small unit that can easily be removed would be a
bonus.

I've tried an ICOM R1 and was not terribly impressed.  Has anyone used
an AOR 1000XLT?  How well does it work between 5 and 30 MHz?  Alternatively
has anyone ever used something like a Sony 2010 in a car?

thanks for any comments

Steve Crandall
evan.crandall@att.com

Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: ljkong@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Lennard J. Kong)
Subject: AOR AR900 scanner info wanted
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 20:10:26 GMT

  I am looking into buying a scanner, I would like to know if there is anyone   who has any info on the AR900 or AOR brand, as well as any other scanner which  they would recommend for this price/feature range. Also I have seen a lot of ads for LNA's which simply connect to the antenna BNC, any recommendations on this would also be welcome. Thanks.

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: schmidt@auvax1
Subject: Re: Voice of Nigeria interferencey
Organization: Adelphi University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 23:59:08 GMT

In article <bttnn0-.crisp@netcom.com>, crisp@netcom.com (Richard Crisp) writes:
> The last few evenings I have noticed interference on the Voice
> of Nigeria on the 7255KHZ frequency. It is AM interference and`
> sounds like a Spanish Language Broadcaster. The time is about 0500GMT.

I don't know about spanish, but Botswana uses 7255, and can often be heard on
the east coast (or could, I havn't listened in a while) before VON signed on. 
They are in English and SeTswana.   
> 
> Has anyone noticed this besides me? Anyone have an idea who the
> interfering broadcaster is?
> 
> On another topic:
> 
> How about frequencies for RSA? Does anyone have any recent logs
> of them they can share. With all of the problems recently down
> there, I'd like to hear what they have to say for themselves.
> 
>
Try asking this on soc.culture.african.  There are many S. Africans on the net
there.  Also, you can, at least on the east coast, get a couple of domestic S.
African services on 60 meters.  The frequency 4880 sticks in my mind, but no
guarantees.

John

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> (415) 903-3832 wk  "Get rid of the bums!"   (408) 253 4541 fax
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From: jtl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Joe Lynn)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: DX-390
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:29:27 GMT
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc.



To the folks asking about the DX-390:

I bought mine in January of '92, and I've been very pleased with it
ever since.

I originally wanted a DX-440, but I couldn't find a Radio Shack store in
my area that still had it in stock (it had been discontinued).  I looked
at the Dx-390 as an alternative and liked it much better.  With the
money already burning a hole in my pocket, I decided to go for it.

Reception is very good in my part of the country (Chicago), although I
do seem to get some bleedover (or "phantom" stations) on the MW band.
This is probably due to the fact that I'm about 5 miles from a couple
of 50kW clear-channel stations (WBBM and WMAQ), but this problem
only seems to happen on the 390.  I guess I'll have to keep using my
GE SRII for the broadcast stuff :-).

In all, I am very pleased with the unit.  The only complaint that
I have (other than the lousy isolation on MW) is that you cannot
synchronize the digital clock to the second without yanking the batteries.


Joe Lynn

-- 
jtl@ddsw1.mcs.com
From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Hurricane Andrew Recovery Radio Station?
Date: 8 Sep 92 22:50:36 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

mbs@odaat.lkg.dec.com (Mark Sawyer) writes:

> In article <9209032011.AA28916@cs.utexas.edu> wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Wi
> >On the US evening network news on Sep 2 1992 (sorry -- I'm not sure which
> >network, as I jump from channel to channel during newscasts), there was a
> >short item about an Army-operated radio station set up in a tent in
> >the middle of the Hurricane-Andrew-devastated area in Florida. I *think*
> 
>     I heard something about this on NPR the other night.  The Army
>     officer they were talking to mentioned 1610 kHz which is one of
>     the frequencies used for those "traffic information systems" that
>     were recently discussed here.
> 
>     I don't remember hearing anything about power but 400 watts
>     seems like a lot for the "normal" use of those frequencies.  I
>     say "normal" because this is certainly an emergency situation.

I heard it was an army 'psyops' (psycological operations) unit which 
probably has capability on about any frequency. Being the military, 
they are not actually under the jurisdiction of the FCC. The basic 
consideration would be a frequency for which there were many receivers 
available and little interference. 1610 KHz sounds like one of those.


