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From: schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Subject: Re: WANTED TUBES
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City NY
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:27:07 GMT

In article <199211181427.AA00133@tilde.csc.ti.com>, dube@CPDVAX.CSC.TI.COM writes:
> Roger Taylor says he has a garage full of tubes....
> 
> Roger I am looking for 3 807's that work.
> 
> Dube Todd               AB5AP                <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>

If you don't mind buying new ones, they are in the current?? (#112) Newark
Electronics catalog.  $21 and change each.   
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Technical Director, WBAU           |Phone--Days     (212)456-4218
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From: aa640@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Parks)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: program summary available?
Date: 24 Nov 1992 06:00:55 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa640@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Parks)
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There are 2 very good annuals:  Passport To World Band Radio, and World
Radio TV Handbook.  (WRTH also publishes periodic updates, approx
quarterly.)

-- 
NEIL EDWARD PARKS
>INTERNET: aa640@cleveland.freenet.edu
(Fidonet) 157/3 (Nerd's Nook)
(PC Relay/RIME)  ->PCOHIO in Common conf
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:13:23 MET
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From:         "Anton J. Kuchelmeister 20-Nov-1992 1517 +0100"
              <ajk@EICMFG.ENET.DEC.COM>
Subject:      Voice of Germany in English to North America

  The international broadcast service from Germany is the Voice of Germany,
  "Radio Deutsche Welle" from Cologne (with relay stations in a few parts of
  the worlds).

  Their schedule in English to North America is as follows:

        Time (UTC)      Frequencies (kHz)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
       01:00-01:50      6040, 6055, 6085, 6145, 9515, 9565, 9610,
                        9700, 9770, 11865

       03:00-03:50      6045, 6055, 6085, 6120, 9535, 9545, 9640,
                        9705, 9770, 13610, 13770, 15205

       05:00-05:50      5960, 6045, 6120, 6130, 9535, 9670, 9690

  Their address is:
                      Voice of Germany
                      Radio Deutsche Welle
                      P.O. Box  10 04 44
                      D 5000  Cologne 1
                      GERMANY


--
  Dr. Anton J. Kuchelmeister                    Digital EIC Munich Germany
  ajk@eicmfg.enet.dec.com
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From: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com (John Brewer)
Subject: Re: WANTED TUBES
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 17 NOV 92 07:27:52    


In article <901003l.37.721966467@ace.acadiau.ca>, 901003l@ace.acadiau.ca (MISHA LEBLANC) writes...
>ANYBODY KNOW ANY SOURCES THAT SELL NEW OR USED ELICTRONIC PARTS
>THANKS
>MISHA LEBLANC
>901003L@ACE.ACADIAU.CA

	For tubes, I'd recommend Antique Electronic Supply in
	Tempe Az.  A huge supply of tubes at fair prices and
	good people to do business with...
	/john

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From: seanhull@acsu.buffalo.edu (Sean P. Hull)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: RS232 interfaces
Date: 24 Nov 92 05:32:33 GMT
Organization: UB
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


I'm contemplating the purchase of a SW radio, possible something like
the Radio Shack DX380.  I have heard mentioned on this newsgroup SW
radios that have RS232 interfaces.  What kind of control exactly can
your computer provide?  Does anyone out there really use there
computer regularly to monitor SW bands etc?  What other interesting
things can such an interface provide?  Are such radios much more
expensive than the $150 one listed above?

  Thanks,
  Sean
-- 
Sean P. Hull     University At Buffalo     seanhull@cs.buffalo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: UKTONY@cup.portal.com (Tony C Harding)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: RNI - where is it?
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 15:15:39 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

The RNI ship, the MEBO 2, was sold to Libia and was on the air
from Tripoli harbor.

Caroline is now on for a few hours each week on the ASTRA
satellite via QEFM.

The Ross was in Dover Harbor. It was on the air as a Special
Event station this past summer.

[well beats lighting a fire on the deck to light the ship!]