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73,            internet     | lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org
Lyn Kennedy    packet radio | K5QWB @ N5LDD.#NTX.TX.US.NA
               pony express | P.O. Box 5133, Ovilla, TX, USA 75154

---I would like e-mail from people monitoring for news gathering---
From: baxter@ed0118.ped.pto.ford.com (Gene Baxter)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Digital Subcarriers?
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:35:34 GMT
Distribution: rec.radio.shortwave, rec.radio.amateur.misc, alt.radio.scanner
Organization: Powertrain Electronics, Ford Motor Company



	I have heard that most FM(commercial) stations also have digital
subcarriers.  What would be required to receive the signal? Is this like
the SAP on Television?  What kind of data is sent out on TV subcarriers?
Any clues would be highly interesting to me.(and maybe others??)

Gene Baxter
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Received-Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 11:09:27 +0200
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 05:10:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Alfredo Cotroneo <A.Cotroneo@IT12.BULL.IT>
From:         Alfredo Cotroneo <A.Cotroneo@IT12.BULL.IT>
Subject:      Which station on this tower?

David Horak writes :
|
|In <9209091400.AA25468@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will
|Martin) writes:
|
|
|>I often wonder what station is coming from a radio antenna tower I
|>see from a highway or street. While the tower is clearly visible,
|>it may be a mile or more away. Is it possible to fit these frequency
|>counters with some sort of directional antenna, so you could aim it at
|>a tower from the window of a car as you drive by, and read the frequency
|>of transmission from that tower?
|
This is what I do when I find a tower,
and I want to know which station is using it
(I mainly use my DC-777 Philips car radio receiver, which has LW/MW/SW and FM
 bands):

If you're close enough (a few hundreds meters) from the antenna(s) you may
try tuning yr receiver around the AM/LW/FM/SW bands and catch some spurious
frequency. These are unwanted signals - very noticeable, because most of the
 times
distorted or at an unusual stregth vs. 'real' frequencies - which will
give you a clue. Of course you will have to listen to a station id and then
determine the exact freq. by knowing the call name of the station. Sometimes,
you may try deviding or multiplying the frequency if you find an harmonic, but
usually it's not so easy ...

P.S. All transmitters have spurious signals (harmonics), even the best
 engineered
ones - especially when you are just a few (hundreds) meters from the antenna.

Good luck!


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|   or: 100020.1013@compuserve.com (preferred)
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: sih@next09epsl.wam.umd.edu (Shahed Ibne Husain)
Subject: CB (The smallest , the cheapest,though powerful)
Keywords: CB
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:05:55 GMT



Hi! netters,
	I am planning to buy a portable (like walkie-talkies) cb radio.  
Since I have a budgetary problem , I am looking for the chepest cb radio  
available in the usa. Also the cb has to be powerful and smallest in size  
( I really hate those huge ones ). If any of you have any informartion  
regarding the best manufacturer of cb's and their address then please  
e-mail me at "sih@wam.umd.edu" with their address, phone number (800  
number preferable) and their price . My budget is $ 150-200 . I really  
cannot afford to pay a whole lot because I am broke after paying the  
tuition for the fall semester ;(. Also is there any mail order catalog for  
cb radios? Plese let me know that too (i.e. how to get my adress listed on  
the mailing list).
 
	Thank you all.

Shahed.
From: rja@newbirth.Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Antenna tuners for HF receivers?
Date: 15 Sep 1992 21:55:57 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: newbirth

    I just bought a Lowe HF-150 HF receiver.  I'm using a 100'
    longwire antenna thrown over the top of my two story apt.,
    and I'm on the first floor.  Reception is good, I guess,
    but I'm getting a lot of images/crosstalk from freqs.
    other than the one I'm tuned to.  I'm wondering if one of
    these MFJ type antenna tuners would be worth buying, and
    would like to hear from anyone who's familiar with antennas
    in apartments about their solutions.
--
Robert Allen, rja@sun.com		DISCLAIMER: I said it, not my company.
		    Samuel Addams: Brewer, Patriot.															        "The right to brew beer is the right to be free!" - me
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush)
Subject: Re: Tower ID (was Re: Hand-held frequency counter recommendations sought)
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 02:28:42 GMT

There's a game that I play that is related to this thread:  When my
girlfriend and  I are on a car trip, and we pass a broadcast antenna,
I immediately put down the antenna and hit scan on the appropriate
band.  As the scan function operates, I try to guess what frequency
it will stop on.