Tony
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: kmarko@boi.hp.com (Kurt Marko)
Subject: Re: Clean photocell light switch
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:31:54 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho


One alternative to buying expensive dimmers would be a simple RF
filter on the line into the noisy appliance, light, etc.  Does anyone
have any sugestions for this?  Does Radio Shack sell cheap line
filters (I'd prefer commercial for liability reasons)?

Kurt
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: gst@chinet.chi.il.us (George S. Thurman)
Subject: KCBI TESTING
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:37:07 GMT

I heard KCBI Dallas testing 11/10 around 1810UTC.
Signal was Excellent here in Chicago.
It shoud be any day now before regular broadcasts begin.
-- 
                           George S. Thurman
             gst@chinet.chi.il.us    Voicemail: 312-509-6308
                US Snail: POB 1538, Chicago, IL 60690-1538
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: bigsteve@dorsai.com (Steve Coletti)
Subject: Re: BBC news on NPR
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy +1.718.729.5018
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 13:56:51 GMT

The Best you can do in NYC now is R.France Intl. over WNYE/91.5 in the morning
from 6-11AM.  Channel 13 did have the beep on its SAP audio channel until
recently.  They sometimes use it for filler overnight behind a card that says
words to the effect, We have no money to program overnights so here's the BBC.

*Steve Coletti A/K/A "BIG STEVE COLE"   Studio Line: (212) 995-2637*
*   Host of CROSSBAND, The news and information program for the    *
*            Radio, Communications and Computer Hobbist.           *
*Fridays via Satellite on Let's Talk Radio - S3/T21@5.8Mhz 7-9PM ET*
*Sundays on Shortwave & Satellite from Radio Newyork International,*
*via WWCR/7435Khz and BSN - S2/T7@7.5Mhz at 10PM ET/0300 UTC-Monday*
*GEnie: S.COLETTI2    PRODIGY: BJJM02A   FIDO: Big Steve 1:278/712 *
*Internet: bigsteve@dorsai.com   USnail: P.O. Box 396, NY, NY 10002*
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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 11:59:02 -0500
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Dear

Thank you for writing us  at Radio Havana Cuba. Here's how you

can find us on your shortwave radio:

USA AND CANADA       YOUR BEST RECEPTION        DAYLIGHT
                                               SAVINGS TIME

East Coast           6010 Khz, 49 meter band   7pm-12mid.  EST
                SSB  9815 Khz, 31 meter band   7pm-9:00pm  EST
Southern USA         6010 Khz, 49 meter band   7pm-12mid.  EST
                     9655 Khz, 31 meter band   8pm-10:30pm CST
                SSB  9815 Khz, 31 meter band   7pm-9:00pm  EST
                     6180 Khz, 49 meter band   5pm-6:00pm  EST
                     6180 Khz, 49 meter band   11pm-12mid. EST

Central USA and      9655 Khz, 31 meter band    8pm-10:30pm CST
   Canada       SSB  9815 Khz, 31 meter band    6pm-8pm     CST

The Rockies and      6000 Khz  49 meter band     9pm-11pm    PST
Pacific Coast


EUROPE               17705Khz, 16 meter band   21-22:00     UTC



CARIBBEAN            6180 Khz,  49 meter band   5pm-6pm      EST


WORLDWIDE            9815 Khz,  31 meter band   00 - 02:00   UTC
SINGLE SIDEBAND      (NOTE: A special new broadcast!)

RADIO HAVANA CUBA broadcasts news on the hour, features and
special reports, punctuated with the best of Cuban music, direct
from the source.

Some shows of interest: SUNDAY REVIEW (the week in Cuba); THE
JAZZ PLACE (also Sundays); THE MAILBAG (Sundays);  and DXERS
UNLIMITED (Tuesdays Saturdays).

Join us at Radio Havana Cuba.

Saludos,

Jorge Miyares
English Service
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: bcollins@utdallas.edu (ARLIN B COLLINS)
Subject: Re: MW station names
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:52:18 GMT

In article daniell@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Daniel Lyddy) writes:
>In article rbook@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert Aaron Book) writes:
>>WXDU, KTRU, KTSU, KUHF, KSJC, KXSU and many, many others are owned by
>>listed are, respectively, Duke Univ., Rice Univ., Texas Southern Univ,
>>Univ. of Houston, San Jose Comm. Coll., and Stanford Univ. These are just
>>the examples I can think of off the top of my head.
>
>The ones I can think of from my college career are: WAMH (Amherst College), 
>WMUA (UMass at Amherst) and WSCW (Worcester State College Wadio!).  According
>to a former girlfriend, who was a DJ at WSCW, this last one was a joke by 
>someone who liked Elmer Fudd.  She was probably pulling my leg.
>-- 
   to the best of my understanding  North Texas State University, Denton TX
   has a station  KNTS, a few years ago, they renamed the university to
       University of North Texas
   They have NOT renamed the radio station!!

-- 
Arlin B Collins     CompuServe:  INTERNET:bcollins@utdallas.edu   :-)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: siddique@active.UVic.CA (Intekhaab  Siddiquee)
Subject: Suggestions Wanted
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 19:46:53 GMT


I want to buy a good shortwave radio receiver. Being new to this newsgroup,
I must have have missed already posted articles comparing differnt available
receivers in the market. I need suggestions. I saw in radio shack DX-380
and DX-390. Which one I should go for? Or is there anything better I can
buy ?
Please e-mail me your suggestions or post it in this newsgroup. Thanks in
advance.
From: rko@sotka.cs.tut.fi (Risto Kotalampi)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: EuroNews in Gopher
Date: 19 Nov 1992 07:00:12 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Distribution: world
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Originator: rko@sotka.cs.tut.fi


EuroNews bulletins can be found from Gopher. Just add this
entry to your .gopherrc-file and go to your bookmark list :

#
Type=1
Name=EURONEWS
Path=ftp:nic.funet.fi@/pub/dx/text/EURONEWS/
Host=nic.funet.fi
Port=70
#

-rko
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# Signal Processing Laboratory       #
From: dold@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Clarence Dold)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Hey!  Stop talking bad about my radio!
Date: 17 Nov 92 19:27:12 GMT
Organization: Unisys Unix Systems Group, San Jose, CA

I have a DAK DMR-3000.  Several posts to this group have requested more
info or opinions about it.  I respond to each of them via email.
A few of them have followed up with more specific questions.  Some have
relayed that others say things like "save your money, buy a real radio".
I wonder if that response comes from someone who owns one.

I like mine.  It cost a third of what another radio does, for the same
feature content.  Is it as good as a $200 Sangean?  I don't claim that it
is.  But it is certainly well worth $69.90.  It is probably comparable to
some $150 radios.

-- 
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From: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com (John Brewer)
Subject: Re: WANTED TUBES
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 19 NOV 92 07:23:51    


In article <1992Nov19.002707.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>, schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu writes...
>In article <199211181427.AA00133@tilde.csc.ti.com>, dube@CPDVAX.CSC.TI.COM writes:
>> Roger Taylor says he has a garage full of tubes....
>> 
>> Roger I am looking for 3 807's that work.
>> 
>> Dube Todd               AB5AP                <dube@cpdvax.csc.ti.com>
> 
>If you don't mind buying new ones, they are in the current?? (#112) Newark
>Electronics catalog.  $21 and change each.   

	Or you can get new ones from Madison Electronics for $5 apiece
	or used/tested/guarateed ones from Antique Electronic Supply
	in Tempe for $4. Tube prices vary a _lot_.

	/john
	
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Subject: BBC's Hindi Broadcasting.
From: cs_sic@cs2.lamar.edu
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:18:34 CST

Does anyone know about the timings and frequencies about BBC's HINDI
Broadcasting service(targeted for India, Pakistan etc.) and I would also like
to know that BBC Broadcast that Programs for North America.


Thank You for your attention.
Suresh.
From: hpb@hpb.cis.pitt.edu (Harry Bloomberg)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Kol Israel
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:24:35 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Nov23.044436.27893@news.cs.brandeis.edu> st891054@pip.cc.brandeis.edu writes:
>Does anyone know the current frequencies/times for Kol Israel
>In the Eastern US?
>
   A new schedule arrived Friday.  I'll have it posted before Thanksgiving.