With the antenna down, the radio will only pick up extremely nearby
signals, especially on MW, so it's easy to figure out who
belongs to which tower.

As a result of this game, Lisa now knows the difference between AM
and FM (okay, MW and VHF) towers on sight :-)

Does anybody else do this besides me?

Scott
From: asa@STL-09SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin on 9000)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: More on Cooper radio program
Date: 10 Sep 92 12:48:29 GMT

Just for your info, to follow-up on my previous posting:

I spent some time listening to the tape of that broadcast again, and was
able to extract some more info which wasn't clear to me when I made my
initial posting about this. 

Cooper's organization is called the Citizens' Agency for Joint Intelligence
(CAJI). To send to it, the address is:

CAJI
c/o Becker Satellite Network
Kiowa, KS 67070

Also use the above address if ordering Cooper's book, Behold A Pale Horse,
enclosing a check for $24 made out to "William Cooper".

The program can be heard direct from satellite by those with the proper
equipment on Spacenet 2, Channel 7, 7.5 Audio. It is aired on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday nights at 9 PM CST. (Note that he specified 
"Standard" time, even though we are still on Daylight time. I don't
know if that was a mistake or deliberate. So perhaps the actual time
the program comes over the satellite feed will be an hour different
from wallclock time until we go back to Standard time.)

Regards, Will
wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil OR wmartin@stl-06sima.army.mil
From: markz@ssc.com (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Digital Subcarriers?
Date: 14 Sep 92 03:20:58 GMT
Distribution: rec.radio.shortwave, rec.radio.amateur.misc, alt.radio.scanner
Organization: SSC, Inc.,  Seattle, WA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

baxter@ed0118.ped.pto.ford.com (Gene Baxter) writes:
: 	I have heard that most FM(commercial) stations also have digital
: subcarriers.  What would be required to receive the signal? Is this like
: the SAP on Television?  What kind of data is sent out on TV subcarriers?
: Any clues would be highly interesting to me.(and maybe others??)

There are various standard in Europe for ID channels and traffic
information broadcasts.  In the US, there isn't any mandated
signal (yet).  

What signals there are are like the SAP, mostly narrowband FM
audio or FSK or PSK modulated data signals in the 57 to 95 KHz
range.  They are called SCA subcarriers (Subsidiary Communications 
Authorization.)  Audio signals include "Muzak" type elevator music, 
reading services for the blind, and ethnic speciality broadcasts
(Greek, Chinese, Southeast Aisan).  Data signals are such
things as pagers and stock market information.  

Not all stations have them.  As they can decrease the quality or
range of the station, some stations don't bother.  Classical
music stations that are picky about their signal are a bad bet.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com
From: ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Price of 1kVA Shortwave Transmitter & Antenna Wanted
Date: 11 Sep 92 12:57:19 GMT
Reply-To: ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Columbia University

Hi.  I urgently need to know what are approximate prices for 1kVA
Shortwave Transmission systems, including antenna

Any recommendations would be appreciated too,


Imran
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: troach@netcom.com (Tom Roach)
Subject: Sony ICF-2010
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 16:42:41 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

I have a Sony ICF-2010, a NRD-525, a NRD-535D, and an ICOM R-7000. I
also owned an ICOM R-71A. I got rid of the R-71A, which shouldn't be
mentioned in the same breath as the JRC NRD's.
 
As far as I am concerned the Sony is SUPERIOR to both the JRC NRD's if
what you want to do is LISTEN to ISWBC stations. The synchronous
detection is great. It does improve the quality of the sound and isn't
flaky like the new NRD-535D's ECSS is. I got instructions on how to
properly adjust the NRD-535D's ECSS, which, when my receiver was
delivered, burst into oscillation when used. It fixed the problem but it
still doesn't compare in quality to the Sony.
 