Harry Bloomberg
hpb@vms.cis.pitt.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: rwirthli@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ralph Wirthlin)
Subject: Re: PC-IONCAP 2.6 uploaded
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 21:53:16 GMT

rwirthli@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ralph Wirthlin) writes:


>I have just uploaded PC-IONCAP 2.6 to wuarchive.wustl.edu under
>pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS.  The name of the file is ioncap26.zip.  Be aware
>that after 45 days or before, the file will disappear as wuarchive
>periodically cleans its uploads directory.


For the uninitiated, 
For the uninitiated,
  IONCAP is a computer program used to predict the long-term (i.e.
month-to-month and year-to-year) skywave system performance and analyze
ionospheric parameters.  From what I understand, the ARRL uses IONCAP
to produce its monthly propagation predictions.
  *Unless* you have used IONCAP or HFMUF before, this program won't
mean a whole lot to you.  There is absolutely no attempt at making the
program user-friendly.  If you want to explore the program, you will
need to already possess or obtain from NTIS the user's guide.
From: adf@aficom.ocunix.on.ca (andrew farmer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: what happened to the bbc on 9515?
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 15:46:11 -0500
Reply-To: adf@aficom.ocunix.on.ca (andrew farmer)
Distribution: world
Organization: AFI Communications - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

kirk baxter <KB06810@UKANVM.BITNET> writes:

| I have my 2010 sitting by my bed and usually have been using one of the
| timers to turn it on at 1200 gmt to the BBC on 9515.  Well, as of late
| this frequency doesn't seem to be getting used.  Is it coming on later
| than scheduled?  I have heard it on when I've checked back later, like
| at 1430.

9515 is a Radio Canada International frequency at Sackville.  Effective
since October 25th they are only relaying BBC from 1300-1745 GMT on that
frequency.  However, from 1055-1259 GMT they relay BBC on 5965.

--
Andrew Farmer, adf@aficom.ocunix.on.ca
AFI Communications, P.O.Box 11087 Station H, Nepean ON K2H 7T8
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: rbook@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert Aaron Book)
Subject: Re: MW station names
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:22:32 GMT

In article <etxtsg.722511679@solsta-c>, etxtsg@solsta.ericsson.se (Thomas Grennefors  TX/DKF) writes:
|> Im looking for interesting  US MW stations calls.
|> I read yesterday about two stations that has an interesting 
|> explanation of their calls.
|> 
|> WGN = Worlds greatest Newspaper
|> WOC = Word of Chiropractors
|> 
|> Anyone that can enlighten me about how they got these calls.
|> Anyone that have any other interesting callsigns and explanations
|> ,and then i don't mean kalls like KBOI=Boise,ID , KNOM= Nome,AK
|> WNEW=New York NY, that is call that you can connect to the 
|> city they are located in.

WPTF in Raliegh, North Carolina is the major news/talk station in
Central North Carolina.

WPTF = (We) Protect The Family

(No nasty comments about "family values" -- WPTF was founded in 1924
with that callsign and that meaning.  It is neither a political nor a 
religious station.)

There are also many stations with callsigns that indicate their ownership
or affiliation.  You may or may not by interested in these.  Examples:

WABC (New York), KABC (Los Angeles), WCBS (New York), KCBS (San Francisco),
and KCBS-FM (Los Angeles) and KFWB (Los Angeles) all indicated their network
affiliation (KFWB = Westinghouse Broadcasting).

WXDU, KTRU, KTSU, KUHF, KSJC, KXSU and many, many others are owned by
colleges and universities and this affiliation is indicated.  The ones I
listed are, respectively, Duke Univ., Rice Univ., Texas Southern Univ,
Univ. of Houston, San Jose Comm. Coll., and Stanford Univ. These are just
the examples I can think of off the top of my head.

--Robert Book
  rbook@rice.edu
From: dold@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Clarence Dold)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: Frequencies for Radio South Africa
Date: 15 Nov 92 21:26:48 GMT
Organization: Unisys Unix Systems Group, San Jose, CA

From article <2084@coyote.UUCP>, by news@ibmarc.UUCP (news):
> If so, please post frequencies and times.

Radio Suid Africa / Radio Orion - 3320, 4810.  (native language)
English:
RSA: 0200-0400 7270, 0300-0500 5960, 0400-0500 15230, 0600-0700 15220
ORION: 2300-0300 3320/4810

There are others, but these are noted as targeted to North America.

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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:24:00 CST
Reply-To:     Dave Ulrick <A01DGU1@NIU.BITNET>
From:         Dave Ulrick <A01DGU1@NIU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: National NC-303 receiver

Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about the National
NC-303 receiver.  Although my dad will be the one who will be
doing the tinkering with this baby (I get to do the listening
:-)), I learned quite a bit from the mail I got.  One respondent
offered a copy of an owner's manual from a similar model; another
found a photocopy of the NC-303 manual in a dark corner of his
basement!  Although I am certainly a child of the high-tech age,
I'm interested in older equipment as well.  Please keep up the
interesting and informative postings!  There truly are some helpful
folks on this list.

Dave
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Dave Ulrick                        Bitnet:    A01DGU1@NIU   (MVS/ESA)
Northern Illinois University                  A01DGU1@NIUCS (VM/SP)
DeKalb, IL, USA                    Internet:  a01dgu1@mvs.niu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: maton@jester.usask.ca (Terry Maton)
Subject: re: BBC on 9515?
Originator: maton@jester.usask.ca
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:23:57 GMT

        kirk baxter <KB06810@UKANVM.BITNET>:
> I have my 2010 sitting by my bed and usually have been using one of the
> timers to turn it on at 1200 gmt to the BBC on 9515.  Well, as of late
> this frequency doesn't seem to be getting used.  Is it coming on later
> than scheduled?  I have heard it on when I've checked back later, like
> at 1430.
>
> At 1200, the only frequency I can hear the BBC on is 15220.  Are there others
> that you folks out there in net-land are having luck with at this hour?
>
> Kirk Baxter

I am in central Saskatchewan, Canada.  I can only get BBC at 15220 at
1200GMT as well - and reception is really bad at that. At 1300GMT I can also
get it on 15260 and 17840 with much better reception esp. 15260.

Terry

-- 
Terry Maton
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

INTERNET:   maton@sask.usask.ca   or   maton@herald.usask.ca
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: peterk@seanews.akita.com (Peter A. Klein)
Subject: Clean photocell light switch
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News + Mail
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:53:09 GMT

Does anybody know of a brand of photocell switch that screws into
a light socket, turns a light bulb on at night and off during the
day, but does not generate RFI? If so, where could I get it?
 
Here's the problem. At the end of my driveway is a light in an
"imitation gaslamp" enclosures--a rectangular glass housing with
slightly angled sides and a little roof, mounted on a pole.
 
One of the previous owners of the house bypassed the indoor
switch to this light, leaving the current permanently on. The
light is controlled by a photocell switch that screws into the
light socket, and has its own socket for the light bulb on top.
 
The switch produces a very strong, raucous square wave buzz
through the entire Long/Medium Wave spectrum, with sporadic
harmonics all over the Shortwave spectrum. I can pick the RFI up
anywhere on my property with a portable receiver, and on the
tuned dipole I use for most hamming/swling.
 
I've tried a couple of brands of photocell switch from local
hardware stores, with the same result. They all run the AC
through a solid state device that reduces the current in
proportion to ambient light, and are all very "dirty." So for
now, I've just removed the bulb and switch.
 
The guy I bought the house from has no idea where the wiring is,
and I really don't want to tear into walls or hire an
electrician. I also would like to use the light. The simplest
solution would be to get a "clean" photocell switch.
 
What I need is something where the photocell operates a relay (or
a *clean* solid state switch) that simply switches the AC on/off
at a specific light level. Like my security lights, which put out
no detectable RFI at all.
 
Anybody know where I can obtain such a beast? For both aesthetic
and insurance reasons, I'd rather buy than build. And if I've
left an opening for jokes about how many hams/SWLs it takes to
change a light bulb, fire away. . .  :-)
 
Peter Klein (KD7MW)
peterk@seanews.akita.com

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