If you're into serious DX or want to work RTTY, forget the 2010. It is
certainly "acceptable" for USB military and ICAO type signals. It is
ridiculous to expect it to compare in any meaningful sense to NRD's when
you start wanting super sharp filters, incredible stability,
selectivity, pass band tuning, notch rejection, woody woodpecker
remover, etc. Even just using the whip antenna on the ICF-2010 will get you some nice stations. I have been playing with it this AM and attached
it to my 100 foot longwire. That made it even better.
 
By the way there is some great Far East DX in the 5 to 7 MHz range (here
in San Jose, California). Best time seems to be from 1330 to 1430 UTC. I
use the 5 MHz time stations as my index of how good it is. WWV, WWVH,
VNG (Australia), JJY (Japan) and BPM (PRC) have been easily readable at
1429 to 1430 UTC on 5 MHz for several days. Malaysian stations and PRC
come in very nicely. Radio Alma-Ata was very good on 5970 kHz this A.M.
 
BTW, I hear the Kenwood R-5000 is the final word with respect to audio
quality.
 
To sum it up, for about $350 the Sony 2010 is one hell of a receiver.
 
Tom Roach
 
Internet: troach@netcom.com
Compuserve: 76347,1025
 


Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)
Subject: Re: CB outside North America
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:56:47 GMT

BACS Data Communications Group <commgrp@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:

>An entry in my scanner list says:

>    27.60125 - 27.90125          British FM CB


>What is the channel spacing?  Can anyone provide a brief 
>description of the regulations?

>Do other European countries have FM CB?  Do any other countries 
>have something analogous to the 27MHz AM and (rarely) SSB 
>"Citizens' Band" used in US/Candada/Mexico?

>--

>Frank Reid     W9MKV     reid@ucs.indiana.edu

Funny you should ask! :-)

As it happens, the editor of the CB FAQ on rec.radio.cb, Ian Kluft, 
goes to great lengths to solicit and include detailed information on
personal citizen's radio around the world (some form of CB exists in
Japan and throughout Europe and South America).

It should still be in your local news.answers spool, or grab it via
anonymous FTP from pit-manager.mit.edu under
/pub/usenet/news.answers/cb-faq.

Paul W. Schleck, KD3FU

pschleck@unomaha.edu
From: jay.grutman@madness.network23.com (Jay Grutman) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: HAM EQPT FOR SALE
Date: 13 Sep 92 17:52:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: jay.grutman@madness.network23.com (Jay Grutman) 

I AM SELLING A GOOD MONITOR PAGER THAT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED TO YOUR
CLUBS FREQUENCY FOR ABOUT $18. I AM ASKING $100 WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT
PRICE. CALL JAY AT 401-849-0092 AFTER 8 PM.
From: jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WWCR
Date: 13 Sep 92 14:23:19 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <1992Sep13.035013.7219@omen.UUCP>, caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) writes:
> It's Saturday night (Sep 12) and WWCR is getting nailed with
> QRM.  

It was Saturday night in Northeastern Massachusetts and WWCR was coming in
fine on my Sony 2010.
From: commgrp@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (BACS Data Communications Group)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: CB outside North America
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:18:00 GMT
Organization: Indiana University

An entry in my scanner list says:

    27.60125 - 27.90125          British FM CB


What is the channel spacing?  Can anyone provide a brief 
description of the regulations?

Do other European countries have FM CB?  Do any other countries 
have something analogous to the 27MHz AM and (rarely) SSB 
"Citizens' Band" used in US/Candada/Mexico?

--

Frank Reid     W9MKV     reid@ucs.indiana.edu
From: ernst@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: For Sale Realistic DX-440
Date: 15 Sep 92 14:45:14 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

For sale Realistic DX-440 
150kHz-29,999 MHz AM/CW-SSB coverage and FM stereo.  Includes shoulder strap
and optional AC adaptor.  I have had this radio for 1 year but have not used it
much.  I am asking $100 for it including postage.  I will also include a copy
of the 1991 edition of Passport to World Band Radio.
Send email messages directly to me at:
ernst@gw.wmich.edu

Gordon Ernst
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI